The first time that Zoe * did a baby job with sugar, she took a pair of scissors in the pocket to stay safe. The 19-year-old student had signed up for a popular Sugar Daddy website because she was struggling to pay rent .
She had turned to Seeking Arrangement because her sales work, which was only a few hours at the week, she paid him badly and also paid the rent for two houses after the problems with the housemates forced her to move out of the first one. Despite financial help from his parents, he still could not pay the basic costs of living
"I needed the money and I had just broken up with my partner, I could not have done it if I had been with him, since he would not have liked it," he said.
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Figures from the Save the Student monetary advisory website this year found that more than One in 10 students use their bodies to earn money, including sex work, the recording of videos through webcams and Sugar dating, in which younger women are paid. in appointments with men who are often much older than them
The data indicate that "eating sugar" is becoming more common. SeekingArrangement saw hundreds of college student subscriptions last year.
Although Zoe had to answer some questions about her on the site, she says no It was as strict as I had expected. She uploaded a photo of herself and answered questions about smoking and drinking habits: age, ethnicity, weight, hair color, eye color. While giving precise answers to these, he used a false name.
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1/50 December 27, 2018
Photo taken with permission from Twitter of Hannah Louise from the scene in Launcelot Close , Andover, where the body of a man was found after an explosion that caused the collapse of a building this morning.
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2/50 December 23, 2018
Swimmers of Team Dash and Splash, some in disguises, entered the Sea of Ireland on Bangor Beach in Northern Ireland
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3/50 December 22, 2018
Members of the Shakti Sings choir sing as druids, pagans and revelers gather in the center of Stonehenge, waiting to see the sun rise, while participating in a winter solstice ceremony at the ancient Neolithic monument near Amesbury. The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year and it is said that the event is more important in the pagan calendar than in the summer solstice, because it marks the 'rebirth' of the sun for the new year
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4/50 December 21, 2018
Environmental Protestants of the extinction rebellion group chant during a demonstration abroad of the BBC Broadcasting House in London. The group called on the media organization to provide greater in-depth coverage of climate-related problems in future reports
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5/50 December 20, 2018
A police helicopter flies over the Gatwick airport in search of the person who operates the drone that has closed the airport today
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6/50 December 19, 2018
There was controversy in the Commons today, since Jeremy Corbyn allegedly called the First Minister a stupid woman under his breath after he made a joke in the PMQ
AP
7/50 December 18, 2018
José Mourinho after being fired by Manchester United with immediate effect. The Portuguese left United sixth on the table with a 3-1 loss to Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday, demonstrating his last game in command. A statement from the club said: "Manchester United announces that manager José Mourinho has left the club with immediate effect.The club wishes to thank José for his work during his stay at Manchester United and wish him success in the future. provisional will be appointed until the end of the current season, while the club conducts a comprehensive recruitment process for a new full-time manager. "
Reuters
8/50 December 17, 2018
Firemen and policemen attend a memorial service at the Harrods Bombing memorial in West London, on the 35th anniversary of the terrorist attack that left three policemen and three members of the public dead, on December 17, 1983
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9/50 December 16, 2018
Theresa May attacked Blair and accused him of "insulting" the British people and the prime minister's position by "undermining" the Brexit talks with the calls in Brussels for a second referendum.
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10/50 December 15, 2018
The Chester Zoo after a fire broke out in the habitat area of the Forest Monsoon
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11/50 December 14, 2018
The fracking has stopped at the Preston Road site in Lancashire after a series of tremors that reached a maximum of 0.9 magnitude
Reuters
12/50 December 13, 2018
Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar told Theresa May today that he expects assurances that he will not there will be a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
AP
13/50 December 12, 2018
Theresa May announces that she will face a vote of no confidence today
Reuters
14/50 December 11, 2018
Armed police arrest a man inside the grounds of the Houses of the Parliament in London
Reuters
15/50 December 10, 2018
A demonstrator dressed as Theresa May sells Brexit Fudge at Old Palace Yard, Westminster
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16/50 December 9, 2018
A pro-brexit protester speaks on a megaphone in the march "Brexit betrayal " in London. The anti-protesters also organized a march in London today
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17/50 December 8, 2018
Costumes of the people of Santa in Trafalgar Square, London, while participating in Santacon
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18/50 December 7, 2018
In Dover you see a large mural showing a star that is being torn from the EU flag. The work has been attributed to Banksy
Reuters
19/50 December 6, 2018
A man dressed in an assault soldier costume holds a sketchbook which belongs to costume designer John Mollo, and shows illustrations of Star Wars costumes, during a photographic call before an auction at Bonhams in central London
Reuters
20/50 December 5, 2018
Protesters for and against the Brexit protest in front of the Houses of the Parliament
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21/50 December 4, 2018
Theresa May suffered an unprecedented defeat after it was discovered that the government He was in contempt of parliament for refusing to publish key Brexit documents.
Labor MPs and other opponents, including May's DUP allies, won a narrow victory in the emergency motion, which argued that the ministers did not comply with a binding resolution of the Commons to publish the full legal advice on the Brexit dea
Reuters
22/50 December 3, 2018
The Final Say campaign of The Independent and People's Vote delivering to 10 Downing Street their respective petitions requesting a public referendum on the Brexit agreement of Theresa May. Independent publisher Christian Broughton delivered more than one million Final Say signatures and People's Vote spokesman Chuka Umunna delivered 300,000 signatures of People's Vote at noon
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23/50 December 2, 2018
Competitors participate in the London Santa Run at Victoria Park in London
Reuters
24/50 December 1, 2018
Great Britain will no longer have access to the Galileo satellite system of the EU ( in the image) after brexit
PA
25/50 November 30, 2018
The President of the United States Donald Trump and Prime Minister Theresa May attended to the summit of leaders of the G20 in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Reuters
26/50 November 29, 2018
Waves hit the British coast when Storm Diana approaches, at Portreath, Cornwall
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27/50 November 28, 2018
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are standing next to Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha (left) , the son of Leicester City president Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and his mother Aimon, watched by Leicester City players (right) as they stop after depositing flowers during their visit to the King Power Stadium in Leicester, to pay tribute to those who lost life in the helicopter accident on October 27 at the stadium. The president was among the five people who died when his helicopter crashed into the parking lot of the side's stadium moments after taking off from the field
AFP / Getty
28/50 November 27, 2018
A protester wearing a mask of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, poses before the house of Portcullis to question the refusal of Zuckerberg to give evidence to the investigation of the Committee of Sports, Media, and Sports on the misinformation and false news in the Houses of Parliament of London. . The head of Facebook, Richard Allan, is expected to be among a series of officials who give evidence to a "big international committee" on misinformation and false news
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29/50 November 26, 2018
The artist Joseph Hillier and his sculpture – Messenger, which represents "a Young Powerful ", which will be presented next year for the Theater Royal Plymouth. La escultura, que abarca siete metros de alto y nueve metros de ancho, es demasiado grande para ser ensamblada en la fundición Castle Fine Arts, cerca de Oswestry, por lo que se realiza en secciones con 30 maestros artesanos para unirlos entre sí
PA
30/50 25 de noviembre de 2018
La primera ministra Theresa May da una conferencia de prensa al final de la reunión del Consejo Europeo en Bruselas. Los líderes de los 27 países miembros de la UE restantes (UE27) respaldaron el proyecto de acuerdo de retiro Brexit y aprobaron el proyecto de declaración política sobre las futuras relaciones UE-Reino Unido en una reunión especial del Consejo Europeo sobre Gran Bretaña que abandona la UE en virtud del Artículo 50
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31/50 24 de noviembre de 2018
Los activistas ambientales se reúnen alrededor de un simulacro de "ataúd", con "nuestro futuro" escrito en él, en el verde en la Plaza del Parlamento durante una manifestación organizada por el movimiento Extinción Rebelión, pidiendo al gobierno británico que actúe sobre el clima y la ecología cuestiones. Después de una semana de acción de protesta que interrumpió el tráfico en los puentes en el centro de Londres sobre el Támesis, el movimiento social Extinción Rebelión, planeó una "marcha fúnebre" para resaltar lo que describen como una emergencia climática y ecológica. La Extinción Rebelión exige que el gobierno del Reino Unido reduzca a cero las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero en 2025 y cree una asamblea de ciudadanos para supervisar los cambios en las políticas ambientales
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32/50 23 de noviembre de 2018
El bateador de Inglaterra, Jonny Bairstow, celebra después de haber cumplido su siglo durante el primer día del tercer partido de prueba contra Sri Lanka en el Club Deportivo Sinhalese en Colombo
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33/50 22 de noviembre de 2018
La primera ministra Theresa May se une a un grupo de padres y bebés durante una visita al Kentish Town Health Center en Londres
Reuters
34/50 21 de noviembre de 2018
Un automóvil accidentado, con un objeto que sobresale a través del parabrisas, se encuentra abandonado en la A628 en el Peak District, cuando una explosión de nieve golpeó el norte de Inglaterra
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35/50 20 de noviembre de 2018
Las olas rompen sobre el faro de Seaham cerca de Durham mientras continúa el clima frío y húmedo
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36/50 19 de noviembre de 2018
La primera ministra Theresa May habló en la conferencia anual de CBI en el Hotel InterContinental. La Sra. May, hablando en la conferencia de CBI, dijo que era "importante" que el Reino Unido se hubiera escapado de las reglas de la UE para la elección de 2022, pero no dio una garantía
PA
37/50 18 de noviembre de 2018
El inglés Harry Kane celebra con su compañero de equipo Jesse Lingard luego de anotar el gol de la victoria contra Croacia, luego de llegar de 0 a 1 durante su partido de la Liga de Naciones en el Estadio de Wembley. La victoria significa que Inglaterra pasa a las semifinales de la nueva competición y relega a Croacia
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38/50 17 de noviembre de 2018
Manifestantes en el puente de Westminster en Londres para una protesta convocada por Extinction Rebellion para crear conciencia sobre los peligros que plantea el cambio climático
PA
39/50 16 de noviembre de 2018
El Secretario de Medio Ambiente Michael Gove habla fuera de las oficinas del Departamento de Medio Ambiente, Alimentación y Asuntos Rurales. Confirmó que permanecerá en el cargo y cree que es importante continuar trabajando con los colegas del Gabinete para garantizar el mejor resultado Brexit para el país
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40/50 15 de noviembre de 2018
Theresa May se ríe en una conferencia de prensa en Downing Street después de un duro día en el que varios miembros del gabinete han renunciado y varios parlamentarios han presentado votos de no confianza en su liderazgo
Reuters
41/50 14 de noviembre de 2018
Los manifestantes pro-Unión Europea, anti-Brexit sostienen pancartas y ondean banderas de la Unión y de la UE mientras protestan fuera de las Casas del Parlamento. Los negociadores británicos y de la Unión Europea han llegado a un proyecto de acuerdo sobre Brexit
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42/50 13 de noviembre de 2018
El Secretario de Brexit Dominic Raab deja Downing Street. La primera ministra, Theresa May, se enfrentó hoy a sus ministros divididos, ya que los negociadores se apresuraron a conseguir un acuerdo de divorcio con la Unión Europea y la ansiedad aumentó por el riesgo de un Brexit sin acuerdo
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43/50 12 de noviembre de 2018
El alcalde de Berlín, Michael Mueller (centro), recibe al alcalde de Madrid Manuela Carmena (izquierda) y al alcalde de Londres, Sadiq Khan, en el Ayuntamiento de Berlín. Los tres líderes de la ciudad se reúnen para discutir desafíos comunes, incluidas las consecuencias del Brexit, la inmigración y el crecimiento del populismo de derecha
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44/50 11 de noviembre de 2018
El príncipe Carlos y el presidente de Alemania, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, se enfrentan al Cenotafio durante la ceremonia del domingo de conmemoración en Whitehall en Londres. En el centenario del armisticio de la Primera Guerra Mundial, los eventos del día marcan los eventos conmemorativos finales del Centenario de la Primera Guerra Mundial organizados por el Gobierno del Reino Unido
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45/50 10 de noviembre de 2018
Los fanáticos, los jugadores y el personal rinden homenaje dentro del estadio King Power mientras se observa un silencio en memoria del presidente de Leicester City, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, antes de su partido de la Premier League contra Burnley. La primera vez que se juega un partido en el estadio desde el accidente del helicóptero
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46/50 9 de noviembre de 2018
El ministro de Transporte, Jo Johnson, renunció en protesta por el plan Brexit del gobierno y pidió un referéndum Final Say
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47/50 8 de noviembre de 2018
El Secretario de Relaciones Exteriores de Gran Bretaña, Jeremy Hunt, pronuncia un discurso en la embajada británica en París. El secretario de asuntos exteriores de Gran Bretaña dice que las negociaciones sobre el Brexit están en "la fase final" y que confía en que se llegará a un acuerdo con la Unión Europea.
AP
48/50 7 de noviembre de 2018
El capitán James Pugh coloca una figura entre la instalación del artista Rob Heard, Shrouds of the Somme, que honra a los muertos de la Primera Guerra Mundial, en el Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park en Londres. 72,396 pequeñas figuras cubiertas, representando a soldados que murieron y nunca fueron recuperados de los campos de batalla de Somme, han sido dispuestas por voluntarios y miembros del 1 Regimiento Real de Anglia
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49/50 6 de noviembre de 2018
Adrian Lester, Sir Lenny Henry, Ade Adepitan, Nadine Marsh-Edwards, Marcus Ryder y Meera Syal, mientras entregan una carta, firmada por una cadena de estrellas, a 10 Downing Street, pidiendo exenciones de impuestos para efectuar cambios y impulsar la diversidad detrás de la cámara
PA
50/50 5 de noviembre de 2018
Los ciudadanos de la UE que viven en el Reino Unido participan en una manifestación en Whitehall. Tres grupos de campaña, 'the3million', 'British en Europa' y UNISON se unieron para formar una cadena humana desde Downing Street hasta Parliament Square y cabildear con los parlamentarios
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1/50 27 de diciembre de 2018
Foto tomada con permiso de Twitter de Hannah Louise de la escena en Launcelot Close, Andover, donde se encontró el cuerpo de un hombre después de una explosión que causó el colapso de un edificio esta mañana.
PA
2/50 23 de diciembre de 2018
Los nadadores del Equipo Dash y Splash, algunos con disfraces, ingresaron al Mar de Irlanda en la playa de Bangor en Irlanda del Norte
PA
3/50 22 de diciembre de 2018
Los miembros del coro Shakti Sings cantan como druidas, paganos y juerguistas se reúnen en el centro de Stonehenge, esperando ver salir el sol, mientras participan en una ceremonia del solsticio de invierno en el antiguo monumento neolítico cerca de Amesbury. El solsticio de invierno es el día más corto del año y se dice que el evento es más importante en el calendario pagano que en el solsticio de verano, porque marca el 'renacimiento' del sol para el nuevo año
Getty
4/50 21 de diciembre de 2018
Protestantes ambientales del grupo de rebelión de extinción corean durante una manifestación en el exterior de la BBC Broadcasting House en Londres. El grupo pedía a la organización de medios que brindara una mayor cobertura a fondo de los problemas relacionados con el clima en informes futuros
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5/50 20 de diciembre de 2018
Un helicóptero de la policía vuela sobre el aeropuerto de Gatwick en busca de la persona que opera el avión no tripulado que ha cerrado el aeropuerto hoy
Getty
6/50 19 de diciembre de 2018
Hubo controversia en los Comunes hoy, ya que Jeremy Corbyn supuestamente llamó al Primer Ministro una mujer estúpida por lo bajo después de que hizo una broma en las PMQ
AP
7/50 18 de diciembre de 2018
José Mourinho después de ser despedido por el Manchester United con efecto inmediato. El portugués deja al United sexto en la mesa con la derrota por 3-1 ante el Liverpool en Anfield el domingo, demostrando su último juego al mando. Un comunicado del club decía: "El Manchester United anuncia que el gerente José Mourinho ha dejado el club con efecto inmediato. El club desea agradecer a José por su trabajo durante su estadía en el Manchester United y desearle éxito en el futuro. Un nuevo gerente provisional será nombrado hasta el final de la temporada actual, mientras que el club lleva a cabo un proceso de reclutamiento exhaustivo para un nuevo gerente a tiempo completo ".
Reuters
8/50 17 de diciembre de 2018
Bomberos y policías asisten a una ceremonia conmemorativa en el memorial de Harrods Bombing en el oeste de Londres, en el 35 aniversario del ataque terrorista que dejó tres policías y tres miembros del público muertos, el 17 de diciembre de 1983
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9/50 16 de diciembre de 2018
Theresa May atacó a Blair y lo acusó de "insultar" al pueblo británico y al cargo de primer ministro al "socavar" las conversaciones de Brexit con los llamamientos en Bruselas para un segundo referéndum.
PA
10/50 15 de diciembre de 2018
El zoológico de Chester después de un incendio se desató en el área del hábitat del Bosque Monzón
PA
11/50 14 de diciembre de 2018
El fracking se ha detenido en el sitio de Preston Road en Lancashire después de una serie de temblores que alcanzaron un máximo de 0,9 de magnitud
Reuters
12/50 13 de diciembre de 2018
Taoiseach irlandés Leo Varadkar dijo hoy a Theresa May que espera garantías de que no habrá una frontera dura entre Irlanda del Norte y la República de Irlanda
AP
13/50 12 de diciembre de 2018
Theresa May anuncia que enfrentará un voto de no confianza hoy
Reuters
14/50 11 de diciembre de 2018
La policía armada detiene a un hombre dentro de los terrenos de las Casas del Parlamento en Londres
Reuters
15/50 10 de diciembre de 2018
Una demostradora vestida como Theresa May vende Brexit Fudge en Old Palace Yard, Westminster
PA
16/50 9 de diciembre de 2018
Un manifestante pro-brexit habla en un megáfono en la marcha "Brexit traición" en Londres. Los contra-manifestantes también organizaron una marcha en Londres hoy
Angela Christofilou / The Independent
17/50 8 de diciembre de 2018
Trajes de la gente de Santa en Trafalgar Square, Londres, mientras participan en Santacon
PA
18/50 7 de diciembre de 2018
En Dover se ve un gran mural que muestra a una estrella que está siendo arrancada de la bandera de la UE. El trabajo ha sido atribuido a Banksy
Reuters
19/50 6 de diciembre de 2018
Un hombre vestido con un traje de soldado de asalto sostiene un cuaderno de bocetos que pertenece al diseñador de vestuario John Mollo, y muestra ilustraciones de los trajes de Star Wars, durante una llamada fotográfica antes de una subasta en Bonhams en el centro de Londres
Reuters
20/50 5 de diciembre de 2018
Manifestantes a favor y en contra de la protesta del Brexit frente a las Casas del Parlamento
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21/50 4 de diciembre de 2018
Theresa May sufrió una derrota sin precedentes después de que se descubrió que el gobierno estaba en desacato al parlamento por negarse a publicar documentos clave del Brexit.
Los parlamentarios laboristas y otros opositores, incluidos los aliados de DUP de May, obtuvieron una estrecha victoria en la moción de emergencia, que argumentó que los ministros no cumplieron con una resolución vinculante de los Comunes para publicar el asesoramiento legal completo sobre el Brexit dea
Reuters
22/50 3 de diciembre de 2018
La campaña Final Say de The Independent y People´s Vote entregando a 10 Downing Street sus respectivas peticiones solicitando un referéndum público sobre el acuerdo Brexit de Theresa May. El editor independiente Christian Broughton entregó más de un millón de firmas de Final Say y el portavoz de People's Vote, Chuka Umunna, entregó 300,000 firmas de People's Vote al mediodía
The Independent / Lucy Young
23/50 2 de diciembre de 2018
Los competidores participan en el London Santa Run en el Victoria Park de Londres
Reuters
24/50 1 de diciembre de 2018
Gran Bretaña ya no tendrá acceso al sistema de satélite Galileo de la UE (en la imagen) después de brexit
PA
25/50 30 de noviembre de 2018
US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Theresa May attend the G20 leaders summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Reuters
26/50 29 November 2018
Waves hit the British coast as Storm Diana approaches, in Portreath, Cornwall
StuCornell/Twitter/Reuters
27/50 28 November 2018
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge stand with Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha (left), the son of Leicester City's chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, and his mother Aimon watched by Leicester City players (right) as they pause after laying flowers during their visit to the King Power Stadium in Leicester, to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the October 27 helicopter crash at the stadium. The chairman was among five people killed when his helicopter crashed in the side's stadium car park moments after taking off from the pitch
AFP/Getty
28/50 27 November 2018
A demonstrator wearing a mask of Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg poses outside Portcullis house to question the refusal of Zuckerberg to give evidence to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee investigation into disinformation and fake news at the Houses of Parliament in London. Facebook boss Richard Allan is expected to be among a number of officials giving evidence to an "international grand committee" on disinformation and fake news
AFP/Getty
29/50 26 November 2018
Artist Joseph Hillier and his sculpture – Messenger, depicting "a young powerful woman", which will be unveiled next year for Theatre Royal Plymouth. The sculpture, spanning seven metres high and nine metres wide, is too large to be put together at Castle Fine Arts foundry, near Oswestry, so it's being made in sections with 30 master craftsmen to weld them together
PA
30/50 25 November 2018
Prime Minister Theresa May gives a press conference at the end of the European Council meeting in Brussels. The leaders of the 27 remaining EU member countries (EU27) have endorsed the draft Brexit withdrawal agreement and approved the draft political declaration on future EU-UK relations in a special meeting of the European Council on Britain leaving the EU under Article 50
EPA
31/50 24 November 2018
Environmental activists gather around a mock 'coffin', with "our future" written on it, on the green in Parliament Square during a demonstration organised by the movement Extinction Rebellion, calling on the British government to take action on climate and ecological issues. After a week of protest action disrupting the traffic on bridges in central London over the Thames, the social movement Extinction Rebellion, planned a 'funeral march' to highlight what they describe as a climate and ecological emergency. Extinction Rebellion demands that the UK government reduces to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 and creates a citizens assembly to oversee changes in environmental policies
AFP/Getty
32/50 23 November 2018
England batsman Jonny Bairstow celebrates after reaching his century during Day One of the Third Test match against Sri Lanka at Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo
Getty
33/50 22 November 2018
Prime Minister Theresa May joins a parent and baby group during a visit to the Kentish Town Health Centre in London
Reuters
34/50 21 November 2018
A crashed car, with an object protruding through the windscreen, sits abandoned on the A628 in the Peak District, as a blast of snow hit the north of England
PA
35/50 20 November 2018
Waves crash over Seaham lighthouse near Durham as the cold and wet weather continues
PA
36/50 19 November 2018
Prime Minister Theresa May speaking at the CBI annual conference at InterContinental Hotel. Ms May, speaking at the CBI conference, said it was “important” that the UK had escaped EU rules by the 2022 election, but did not give a guarantee
PA
37/50 18 November 2018
England's Harry Kane celebrates with team mate Jesse Lingard after he scored the winning goal against Croatia, after coming from 0-1 down during their Nations League match at Wembley Stadium. The win means that England process to the semi-finals of the new competition and relegate Croatia
AFP/Getty
38/50 17 November 2018
Demonstrators on Westminster Bridge in London for a protest called by Extinction Rebellion to raise awareness of the dangers posed by climate change
PA
39/50 16 November 2018
Environment Secretary Michael Gove speaking outside the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs offices. He confirmed he will remain in post and thinks it is important to continue working with Cabinet colleagues to ensure the best Brexit outcome for the country
PA
40/50 15 November 2018
Theresa May chuckles at a press conference in Downing Street after a tough day in which multiple cabinet members have resigned and a number of MPs have tabled votes of no confidence in her leadership
Reuters
41/50 14 November 2018
Pro-European Union, anti-Brexit demonstrators hold placards and wave Union and EU flags as they protest outside of the Houses of Parliament. British and European Union negotiators have reached a draft agreement on Brexit
AFP/Getty
42/50 13 November 2018
Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab leaves Downing Street. Prime Minister Theresa May today faced her divided ministers as negotiators scrambled to secure a divorce agreement with the European Union and anxiety mounted over the risk of a no-deal Brexit
PA
43/50 12 November 2018
Berlin Mayor Michael Mueller (centre) welcomes Madrid Mayor Manuela Carmena (left) and London Mayor Sadiq Khan at City Hall in Berlin. The three city leaders are meeting to discuss common challenges, including the consequences of Brexit, immigration and the growth of right-wing populism
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44/50 11 November 2018
Prince Charles, and President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier face the Cenotaph during the Remembrance Sunday ceremony on Whitehall in London. On the 100th anniversary of the World War I armistice, the day's events mark the final First World War Centenary commemoration events hosted by the UK Government
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45/50 10 November 2018
Fans, players and staff pay tribute inside of the King Power stadium as a silence is observed in memory of Leicester City chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha prior to their Premier League match against Burnley. The first time a match has been played in the stadium since the owners helicopter crash
Getty
46/50 9 November 2018
Transport Minister Jo Johnson has resigned in protest of the Government's Brexit plan and called for a Final Say referendum
EPA
47/50 8 November 2018
Britain's Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt delivers a speech at the British embassy in Paris. Britain's foreign secretary says Brexit negotiations are in "the final phase" and that he is confident that an agreement will be reached with the European Union.
AP
48/50 7 November 2018
Captain James Pugh places a figure among artist Rob Heard's installation Shrouds of the Somme, which honours the dead of the First World War, at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London. 72,396 small shrouded figures, representing soldiers who died and were never recovered from the Somme battlefields, have been laid out by volunteers and members of 1 Royal Anglian Regiment
PA
49/50 6 November 2018
Adrian Lester, Sir Lenny Henry, Ade Adepitan, Nadine Marsh-Edwards, Marcus Ryder and Meera Syal, as they deliver a letter, signed by a string of stars, to 10 Downing Street, calling for tax breaks to effect change and boost diversity behind the camera
PA
50/50 5 November 2018
EU nationals, living in the UK take part in a demonstration along Whitehall. Three campaign groups, 'the3million', 'British in Europe', and UNISON came together to form a human chain from Downing Street to Parliament Square and lobby MPs
Getty
But she found many men were using their real names. And she was able to find out the identities of others by reverse image searching their uploaded profile pictures.
“I managed to find everything about a man who was aggressive to me on there,” she says. “One man was so creepy and vile. He said, ‘You look like you are ripe for breeding age’. He also called me a stupid bitch when I said I would not send videos of myself masturbating before we went on a date.
“He was very aggressive and rude and nasty. He was dangerous. I was literally just thinking ‘delete this man’ but I had his information anyway. I could have reported him to the police or said ‘I know this about you please leave me alone’ if he had continued to be threatening.
“Lots of people on there feel like they can say or do what they want. It is also often men who are really successful in their careers – some of them have done really well in their lives – and they think they deserve it. Some of them are so entitled. You would feel dirty after even just talking to them because they were just so horrible, sleazy and arrogant.
“The first time I went on a date I was petrified. I chainsmoked five cigarettes and had scissors in my pocket. Even on a Tinder date, you can worry, ‘What if this person is not who they say they are?’. But this was not a date because one person might get some cash out of it or another might get something they want out of it.”
Zoe, who used the site for four months, initially found the man she met to be nicer than she had expected.
“We had a bland chat about nothing but it was nice,” she said. “It was all very superficial small talk like talking about choosing furniture for his house. I got £70 for the date. Not bad at all.”
But then the 40-year-old “ghosted” her – suddenly stopping communication – before offering £300 for a night of sex a couple of times.
“I went from feeling sorry for him to thinking, you are just a vile little man. I did consider having sex with him but then I thought afterwards I would feel so terrible. There was also the safety aspect – I would not want them around mine, knowing where I live, but I also would not want to go to a strange man’s house.”
Another man, who was in his sixties and filing for divorce, wanted to take her on holiday around Europe. However, she was apprehensive in case he discovered her true identity from her passport or her family got suspicious about where she was.
“You would have hoped people would have thought I was his daughter,” she said. “He was always saying, ‘This will develop like a normal relationship so I would expect intimacy’.
“I did not get any money for a date with him. I was really annoyed about that. I tried to talk about the money on the date but he dodged the conversation. We had tried to talk about it before but he was funny about it.”
Most of the men she came across on the site were married. “One of my first questions would be, ‘Are you in a relationship?’ They would say, ‘I’m with my wife but she does not understand me’.
“It is like Tinder but on steroids. The men are just so awful. It feels like you are in a supermarket. They ask for photos of your body – even just in clothes – from different angles. There were definite situations where I thought I should be charging for this.
“I thought, I have worked so hard to get into university and I have got these men talking to me like this. I was also always scared of them finding my real name and finding out who I was and where I lived – the one thing I had that was keeping me safe was my anonymity”.
Zoe did not get as much as money as she had hoped, with most of what she was given going on textbooks.
“Student loans do not even cover eating. People cannot buy food for a week and will live on tins of soup and people’s charity.”
There is not much stigma or shame about doing sugar baby work at her university, she said, but this changes if you actually engage in sex.
“I think it depends on your friends,” she said. “There are always going to be people who are funny about it. It sounds terrible but if you do not have sex there is less of a stigma.”
Nevertheless, she argued there was far less of a stigma around sex work among young people than older generations. She said many of her friends had downloaded SeekingArrangement then deleted it before going on any dates.
“It is like downloading Tinder. You think, oh this is so funny and then you get a request for something awful and think, I am never looking at this again. Some of the phone calls I have had from men on SeekingArrangement were just so awful. Once I had a friend over for a glass of wine and we silently cracked up about everything he was saying. It was like pranking someone as a kid but there was a chance of getting money out of it.”
She said she did not think students’ mental health or sex work was high on her university’s priorities but then noted she would never dream of approaching her tutor and admitting she had done sugar daddy work.
Zoe said she did not judge or look down on anyone who chose to engage in sex work – noting that increased university fees and austerity were giving women little choice.
“It is bad sex workers are stigmatised. I can understand why it is an option for some people. But while it is quick money, it is not easy money.”
SeekingArrangement say they bar the use of their website for the direct exchange of money for sex, and they conduct background checks on members with an emphasis on sexual and violent crimes.
The Independent contacted SeekingArrangement for comment.
* Zoe is not the person’s real name
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