It’s your wedding day, the happiest day of your life, it’s took months of planning and you’ve been counting down so much that the date is permanently etched into your mind forever… Right?
Well, possibly not for one young man who accidentally got the wrong wedding date tattooed on his finger!  The Metro’s full report here! 

‘I was like, you’ve got the wrong date and he said he hadn’t, and then I said “look that’s July and we got married in August”.

A study in America has found that jobseekers actually have a BETTER chance of being hired if they have tattoos – as it makes people look trendy. Contrary to the thousands of report published previously, researchers from the University of Miami Business School interviewed 2,000 people in America – and found that there is no statistical difference in earnings between tattooed and non-tattooed people! You can read the full report here! (Enjoy telling your parents they were wrong!)

‘Given the increasing prevalence of tattoos in society – around 40 per cent for young adults – hiring managers and supervisors who discriminate against tattooed workers will likely find themselves at a competitive disadvantage for the most qualified employees.’

A charity that supports older people at home has teamed up with a tattoo studio in a project aiming to empower older people by fighting the stigma attached to aging, as well as raise funds. A really great story, read more here! 

“ALONE was excited when the Ink Factory reached out with this fantastic idea and the enthusiasm only grew when we approached our service-users. – Seán Moynihan, CEO of ALONE

The EU is seeking to restrict chemicals in tattoo inks over certain cancer fears. The Guardian is reporting that a proposal to implement tight limits on the use of 4,000 chemicals is expected to be brought to a vote amongst member states by the middle of next year however the UK won’t have a say thanks to Brexit. Read the full report here! 

The composition of some tattoo inks and permanent makeup raises concerns for public health. The most severe concerns are allergies caused by the substances in the inks and the fact that some of the substances might cause cancer, change DNA or be harmful to human reproduction.” – Report.