It was an unremarkable afternoon in the Noughties, and I was working a slow shift at my Saturday job. There I was, behind the tills at Matalan, waiting for my next customer to appear, when I felt it.

Among frosted lips and barely-there brows, belly button piercings were one of the most distinctive beauty trends of the ‘90s and early ‘00s. Icons like Britney Spears and Beyoncé rocked the popular ...

But it's important to know how to take care of them. From infections to pus, if you don’t clean piecing regularly you could end up in a lot of pain. Can you get your belly button pierced if its an ...

This TikTok mom explained why a belly button piercing might be a bad idea if you plan on getting pregnant. It’s common knowledge that pregnancy causes your body to change. But while parents-to-be ...

When other plus size women discover that I have my navel pierced after flaunting my own sexy body jewelry (thanks to my many half-naked selfies), I'm immediately realized that there was a dire need ...

Kim Kardashian is the queen of the early aughts. On Monday, the reality star quietly revealed a close-up snap of her belly button ring, adding it to a slideshow of Instagram images captioned, “life ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Unfortunately, it can be more complicated that just sliding the surgical steel hoop out of its naval hole. If the piercing has been infected or the skin is permanently stretched, you could be left ...