Lifestyle

The next generation, Z for those keeping up, are heading to adulthood. Born between the mid 90s and 2000s, they grew up as online natives. Generation Z have firm ideas about the importance of honesty, personal acceptance and individuality that will undoubtedly impact the wider world, not least as they account for 18% of the world’s population and $44 billion buying power in the US alone. While they’ve been waiting for adulthood, the beauty world has continued its radical changes....

Feeling grumpy this morning? You may actually have got out of the wrong side of the bed, a new study has found. A poll of 2,000 adults found those who get out on the right side of the bed are more likely to wake up feeling tired and grumpy than those who get out of bed on the left. People who get out of bed to the right also take longer to shift their bad mood and are more likely...

Gender relations in the early 21st century are, to put it mildly, a tricky business, fraught with the possibility to offend or be offended, to patronise or be patronised. I thought, given the title of this column, I might take a few words to consider the position of the gentleman in modern society: what, who, how? I cannot promise to offer definitive answers, but I will offer some observations. A gentleman should, of course, be polite, courteous and considerate. That...

A short journey through the long history of VIP escort services Whatever your moral stance, prostitution is undeniably one of the oldest businesses in the world. Actually, the exchange of sensual pleasures for goods is as old as the concept of religions. Or – to give it an even wider frame – as old as the existence of human cultures. According to a very interesting article about the history of prostitution the Sumerians in Mesopotamia created the concept of prostitution....

The perfect Sunday consists of waking up at 8:30am to the smell of breakfast cooking, a cuddle and three hours of television, new research has revealed. A quarter of Brits dream about an ideal weekend morning which starts with a Full English breakfast in bed. And a third always like to start their Sunday morning with a cup of tea or coffee, before pottering around the house for a leisurely hour. A further 23 per cent then like a morning...

By Esther Cato  You’ve 84 messages in your inbox, your boss is calling you into the office because of something you’ve forgotten to sign off on Friday, your colleague Hayley is an incessant talker, who can’t stop bleating on about her new Boston Terrier Max which she rescued from Battersea at the weekend, (as happy as you are for her) it’s making you irritable as you just need a moments peace to focus on your ever evolving to do list!...

New research published today in medical journal Thorax has shown that using the Heimlich manoeuvre on yourself can generate enough pressure to treat choking. According to the study it can be as effective as when delivered by a first-aider, and it's even safe for pregnant women to perform on themselves. The authors of the study say that this new information could save many lives. Dr. Nick Hopkinson, from The Royal Brompton Hospital said: "Choking can be a cause of sudden...

By Dominika Piasecka Today's media reports on the National Osteoporosis Society's survey that showed a fifth of young people are avoiding or cutting out dairy have been exaggerated and misrepresented the issue. Many articles made it sound like cow's milk is the only source of calcium but The Vegan Society are keen to point out the many easily available vegan alternatives in a response that has just been published on their website. The National Osteoporosis Society contacted the charity wanting...

The problem with being unemployed is that you spend half the time concerned about what will happen if you don’t get a job, and the rest of the time worried about what will happen if you do. That’s because, although we appreciate the niceties associated with permanent employment —like a house, a sense of purpose, and a Netflix subscription—we know deep down that stifling offices, polluted commutes and overbearing bosses will eventually kill us. To optimists, becoming a freelancer seems...