Lifestyle

Ladies, how many of you have been on a shopping spree, arms laden with high street bags, and then on the final leg of your spree you have quickly nipped into Superdrug to buy that £1 shower gel on offer and thought ‘two birds one stone, I might as well get my eyebrows threaded'? Living in London, one can forget that ‘pamper’ time is meant to be luxurious, relaxed and enjoyable. Nowadays I just think ‘when can I fit in...

The price of energy is a topic which has caused great controversy in the UK in recent years. Many believe it to be overpriced, and with utilities serving as one of the main overheads for UK businesses, it is safe to assume that they are paying a fortune for their electricity. With so many different energy sources, including imported energy, nuclear, renewables and fossil fuels such as coal and gas, the cost of energy can differ depending on its source....

Midi skirts are hot this season; boots are hot this season. Can you guess what’s going to be super-hot this fashion season? Yep, you’ve guessed it: midi skirts and boots. Head to the fashion hotspots of the Northern Hemisphere – London, Pairs, Milan, New York – and you'll see that many of the world’s fashionistas are donning this combination. If it’s something that you’ve been thinking of wearing too, but you aren’t quite sure how to pull it off in...

All of us love to spend some quality time with our friends and loved ones. After a grueling week of work or studies, most of us love to spend some time with our friend and rejuvenate for the days to come. While some people prefer to have quite get-togethers, others love to party and get it moving. But after a certain point of time, all of this can get a bit boring, even if with our friends and loved one....

A new graphic puzzle has been making the rounds on social media as the Northern Irish border with the Republic dominates news headlines. Last week Ireland's Prime Minister warned that his government will not accept a physical border between Northern Ireland and Ireland after Brexit, calling for the commitment to be written into the first phase of exit talks. However, that presents a problem. If Brexit is to be fulfilled then some sort of border must exist between Northern Ireland...

Frying food bad for your diet and lungs Having a fry up really is not only bad for your diet but also bad for your lungs because you breathe in tiny droplets of hot fat, a study found. As food is fried, water droplets "explode" not only spitting hot fat onto your skin but into the air forming dangerous indoor pollution. And chicken, other meat pumped with water or Chinese stir frys are the worst offenders. Scientists at Texas Tech...

Bereaved children are effectively invisible to the Government, a Freedom of Information request has revealed. Just seven months after the government cut the benefits available to bereaved UK families, the Life Matters task force has revealed that there is no central record of the number of children affected by the bereavement of a parent. The alarming revelation comes as a result of an FOI request asking for the number of children bereaved of a parent in the UK, to which...

Chris Mates is talking openly about his experiences of child loss over a three part series. Read part one here, and part two here.  The last time I wrote about my experiences of child loss it was with apprehension, anticipation and, in a way, guilt. My wife, Jen was nearing the end of her second pregnancy and I didn’t really know how the next stage of our lives would pan out. We wanted a baby so much but always had...

People living in polluted urban areas are far less likely to be admitted to hospital with asthma when there are lots of trees in their neighbourhood, a study by the University of Exeter’s medical school has found. The study into the impact of urban greenery on asthma suggests that respiratory health can be improved by the expansion of tree cover in very polluted urban neighbourhoods. Published in the journal Environment International, the study looked at more than 650,000 serious asthma attacks over a 15 year period....