Lifestyle

By Jasmine Stephens, Family Editor Lower back pain is often seen as part and parcel of pregnancy with nearly 70% of pregnant women suffering at some point. Unfortunately, unlike many other pregnancy-related complaints, it often doesn’t end with labour and many women continue to experience lower back pain long after their babies are born due to weakened abdominal and back muscles and poor posture while breastfeeding and carrying their children. My own lower back problems have certainly been made considerably...

By Jasmine Stephens, Family Editor  Play is essential for children's development. It sounds obvious when you put it like that, but opportunities for kids to play are being lost all the time by everything from cuts to local services such as Children's Centres and playgrounds, to a more risk-averse society, to an increase in traffic, to the change in the socially-accepted level of parental supervision. You simply cannot have a fulfilling childhood without play.  A child cannot achieve their potential...

By Jasmine Stephens, Family Editor When I was at school, competition was king and not just through the enforced participation at a multitude of sporting events. The school held annual speech days for each year group where prizes were awarded for achievement and effort and a specific award in each subject was presented to one pupil who was deemed to have achieved most highly. We also had inter-house sports leagues, talent shows and as well as our exam results, we...

By Rosie Wilson The worst kept secret in Hollywood is out – Kylie Jenner’s larger than life pout is not just down to genetics, lipstick and a clever Instagram filter. The youngest of the Kardashian Klan recently admitted to having temporary lip fillers – something she’d previously vehemently denied. The revelation couldn’t have come at a better time – with Kardashian fans worldwide driving themselves to distraction trying to emulate Jenner’s pout, there have been some drastic, and at times...

Lindsey Price, 41, is a Business Development Manager from Wilmslow, Manchester. She lives with her husband of five years, Billy, and their three-year-old son, Xavier. She decided to undergo non-surgical labia remodelling after the traumatic birth of her child stripped her confidence and left her love life barely existent. “I’d had a fairly uneventful pregnancy with Xavier, with the labour itself even being pretty low-key. It wasn’t until the birth itself that the problems started,” says Lindsay. “My son’s head...

By Sam Longworth Partner at Stewarts Law LLP London continues to attract a huge level of wealth. It has a fantastic ability to reinvent itself, generation after generation. Emerging wealth centres are attracted by its property, education, the City and the financial sophistication of its advisors, coupled with the culture, history and myriad of other desirable factors which London and England offer. It is also known for being one of the most generous jurisdictions in the world for financial provision...

By Jasmine Stephens, Family Editor Breastfeeding.  It’s among the most emotive of subjects for new mothers, with pressure to breastfeed and blame for low rates being cast from every angle; not least the pressure that guilt-ridden new mums – desperate to do the best for their precious bundles – can’t help but put upon themselves. According to figures from the NHS, although 82% of new mums in Britain start off breastfeeding when their babies are born, these figures drop to...

By Ahmed Al-Ansari, Media Manager at Morgan Pryce, commercial property agents in London London is full of bustling business professionals, office towers, red buses and overcrowded tube stations. What many people do not see is the great number of open, green spaces, free to the public which London has to offer. From the 13th to the 21st June 2015 the nation celebrates National Picnic Week! For those busy working or who live in one of the many high rise apartments in...