A survey of ten European developed countries has ranked the UK as the worst place to live in Europe whilst France reigns supreme on the top spot. According to the uSwitch quality of life index, the UK has the second lowest hours of sunshine per year, the forth highest retirement age, the third lowest spend read more »

A study conducted jointly by Leicester and Westminster universities and the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca), has revealed that more than 200,000 people in Britain may have been victims of an online dating scam. The study revealed that of those surveyed, 2% of people new someone who had experienced an Internet dating scam, which when read more »

Last week it emerged that the health and behaviour of teenage children can be improved by making sure they eat with family at meal times. Results from both UK and US studies revealed that children who rarely eat with their parents are unhappier and far more likely to take drugs, smoke and drink. According to read more »

The infamous midlife crisis is nothing but a midlife myth, according to new research by Experian Credit Expert. Long gone are the days of balding men in jazzy sports cars and middle-aged women with suspiciously taught foreheads. Only 13% of the 2000 adults interviewed said they would like a cosmetic makeover, and not one person read more »

To mark national cholesterol week which is taking place from the 19th – 25th September, spread manufacturer Flora have conducted a study to find out about attitudes towards cholesterol in the UK. Figures from the study revealed that a surprisingly high number of individuals are not concerned about the risks of high cholesterol, with 75% read more »

Four years ago children’s charity Unicef released a report which showed the well-being of British children to be among the lowest of a number of developed nations. Unicef suggested that the reason for this, in part, could be related to the fact that many British parents try to compensate for a lack of quality time read more »

Worrying statistics from the Office for National Statistics show a sharp rise in UK unemployment rates at the beginning of 2011. Recent figures revealed that the number of unemployed people increased to 2.51 million in the first three months leading up to July this year. This is an overall rise of 80,00, representing an increase read more »

With increasing pressure on parents to provide for their families, while holding down a full time job, more and more children are suffering as a consequence. Statistics taken from analysis by UNICEF show that the UK ranks at the bottom, when it comes to the well-being of children. Overall, children are unhappier and less content read more »

A slender waist can make any shape look amazing and will help you to carry off all sorts of glamorous styles, you had never thought possible before. If you want a waist as tiny as Kate Middleton, there are many ways you can achieve it. Healthy eating is an important way to keep the weight read more »

Successful businesswoman and Dragons’ Den investor Deborah Meaden, offers unrivalled advice on how to find new employment, for those employees facing redundancy. It is all too easy for people to go into shut-down when the dreaded ‘R’ word is mentioned, but this will do more harm than good. There are so many candidates on the read more »