Having trouble drifting off when it comes to bedtime but fed up of counting sheep? Try these alternative sleepy time tips to help you into the world of slumber: 1.     Don’t force it Unfortunately none of us possess the power to ‘will’ ourselves to sleep, so thinking and wishing and praying for it to happen read more »

Californian scientists have used brain scans to unveil how the brain deals with traumatic memories whilst we sleep. A research team from The University of California showed a group of participants a series of emotional images and then scanned them a few hours later as they viewed the images for a second time. Between the read more »

According to scientists, those of us who have a positive, happy outlook to life have a lower risk of premature death. The research, which was conducted by scientists from the University College of London studied almost 4,000 people between the ages of 52 – 79. The results of the study showed that those with higher read more »

After health and safety laws put an end to ‘bob-a-job’ week 20 years ago, the Scout Association have decided it is now time once again to encourage young people to help out their local communities. Bob-a-job week was a long lived scouting tradition in which our knot tying friends helped out people in their local read more »

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 »

Results from this year’s GCSE results, show that the gap between the performance of boys and girls is at the highest rate ever. The number of girls who were awarded with an A or A* grade was 26.5%, whereas for boys, it was 19.6% of exam entries. There is now a 6.7% difference between both read more »

A good group of friends are an essential part of ensuring you have a high quality of life. They are there to offer advice, company and a shoulder to cry on, and you are there to return the favour. You may find that at some point in your life, you find yourself without many true read more »

According to results taken from a 20 year long study, individuals who reported having a low level of social support were 2.4 times more likely to die during that time than those who reported having supportive colleagues. The study, which was conducted by experts at the Department of Organizational Behavior at Tel Aviv University’s Leon read more »

It is natural for the lives of parents to be concentrated around the needs of their family, so when the last child flies the nest it is only natural for couples to feel a slight void and perhaps as though they need to reconnect. Recent research has revealed that empty nest syndrome really isn’t as read more »

Listening to one another, sharing the household chores and ‘respecting’ your mother-in-law are just a few of the many tips consistently given to those who are looking to maintain a happy and healthy relationship. However, if these old hat tips aren’t really doing the trick then read on to discover some slightly more unorthodox approaches read more »