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New research has reported that young women are the section of society at the most risk to mental health issues and the selfie culture is to blame. The NHS Digital statistics found that over a quarter of women aged between 16 to 24 show symptoms of suffering from mental health problems. 26 per cent of women of that age bracket said they suffered from one or more signs of mental health issues, depression and anxiety for example, which is an...

"Why we must improve data collection if we are to see cure rates for childhood cancers increase" Sally Hall lost her son, Skye, in 2014 from side effects of his treatment for Medulloblastoma; an aggressive and cancerous brain tumour. She has set up the charity Blue Skye Thinking to raise money for brain tumour research and also lobbies for data collection for Standard Treatment Protocol in the UK. When your child is first diagnosed with cancer, and after the initial...

By Courtney Greatrex Enterprising young men and women are right to ditch conventional jobs to carve careers online says Natasha Courtenay-Smith, the author of a new book, The Million Dollar Blog. This week new research revealed the top five 'dream' jobs include writing, blogging and vlogging but few are actually successful in their quest to earn a living writing about what they love. Mainly because they lose interest around the six month mark and expect instant fame and fortune. Entrepreneur and...

Victims of love rats, cheats & con-artists cash in Have you been conned, duped or betrayed by a partner, husband or wife? Did they cheat on you, lie to you, or ruin your life? If the answer is yes, you may want to set the record straight, warn others in a similar situation, expose a love rat, get revenge, or just get your hands on some cash. Help is at hand and it comes in the form of an Internet press...

Around 350 million photographs a day are uploaded onto Facebook. Let that sink in. That equates to more than one picture for each citizen of America. In three weeks, that equates to every single person on the planet. It’s believed that 108 billion people have ever lived on the Earth, so - crudely put - in just over 300 days, one picture is uploaded onto Facebook for every person who has ever lived, from the remote villagers of North Sentinel...

It is astounding what can make you money these days, but one woman’s dog has become so famous, he has paid her to go to medical school. So far, husky Anusko, has raised a huge £20,000 through copyright of his pictures and personal appearances. Thanks to her steely glared pup, Jasmine hopes to nab a place at Plovdiv Medical University in Bulgaria next year. Jasmine Milton, 20, from Shropshire said: “He looks grumpy but actually he is really friendly and...

Brits will go to extraordinary lengths to catch-up on their favourite TV shows, it has been revealed, with boxset-bingeing in the bathroom proving a particular favourite. Research by BBC Store revealed more than half the country admits to regularly watching TV in the bathroom, either on a handheld device while on the loo or – for real luxury – streaming it via a laptop or tablet while in the bath. Over half of viewers admit they use their mobile phone while on...

The weather is warming up, the outdoors is beckoning and the nights are getting lighter. It all sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it? It most respects it is but for all the feel-good factor that the onset of summer brings, it comes with its own cautionary note for home owners: crime rates go up in the summer. From a homeowner’s point of view, the key concern is not so much the overall crime rate as the number of...

Brits are missing out on the big moments in life because they're too busy trying to capture them on their mobile phones. New research has revealed that four in ten say they have not truly experienced significant moments such as a child's first steps or graduation because they were too busy taking pictures for social media. Indeed, the study found one young mum missed her child’s first words because she was messing around with her phone and a student missed a crucial...