Lifestyle
Has the National Lottery become irrelevant? Or are its numbers coming up?
Since launching in 1994, the National Lottery draw has cemented itself as a staple of British culture. There was even a time when the televised weekly draw pulled in millions of viewers every Saturday night. But despite donating a large portion of their proceeds to good causes, fewer people are playing, and even fewer are watching. Here, we’ll look at why this declining interest in the lottery is happening, and whether interest can be salvaged for future generations. The National...
These are the most common ways to avoid getting a round in
Drinking slowly so someone else gets the drinks in, popping out 'to make a phone call' and vanishing to the loo are among the most common ways Brits avoid getting a round in, a study found. Researchers who polled 2,000 UK adults found many 'shirkers' have tactics they employ which means they go home having had a cheap night out - including claiming to have no money. Promising 'I'll pay you back later’ – despite having no intention of ever...
Smoking a joint could improve the memory of people with dementia
The chemical that makes people feel 'high' destroys rogue brain proteins behind the devastating illness
Nearly 9 in 10 young people would tell friends & family they are ‘fine’ even if struggling with mental health problem
New research released by the mental health anti-stigma campaign, Time to Change, reveals that when asked, nearly nine in ten (88%) 16-24-year-olds would tell friends and family they are ‘fine’, even if struggling with a mental health problem, such as depression or anxiety. When asked why, responses suggest young people doubt whether those around them really want to hear the honest answer. The top concerns were: I don’t want to burden people (59%) Just because people ask how you are, doesn’t mean...
It costs Brits £43.92 a year to ‘spend a penny’
It costs Brits £43.92 a year to ‘spend a penny’, a study has found. The average adult will shell out for drinks, snacks and even full meals in order to use a shop or restaurant’s toilet guilt-free. And almost £3 is spent just paying to get into public toilets in places such as train stations and parks. But in a cruel twist of irony, a quarter of respondents have paid to use a toilet only to then succumb to ‘stage...
Mum paralysed in car crash walks again thanks to Iron Man robotics
Emotional footage shows Monique Kelley, 28, taking steps using an exoskeleton as part of a clinical trial
Child Leukemia survivor set to graduate as paediatric nurse
Katy Payne, 20 wanted to give back and help the children who are suffering the same trauma she did as a child
Report Card: Govt could do much better on children’s right to play
The UK is a signatory of the UN Convention on the Rights of The Child, whose articles include The Right to Play: A31: States Parties recognize the right of the child to rest and leisure, to engage in play and recreational activities appropriate to the age of the child and to participate freely in cultural life and the arts. States Parties shall respect and promote the right of the child to participate fully in cultural and artistic life and...
We adopted and it changed our lives for the better
Anna and Jack adopted their daughters Olivia and Emily through Coram in 2013. Here Anna shares the joys and challenges of the family’s adoption journey. Adoption is something we first started to properly consider after unsuccessful IVF treatment. We’d been seeing a counsellor at that time due to everything we’d been through and they gave us some information to help us if we did decide to pursue that route. After our initial phone call to Coram we went along to...