Lifestyle

Anti-smoking campaigners in Australia were given a nasty shock this week with news that the consumption of cigarettes has risen for the first time in more than a decade. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed that just under a $4b was spent on tobacco products in the final quarter of 2017 – a 2.6 per cent rise compared with the same period 12 months earlier. The news is surprising for several reasons, not least because smoking rates in the...

Cycling is championed as one of the healthiest and most environmentally friendly ways of getting around, with major cities recently rolling out their own versions of the Boris Bike, to encourage cycling as a form of travel. However, with London seeing a record 610,000 journeys by bicycle on a daily basis, and other towns doing their best to advocate cycling, it is important that people know how to keep themselves safe, and how to respond should they find themselves involved...

Even though our financial future is something we’re all concerned about, not enough people take the necessary precautions for financial stability. A big part of our monthly, short-term spendings can be easily covered by choosing the right credit card. With careful planning, your next credit card bill doesn’t have to be a negative experience. Carefully researching your options before settling for your new credit card can save you both money and frustrations in the future. In order to make the...

The General Data Protection Regulation is set to shake the marketing industry.  As its implementation date looms (25th May, 2018) some businesses are still a little confused with regards to its impact.  Here, the direct marketing experts at Romax give us the low down….        

Some Chinese meals should carry a health warning, say campaigners

Many schoolchildren don’t think women can be builders, footballers or lorry drivers.

A new drug for the deadliest form of breast cancer has been developed by scientists. The drug is particularly effective in treating the triple negative aggressive breast cancer that often kills women under 40. It attacks cells in the 10-15 per cent of aggressive cases that are resistant to hormone therapy. Left untreated these 'triple negative' cancers are more likely to spread and often recur. Now an international team has found a way to transform these aggressive tumours making them...

Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, in fact all of the Kardashian/ Jenner family are in my eyes complete 'hair goals'. They have thick, long, luscious locks and I can’t help but feel a pang of jealously every time I see a photo of them. I, on the other hand, have short, thin, poker straight hair. I have tried everything from clip in extensions, half wigs, full wigs, but never had the courage to get semi-permanent extensions as I was...

Joy Smith says she won £84,000 after entering a Loose Women TV competition while stoned in bed