Lifestyle

The number of women arranging “divorce parties” to celebrate the end of their marriage is at an all-time high, according to experts. The trend for women celebrating the end of their unions has been rising in popularity in the USA, and is seeing equal growth at home in the UK. Divorce rates in the UK have been heading up, increasing by 5.8 per cent in 2016 compared to 2015, according to ONS data. And interest in celebrating divorces with a...

Religion, faith and culture are always hotly debated topics, no more so than when it comes to fostering Muslim children. But there is a problem - the number of Muslim children in need of foster care in England outnumbers the number of Muslim foster carers. Like all children, they have a right to be cared for in a foster home that promotes their culture and religion safely and appropriately. But when there is such an obvious gap between what is...

If you have a lot of debt then it can seem if there is no way out. However, there are always options available to you. Two of the most popular options for people that owe money but own a property are a DMP (debt management plan) or an IVA (Individual Voluntary Arrangement). There are clear differences between the two plans and the one that will be best for you will largely depend on your own circumstances. The advantages and disadvantages...

A series of incredible images have been released that were taken by people with mental health needs as part of Create's creative arts programme. Between December 2017 and February 2018, participants worked with the charity's professional photographer Alicia Clarke to explore different aspects of photography. According to a report published in July 2017 by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing arts engagement leads to enhancements in health and wellbeing. Create’s creative:discovery programme offers a chance for people with...

An adoption service is supporting the call for more lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people to consider adoption this LGBT Adoption & Fostering Week (5-11 March 2018). Coram, which runs three dedicated adoption services in London, Cambridgeshire and the East Midlands, has supported LGBT people to adopt for many years. Jeanne Kaniuk OBE, Managing Director of Adoption at Coram said: “We welcome enquiries from prospective adopters of all sexual identities, and what is most important is that they are able...

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Janice Richardson, 55, had two friends willing to donate a kidney to her when she accepted the organ from a dead patient, who was a heavy smoker in October 2013.

A bald pensioner claims he has invented a 'miracle cure' for baldness after years of home experiments. Despite his pate, Anthony Smith, 80, is 'very optimistic' he will soon have a full head of hair after perfecting his secret formula. The former lab worker for North Thames Gas began working on the product following his retirement in 1994. And he now hopes to sell the recipe after positive results testing on himself. A bald pensioner claims he has invented a...

Young people who learn practical skills through Barnardo’s have created a series of self-portraits to mark the 150th anniversary of the charity’s first ‘ragged school’. Teenagers at The Hub Skills Centre in Stepney Green were inspired by the recent donation of postcards dating back to the late 19th century which depict children from Victorian times learning skills with the charity. The release of the ‘then and now’ images coincides with the 150th anniversary of the East End Juvenile Mission at Hope Place which...