Lifestyle

More than half of young Londoners aged 12 to 16 (51 per cent) feel sad or anxious at least once a week and three quarters (77 per cent) say school is one of their biggest causes of stress, a survey by Barnardo’s has found. The survey conducted by YouGov on behalf of the UK’s largest children’s charity Barnardo’s reveals what is troubling today’s children and how they can be better supported. As Children’s Mental Health Week launches today (Monday, 5...

The world's leading motocross equipment company FOX Racing, has become a smart-casual must-have for the fashion conscious youth. With outstanding quality and innovative designs, these jackets and sweatshirts still loved by professionals tearing up dirt round the circuit, are now making their mark on the street. Fox Racing was founded in 1974, and since then have set a standard of quality that has become a worldwide motocross benchmark. Fox Racing clothing designs are fresh, innovative, original and high quality, and...

A firm which makes the world-famous Blackpool rock is celebrating nearly a century in business - using the same recipe for the sugary confection. Coronation Rock Factory is celebrating their landmark 91st anniversary today (Mon) after producing its world-famous hard candy cane. The business, based in the northern seaside town of Blackpool, Lancs., has been making rock in its huge factory in Lancashire since 1927. With hundreds of different flavours and colours of the confectionery, the sweet became a cornerstone...

Tons of people just love Asian food. Who can blame them? Ramen, sushi, Pad Thai, it’s all delicious. If you have a friend who is a big fan of Asian cuisine, and also very hard to buy gifts for, it might be a good idea to incorporate their food love into a gift when the time comes. Celebrate any event along with their affinity for some of the best food in the world. And it won’t break the bank either...

Nicola McGarry, a school teacher from London, started suffering with tinnitus two years ago and her experience of the condition, combined with her job in a primary school, sparked an interest in how tinnitus impacts on younger people particularly in the school environment. Here, as part of Tinnitus Week, which the British Tinnitus Association (BTA) is marking by focusing on children and young people with the condition, Nicola tells her story of why she is getting involved. “Nearly two years...

When I was at university, which was a growingly long time, it pains me to realise, there was an annual arts vs. sciences debate. It could be a dull and tedious affair, though I do remember one Assistant Dean of Science opening with the tremendous line “I’m not one of those ‘Throw the switches now, Igor’ type of scientists”. But one of the best quips I remember was from a pro-arts speaker, who talked eloquently of the spectrum of subjects...

The United Kingdom is the most surveilled nation in the world, with London leading the charge when it comes to local authority spend on security cameras. Yet, while there has been backlash against what some see as an urban Orwellian nightmare, the College of Policing has found that the increased number of cameras in public places has led to a “small, but statistically significant” reduction in crime levels. It makes sense for businesses who operate out of large premises, or...

ISIS’ dream of a Middle Eastern caliphate might be over but history shows that we can never win the war on terror with force alone. As politicians celebrate small victories in Iraq and Syria, experts are warning that the real battle lies in cyberspace – and it has only just begun. Here, the cybersecurity analyst and observer Cosmo Clark explains why bandwidth and Bluetooth, not bullets, are the real weapons in the war on terror. His new book, Blue Eyed...

Brits are eschewing trips to the sun beds out of a fear they might end up looking like Donald Trump. A new poll has revealed 73 per cent of UK adults who have previously used, or considered using, a UV tanning bed would never do so again thanks to the ‘panda eyes’ and ‘orange hue’ sported by the American President. The research shows that Trump could have adversely reduced skin cancer risk in Britain by pushing us to adopt natural...