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The family of an artist who created paintings inspired by her terminal skin cancer and the way it made her body feel are hosting a posthumous exhibition of her work. Mother-of-three Lori Murdock began making the colourful and uplifting art after being told she had just months to live. Her family said the paintings were inspired by changes she could feel going on inside her body and the Cat scan images which revealed her cancer. File photo of Lori Murdock...

Word puzzles such as a daily crossword can give pensioners some of the the brain functions of people ten years younger, a new study has revealed. The puzzles improve memory, attention and reasoning and regular problem solving, leads to a sharp brain in later life. Puzzling could also help ward off cognitive decline and it has been proven that keeping an active mind reduces a decline in thinking skills. But experts say more studies need to be done to link...

London calling! The capital is home to countless attractions and sights – but they’ve never been mashed together like this. In the latest brainteaser to test the internet, no less than 17 famous London attractions have been crammed into one image. It was created by AttractionTix.co.uk to celebrate just how much the city has to offer over the summer season. Simon Llanos, a spokesman for AttractionTix.co.uk, said: “You could spend a whole summer – or even longer – exploring all the great attractions...

A British couple have got married in one of the most remote places on Earth in the first wedding in the British Antarctic Territory. Polar field guides Julie Baum and Tom Sylvester tied the knot in sub-zero temperatures surrounded by the continent's beautiful snowy mountains. They shared their special day with 18 colleagues living and working at the British Antarctic Survey's (BAS) largest research station. It was the first official wedding on the territory in Adelaide Island with magistrate and...

It’s probably common for most dads to dream about the moment when they can watch sport with their son. Male bonding time, father and son moments. Swig a beer and cheer, and all that. So I always worried that when I came out as gay at 18-years-old, my dad would wonder if I had really enjoyed all those football and rugby games we had watched, or if he’d thought that I might have rather played with a Barbie instead. The...

Like kids in a candy store, here at The London Economic HQ we’ve been let loose on some of this seasons must have trainers. And they are pretty spectacular. From the bold to the plain, they have our wallets twitching and the soles of our feet dancing happily. And since experts recommend that we spend four hours a day on our feet, what better way to spend that time than in some of the best footwear available on the market....

Grandparents are now the UK’s number one suppliers of childcare, according to new research. Cash-strapped mums and dads of youngsters aged 13 and under spend an average of £89.50 a week on care – almost £4,500 a year and the equivalent to a SIXTH of the average salary. In fact, one in ten stated that childcare is their biggest monthly household expense (excluding rent or mortgage payments), behind both food and utility bills. Faced with these costs, parents with young...

The average Brit needs an extra three hours a day to get everything done, new research has revealed. A study of 2,000 people has found 54 per cent wish there was more time in the day, with almost one in ten saying they can’t remember the last time they had an evening night to spare. Eighty-nine per cent of Brits admit they feel that life is too serious for them and three quarters wish they had more time to relax and be more laid-back....

Do you need to monitor or track your children’s or employees’ text messages? If so, do you know how to track these messages? In short, the simplest way to monitor text messages that are sent and received on a mobile phone is to install an SMS tracker. Ergo, the purpose of an SMS tracker such as mSpy is to monitor and track all SMS text messages that are sent and received. The monitoring and tracking app needs to be installed...