Lifestyle

By Courtney Greatrex Enterprising young men and women are right to ditch conventional jobs to carve careers online says Natasha Courtenay-Smith, the author of a new book, The Million Dollar Blog. This week new research revealed the top five 'dream' jobs include writing, blogging and vlogging but few are actually successful in their quest to earn a living writing about what they love. Mainly because they lose interest around the six month mark and expect instant fame and fortune. Entrepreneur and...

Cannabis is widely used across the UK, in the treatment of illnesses and simply for recreational use. It remains an illegal drug, but an influential group of MPs want it to be made legal for medical use. Cannabis is already used as a medicine in Canada, the Netherlands, Australia, Israel, and over 20 states in the US. Germany and Switzerland import the drug from Holland for medicinal purposes. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Drug Policy Reform wants similar laws...

According to a major report by Savills, London became the most expensive city in the world to live in two years ago, taking over from the previous world leader, Hong Kong. And those of us who live here can no doubt attest to the cost of housing – whether we’re buyers or renters. But what about everything else? Of course, such reports depend on which variables are included. But the most expensive places to live always include the “usual suspects”...

By Courtney Greatrex Getting my hair cut had always seemed like more of a chore to me than anything else. Once every three months I would walk from my family home, to visit a family friend who also happened to be a hairdresser. There, I would sit nursing her pet dog Buddy while she put foils in my hair and snipped at my locks, chatting away about what was (or wasn’t) going on in our sleepy Hertfordshire village. Nothing special....

Victims of love rats, cheats & con-artists cash in Have you been conned, duped or betrayed by a partner, husband or wife? Did they cheat on you, lie to you, or ruin your life? If the answer is yes, you may want to set the record straight, warn others in a similar situation, expose a love rat, get revenge, or just get your hands on some cash. Help is at hand and it comes in the form of an Internet press...

Around 350 million photographs a day are uploaded onto Facebook. Let that sink in. That equates to more than one picture for each citizen of America. In three weeks, that equates to every single person on the planet. It’s believed that 108 billion people have ever lived on the Earth, so - crudely put - in just over 300 days, one picture is uploaded onto Facebook for every person who has ever lived, from the remote villagers of North Sentinel...

It is astounding what can make you money these days, but one woman’s dog has become so famous, he has paid her to go to medical school. So far, husky Anusko, has raised a huge £20,000 through copyright of his pictures and personal appearances. Thanks to her steely glared pup, Jasmine hopes to nab a place at Plovdiv Medical University in Bulgaria next year. Jasmine Milton, 20, from Shropshire said: “He looks grumpy but actually he is really friendly and...

Last year, research from Lloyds Banking Group had reached an astronomical seven-year high of almost £6billion, indicating that Brits are becoming more and more hands on when it comes to DIY. Unfortunately, when DIY projects go wrong and you have to call in the experts to rectify a problem it can end up costing even more money. A survey by Swinton Insurance found that homeowners blow around £300 employing tradesmen to carry out DIY repairs. Ken’s Yard have launched an...

For centuries men and women have pondered over whether a friendship can exist between them. Can you be friends without benefits and without one fancying the other? With some believing you can and others strongly believing there’s always an ulterior motive, the answer has the majority of the world split. But what about same sex friendships? Of course we’ve all heard the ignorant slurs: you’re gay so surely you’ll fancy another gay guy? I can assure you it doesn’t work...