Lifestyle
National Stress Awareness Day: How you can reduce Workplace Stress
In honour of National Stress Awareness Day, workplace designers Peldon Rose show us how to reduce workplace stress with clever office design… None of us are immune to stress but the latest labour force statistics released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that in 2014/15, workplace stress actually “accounted for 35% of all work related ill health cases” amounting to a staggering loss of 9.9 million working days. As an employer, you won’t always be in a position to...
Top 50 Signs You’re a Competitive Mum
By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent New research has revealed the top 50 signs that you're a competitive mum. Queueing up to get the front seats for the school play, always winning the ‘mums race’ on sports day and producing ‘Bake Off’ standard cakes for the fair are just some of the ways competitive mums try to impress, the study found. Other ways mums try to ‘get-one-up’ on the opposition include making sure the children have all the latest technology and...
7 Spots to Eat and Drink with the Stars in London
Whether you're a Londoner or just visiting for the weekend, one of the things at the top of everyone's to-do list is to try and spot a celebrity. Which is why the guys at Nights Gone Wild have put together this rather informative infographic to help you eat and drink with the stars!
Just a Hallmark holiday? Britons expected to spend over £466m this Halloween
With Halloween fast approaching, millions of Britons are preparing how they’ll spend the holiday. It is great news for retailers all over the country with Brits set to spend a mind-blowing £466m in British stores, surpassing the £442m amount set last year. Figures collated by voucherbox.co.uk indicate that last year, people in Britain spent £148m on Halloween costumes and clothing. This year, the figure is set to rise to over £157m, with that being able to dress approximately 3.4m families...
Insect Study Finds Females ‘More Promiscuous in Colder Climates’
By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent Researchers at the University of Exeter have revealed that females have more sexual partners when they live in colder climates and are happier being monogamous when it is hotter in a study into the behaviour of insects. The study also unveiled that some female fruit flies are genetically programmed to have a large number of mates and will do so whatever the weather, while others will consistently stick to one mate. The findings, published in the journal Behavioral...
Half Term Activity – How to Make a Pinhole Camera
By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent The October half term is almost upon us and if history tells us anything, it's that a week of rain is a near cert. Rainy days are a staple of the good old British weather, so parents across the UK will be working around the clock to try to prevent the dreary days from dampening the kids’ spirits. Thankfully, the Royal Institution’s L’Oréal Young Scientist Centre has created a step-by-step video on how to create...
Dads Stop Hugging Children by the time they turn 10 years-old
By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent New research has found dads stop hugging their children by the time they turn 10 years-old. The poll of 2,000 dads found more than one in ten no longer cuddles their children, with 61 per cent of those stopping by the time their son or daughter reaches 14. Fifteen per cent of those who no longer hug their offspring even admitted they stopped before their child’s fifth birthday. Believing their child was ‘too old’ for cuddles is...
Top 40 Women’s Women
By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent Dame Helen Mirren has been named the most empowering female celebrity on a top 40 list of women's women. The study of 2,000 women ranked Mirren above Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Winslet and Oprah Winfrey. Respondents said her 'down to earth personality' and the way she embodies female empowerment – including her latest comments on wishing she had spoken her mind more when she was younger - were what made her stand out from the crowd. She was also...
The 100 Greatest things of the Past 30 Years
By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent The World Wide Web, smart phones, online banking – and the Super Mario Brothers have been named among the greatest things from the past 30 years. Online shopping, WiFi, Google, digital cameras, text messaging, emailing and flat screen TV’s are also considered to be the greatest things to have come from the past three decades. The smoking ban, Harry Potter, Margaret Thatcher, William and Kate’s wedding and Take That also made the top 100. The...