Lifestyle

Christmas is traditionally a time spent celebrating with friends and family, exchanging gifts and having fun. For the 500,000 older people expected to spend Christmas alone, however, Christmas isn’t such a joyful occasion. Loneliness is a growing issue for the older population - at Christmas and all year round. Last year Friends of the Elderly launched its Future of Loneliness report, which found that over five million older people in the UK are affected by loneliness, with more than a million...

By Sam Webb As urban populations grow, people living in cities have gradually begun to feel disconnected to nature. With the already limited available space shrinking before our eyes, opportunities for gardening in cramped urban environments have become increasingly sort after. This has led to a plethora of products; from high-tech hydroponics to magnetic plant pots – all based around the same motivation, to grow plants, herbs and food in even the smallest of spaces. Cafédirect Producers’ Foundation (CPF), is...

By Naomi Evetts from www.loveyourclothes.org.uk It’s that time of year again where people’s woollies start getting a little bit more festive. Why not get creative this year and transform an existing jumper into a one-off Christmas master piece. It is a great way of adding some ‘green’ style to your wardrobe, and saving some cash at the same time. Our research has revealed that over ten million people in the UK are likely to buy a Christmas jumper this festive season,...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor A third of women (33%) do not check their breasts regularly for signs and symptoms of breast cancer  and could be putting their lives at risk, according to new YouGov figures released today by Breast Cancer Care. The survey of 2,126 UK adults also revealed that a fifth of women (20%) say their main reason for not doing so is because they don’t know how to check. A fifth (19%) of women aged 45-54 who...

By Adam Turner I'm no philosopher, nor a doctor of psychology. In fact, I'm barely even f*cking literate. I'm just a young, naive lad from Middlesbrough with an opinion - and a deep, underlying bitterness for the modern world. So what right do I have to share my views on this messed up gaff? Or to even write this article? Absolutely none. What qualifies me to talk about international relations, society and everything in between? Absolutely nothing. But I'm going...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor "Get off a stop early," is the advice you might have been given when looking for simple ways to get healthy; well that's easy to say if you are on the bus, not as easy when you get the train, and the previous stop is Peterborough. However, assuming you are on the tube, the helpful folk at TFL has release an updated walking map of London. You live in a mansion in Belsize Park, but...

The New Year can be an expensive time, especially if you’ve overspent during the festive period. It’s also the time of year when many of us put in place resolutions to change our lives. If you want to start lowering your energy usage in the New Year, either to save money or reduce your impact on the environment, the expert team at Pump Sales Direct have a few simple tips to help you.   1. Switch Off One of the...

By Nathan Lee The average Brit spends nearly six years of their life in a daydream, a new study reveals. A study into the ways in which people while away the hours with dreams big and small found respondents spent just over two hours per day lost in far-flung thoughts. That equates to 799 hours per year and, when projected across the average 64 year adult lifespan, equates to more than five years and 11 months. The research also documented...

By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent  New research has found men value bromance over romance, with one in six men admitting they don’t consider their partner to be their 'best friend'. Despite agreeing to spend the rest of their lives with this one special person, many men would prefer to turn to their mates for advice, companionship, and a good old gossip over drinks after a long day at work. A third of blokes admit their partner simply doesn’t share the same interests and...