Lifestyle

By Steve Taggart Women would rather her fella was putting up some drawers; rather than pulling hers down. However, men just want their partner to fix it in the bedroom rather than the garden shed, a study has revealed. Researchers found that while women simply want a partner to clear up after themselves at home a little more, or make more effort in the romance department, men would rather a better sex life. Blokes would also like their wife or...

By Joshua Neil from London's survival guide BrokeinLondon.com The products you need to live and survive day-to-day in London can be expensive no matter where you go: supermarkets, shops, or markets. Most guides for finding cheap food in London will say that the cheapest produce can be found in the markets, and this might well be true. But for most of us, these markets may either be too far away or inconveniently located- or maybe it’s just that, in this busy modern...

New research has revealed the weekly shop now takes twice as long as it did ten years because Brits have become a nation of health conscious bargain hunters. Researchers found mums spend one hour and 26 minutes strolling up and down the aisles compared to the 38 minutes it took a decade ago. The added time is spent checking the packaging for health content as well as finding items that are on offer, with one in five people surveyed also...

By Christine Gatt The second week of October was Mental Health Week, a small frenzy of activity I watched with interest. I have been following the debates around NHS funding and waiting lists for mental health treatment. I’m fascinated by the continued discrimination and misunderstanding of the illnesses which fall under this umbrella. It’s not that mental health illnesses are easy to understand, far from it. More that they are so often neglected, or ignored. The term mental health implies...

By Charlotte Stringer, Style Editor at STYLIGHT.co.uk With one in three of us statistically likely to get cancer, it’s certain that everyone reading this article will either know, or be, someone who’s been affected by the illness. However, just because the disease is so prevalent in western society, doesn’t mean that we have no hope of beating it, which is where the Wear it Pink initiative comes in. As part of Breast Cancer Awareness month each October, Breast Cancer Campaign...

Durex and the MTV Staying Alive Foundation have initiated the new worldwide phase of their joint collaboration Someone Like Me which launched last year to promote better sex education, help improve the sexual health and wellbeing of young people everywhere and realise a world free from HIV. After its successful 2013 World AIDS Day campaign, the next phase of Someone Like Me has been developed as a social movement championing happier, healthier sex lives and respectful relationships for young people around the world, through...

Did you know there's a total of 15,516 CCTV cameras in the London Underground? Well, neither did we. But thankfully the people at AAI Security did, and they've created this lovely infographic for The London Economic highlighting which London Underground station has the most. Enjoy!

By Charlotte Hope Lifestyle Editor @charlottehope @TLE_Lifestyle Daylight saving ends next Sunday, did you know? That means it’ll be dark as you get ready for work, and dark when you’re going home from work. It also means that, if you’re me, your skin will start to flake in a reptilian way and your hair will dry and refuse to do absolutely anything you want it to do. Straighteners will snap bits off, brushing it will snap bits off and tying...

By Steve Taggart Halloween is nearly upon us and it really has cemented itself as one of the most exciting social occasions in the calendar. The London Economic doesn't like to miss out on a party either so we have put together a great selection of places to eat, drink and be spooky this October 31st. 1.Mortos Vivos at Las Iguanas Las Iguanas, experts in all things Latin American have devised two devilishly delicious cocktails for Halloween. MORTOS VIVOS, served...