The recent heat wave in England has, somewhat coincidentally, seen the amount of workers taking impromptu sick days rise massively. ? A survey of 7000 employers showed that almost four out of five reported staff absences in the past few…
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Millions more workers with children are to get the right to go part-time. Gordon Brown will put the Government on collision course with business leaders this week by promising to allow parents with older children – not just those with…
A woman from Arkansas surprised her family on a US tv show by telling them that she was expecting a baby. This will be Michelle Duggar’s 18th child. To date, the Duggars? 17 natural children range in age from 20…
In a downtown loft apartment in Denver, Colorado, a group of 30-something women is having a party. They joke easily with each other about men, cats and botox. It’s more Sex and the City than Psycho, but party organiser Dana…
Feel conscious over the sze of your derriere? Fear no more ladies, it could be good for you. Researchers in the U.S. have found that a type of fat that accumulates around the hips and bottom may actually offer some…
If you thought Britney Spears carrying her chihuahua in a handbag or Geri Halliwell accessorising herself with a shih tzu was weird, then what about the latest fad ? monkids? In a bid to fill the void after their children…
Soaring petrol prices mean motorists are forking out ?10.5million more per day than last year, the AA said yesterday. The motoring group?s findings relate only to unleaded and do not include the huge additional cost of diesel. Read…
Devastating price rises mean families have less to spend on themselves than at any time for 17 years. The share of household income eaten up by unavoidable outgoings such as housing, food, heat and council tax has soared over the…
More than 1,000 schools in England and Wales could be closed and most will have to send some children home when teachers take the first national strike action in 21 years on Thursday, figures obtained by the Guardian suggest.Schools in…
The Food Standards Agency Board (FSA) have called upon UK ministers to implement voluntary action by manufacturers to remove food colours by 2009. Following discussion about the effects that certain food colours have on children’s behaviour, it has been suggested…
A boy lost a year’s schooling because the council wrongly suspected his parents had lied about their home address.Officials repeatedly refused to take responsibility for the 11-year-old despite his special educational needs. Read more
New research has shown that women are more likely to reveal their passwords than men. The InfoSecurity Europe 2008 Social Engineering Survey,?showed that 72 per cent of women agreed they would disclose their password over the phone to someone who…
As Sex and the City prepares to make its way back onto our screens, new research shows that keeping up with the Jones’s (or in this case, the Bradshaws) will set wannabee fashionistas back?over ?10k a year. ?New research from…
First-born siblings have long complained that their parents allow their younger brothers and sisters to get away with murder.While they are forced to toe the line, they claim their mothers and fathers are far less strict with their naughty siblings….
The number of unqualified teachers in British?state schools has risen six-fold in the past 11 years to nearly 17,000, it emerged yesterday. There were 2,940 teachers yet to reach the British standard of ‘qualified teacher status’ in 1997 but the…
Families already struggling to cope with the credit crunch face huge increases in food bills because of global shortages.With the international cost of cereals up by almost half in a year, British meat and dairy products have soared in price….
Hopes of another quick cut in interest rates to ease the credit crunch were dealt a huge blow today. Official figures showed that inflation is still racing through the economy, making it far less likely that the Bank of England…
A new report has shown that women from ethnic minority groups who immigrate to the United Kingdom are less likely to smoke and drink alcohol during pregnancy than British white women. These mothers from ethnic minorities are also more likely…
Buying a second home in the midst of the credit crunch may seem ludicrous to some, but it could actually save you money if you are a commuter. House prices in the capital have seen drastic price falls while rail…
If your starry-eyed daughter fancies becoming the next Billie Piper, Denise Van Outen or Baby Spice, be careful. Her bid for fame could hurt your wallet.Turning your child into the latest young star of stage or screen could set you…