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Monthly Archives: February 2017

A tweeting bin, what next?

I have heard of cats, dogs and snakes with Twitter accounts and even inanimate objects such as the Mars Curiosity rover – but the latest takes the biscuit: bins.

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Try a holiday 40 light years away

Fancy a trip to Planet Hop – voted best “hab zone” vacation within 12 parsecs of Earth.

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Doris really isn’t as friendly as she sounds

Doris seems like too sweet a name for the wind that is threatening to pull my garden fence down at the moment.

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10 a day? No way

For years I have tried religiously to eat five portions of fruit and veg a day (with varying levels of success), so I nearly fell off my chair when I read that we are now being encouraged to eat 10 portions!

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It pays to be cheeky sometimes!

The power of being cheeky is not something that should ever be underestimated, and there are some lovely examples of people doing that at the moment.

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The internet is your new high street

The trend in online shopping is showing no signs of slowing down.

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The fridge or not the fridge – that is the question

Where do you stand on the great fridge debate? Should your tomato sauce be kept in the fridge, or in the cupboard?

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Dogs and their owners are more alike than we think

They say dogs are like their owners, well now researchers think there may be more truth in that saying than we realise.

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Sibling rivalry just got worse

Oh dear, sibling rivalry everywhere is about to get worse.

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The six-hour shocker!

You have to laugh at Sweden’s ‘experiment’ with a six-hour working day.

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