Author Archives: charlie
Stephen’s Story is truly inspirational
What teenage cancer sufferer Stephen Sutton achieved in his relatively short life is more than most people will achieve in a lifetime.
Read more...Why does junk food taste so good?
I write this while munching on a bag of crisps. We all know by now what foods are healthy and those that are not so healthy. The latest National Diet and Nutrition survey shows, however, that we are still ignoring this and opting for too much sugar, salt and saturated fats. This news happened to coincide with my daughter asking me the question: “Why is it the foods that are bad for us are the ones that taste the nicest?”
Read more...Fancy being a 95-year-old athlete?
As you get older ageing can become less and less appealing, but if 95-year-old Olga Kotelko is anything to go by perhaps we should all look at getting older through her eyes.
Read more...We’re proud to be British – kind of
We live in a nation of a stiff-upper-lipped, self-deprecating and underwhelmed society who are rather proud to be British, but who would rather not shout it from the rooftops.
Read more...The world’s going mad over child’s play
If you go down into the woods today, and children are there playing, would it take you by surprise? Perhaps it would these days.
Read more...First born children
Are you a first born girl in your family? If you are, chances are you’ll be the most ambitious and qualified out of all your family then. This is according to groundbreaking research from…
Read more...Daydream: It’s the secret to looking and feeling younger
Do you while away time daydreaming about becoming the next leader of the free world or imagining everyone applauding as you take to the stage the globe’s biggest rock star? Well, apparently you could be doing yourself a favour, because giving our brains time to float away is actually good for us.
Read more...George Clooney ‘engaged’ to London lawyer
Millions of women will be crying into their breakfast cereal as rumours of the world’s most eligible bachelor are being reported by global media channels.
Read more...Cheryl Cole is back! But does anyone really care?
Have you heard? Cheryl Cole is coming back as a judge on the X Factor! But let’s be honest does anyone really care? It’s not just because it’s Cheryl Cole, even though she’s about as exciting as a wet piece of cardboard: it’s because it’s X Factor and reality talent shows in general.
Read more...International Women’s Day
I don’t like International Women’s Day. There I said it. Now before you jump down my throat brandishing a copy of The Guardian, it’s not what you think. I’m not yet another sweaty “men’s rights” activist crying “Feminazi” and “Misandry” whilst watching Loose Women in my underpants.
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