Author Archives: charlie
An easier way to travel
Have you always fancied travelling to Australia but can’t afford it? Don’t worry, a solution has been found.
Read more...Good news for Brits: Queuing is good for you
Good old British values aren’t always a bad thing, and our sense of discipline and fairness leads to us being fantastic queuers. This, in turn, is great news for us ordered folk. Because queuing is good for you. It’s official.
Read more...China tells its people how to behave as tourist
When travelling abroad few tourists worry about representing their fellow countrymen. But in China, officials are trying to instil an ethos of exactly that to the many numbers of citizens who travel overseas.
Read more...Don’t believe in bad luck rituals? Touch wood
If you have always dismissed partaking in the act of reversing ‘bad luck’, by throwing salt over your shoulder or touching wood for example, you might just want to think again, just in case.
Read more...Victoria Beckham makes the small screen her next venture
A mother of four, wife to superstar footballer, Spice Girl and fashion designer is onto the next chapter of her career, and she’s not even 40 yet. Exhausted just thinking about it?
Read more...Facebook gives boost to advertising apps
With one eye on the growing use of particular technology devices, Facebook is moving with the times along with other successful businesses and is expanding accordingly.
Read more...What your coffee choice says about you
Coffee drinkers in Britain down a whopping 70 million cuppas every morning with type preferences which are as varied as the beans they’re made from.
Read more...Want to live a long and healthy life? Marriage is the answer.
While the jokers and sceptics in the room might shake their heads knowingly, a study has revealed that the secret to good health is marriage.
Read more...Good news for typing train travellers
Those commuters who like to use the railways as their makeshift offices will be delighted to hear the pledge by the government to provide supersonic speed to internet connections on UK’s trains.
Read more...Is chewing gum good for you?
When looking around the pavements of Britain’s cities and towns (not to mention railings and, in worst cases, under tables) it can be easy to wonder how and why chewing gum ever made it onto our shelves. It makes a mess, sticks like glue, offers no nutritional benefits and makes us feel hungrier.
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