Category Archives: News
Men need to swish their tail feathers
Scientists have gone to great lengths to discover what peahens find most attractive about a peacock’s tail feathers.
Read more...You don’t need a facelift, just a few snails
Who fancies paying to have a few snails crawl across their face?
Read more...Wellies or some new sunglasses?
Having gone out and bought new wellies and raincoat for the 10 years of constant rain we were predicted, we are now in the middle of a dangerous heatwave.
Read more...Ford partnership with Spotify
Leading car brand Ford has announced plans that will allow internet-based songs and albums to play into its vehicles with the help of music service Spotify.
Read more...‘Smart city’ government cash goes to Glasgow
The Scottish city of Glasgow has won a £24m government grant that will be used to make it one of the UK’s first smart cities.
Read more...Is social media linked to the reduction in vandalism?
New figures released by the Crime Survey of England and Wales have found reports of vandalism have reduced by 37% since March 2007.
Read more...What’s next for Lance Armstrong?
It was all true. After over a decade of emphatic denials Lance Armstrong admitted to Oprah Winfrey last week that he has been doping throughout his career.
Read more...Omnishambles: officially the word that sums up the year!
I had to smile when I read a piece on The Independent online saying that ‘Omnishambles’ is the word that sums up the year – and that’s official. It states that writers of The Thick of It are credited with coming up with the Oxford Dictionaries UK Word of the Year.
Read more...25 Years of Ikea in the UK
It has been 25 years since Ikea opened their first store in Warrington and the Swedish furniture company’s products have become a fixture in the nation’s homes.
Read more...Elderly people staying at home
I was sad to read that many elderly people who are worried about falling are making themselves prisoners in their own home.
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