Groupon Finds that Looking Good Throughout Your Life Doesn’t Come Cheap: Women $225,360 vs. Men $175,680   Women who said they routinely spend money on their appearance will shell out almost a quarter of a million dollars ($3,756 year, $313 month) throughout their lifetime vs. $175,680 ($2,928 year, $244 month) for men who said that they do the same   …

NEWS COPY – WITH VISUAL MAP Folklore and fairy tales like The Giant Killer, Robin Hood and the Loch Ness monster are in danger of dying out – because parents aren’t passing them on to their kids, it has emerged. Researchers who carried out a detailed study among 2,000 adults found two thirds have no intention of regaling their children …

NEWS COPY – WITH VIDEO The majority of UK parents believe bullying in schools is more intense now than it was when they were children, according to a study. Researchers who polled 1,571 adults and 448 kids found eight out of ten mums and dads worry children are singled out at school more frequently now, mainly because of social media …

Forget equality, mums are still doing all of the household chores, a study has found. Instead of everyone mucking in, 81 per cent of mums say they still take care of all the cleaning and tidying in their homes. Before having children, 45 per cent of women said their household chores were shared equally between them and their partner. But …

Teenagers devour more than $50k worth of food between the ages of 13-19 $142 per week is the typical cost of feeding one teenager A third of parents say their teen is a ‘bottomless pit’ Parents are bracing for summer vacation – teen snacking goes up 50% versus a school day Study of 2,000 parents of teens conducted by Farm …

It’s official – life really was “better in the old days”, according to a new study. Half of adults over the age of 50 agree that life in the past was preferable to today, compared to just 19 per cent who think the present day is best. Seven in 10 people think that the past was better as there was …

NEWS COPY – WITH VIDEO Mums who loathe their post-birth bodies are sparking a body confidence crisis in their own children, a study has found. Seven in ten mums say their young children have repeated back negative phrases about their appearance after hearing their mothers say it. Four in ten children have complained ‘I feel fat’ along with 41 per …

NEWS COPY “Are we nearly there yet?” will be asked three times during the average family road trip – with the first grumble coming in after just 29 minutes. The typical journey lasting over 60 minutes will also include two tantrums, one of which rears its head after 27 minutes. “I’m bored” will be uttered twice, and parents will need …

NEWS COPY   It’s official – life really was “better in the old days”, according to a new study. Half of adults over the age of 50 agree that life in the past was preferable to today, compared to just 19 per cent who think the present day is best. Seven in 10 people think that the past was better …

NEWS COPY – WITH PICTURES AND VIDEO These nostalgic images provide a trip down memory lane – charting the history of Britain’s most famous coach company. National Express turns 45 this year, and to celebrate the company has raided the archives and dug out a string of old photographs and marketing material. The rare, previously unseen images, one of which …