Aimee Bannister aged 32, and Craig Holmes, 33, from Barrie, Wales, bought a battered old 24-seater school bus from eBay for £3,600, and transformed it into ‘Custard’, their two-seater home on wheels. The van took a whopping 588 hours – the equivalent of more than 24 solid days – and cost about £26,000 to convert, but now comes complete with fully fitted …

A study of 1,000 people who play sports and 1,000 who don’t revealed big differences between the two groups.   Those on a team have more friends, a better work-life balance, are physically fitter and even attend more parties than those who don’t.   And one in five non-athletes are single compared to only 13 per cent of sports players, …

Former Lions captain Matt Dawson took on former Springboks’ flanker Francois Louw in the ultimate cultural test match – a traditional South African Braai versus a good old British BBQ.   The Braai versus BBQ challenge series included a round on rugby trivia – which Dawson won handily, drawing on his years of Question of Sport experience.   Although both …

Guide Dogs has committed to supplying more than 3,500 visually impaired children with free iPads and iPhones after research revealed the damage caused to their personal development by a lack of access to technology   An in-depth study saw the charity interview 170 parents and guardians of children aged under 12 who had a vision impairment.   More than a …

A study revealed laughter (55 per cent), loyalty (53 per cent) and reliability (52 per cent) are among the things they value the most from their friends now they have been reunited again.   Others look for support (50 per cent) and kindness (41 per cent) from their pals.   It also emerged those polled made their first best friend at the …

A study of 2,000 adults found a fifth look for someone who is passionate about food in a potential partner and 29 per cent admitted they’d be put off by a picky eater. A third also said knowing someone is a good cook is a turn on. With 29 per cent agreeing a first date should always include food, ideal …

Parents typically notice a negative comment about their parenting four times a day, meaning there are more than 43 million judgements felt daily across the nation. The research of 2,000 parents also found same-sex parents were the ‘most judged’ group, receiving remarks eight times a day, DOUBLE the average. The top judgement behaviours range from negative comments behind a parent’s …

A survey of 1,000 16-18 year olds who are not yet in higher education found 73 per cent already have their future career plans mapped out. But only half want to get a degree (50 per cent) with more than a third (34 per cent) preferring to get an apprenticeship and learn a job at the same time. While 77 …

Former Towie star Jess Wright has revealed her hopes are fading for her delayed wedding later this year. The entrepreneur was set to say “I do” to fiancé William Lee-Kemp in June but the pair had to push back their wedding day in Majorca to September due to lockdown restrictions. This week’s latest lockdown announcement, which was a hammer blow …

More than a third (36 per cent) of Brits have already planned what meal they are going to order when restaurants open for indoor dining – with pub grub at the top of the list. After months of restrictions, the wait is over as customers can once again eat inside a pub, café or restaurant with friends and …