The average Brit has an average attention span of just 14 minutes, according to research. Experts who examined our ability to stay ‘tuned in’ amid a string of every day scenarios found around a quarter of an hour is about as good as it gets. According to the data, while watching television the average adult loses concentration – …

Always look on the bright side of life, say half of adults – who would describe themselves as ‘glass half full’. A new study found Brits to be a brighter bunch than they are often given credit for – with a third rating their general happiness levels as an eight or nine out of 10. Likewise, 12 per …

– WITH PICS By Gemma Francis Stressed-out parents who are battling to find an innkeeper costume for their child’s nativity play have been handed a lifeline by a hotel chain. Each year, Premier Inn receives hundreds of requests for help in sorting the perfect innkeeper costume, so has come to the rescue of one dad by creating a …

— WITH PICTURES  A couple who tried for a baby for SEVEN years were finally rewarded with a bouncing baby boy – after experts told them to give up exercise and avoid wearing perfume. Business owner Nicola Szymanowski, 38, and husband Mark welcomed 6lb 10oz Charles Henry John in May after battling to overcome fertility issues on both …

By Emma Elsworthy More than one in four fraud victims haven’t told their partner what happened – because they were too ashamed, a study has found. Researchers also found a further one in 10 chose not to reveal anything about it amid a fear they would be judged by friends and family. The study of 1,500 adults who have fallen …

– WITH PICTURES A receptionist has been hailed a hero after she saved the life of a baby boy she helped deliver in a hotel car park. Cool-headed Karen Dyass, 46, sprang into action when Heather McSharry’s waters broke outside a Travelodge as the family stopped for a toilet break en route to hospital. Mum-of-two Karen and Heather’s …

— WITH PICTURES, INFOGRAPHIC AND VIDEO By Astrid Hall England’s curry hot-spots were crying into their kormas yesterday – after Glasgow was named Britain’s spice capital. According to a study Indian food fans in Scotland’s second city like their dishes hotter than anyone south of the border, including those in Bradford, Leicester and Birmingham. Curry-lovers in Southampton finished …

Former supermodel and petrolhead Jodie Kidd is set to launch the first ever nationwide live treasure hunt – for a CAR. The TV presenter was on hand this morning to provide fans with the first clue to the car’s secret location – a trumpet. Those that correctly guess the iconic location of the VW Golf, hidden in plain …

This is the extraordinary moment a Land Rover towed a 110-TONNE road train through the Australian outback. The Land Rover Discovery has a maximum certified towing capacity of 3.5-tonnes on public road. But to show what the £55,000 off-road was really capable of, Land Rover took a model out to the Lasseter Highway in the Northern Territory. They …

British pet-lovers now think nothing of kissing the dog goodbye before leaving home, sharing a bath with their pet – and facetiming the cat, according to a study. Researchers found a large percentage of pet owners are going out of their way to do things for their animals that some may consider loopy as they turn to them …