NEWS COPY Brits will spend 18 months of their lives mulling over what to eat, a study has found. A poll of 2,000 adults found the nation’s love of food means an average of around 35 minutes every day is spent thinking about, choosing, or discussing what to eat. That amounts to around four hours a week or the …
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 …
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 …
NEWS COPY Millions of Brits are fulfilling their travel aspirations through friend’s and family’s posts on Facebook, according to new research. Four in 10 UK adults admit they are ‘social tourists’ – experiencing an average of 14 countries through friend’s and family’s social media updates every year. However the typical respondent has visited just nine countries in reality – although …
Birth order significantly impacts whether children are destined to be a CEO, astronaut or rock star, according to new research. Firstborns are statistically more likely to become scientists, astronauts, rock musicians – and reality TV stars. Middle children are more inclined to become Olympic athletes, politicians, CEOs and authors. While the youngest are most likely to become composers and explorers …
Young musicians invited to compose original music inspired by Shakespeare Primary schools across the country are invited to compose an original piece of music as part of a competition launched in conjunction with Shakespeare Week. The Composition Competition, organised by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in collaboration with Birmingham Conservatoire, invites schools to create a musical masterpiece in celebration of Shakespeare …
First born children most likely to reach for the stars as astronauts or scientists and engineers according to a new study on siblings Middle children most likely to rule the roost at work and become Olympians Youngest children most likely to become composers, only children are destined for the arts Research commissioned by Disney to celebrate the film ‘Frozen’, which …
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