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 VIDEO David Walliams’ Bad Dad has been announced as the top book that kids hope to find under the tree this Christmas. The best seller about a father and son who go on a mission to break an innocent man into prison was rated as the most-desired kids’ book this Christmas in a survey of 1,000 …
– By Emma Elsworthy The average Brit rates their Christmas dinner making skills as a modest seven out of 10, a study found. Researchers found a large percentage of the nation struggle to perfect turkey and all the trimmings, with getting everything done on time the biggest issue. Around one in ten usually end up cremating the roast …
Brits admit they post ‘sicky selfies’ – to get sympathy from friends, family and colleagues. Researchers who carried out a detailed study found one in ten adults consider days spent in bed an ideal time to take sympathy shots and post them on social media – rising to two in five among the 18-24-year-old age group. Worryingly, 40 …
– WITH VIDEO Four out of 10 Brits have completely lost touch with ALL their childhood friends, a study has found. Researchers discovered a large percentage of the population have no idea what happened to former mates and classmates – and a quarter are ‘happy’ they no longer have contact with them. It also emerged around one in …
– By Gemma Francis Brits will bin the equivalent of 108 million rolls of wrapping paper, 54 million platefuls of food – and use 189 million batteries over Christmas, a study has found. A poll of 2,000 adults found the nation will also get through more than 40 million rolls of sticky tape and bin almost 100 million …
By Emma Elsworthy The average British adult has SIX family members they have completely lost touch with – according to research. Aunties, uncles and cousins are the relatives we are least likely to make the effort with, although one third of those polled said they hardly ever see a SIBLING. Around 12 per cent said they don’t see …
– WITH VIDEO Generational gaps are making watching TV and playing games together at Christmas near impossible, new research has shown. Despite Christmas TV and family games remaining among the top festive activities for families, most youngsters can’t tell Jim Royle from Basil Fawlty and many over 50’s have never even heard of Game of Thrones or The …
– WITH QUIZ AND INFOGRAPHIC – By Gemma Francis Brits will spend more than £19 billion on presents, eat 308 million slices of turkey – and pull 154 million crackers this Christmas, a study has found. Over the festive period, we will also travel 5.6 billion miles to visit almost 257 million friends and relatives. Almost one in …
By Emma Elsworthy Leaving in plenty of time, filling the car with toys and games to amuse the kids and taking a 15- minute break every two hours are among parent’s tips for a stress-free drive this Christmas. Having a fully-charged mobile phone also made the list, along with filling up the car the night before setting off. …
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