Snack-happy Brits have revealed the weird and wonderful ways they eat their crisps – including with cutlery, chopsticks, crushing them to powder, and creating a taste overload with a mix of different flavours. Research of 2,000 adults found eating them with something sweet, covering them with chilli sauce and dipping them into sauce while it’s in their mouth were other …

Three quarters of parents who admit they struggle to find new ways to entertain their children – should simply let them take the lead instead, an expert has revealed Clinical psychologist, Dr Elizabeth Kilbey, best known for appearing on Channel 4’s The Secret Life of 4, 5 and 6-year-olds, says parents shouldn’t set the bar too high – and the …

A study of 2,000 adults revealed the top mishaps people have experienced with their batter – and expect to suffer from again this year. Among the top flops were lumps of flour or eggshell being in the mix, pancakes sticking to the pan, and running out of ingredients. It also emerged that February 21st will see an average of five …

A number of food items – from pomegranate seeds to Brussels sprouts – were given the TV judging panel treatment, with impersonators including mini-Simon Cowell and Nicole Scherzingers. And their reactions didn’t disappoint, as their faces did their talking as much as their words. However, their judgements were gate-crashed, as the real deal and Dancing on Ice judge, Banjo, stepped …

Half of adults think Valentine’s Day is a ‘waste of money” – with novelty mugs, cheap underwear, and gift vouchers among the worst presents. A poll of 2,015 adults found 50 per cent are bored of the same old gestures and would like their partner to make more effort, rather than splurge money on items they don’t really want. Other …

Towering over commuters in Tower Bridge this morning, the three-metre-high statue of the timeless ‘70s stop-motion character popped-up to take city workers by surprise. While in Shoreditch, passers-by were left scratching their head’s trying to crack the world’s largest Where’s Wally puzzle which was created in the dead of night. And others also spotted a giant illuminated Miffy sculpture on …

  A poll of 2,000 adults found just 29 per cent feel rom coms are accurate portrayals of relationships, with 46 per cent criticising films like Notting Hill and Pretty Woman for depicting unrealistic views of what they should be like.    More than a quarter (27 per cent) have even had disagreements with a partner over situations influenced by the …

Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys has been revealed as the song that makes people happiest, according to a scientific formula developed by a university professor.   The 1966 hit single ticks all the boxes in the formula devised by Dr Michael Bonshor, who has a PhD in music psychology and has researched music in relation to wellbeing extensively.   …

A third of Brits have no idea Sir Winston Churchill was Prime Minister during World War II, according to research. The poll of 2,000 adults found their knowledge of the conflict is lacking – despite 48 per cent believing it’s important ‘everyone’ has a good understanding of this pivotal event. But 37 per cent have no idea when World War …

More than half of parents feel they would be in their ‘dream job’ now, if they’d had better career guidance during their teenage years. The study of 2,000 parents of children aged 11-18 who go to a non-fee paying school found 69 per cent also think they would have benefited from more regular conversations with their own parents about future …