NEWS COPY – WITH ANIMATED INFOGRAPHIC – By Rob Knight Brits only really start to get the most from a holiday at the age of 31, a study has found. After years of booze-filled breaks and late nights, it’s only once we reach our early thirties that we really start to relax and truly enjoy holidays. Although getting away from …
NEWS COPY By Gemma Francis Modern families are now more likely to text or email at the dinner table than discuss their day, a study has found. Historically, the evening meal was the time for busy families to sit down together, unwind and talk about their day at school or work. But now, the average family finds time to sit …
NEWS COPY – WITH EMBEDDABLE INTERACTIVE QUIZ By Rob Knight The average Brit spends the equivalent of almost two weeks of their life LOST, it has emerged. Researchers found despite the rise of tech such as sat nav devices, we typically end up going the wrong way 24 times a year or more than 1,450 times over our lives. It …
BAD PHONE ETIQUETTE NEWS COPY Failing to say goodbye, hanging up while someone is still talking and rarely answering the phone are among the most annoying mobile phone habits, it was revealed yesterday. Experts have unveiled the modern guide to phone manners, which aims to bring back some of the pleasantries and good etiquette typically associated with using the telephone. …
NEWS COPY – WITH INFOGRAPHIC By Rob Knight The average UK adult smiles 11 times every day – or more than 232,000 times over their lifetime, it has emerged. Researchers who carried out a detailed study found summer sunshine is most likely to trigger a grin, followed by a compliment from a stranger and flicking back through old photographs. Eight …
NEWS COPY – With video By Gemma Francis Three quarters of women who have suffered a miscarriage have been left devastated after friends have tried to comfort them – with phrases such as ‘it wasn’t a real baby’ and ‘it’s nature’s way’, a study has found. A poll of women who have lost a baby found many were left feeling …
NEWS COPY – WITH VIDEO By Gemma Francis Brits need an extra £167 per month to be happy, a study has found. Researchers found that while the average family has an average of around £44 a week in spare cash, the happiest people in the country have £82 a week to enjoy once the bills have been paid. This means …
NEWS COPY By Gemma Francis Business travellers admit work trips are fun and more enjoyable than they may let on, a study has found. A poll of 1,000 people who travel for work found that despite many complaining work trips aren’t as glamourous as they seem, one in three consider the getaways to be ‘fun’. And two thirds admit they …
NEWS COPY — 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 …
NEWS COPY By Astrid Hall It’s official ‘man flu’ DOES exist – or at least men believe it does, according to research. Researchers who carried out a detailed study found men call in sick and go to the doctors more frequently with common colds than women do. The poll of 2,000 adults also revealed one in 12 men have visited …
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