The average mid-life crisis will cost Brits £7,712.39, it has been revealed. A new study of 2,000 UK adults over the age of 40 has found that nearly forty per cent believe they have experienced some kind of life crisis. And mid-life crises are almost as common in women as in men, with 39 per cent of females suffering a …

How to French plait, who Barbie’s boyfriend is and all the words to Olly Murs’ ‘Troublemaker’ are just some of the things only Dads of Daughters will know, according to a new survey. A study of 500 dads with daughters under the age of 18 has revealed the top 50 things fathers with a little girl will have mastered. Knowing …

Winter blues hit us all but experts have revealed our DOGS could also be sharing our pain – with some even suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D). Experts believe less time spent outside or in the sunshine during the winter months means dogs can suffer the same symptoms as humans who have the seasonal condition. These include an increased appetite, …

Expert Advice from Explore Learning Parents’ evenings – one of the most important events in parents’ lives – where they sit down with those people who know their children almost as well as they do – and find out how they’re doing at school.  But, with only ten minutes or so to formally review all those hours of learning how …

Thousands of fish have been stunned as part of a rescue effort while their canal home is partially drained for the first time in 40 years. More than 30,000 cubic metres of water will be drained from the Union Canal in Linlithgow, West Lothian, to allow important repairs to be carried out by engineers. The 5km long section of water …

BRITS SET TO BURN AROUND 10 BILLION CALORIES ON THE SLOPE THIS SEASON Skiing could contribute to the nation shedding almost 200,000 stone in weight over the winter season As Ditch New Year’s Resolutions Day arrives this week, the North’s premier visitor attraction, Chill Factore, has revealed the New Year fitness resolution the nation won’t be dumping. In a research …

Artstrust Productions presents Springs Dance Company’s The Magic Paintbrush The classic folktale of imagination and greed is brought to life for children using dance, video and a beatboxing-inspired soundtrack Directed by Nathan Stickley | Choreographed by Darren Ellis Touring until May 2017 A vibrant storytelling adventure with a quirky urban soundtrack, The Magic Paintbrush is a new dance show leaping, …

New research out today reveals that 55 per cent of the clothes in an average woman’s wardrobe and 47 per cent of clothes in a man’s wardrobe are never worn, but one in ten (11 per cent) refuse to throw out or give away redundant clothes. Added up across the country, women spend more than £5.4billion on more than 365 …

Sweet–toothed Nick Allam is claiming to have invented the Oreo Creme Egg – TWO YEARS before Cadbury put their latest creation on the shelves. Nick, 29, first created the chocolate combination in January 2015 – when he stuffed a crumbled up Oreo inside a Creme Egg on his lunch break at work. He took a picture of his concoction and sent …

  Kicking off with February half term ‘The Snail and The Whale’ activities One of the South Coast’s most loved visitor attractions, Sea Life Brighton, has unveiled a packed events calendar for 2017 with adventures in store for visitors of all ages.  Brand new for 2017, the aquarium will celebrate February half term with Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler’s The …