A Cuppa Makes It Better
A mug of tea can be just what the doctor ordered to get through the cold winter months, according to the UK Tea and Infusions Association
A Cuppa Makes It Better
How do choose to live our lives? What are the shifts in attitude and behavior that are shaping everything from what we buy to how we spend our leisure time?
Introverts Can ‘Have The Edge’ In Business
Introverts Can ‘Have The Edge’ In Business
Introverts can excel in business and on social media according to business coach Melitta Campbell.
Sci-Fi City Planned in Saudi Arabia
Sci-Fi City Planned in Saudi Arabia
Opinion is split whether THE LINE, a 170km-long, 200m wide city unveiled this week by Saudi Arabia is a vision of a perfect future for civilisation, or an indication that dystopian science fiction is coming true.The announcement of the project by Mohammed bin...
Employees’ Worklife Will Remain Fluid
Employees’ Worklife Will Remain Fluid
Over the last couple of years, every aspect of our lives has been shoved into a large washing machine set to maximum spin. Where, how and when many of us work has evolved dramatically and it looks as though many of the changes are here to stay.Even though COVID...
Travel Set To Rebound
Travel Set To Rebound
Most people are set to dip their toes back into the water of international travel this year, according to a new survey. Some 96 per cent of those surveyed in the US alone say they plan to get on a plane to go on a foreign holiday before October this year, according...
Greener Lifestyles Linked To Greater Happiness
Greener Lifestyles Linked To Greater Happiness
The idea that being green means sacrifice and going without was epitomised by Boris Johnson’s denigration of the “hair shirt-wearing, tree-hugging, mung bean-eating eco freak”. When the UK prime minister said that in 2020, the message was clear: a sustainable...
How To Dispose Of Our Takeaway Cup Problem?
How To Dispose Of Our Takeaway Cup Problem?
Pick up takeaway cappuccino. Drink it on the way to the office. Throw away the cup in the recycling bin. Easy, right? Actually most coffee cups can’t be recycled through public recycling bins and you could actually be responsible for all the rubbish in that bin -...
Win-Win Eating: Sustainable Food Is Cheaper
Win-Win Eating: Sustainable Food Is Cheaper
The cost of living is rising fast, mainly as a result of sharp increases in the price of energy, food and other essential goods. So many people are looking for ways to economise without reducing their quality of life. Researchers have some good news - adopting a...
Turning Away From Democracy?
Turning Away From Democracy?
Political attitudes and beliefs have been shifting dramatically over the last few years. But, like the tides, they change direction relatively quickly. The pandemic seems to have curbed the attractiveness of ‘strong man’ leaders, but it’s also causing people to...
Sustainable Spirits Advance ‘Good Drink’ Movement
Sustainable Spirits Advance ‘Good Drink’ Movement
Whether you’re raising a glass to progress on tackling climate change at COP26 or you want to drown your sorrows that the pledges don’t go far enough, there’s a new book that will help you choose a more sustainable spirit for the occasion.A Good Drink: In Pursuit...
Cheese For Good
Cheese For Good
If you’re like me, you may have occasionally tucked into a few chunks of month-old cheese from the back of the fridge when you get back late. But how about nibbling on one that’s been around for 21 years?Well you’ve now got the chance to bid at auction on a...
Climate Positive Food: Eat Out To Help Out The Planet
Climate Positive Food: Eat Out To Help Out The Planet
The era of ‘climate positive’ eating out is here. As we scramble to reduce our impact on the planet, a new generation of cafés and restaurants is making the task easier - and more enjoyable - for us.Tim Grant is an unlikely eco-warrior at first glance. Looking at...
COVID Has Changed Us
COVID Has Changed Us
The COVID pandemic has made people rethink many aspects of their lives, new research has found. Many are now more aware of their personal impact on society, with a positive shift in the ways they contribute to their communities. But it has also increased negativity...
Women’s Health Strategy Must Meet Needs Of All Women
Women’s Health Strategy Must Meet Needs Of All Women
Healthcare in the UK is failing women and girls. According to Nadine Dorries, the Minister of State in the Department of Health and Social Care, the gender imbalance is the inevitable consequence of historical bias. “For generations, women have been living in a...
Key Battle Won Against Malaria
Key Battle Won Against Malaria
The World Health Organization has certified China as malaria-free. Given that the country was reporting 30 million cases per year of the disease in the 1940s, it’s a major milestone in the worldwide campaign to eradicate the killer disease completely.How has China...
New Blueprint Proposed To Tackle Ageism
New Blueprint Proposed To Tackle Ageism
A new report has found disturbing evidence that ageism remains a last bastion of ‘acceptable discrimination’ in the UK. Six in 10 people feel it is a big problem that needs fixing and two-fifths feel that more funding is needed for older people, alongside other...
SPOTLIGHT: Gender Gap Closing In Mobile Web Use
SPOTLIGHT: Gender Gap Closing In Mobile Web Use
Around 112 million women across the world started using mobile phones to access the internet in the last year. But there’s still a gender gap of 234 million compared with use by men.South Asia saw the biggest rise in use by women, according to the GSMA in its...
Cost Reduces Eco-friendly Shopping
Cost Reduces Eco-friendly Shopping
HALF of shoppers would make more environmentally-friendly choices if it was cheaper, a poll found. A huge 48 per cent said they wanted to do the right thing but cost often held them back.Researchers asked if Britain’s shoppers wanted to make different food choices...
The Rise And Rise Of Subscription Living
The Rise And Rise Of Subscription Living
If you subscribe to the notion that property is theft, then the shift to subscription-based living is perfect for you: we’re moving some way to a world where the concept of ownership is being fundamentally redefined.The last few years have seen a dramatic increase...
Wipe Out The Wipes, Make-up Users Urged
Wipe Out The Wipes, Make-up Users Urged
We're flushing away or binning an astonishing 11 billion wet wipes every year in the UK. Some 9.3 million of them head down the loo every day, accounting for a staggering 93% of all sewer blockages. That’s a real problem, as they can take up to 100 years to...
