Scammers recruit young adults left jobless by the pandemic as ‘money mules’ By Miles Dilworth For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 9 March 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 9 March 2021 Young adults left jobless and penniless by the pandemic are helping launder profits from crimes like drug dealing Young adults left jobless and … Read more
One fifth of adults in the country’s ‘education blackspots’ have NO academic qualifications, figures reveal Over 20 per cent in Britain’s worst educational blackspots lack any qualifications Sandwell, West Mids, and Pendle, Lancs, worst in country, say official figures Across England as a whole, 7.5 per cent of adults lack academic qualifications By Josh White … Read more
Are you addicted to your smartphone? More than a THIRD of young adults report symptoms including poor sleep and anxiety when away from their phone – regardless of how long they spend on it each day Experts from King’s College London surveyed 1,043 people aged from 18–30 They were asked about their levels of smartphone usage … Read more
Home-schooling time warp! Parents are much more likely to say that time has gone ‘very fast’ than adults without children, research finds Research finds parents much more likely to say that time has gone ‘very fast’ Age-old adage that ‘children grow up so fast’ may be based in scientific truth Time passing ‘fast’ could be due … Read more
England’s salt reduction programme between 2003 and 2018 successfully slashed salt consumption of the average English adult by 15 per cent, a new study has found. Data shows 8.38 grams of salt are now consumed every day, down from 9.38 grams in 2000. If these salt intake levels are maintained, by 2050 the programme would … Read more
Aldi launches a $20 hot cross bun flavoured GIN alongside its traditional holiday treats just in time for Easter Adults can enjoy the ‘rich, fruity taste of hot cross buns in a glass’ for only $20 The gin liqueur is ‘infused with nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves and ginger flavours’ In addition to the flavoured tipple, Aldi … Read more
How young people have senior moments too: Adults in their 20s regularly forget why they entered a room or where they put their keys… and more than half often have difficulty finding the right word Research from Edinburgh University has found that young people regularly struggle to remember things A new study of 124 healthy … Read more
Anything to avoid a tantrum! Hilarious snaps reveal the inexplicable things children do when you let them get their own way Bored Panda shared posts from around the world of kids doing bizarre things One parent photographed their daughter sitting upside down at a restaurant Another snapped their son holding hands with a mannequin in … Read more
Stress soars among young adults and parents: Covid-19 pandemic has taken a huge toll on our mental health, two new studies reveal A total of 41 per cent of 16 to 25-year-olds say they ‘always’ or ‘often’ feel down The figures increase among those who are not in work during the pandemic A separate study … Read more
Los Angeles County officials arrested nearly 200 people on Saturday including attendees of a ‘swinger’s party’ in a warehouse decked out with beds and dancer poles, in a massive crackdown on underground ‘superspreader’ events. The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department’s Superspreader Task Force arrested 182 adults at two commercial locations for breaking state lockdown orders on Saturday amid … Read more