Wedding guest divides opinion by claiming couples who have already set up home together should NOT expect wedding gifts if they already have ‘lots of nice stuff’ American woman argues adults over age 30 shouldn’t expect wedding presents Posting anonymously on Reddit, said travelling to attend is enough of a gift Many argued age shouldn’t … Read more
Real life Benjamin Buttons! People who looked OLDER as teenagers than they do as adults share hilarious photos to show how they’ve ‘aged backwards’ People from across globe have shared photos to prove they’ve ‘aged backwards’ Trend was born on TikTok when a user claimed she looked younger at 12 than 24 Others have shared … Read more
It has, almost since the start of the pandemic, been the mantra of experts when it comes to Covid-19 and the threat it poses to children: they’re more likely to get hit by a bus than suffer severely from the virus. And so in April, when Lois Benson’s two young sons developed a cough and … Read more
England’s coronavirus lockdown led to almost 12million adults doing almost no exercise, according to research. The Sport England Active Lives survey of 190,000 people suggests 30 per cent of the adult population were ‘inactive’ between March and May. The proportion of people who said they did less than half an hour activity a week rose … Read more
An increasing trend of ‘boomerang’ young adults moving back in with their parents is here to stay, according to a study. Researchers found that nearly two-thirds of childless single adults aged 20-34 in the UK have either never left home or had to move back in because of a precarious jobs market, sky-high rents, low … Read more
Nearly 15% of US adults are uninsured: Two-thirds of under-30s and more than 80% of older adults who don’t have health care say they can’t afford it, CDC report finds A new CDC report found that 14.5% of adults between ages 18 and 64 were uninsured in 2019 – s one-third drop from 20.4% in … Read more
Why we got fatter during lockdown: Two-thirds of adults struggled to avoid piling on the pounds because boredom and stress triggered comfort eating, study suggests Two-thirds of adults struggled to keep their weight down during the lockdown Britons found it more difficult to get to the shops for healthy foods and more Being at home … Read more
Children don’t spread the virus like teachers do A Public Health England analysis found 70 children out of 1.6million who had returned to school in June tested positive for Covid-19. Another 128 members of staff tested positive. And only 30 outbreaks were confirmed at 23,400 reopened schools (0.01 per cent). The analysis, published on August … Read more
We DO copy our brothers and sisters: Siblings of people who get married, divorced or have children are more likely to do the same, study shows Scientists assessed 32 years of data on familial relationships from Germany Found decision-making for key life events was influenced by sibling experiences People are more likely to get married or … Read more
Finding out you’ve been bellowing out the wrong lyrics to a favourite pop song can be mortifying. However, you’re not on your own – with nine in ten adults admitting they often mishear the words. And it seems there are certain hits which leave us the most muddled. Number one is the chorus for The … Read more