Snorkeller finds wedding ring wrapped around a fish on Norfolk Island

Husband who lost his wedding ring while holidaying on a remote island is surprised to learn a snorkeller spotted it around the body of a mullet fish – and his wife is desperate to get it back Suzie Quintal and husband Nathan lost wedding ring in Norfolk Island in January Local snorkeller Susan Prior found … Read more

Feeling younger can protect adults against health decline, study finds

Simply feeling younger can protect middle-aged and older adults against health decline by buffering against stress, an astonishing new study reveals.  Researchers in Germany investigated whether people’s ‘subjective age’ – feeling younger than we actually are – had an effect on the detrimental effects of stress.  Specifically, the experts looked into the effects of stress … Read more

New Jersey chihuahua described as ‘demonic’ by foster owner finds new home in Connecticut

A woman who adopted a ‘demonic’ Chihuahua after reading an adoption advert describing him as a ‘man-hating, child-hating Gremlin’ says her new pet has given her a new lease of life.   Ariel Davis, 36, from Connecticut, took in two-year-old Prancer after a post from his exhausted foster carer, Tyfanee Fortuna, from New Jersey, took social media by … Read more

Chihuahua described as ‘demonic’ finds a new home after post from foster owner

A woman who adopted a ‘demonic’ Chihuahua after reading an adoption advert describing him as a ‘man-hating, child-hating Gremlin’ says her new pet has given her a new lease of life.   Ariel Davis, 36, from Connecticut, took in two-year-old Prancer after a post from his exhausted foster carer, Tyfanee Fortuna, from New Jersey, took social media by … Read more

Scotland on knife edge as election eve poll finds SNP faces LOSING seats and missing out on majority

Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP could miss out on an overall majority at Holyrood in Thursday’s elections amid a surge in support for the union in Scotland, a new poll suggested today. A poll by Savanta suggests the First Minister could lose four seats to fall six seats short of control of the Scottish Parliament. The same … Read more

Kelly Clarkson FINALLY finds buyer for $6.95m Tennessee home after FOUR YEARS and SLASHING price $2m

Some people wait four years for a moment like this.  After initially putting it on the market in 2017 and not having a single offer since, Kelly Clarkson has finally found a buyer for her mansion in Tennessee at $6.95million. The New York Post reported on Friday that the 39-year-old singer’s estate went into contract on … Read more

Working from home could lead to discrimination and staff missing out on promotion, study finds

Working from home could lead to Britons losing out on career opportunities and create discrimination in offices, a new study warns today. So-called ‘hybrid working’ models which give staff the flexibility to work between home and the office could be ‘dragging businesses back decades’, according to a team of business psychologists at the Cambridgeshire-based firm, OE … Read more

Sitting with your back to the wall is the best seat in the office, study finds

Sitting with your back to the wall is the best seat in the office (and NOT just because the boss can’t see what you’re up to), study finds Study found having desk looking out at too many others makes it harder to focus UCL researchers surveyed 172 working for London firm in large open-plan office … Read more

Conversations about others can help you to feel more connected and form relationships, study finds 

 Gossiping about other people can make you feel more connected to those around you and even help you form better relationships, according to a new study. Neuroscientists from Dartmouth College had a group of volunteers play a series of online games and monitored the role of gossip between the different participants.  The US researchers found … Read more

Britons prefer to have an allotment than a sports car, survey finds

Britons prefer to have an allotment than a sports car, survey finds as more than 100,000 are on the waiting list for one More than 100,000 Britons on waiting lists for allotments amid lockdown surge Now a new poll finds that it is among the three most popular ‘top goals’ in life And buying a sports … Read more