Less than HALF of Britons are social distancing at all times, ONS survey reveals

Less than HALF of Britons are social distancing at all times – but 90% say they WILL wear a face mask, ONS survey reveals Only 47 per cent of people say they ‘always’ keep a safe distance from others The Office for National Statistics surveyed 1,500 people from July 22 to 26  It found 73 per … Read more

Survey finds more than half of office staff will work from home for the rest of summer

More than half of office workers will carry on working from home despite lockdown restrictions set to ease, a survey has found. The Chartered Governance Institute and the Core Project interviewed 94 of Britain’s largest employers and found that 52 per cent of them would continue to operate working from home. The survey of company … Read more

Sharks are ‘functionally extinct’ from one-in-five coral reefs, according to comprehensive survey

Sharks are ‘functionally extinct’ from one-in-five coral reefs, according to comprehensive three-year survey A global survey paints a gloomy portrait of reef sharks populations In a three-year survey of  371 reefs around the world scientists found that almost 20 percent didn’t harbor a single reef shark Overfishing and human populations density are the biggest factors … Read more

A quarter of Britons could REFUSE to take coronavirus vaccine, new survey shows 

More than a quarter of people in the UK may refuse to be vaccinated against coronavirus, a worrying survey reveals. Results will be released today for a global frontrunner vaccine, developed at Oxford University, showing whether it is safe and triggers a positive immune response. But shocking figures show, even if this first step is … Read more

Survey finds 82% of workers skip lunch breaks because they feel completing work is more important

Do YOU feel guilty about taking a lunch break? Survey finds 82% of employees skip the downtime because they feel completing work is more important A study surveyed a group of employees on their lunch break behaviors The results show that as many as 82% of of workers are not taking advantage  The team found … Read more

One in six ‘think their relationship with money is unhealthy’ according to a new survey

One in six think their relationship with money is unhealthy according to a new ‘Money Wellness Index’ The survey found that only 6 in 10 feel in control of their finances  First Direct asked 4,300 people as part of a new Money Wellness Index More than a third agree they need money to be happy By … Read more

Survey of billions of stars in the Milky Way ‘could have captured signs of intelligent life’

Survey of billions of stars in the Milky Way ‘could have captured signs of intelligent life’ — and amateur astronomers are being encouraged to search for them SETI Institute experts are developing state-of-the-art ways to detect signs of life These ‘technosignatures’ might be laser emissions or structures orbiting stars The search will piggyback on the Very … Read more

Daily contact with the joys of nature is good for our health and happiness, new survey reveals 

Daily contact with the joys of nature is good for our health and happiness, new survey reveals People who usually feel little connection to nature benefit the most from nature  Major study finds that daily contact with nature is good for health and happiness Researchers used 1,000 survey responses of people exploring nature every day … Read more

Covid’s classroom divide: Survey reveals 700,000 state pupils get NO home lessons at all

The startling inequalities in lockdown learning are laid bare today after it was revealed that an estimated 700,000 state school pupils are not being set any work by their teachers. Some schools have simply decided against online lessons because they say many children have only limited internet access.  Astonishingly, one head teacher said teachers might … Read more