A fascinating new book has revealed how punctuation and symbols have developed over thousands of years. Claire Cock-Starkey’s new non-fiction Hyphens & Hashtags explores how punctuation such as full-stops, commas and exclamation marks have come to be part of our day-to-day writings. While the question mark is believed to come from Ancient Egypt, where they … Read more
1. A high-performance car (such as a Range Rover, Porsche or Ferrari) 2. A designer watch (Rolex, Cartier, Tag or Omega etc) 3. Your children go to private or boarding school 4. Swimming pool in your home 5. A second home 6. A holiday home abroad 7. An electric car like a Tesla 8. You … Read more
Over 60% of Britons are baffled by these nine common recycling symbols found on supermarket items – so how many do YOU know? Survey found 61 per cent of Britons do not understand basic recycling symbols Even 25 per cent of people did not know the ‘Tidy Man’ figure putting litter in bin Most were … Read more
A school has banned pupils from wearing Liverpool FC face masks in a bid to stop them from becoming fashionable ‘status symbols’. Lord Derby Academy (LDA) in Huyton, Merseyside, sent a text message to parents saying face coverings worn in the school must be ‘black, grey, burgundy or medical blue’ in school from Monday, September 21. … Read more
We all know how important recycling is for the planet – it helps minimise waste and transforms old products into new packaging. Recycling just four shampoo bottles saves enough energy to power a shower for five minutes, highlighting just how important reusing products is for the environment. As consumers one of the big differences that … Read more