A study of 2,000 adults found celebrating the festive season by buying presents, food and drink, and outfits for parties will see them splash out an average of £973.80 per person. Gifts for friends and family take up more than half of the seasonal spending, with peers’ presents costing a generous £213, while gifts for […]

Mounds of discarded present packaging, masses of uneaten food, waiting in traffic to do your Christmas shop – it isn’t easy being green, especially at this time of year. And 45 per cent hoping to make this year’s Yuletide their most sustainable ever despite 25 per cent saying it’s not possible to have an eco-friendly […]

Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill has urged schoolchildren to use sport to make numeracy more fun and engaging. The former heptathlete returned to her old high school in Sheffield, Yorks, to discuss the importance of numbers in later life, meeting with her former maths and PE teachers along with current pupils. The visit comes after research by […]

A study of 2,000 adults found a quarter of professionals would like to change careers, with eight in 10 aiming to do so within the next FIVE years. But 40 per cent would be willing to earn a lower salary if it meant they were working in a job they were happy in, while 60 […]

Today, Amazon.co.uk announces its Last Minute Christmas Deals event, offering customers the opportunity to discover great gift ideas for less before the big day. Shop these Last Minute Christmas Deals from 00:001 on Monday 9th December until 23:59 on Sunday 22nd December at amazon.co.uk/lastminutechristmasdeals. Customers can expect to find festive must-haves from top brands including […]

Amazon has released its last-order dates to ensure that no one misses out on purchasing the perfect Christmas gift for their loved-ones this year. Customers will be able to order by the dates and times below to receive items before 25th December 2019: Sunday 22nd – Standard Delivery – To arrive by Monday 24th December. […]

A pair of newlyweds ditched the professional cameras and had their entire wedding day shot exclusively on a smartphone. Holly Eeles, 26, and James Sherris, 34, were married on 16th November, at Low Wood Bay Resort and Spa, in Windermere in the Lake District, and had an intimate and classic winter wedding with 70 close […]

Last night marked the launch of Amazon’s Home of Black Friday experience, which featured a star-studded line-up of talent. Dressed to impress, Rylan Clark-Neal kicked off the evening of star-studded entertainment, featuring songstress Paloma Faith, whose soulful performance included hits ‘Changing’, ‘Only Love Can Hurt Like This’ and ‘Lullaby’, as well as a DJ set […]

The nation’s diet is 25 per cent green, 14 per cent red – and nine per cent beige. A study of 2,000 adults revealed that despite a belief Brits are often tucking into starchy carbs like pasta, potatoes and bread, plates are also filled with leafy greens including kale, peas and broccoli, and rich reds […]