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Has your child been scammed online? If so, they are not alone! A recent poll for the UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) has found that a staggering 46 per cent of children have been taken in by an online scam. And a study by Vodafone has found that nearly one million 11-to-16-year-olds in the UK...

Have you noticed something unpleasant since the Covid lockdown? There is more dog mess around. In fact, dog fouling has increased by nearly ten per cent nationwide. In some areas, dog fouling complaints have more than tripled. One council in Shropshire reported a 208.5 per cent increase over a three-year period. Authorities are trying to...

Young men don’t like being told that they give you the ‘ick’ feeling. The ‘ick’ word describes a feeling or disgust or repulsion at a specific behaviour. It was popular slang until last year, when it entered the Cambridge Dictionary. The word is currently very popular with young women, who use it across social media...

Sadly – a problem that is far too heavy for their young shoulders, but which can cripple them with anxiety: climate change. ‘Eco-anxiety’ now affects nearly four out of five children, according to a recent YouGov survey. And, increasingly, teachers are struggling to cope with the rising numbers of pupils who confess they are really...

In the morning, do you drink coffee, tea or freshly squeezed lemon juice mixed with warm water? Lemon juice has recently become a fashionably healthy lifestyle choice, according to nutritionist and autoimmunity specialist V J Hamilton. She explains that, as well as being high in Vitamin C, lemon juice helps with hydration and digestion, and...

If you live in the countryside, here’s a way to help keep local wildlife alive: draw your curtains at night and turn off your outside lights. Apparently, the darker we can keep it outside, the better. Animals and insects who live in rural areas are especially susceptible to bright lights, which can confuse and disorientate...

If you live in north Wales, keep an eye out for long snakes in your house this Spring. The Aesculapian snake, which is native to central and southern Europe, has arrived in the UK. It is one of the largest European species of snake, non-venomous, and doesn’t like the cold weather. So, for example, they...

Why you love your mother Don’t make your children finish their food Changing a light bulb is a generational thing Many millennials are still at home< Why a glass of milk may help save your life Social media is not for children Another thing your GP will soon be looking for Whisper it softly, but...

Gratitude is a large part of Mothering Sunday. So, this month why not spend a few moments thinking back, and ask yourself this: What quality or wisdom did your mother bestow on you in childhood, for which you are most grateful now? Or you could go to the Sunday School, and ask the children for...

If you do, you could make them obese. So says a recent poll for the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF). It found that half of parents force their children to eat everything on their plate at least some, if not most, of the time. But it was found that often, these parents pile an enormous portion...

Do you know how to clean a car, change a lightbulb, hang a picture and identify a spanner? If yes, then chances are that you are a Baby Boomer (1955-1964) and not a Gen Z (1997-2012). For recent research has found that some Gen Z are paying up to £1,300 a year for simple household...

Renting and buying your home is much more expensive than it was 20 years ago. So, no wonder that nearly half a million more young people are currently still living with their parents. According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), the ‘Hotel of Mum and Dad’ is flourishing, with nearly a fifth of all...