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Guarding the Easter chocolate Chocolate – food of the gods! Five-minute parking rule is scrapped Almost half of all children have been scammed online Don’t step on it! When young men give you that ‘ick’ feeling What do children worry about? Lemon juice, anyone? Shut your curtains Big snakes in your house? ** Guarding the...

Was there a security tag on your Easter egg this year? If so, it wasn’t because high street bosses feared the Easter Bunny might take it. It’s that shoplifting has soared to an unprecedented amount. There were more than 20 million shoplifting incidents last year – an average of about 50,000 cases a day, according...

Did you know that the botanical name for the cocoa bean is Theobroma – which means ‘food of the gods’? Millions of us obviously think chocolate is special – on average, each of us consumes 8.1 kilograms of it a year! Certainly, chocolate makes us feel better. Some scientists believe that this is due to...

Have you ever pulled into a private car park, and then had trouble paying because of a poor internet signal, or other problem beyond your control? Last year a motorist in Derby was taken to court by a private parking company which demanded a £1,906 fine from her, because she had not paid within five...

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...