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How to make the most of your New Year resolutions Teenagers face increasing violence Monty Don, Chelsea Flower Show and dogs Deaths by accident are on the rise Morning and evening stroll could cut bowel cancer risk, study suggests Boys’ interest in reading plummets Hot water bottle injuries soar Call 999 if you see just...

What are your New Year resolutions for 2025? Sadly, one in four of us will give ours up by Epiphany, on 6thJanuary. Why so soon? According to behavioural scientists at University College London, we make our goals both too big and too vague. So, instead of resolving to ‘lose a lot of weight’, decide to...

The number of teenage victims of violence is increasing. One in five teenagers said they had been victims of violence in the past 12 months, according to a recent study of 13 to 17-year-olds by the Youth Endowment Fund, a government-backed charity. More than half of the incidents (61 per cent) of violence resulted in...

This coming Spring Monty Don is going to design a garden for dogs for the Chelsea Flower Show. Monty Don’s garden will include a well-kept lawn for doggie comfort, and a large tree for shade. For the dog’s human friends, there will be spring-flowering bulbs. The garden is the result of a collaboration of Radio...

Are too many of us becoming clumsy or careless? Whatever the reason, accident-related deaths have soared by 42 per cent in the last decade. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) warns that we are “substantially more likely” to suffer a serious accident than we were 20 years ago. Data from England, Scotland,...

Here is a New Year’s Resolution well worth making: go for a stroll in the morning and again in the evening. For an “intriguing” finding in a recent medical study seems to point to a link between the time of day that you exercise, and the avoidance of bowel cancer. The study, led by experts...

Boys are not reading. In fact, their interest in book has just plummeted to the lowest level on record. This year only 20 per cent of boys aged 8 to 18 said they enjoy reading in their free time, compared to 28 per cent in 2023. A study by the National Literary Trust has found...

You might think that there is nothing more comforting than a hot water bottle. You would be wrong. For with hot water bottles, the potential for burns and scalding seems unlimited. As the cost-of-living crisis has driven more people to use them for warmth, so have the number of accidental burns and scalds soared, especially...

The NHS has launched the first major update to its ‘Act FAST’ campaign in 15 years. It is concerned that too many people are waiting on average 90 minutes to ring for help when a stroke happens. That is far too long, doctors say, and the delay can mean the difference between life and death....

That coin in your Christmas pudding How much will you spend on Christmas this year? What does your TV licence cover? Think twice before buying that goat in Ghana What sort of a Christmas card person are you? Restrict number of dogs that can be walked ** Editor:  David Pickup considers the coin in Christmas...

There is a tradition, which dates from the Middle Ages, of putting silver coins into Christmas puddings. The first coins used were a silver farthing or penny. After World War One, it became a threepenny bit and then a sixpence. Finding one was supposed to bring you good fortune, but probably it was more likely...

You will probably spend about £600 during this festive period – what with Christmas gifts, food, decorations, socialising and travel. Over half your budget will go on gifts for others, followed by food and drink (18%), travel (6%), gifts for yourself (4%) and decorations (2%). About a third of us will still be shopping during...