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If you tend to be quiet and courteous, rather than actually friendly with the people living near you, you are not alone – it is a growing trend. A recent study by the Co-op and Neighbourhood Watch has found that there is a shift away from neighbours becoming friends. In fact, it seems that only...

Are only children more narcissistic, with feelings of self-admiration and being more prone to rivalry (both of which are signs of being self-centred)? According to recent research by psychologists at Winchester University, the answer is no. A study into the personality differences between only children and those with siblings found that the sole difference in...

Granny always knew her chicken soup was good for you when you were poorly, but she did not realise quite howgood. Now research has found that the traditional hot broths used in many cultures to battle flu and fevers pack a bigger punch than even the cooks realised. A range of soups, ranging from vegetable...

The joys of neighbours in the Spring! Eat seasonally Are you a late bloomer? Why women over 50 should slim down Do you need a dachshund? Depressed doggie? The soaring cost and changing tastes in funerals Run yourself to fitness What’s in your child’s lunchbox? Garden trends for 2020 ** Editor:  David Pickup, a solicitor...

Spring has finally sprung, and our thoughts turn naturally to … the garden. The first sunny day is an opportunity to cut the grass with your new motor mower, prune next door neighbour’s tree which overhangs, have a big bonfire to get rid of the rubbish, and end the day with a noisy barbeque! All...

Eco-warriors who lead protest marches may have good intent, but what are they doing at home?  Are they block-paving their gardens or eating avocados, for example? Alan Titchmarsh, writing in his recent column in Gardeners’ World, points out: “We cannot berate members of the Royal family and global superstars for flying hither and yon in...

Are you crossing life’s milestones later than your grandparents and even parents did?  Not to worry – you are not alone. The office for National Statistics has recently revealed that for many of us, life’s milestones are happening later. We are marrying, buying our first homes, becoming parents, divorcing, becoming grandparents, and retiring later than...

Most women who are over 50 would be wise to lose some weight, and thereby reduce their chance of developing breast cancer. So says some recent Harvard research, which found that those who lost the most weight also cut their risk of breast cancer by up to a quarter. Two in three women in Britain...

Never mind Cockerpoos and French bulldogs – the latest ‘must have’ dog is rapidly becoming the dachshund. The number of dachshund puppies registered in the UK has risen by 112 per cent in just the last five years.  In 2013, 4,887 dachshund puppies were registered with the Kennel Club.  By 2018, this had risen to...

Is your pet depressed?  Seriously.  It seems that more and more pets are developing mental health problems, according to some research by Compare the Market. Certainly insurance claims for pets being treated for mental health problems have gone up by 50 per cent.  In the past year alone,  insurers have paid out more than £750,000...

Never mind living, soon it will be too expensive to die!  The cost of funerals has reached record highs, with families now spending an average of £9,493 on a funeral.   That is an increase of more than three per cent in just the past year.  Only if you are really strict, and shop around, can...

The London Marathon will be run next month (April). Here is some good news for anyone training for it: running a marathon for the first time can reverse key markers of your ageing by up to four years. Research at University College London and Barts Health NHS Trust found that people who trained for six...