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When it comes to DIY, some of us need more help than you might think. Last year Google was asked how to change a light bulb more than 30,000 times. Other DIY jobs that drove people to Google were how to fix a dripping tap (422,000 times), and how to bleed a radiator (322,000 times). ...

 Don’t leave netting out in your garden over the winter – it is killing our hedgehogs.  So warns the RSPCA, after reports of dozens of hedgehogs getting entangled in football, badminton and pond nets. Evie Button, a wildlife scientific officer, warns: “Netting can be a particular hazard for wild animals, as they can easily become...

One in 50 parents is smearing their children’s heads in mayonnaise in order to try and kill nits, according to a recent survey.  Parents also try using hair straighteners to burn the lice (one in 25), and garlic oil to smother them (one in 33).  But such remedies, though imaginative, do not work. Sadly, nearly...

If you are longing for a nap, go ahead.  A recent study has found that people who enjoy a small number of daytime naps a week have only half the risk of life-threatening events such as heart attack or stroke. Researchers say that the reason may be because napping relieves stress, and thus aids cardiovascular...

Having a positive view on life can help you live longer.  A recent study has found that people who are optimistic are more likely to live to 85 or older. The study by the Boston University School of Medicine found that the most optimistic men and women have an 11 per cent to 15 per...

Two in five hospital patients never have any visitors, according to a recent survey. And a recent poll of 200 hospital nurses by the Royal Voluntary Service found that many nurses believe that the lack of social contact hampered patient recovery. People with no visitors are less likely to be stimulated by conversation, or move...

Sorry to nag you, but if you are middle-aged and sitting for more than nine hours a day, you are doubling your risk of early death.  But the solution is simple:  walking briskly for 24 minutes a day can help you extend your life. A recent study by the University of Leicester and the Norwegian...

A recent study by the Office for National Statistics has found that women tend to favour shorter commutes to work, while men are more likely to tolerate a longer journey to the office, if they get higher pay for the effort. This combination has tended to contribute to men doing more high-paid jobs, which in...

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You go to your favourite supermarket on a Saturday to buy your big shop. As you enter the shop the alarm goes off. The alarm continues to sound several times when you are shopping. After you have paid for the shopping and are leaving the alarm goes off. A security guard asks you to go...

6th October is ‘Grandparents Day’.  Grandparents in the UK number about 17 million, or more than one in four of the adult population. Grandparents average out at 68 years of age, have four grandchildren who live 10 miles away, and who spend five hours per visit. Grandparents have multiple roles as their grandchildren grow up:...

If you can continue a healthy social life during middle age and onwards, you might be able to prevent the onset of dementia. It has been found that people of 60 or over who see family and friends almost every day have a 12 per cent lower risk of developing the disease.  According to the...