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Check your dog’s paws for road grit salt after every walk – the stuff may clear snow and ice, but it is toxic to dogs. Protect your rabbit and guinea pig hutches from snow, winter rain and cold draughts, and check that their water bottles are not frozen. Don’t leave your dog outside a shop...

The National Flood Forum has a range of good tips and advice on how to prepare for the worst.  Go to: https://nationalfloodforum.org.uk/about-flooding/preparing/emergency-flood-kit/

King Charles is on a mission to tackle food poverty and rising food waste. It is said that he and the Queen eat daily slices from the same cake until it is finished, as part of a drive to curb their personal food waste. As for the nation, the king has been increasingly concerned that...

Recent research has found that drinking coffee or tea in midlife may help keep you stronger in later life. A study at the National University of Singapore concluded that higher caffeine intake is associated with lower odds of physical frailty in old age, regardless of the source of the caffeine. Physical frailty in old age...

Life is going to become simpler when it comes to recycling. From 2026, the national recycling laws are to be standardised, with Councils across the UK all having to collect the same glass, metal, plastic, paper and card, food waste and garden waste. It is expected that the plans will lead to packaging that is...

A good soldier Keep your family safe from fireworks! The best time to exercise, if you want to lose weight< Why keeping a stiff upper lip may not be such a bad idea after all< What new students worry about most What traits do we value in our children?  What do girls really want? Teenagers...

Join with me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer. (2 Timothy 2:3,4) I went to Israel last year and one of the things you notice straightaway is there are young people everywhere in military uniform. We...

Every year, thousands of people – including many children – are injured badly enough to require medical treatment following a fireworks-related accident. While some are injured trying to use professional-grade or illegal fireworks, don’t be in any doubt: small firecrackers and sparklers can also cause significant damage. No wonder, then, that the National Safety Council...

The two-hour window between 7am and 9am is the best time to go running or ‘work out’, if you want to lose weight. A recent study by scientists at Franklin Pierce University has found that early morning exercise can help you lose weight more easily, reduce your BMI, and slim down your waist.  It is...

What do you do with your negative feelings and experiences? Burying them and ‘carrying on’ has long gone out of fashion. Nowadays we are encouraged to express our fears and traumas, get them into the open, and not let them ‘fester’ in our subconscious. But now researchers at the University of Cambridge have found evidence...

A recent YouGov survey has found that students who began university this autumn were more worried about being lonely than about having enough money, understanding the course, or even finding suitable housing. So, what can a new student do, surrounded by thousands of strangers? How do they begin to make friends that will last? The...

 Recent research has found that ‘independence’ has overtaken ‘obedience’ in what we want from our children, but that having good manners is still seen as very important. The Policy Institute at King’s College London (KCL) found that parents value independence, good manners, hard work, determination, and perseverance in their children. They also prioritise imagination, tolerance,...