Family
Parents consider ‘top-up’ home tuition with private school costs on the rise
With the average amount for private school fees currently running at over £14,296 a year and with fees increasing at around four per cent per annum, many parents are supplementing their child's state school education with private home tuition.
Average mum drives 1,248 miles a year ferrying around family
The average mum drives 1,248 miles – the equivalent of London to Zurich and back – ferrying the kids around every year, it has been revealed.
Parents boost children’s piggy banks to the tune of £43 million a week
Almost three quarters of parents pay pocket money in the UK, contributing over £43 million to their children's piggy banks every week, data from the latest Aviva Family Finances Report series reveals.
A fifth of families feud over the will of a loved one
One in five deaths now spark family rows over the will, new research has shown. The shocking figure was revealed in a report which found millions of families end up feuding over everything from property to cash, to who keeps the urn after the death of a relative.
‘Making do’ - one in seven aren’t with the love of their life
One in seven adults is in a long term relationship with someone they do not class as ‘the love of their life’, a study has revealed.
Children of obese mothers face risk of early death
Children born to obese mothers are more likely to die early as adults than those whose mothers were a normal weight, a study has found.
Disney’s Planes inspires a generation of pilots
Watching Disney’s new animation ‘Planes’, in cinemas now, is sure to inspire cinema-goers to take to the air, but it seems many youngsters already find flying inspirational.
GCSEs vs O-Levels - Which is easier?
With the ongoing debate of whether the modern-day GCSE's are easier than those our parents sat, Oxford Open Learning has put it to the test.
And to my family, I bequeath my debts
New research by Gocompare.com highlights the very real possibility that the only thing millions of Brits will be bequeathing to their loved ones is an outstanding mortgage loan.
Pocket money pushovers
Pressure to ‘keep up with the Joneses' will see parents fork out a total of £1.8bn in pocket money this summer, according to new research.
Divorce amongst over 60s is on the rise
Despite a gradual decline in the number of people getting divorced each year, divorce rates for those aged 60 and above have increased significantly, according to figures from the Office of National Statistics.
The reinvention of the 1950s living room
Huge growth in take-up of smartphones and tablets is creating a nation of media multi-taskers, Ofcom research reveals, transforming the traditional living room of our parents and grandparents into a digital media hub.
Bank of Mum and Dad pays out £2,439 for first year Uni living expenses
As thousands of teenagers across the country await their A-level results and confirmation of university places, research reveals that the bank of mum and dad will contribute, on average, £2,439 to kit their offspring out for university and support them though their first year.
Britain’s new generation of ‘home hermits’
Adventurous outdoor play is in decline, with the British weather, laziness and a lack of adventure to blame, according to new research from Persil small & mighty.
Weddings turn calm and collected women into bridezillas!
As many couples that have embarked upon the journey into marital bliss have found, few people are fully prepared for the flurry of activity that follows an engagement.