Family
Female relatives to blame for worst Christmas presents
Our Aunties, Nans and Mothers are responsible for buying the worst Christmas gifts according to research revealed today by leading online bingo site - galabingo.com.
How to save cash this festive season
It could be good news for the high street as research shows that despite harder times we plan to spend hundreds of pounds on presents, as well as food and drink this Christmas.
Retirement living bridges the gap
As the demand for new homes continues to increase whilst housing production reaches an 80 year low, we now face an urgent housing challenge across the UK. But do measures to simply increase housing supply go far enough? Steve Wiseman, Regional Managing Director for McCarthy & Stone, the UK’s market leader in retirement living, argues that more focus should be put on creating the right type of housing for our rapidly ageing population.
Online Green Cross Code for kids
The new measures drawn up by the UK Council for Child Internet Safety are critical for a new generation hooked on the internet, comments Jason Glynn, communications expert at uSwitch.com.
Shelter launches SantaCam for Christmas
Shelter is today launching SantaCam, a fantastic new website which lets parents send their children a personalised Christmas video message from Santa.
Michelin I-Spy books are back
Do you remember the popular Michelin I-Spy books? If you were a child in the 1950s and 60s the answer will probably be yes.
Thrifty Brits cut back this Christmas
As the second Christmas of the UK's deepest recession approaches, a study by Saga Platinum credit card reveals how the British public are budgeting for Christmas.
Childcare vouchers debate - campaigners issue warning
Following yesterday's announcement by the Government on tax relief for childcare vouchers, campaigners for people on low incomes have warned that many people are losing out by taking up vouchers when they would be better off taking up tax credits.
2 million children with working parents in poverty shows system is failing
A report released by the New Policy Institute and Joseph Rowntree Foundation shows that the number of children in low income households where at least one adult works is now 2.1 million - the highest number there has ever been.
Brits say 'No thanks' to a £2.15 trillion inheritance
As two thirds (66%) of the UK's over 55s - or 10.9 million people - look to leave their relatives more than £2.15 trillion in their wills, Aviva - the UK's largest insurer - reveals that only 41% of ‘children' actually expect an inheritance.
Grandparents save parents over £5 billion in free childcare
The UK's grandparents are saving parents just over £5 billion each year in childcare costs, a new research study reveals today.
Sherlock Santa: How to pick the perfect present
Your mum probably doesn’t want to find a frying pan under the tree this year, any more than your dad wants another pair of socks. Christmas 2009 could be the most successful year ever for picking the perfect present, but it also shows that millions of us will still give unwanted gifts because we’ve not had the time to put the thought into buying the perfect present.
Savings suffer when women put their families first
For many women, family comes first and their future finances second, according to new research from the fifth annual Scottish Widows Women and Pensions Report.
Is there still a stigma attached to HIV in the UK today?
When we think of AIDS, many of us will automatically think of Africa. Yet HIV is still the fastest growing serious health condition here in the UK. There are over 80,000 people living with HIV across Britain and the number of new infections continues to rise each year.
With your kids at Uni, are you better off becoming a landlord?
If your son or daughter has started university this year in Exeter, then you’re probably already experiencing a significant drain on your finances – especially when paying for student digs is concerned! In many cases it’s now cheaper to buy a new home than rent one, which is why Taylor Wimpey is urging parents to escape the university rental trap by investing in bricks and mortar at its Chancel Park development in Pinhoe.