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No sleep and more stress for parents as uni kids come home to roost
Parents up and down the country this festive break will feel their stress levels increase as they open their doors to their university kids once again.
Industry competitiveness increasing: Helpful advice to secure a law training contract
The motivation to become a solicitor is threefold: the profession is lucrative; solicitors have the opportunity to help people; and work is varied, challenging and in many cases important to society.
Say Happy Birthday the old fashioned way
With today’s reliance by most of the world’s population on emailing and texting, it’s a sad fact that people don’t send as many birthday cards through the post as they used to.
Two-thirds of married women over fifty are satisfied with their sex lives
According to new research, women become more satisfied with their sex lives as they get older - even though they have less sex - yet as men get older, they become less satisfied.
Guide to change of address cards
In Britain there has long been a specific code of stationery etiquette that the well heeled adhere to. An Englishman’s stationery is sophisticated and elegant.
Mobiles are a mum’s best friend
Ninety per cent of modern mothers rate their Smartphone as a vital parenting companion – with over half (56 per cent) saying they would struggle to parent without it, according to new research.
Busy Brits bond over Christmas
68% of Brits are too busy throughout the year to spend quality time at home with family and loved ones, according to ‘The Great British Spirit’ survey of 1,500 members of the public by Greenall’s Original London Dry Gin. The survey reveals our habits over the Christmas period.
Competitive parents splash Christmas cash in the classroom
A cash-strapped Christmas may be on the cards for many this year, but parents are prepared to blow the budget when it comes to gifts for their children’s teachers, according to research from Debenhams.
Men are officially the best Christmas shoppers
Men are officially the best Christmas shoppers, research has shown. A study of 2,000 Brits pitted the genders against one another to discover who has the best approach when it comes to bagging the goods.
Parents fall short of children's Christmas wishes by £300
The average child's Christmas wish list is worth £467, according to research by The Co-operative Insurance.
We wish you a Skype'y Christmas!
High fuel prices mean nearly 1 in 5 Brits will use technology to catch up with friends and relatives this Christmas rather than driving to see them in person.
The Christmas spending Ex-factor!
When it comes to buying romantic Christmas gifts this year, women are definitely the most frugal, reveals research by MoneySupermarket.
Single shoppers out in force as activity with partner leads to break-up
New research from Quidco has revealed the true extent of stress caused by shopping with partners, as some couples admit it leads to break ups.
Parents struggling to balance big-ticket tech toys with traditional play
Though many families are feeling the pinch, new research has revealed that the average 3-10 year old’s bedroom is filled with a whopping £1,200 worth of toys - almost five times the value of toys parents had when they were youngsters.
Cold snap to cause couples to row throughout winter
Turning the heating up and down is set to be the cause of the most arguments in the home this winter, results from a new survey conducted by Censuswide has revealed.