Millions of young Brits feel they are being pushed down the route of going to university, according to research. A survey of 1,500 recent school leavers found two thirds were urged to go into higher education by teachers, while almost six out of ten said their parents wanted them to pick that option. For the […]

Colombo in Sri Lanka has been named the ‘must-photograph’ travel destination of 2019, in a study. Research of more than 1.3 million social media posts found the Asian city is the location travellers most want to take a picture of, followed by Yokohama in Japan and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda. The Isle of […]

Scientists and Christians have been at war since Darwin introduced his theory of evolution in the 1800s. Now, after almost 160 years of bitter fighting, a groundbreaking new book promises to reconcile the two camps and even heal old wounds, writes Lucy Bryson. When Charles Darwin introduced the theory of evolution through natural selection in […]

Almost a quarter (23 percent) of Brits admit that they try to make their holiday look better than it actually was on social media, according to new research compiled by Park Plaza® Hotels & Resorts. Keen to brag to friends, over half (52 percent) of the 2,000 Brits that took part in the study admitted […]

People living in the East Midlands will splash out almost £40 a year – to ‘spend a penny’, a study has found. Each year, the average adult in the East Midlands will spend £37.57 on drinks, snacks and even full meals in order to use a shop or restaurant’s toilet guilt-free. And £2.47 of that […]

The average Brit will spend three days hungover in December, according to research. A poll of 2,000 adults who drink alcohol also found almost a quarter of Brits admitting that they’ve previously called in sick, or would do so as a result of one too many drinks. However, on the morning after more than half […]

Time is being called on frozen turkey snobbery as it is revealed that so-called fresh turkeys have often been ‘deep chilled’ for over a week and in some cases up to a month, before even hitting supermarket shelves. As most of us will buy our turkeys a few days in advance of the big day, […]

A fifth of Brits are bored of being served the ‘same old’ dishes at dinner parties, a study found. Researchers who polled 2,000 UK adults found they’re fed-up of receiving the likes of quiche, prawn cocktails and spaghetti Bolognese at EVERY get-together. And with many of us set to host social gatherings over the coming […]

Unlucky Brits won’t even get half of the presents they want this Christmas, a study has found. Researchers discovered despite telling loved ones what they would – and wouldn’t – like, just four out of every 10 presents they receive will be things they were hoping to get. Just three in 10 Brits expect to […]