PE lessons are putting girls off, and sport is too competitive, with many young girls feeling self-conscious or unhappy at the activities on offer in schools, according to new research.
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Beat the Recession Special – Starting a business
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012Annie Price has not let two redundancies in the past two years knock her confidence. Instead the young entrepreneur has turned what could have been a disaster into an opportunity and set up her own cupcake bakery business
Small charities need time and money
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012People are being urged to donate time, rather than just money, to help the plight of small charities facing the risk of closure.
Be honest on travel cover – Keeping your insurer in the dark about health issues could negate trip insurance
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012One in five people runs the risk of making their travel insurance invalid because they fail to tell their insurer they have an existing medical condition. This could lead to a massive bill if they have to go to hospital or, worse, be flown home.
Long sleep may suppress weight gain
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012A “sleep diet” may be the best way to slim for someone with an inherited tendency to put on weight, research suggests.
Pub closures spark beer tax plea
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012Pubs are closing at the rate of 12 a week, with “crippling” beer taxes threatening the future of the industry, the Government has been warned.
Big appetite for the ready meals that aren’t quite ready
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012TV cookery shows have never been so popular, with barely an evening passing without someone showing us what we could be whipping up. But it seems we may prefer watching chefs work their magic rather than cooking their food ourselves.
Gene ‘switch’ link in breast cancer study
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012Molecular changes that switch genes on or off can set the stage for breast cancer many years before the disease is diagnosed, research suggests.
