IT issues and No air conditioning – The top office grumbles revealed

The average employee spends the equivalent of two working weeks a year grumbling – with the top gripes about IT, air con and printers, a study has found.

Researchers say the typical employee will also find time to … Read More

New study reveals employer strategies for retaining their staff

The bigger a business becomes, the more business professionals rely on staff to help drive everything forward

A new report released today (31/08/2017) has revealed the priorities for bosses when it comes to retaining staff and keeping them … Read More

Three Quarters of Drivers Unable to Identify Road Signs Found in the Highway Code

Millions of motorists have forgotten what they were taught when they were learning to drive – with many even now unable to identify common road signs, a study found.

Research revealed three quarters of drivers no longer know … Read More

Not correctly recycling your inhaler is leaving behind a damaging carbon footprint

New research, released today (30/08/2017), has revealed that the majority of the nation’s asthma sufferers are incorrectly disposing of their inhalers. 

While most local authorities can recycle certain plastics, some inhalers contain plastics and glasses that are not … Read More

Ipswich Has The Hardest Water In The England

Live in Ipswich? Unlucky … you have the hardest water in England.

Data sourced from local water authorities shows the Suffolk town has the highest levels of calcium carbonate, the key mineral component of hard water, in the … Read More

Bread Tops The List Of Foods Most Likely To Go Off Before Use

Seven in 10 British households admit to throwing away food before they’ve had a chance to cook it, as many as four times a month.

And a tenth of families dispose of up to 10 items each month … Read More

The Average UK Adult Gives Almost £30k to Charity Over a Lifetime

The average UK adult gives almost £30,000 in total to charity during their lifetime, according to research.

Typically Brits will give £16,671 to charity by direct debit, £1,831 to collection boxes and £2,275 by sponsoring friends, family and … Read More

Can You Detect what Retro Games Are Hiding in this Puzzle?

Reckon you’re a gaming geek? Then try getting your joystick around this.

This puzzle features 22 cryptic clues to the name of games dating back to the 1970s, so grey-haired gamers crack on.

But millennials need not fear.

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Top 30 Burglary-Proofing Measures Adopted by Brits

Leaving dirty dishes in the kitchen and posting social media updates hinting the house is occupied are amongst the most common home security hacks adopted by Brits.

Researchers also found other savvy holidaymakers allow neighbours to park on … Read More

National Rollercoaster Day 2017: Timeline celebrates the 200th anniversary of the rollercoaster

The antidote for adrenaline junkies everywhere – the rollercoaster – turns 200 this year.

It’s been two centuries since the first rollercoaster in Paris started taking thrill-seekers on trips to nowhere and ever since the ride has developed … Read More