Money & Work / Tips & Advice
Be productive: Things you can do to survive boredom at home
We are spending a lot of time at home at the moment, so make the most of your free time. Here's our guide to making the most out of lockdown. If you've pretty much completed all of Netflix and the idea of spending another day on the sofa looking at memes is too much...
The dangers lurking in our cupboards
Out-of-date foods and medicines lurking in our cupboards It seems we are a nation of complete hoarders when it comes to the contents of our cupboards, a new survey commissioned by Healthspan reveals. It seems Brits hoard everything from old vitamins to cough medicines...
Coronavirus in Europe: What rights do I have when travelling?
Travel-related consumer rights queries increase as disease spreads. Consumer advice service UK European Consumer Centre (UK ECC) is urging UK consumers to check the new coronavirus advice pages on its website, or contact its advisors, if they’re not sure of their...
Stashing your cash: Warning issued as over 50s found to have hundreds hidden away – do you?
Experts have warned that simply keeping cash hidden away at home is not an effective way of saving. While bank accounts and ISAs provide ways in which people can save more formally, many Britons have turned away from traditional saving methods to manage their money...
Taking control of your money in lockdown
The lockdown has put a lot of people under financial stress, thankfully Peter McGahan has tips for taking back control of your money. Keeping your head in difficult times is a tough task, but pays dividends, something many large UK companies will struggle to do this...
Exercise during lockdown: Why walking is so good for us
The benefits of walking for our physical well-being are well documentedbut a 30 minute daily walk can help reduce stress and anxiety too. How will I benefit physically from walking regularly? Walking at a brisk pace - making your heart beat faster, but where you are...
Over-50s should stay at home during the coronavirus crisis to protect the NHS – and overweight Britons are at particular risk, expert argues amid calls for ALL over-60’s to self-isolate
Over-50s - especially Britons who are overweight - should stay at home during the coronavirus crisis to protect the NHS, an expert has claimed. The Daily Mail reports that Mike Fischer CBE, who runs a medical research lab in Oxford, warned the actions of those in...
Online map opens to track gardeners’ action for butterflies
This year’s Wild About Gardens campaign, Grow a Secret Garden for Butterflies, run jointly by The Wildlife Trusts and Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), is calling on gardeners to get growing to help the UK’s falling numbers of butterflies and moths. Mature Times...
Are we harming garden wildlife with plastics, toxic food and bad design?
Many gardeners are often thinking about how to attract more creatures to their plot through nectar-rich plants, bird food and good garden practices. But what if you are killing your wildlife with kindness? Are you unwittingly putting out the wrong scraps for animals,...
Stars of the screen: The Top 10 actors of all time
How do you begin to determine who the greatest actor of all time is? It’s a challenge that sounds easy enough upon first thought, but as you contemplate, you come to realise it’s a question that’s pretty much impossible to answer. After all, performances come in a...
The most affordable diets to start following
If you’ve ever found yourself walking down the fruit and vegetable aisle comparing the prices with those on the biscuit and cake aisles, or if you’ve noticed that less fat and sugar seems to equal a higher cost, then you’ll know how expensive dieting can be. Mature...
Food banks ask UK supermarkets to set aside coronavirus supplies
Food aid charities finding it impossible to replenish stocks ask retailer to bypass restrictions The Guardian reports that major UK supermarkets have been asked to set aside supplies for food banks after a tumultuous few days in which several emergency food aid...