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Homework motivation: 10 tips for greater productivity working from home
Struggling to stick to your work routine at home? You’re not alone. Many people report feeling less productive when working from home, compared to being in an office surrounded by colleagues. From having more distractions to missing the social buzz, merging your work...
National Trust to open gardens and parks for free to all.
The National Trust has announced that it will, where possible, open as many of its gardens and parks for free, but close its houses, cafes and shops to help the nation fight the spread of the coronavirus. Following the Prime Minister’s briefing, Director General...
Trading standards teams at Heathrow Airport have stopped 6.5 million substandard face masks and 8,000 counterfeit hand sanitisers coming through the airport since the pandemic started, according to London Trading Standards (LTS).
LTS reports that the majority of masks seized had been labelled with false claims or fake safety certificates and around 4.25 million had to undergo label amendments before they were subsequently released. However, Mature Times reports that 2.25 million have been...
Keeping busy: How to improve your home whilst in self-isolation
Social distancing could be a blessing in disguise if you take the opportunity to follow these tips for improving your living space and the value of your home too. Many of us are using our time at home during this period of self-isolation to get organised in our homes...
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Out-of-date foods and medicines lurking in our cupboards It seems we are a nation of complete hoarders when it comes to the contents of our cupboards, a new survey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...