New research from TUI UK in collaboration with University College London’s Affective Brain Lab has uncovered what triggers the difficult-to-define, but universally recognised, “holiday feeling” and unlocks how holidaymakers can retain the positive effects for longer. With millions of British holidaymakers set to jet off on a beach holiday this summer, leading holiday experts TUI […]

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s eagerly-awaited memoirs chart the United Arab Emirates’ meteoric growth into a global superpower and offer a rare glimpse of the man at the heart of power and politics in the Middle East, finds Timothy Arden. Competition is a word Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum uses a lot. The […]

The RSPCA finds some animals, such as black cats and certain dog breeds, can take longer to rehome than others. New research suggests that a poor profile pic could result in some rescue pets being overlooked. With the multitude of cute animals, we see every day on line, over half of brits (56%) admit they […]

He’s best known for his spot-on pastiches of Sherlock Holmes adventures, but as Timothy Arden discovers, author Hugh Ashton is also an astonishingly versatile writer of thrillers and speculative fiction There’s a spot on the small, offshore island of Enoshima in Japan that British author Hugh Ashton describes as “my own Reichenbach Falls”. The causeway […]

The definition of ‘beauty’ is having inner confidence, always being honest – and knowing when others need a shoulder to cry on, it has emerged. Researchers who carried out a detailed study among 1,600 Generation X women – those aged 39 to 53 – found the ability to laugh at ones self is also an […]

Huawei, the world’s second largest smartphone manufacturer, today released research unveiling that almost a third (28%) of Britons are afraid of the dark. The research, based on responses from 2,000 adults across the UK, was commissioned to mark the launch of Huawei’s latest P30 Series – smartphones packed with revolutionary technology to help you capture […]

Londoners were given a taste of Scandinavia yesterday after an artist recreated the NORTHERN LIGHTS above the city’s skyline. The Aurora Borealis is one of the world’s most exhilarating natural phenomena – but Brits normally have to board a flight for Iceland or Norway to get a glimpse. However, Dan Archer, an artist from Switzerland, […]

Millions of Brits regret not taking maths more seriously at a younger age, a study has found. A poll of 2,000 adults revealed numbers, statistics and keeping on top of financial matters sends many of us into a panic. And that has left 43 per cent admitting they wish they concentrated more on the subject […]

The Harbour Club, an exclusive ‘bootcamp’ for serious entrepreneurs, was launched a decade ago this month. To celebrate its 10th birthday, Lucy Bryson shines a light on one of the world’s most successful ‘how-to’ courses. Since the early 1990s, entrepreneurs have been glorified by the media and touted by politicians as the saviours of our […]