by Derin Clark Christmas can be an expensive time of year, which can particularly impact already financially stretched household incomes. While borrowing money should always be a last resort, spreading the cost of Christmas across 0% purchase credit cards can ease the financial pressure in the run-up to the big day. A 0% credit card […]

UK water companies will be forced to cut their average bills by £50 by 2025, the industry regulator has announced. Water companies regularly top lists of customer dissatisfaction, with many people criticising them for poor performance, leaks, and high prices. The industry regulator, Ofwat, said the move was designed to “start the firing gun on […]

Party leaders and candidates have now mostly found out their fate in the 2019 General Election. The result at the time of writing is 363 for the Conservatives, 203 for Labour, 48 for the SNP, and 11 for the Lib Dems, with just a few more seats to be declared. You may have been avidly […]

What are the origins of the Friday the 13th superstition, which has provided inspiration for films, novels and music over the years? The answer is that it’s a combination of two age-old superstitions. Friday is regarded as unlucky in the Christian religion, as Jesus Christ was crucified on a Friday. Initially, followers of Christianity reserved […]

A new ‘holiday generator’ tool has been built to help people who are stuck in a rut when it comes to their annual getaway. Research has found nearly nine in 10 people who take trips away have returned to a location they’d already visited. On average, Brits have packed up and headed to the same […]

As the country wakes up to the results of the third general election in five years – and the largest Tory majority since the 1980s, here is what the national papers are reporting. The Daily Mirror: ‘Nightmare Before Xmas’ Picture: Daily Mirror The Mirror’s front page has the headline ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ – the paper […]

It is an election result that has shocked Britain. The Conservatives have been returned to power with a huge majority, as a Jeremy Corbyn-led Labour crumbled at the polls. In Scotland, the SNP celebrated almost complete domination, while Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson lost her seat to the Nationalists. Here are some of the key […]

Scientists have conducted a test in an attempt to definitively confirm or deny the old myth that drinking beer before wine will prevent drinkers from developing a hangover. Researchers aimed to discover whether the saying ‘beer before wine and you’ll feel fine; wine before beer and you’ll feel queer’ is actually true. A drinking test […]

by Chloe Chaplain Party political leaders and candidates have found out their fates in the 2019 General Election. The result is 365 for the Conservatives, 203 for Labour, 48 for the SNP, and 11 for the Liberal Democrats. All the results are in the below list. Full list of constituency results Here is a list […]