UK 'falls behind' in news access

People in the UK consume less news than those in the US and some European countries, according to a study.Some 75% of people in the UK read, watch or listen to a news story every day, the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism survey suggests.The study also suggested that UK readers have less interest in politics, and more interest in celebrity news, than their European counterparts.More than...

Marriage And Children Make People Less Happy At Work

new study shows that people are less satisfied at work for up to five years after getting married or having their first child. The study, conducted by Kingston University's Business School, is published in the Journal of Vocational Behavior. After examining annual job satisfaction levels of nearly 10,000 people in the UK between 1991 and 2008, the team found that the negative effect of major life events...

We can beat Super Rugby's best: Brumbies

Brumbies are confident they won't become cannon fodder in the Super Rugby finals despite the fact they haven't beaten a team ranked in the top seven on the table.They are all but certain to finish first in the Australian Conference but the Brumbies are yet to get the better of any of the other sides that will feature in the playoffs.Jake White's men have twice lost to seventh-placed Queensland this...

Putting in long hours becomes a weighty problem for today's women

settings.THOSE extra hours in the office might be padding out your pay packet, but they could also be adding inches to your waistline.A study of more than 9000 middle-aged Australian women has found that the more hours the women worked, the more likely they were to gain weight.The weight gain was likely linked to the women living less healthy lifestyles, said the study leader, Nicole Au, a research...

‘Most turn to alcohol to beat stress’

do you manage your stress? Well, about two thirds of people turn to alcohol to help them cope after a stressful day, a new research has found.A survey of more than 2,000 people aged between 35 and 45 years in the UK also found that a fifth of men and nearly one in six women admit they drink daily or most days of the week just to relax after a stressful day at work.It found that four out of 10 women...