Shoppers to spend £20.6 billion on Christmas food and groceries
UK shoppers are set to spend a bumper £20.6 billion on food and groceries this Christmas, according to figures released this week.Forecast figures from food and grocery research and training charity...
View ArticleHow to deal with ‘winter vomiting bug’ as cases expected to rise
The winter vomiting bug also know as norovirus, is one of the most common stomach bugs in the UK and is particularly common at this time of year - but do you know what to do if you or a loved one...
View ArticleAverage person spends two years of their life with a hangover
Brits will spend two years of their lives feeling hungover - and rely on a fry-up, a lie-in and a hair of the dog to get them through it, a study has found. The poll of 2,000 Brits found the average...
View ArticleDoubling someone’s salary has “minimal impact” on happiness
Doubling someone’s salary has a minimal effect on their overall happiness and in fact having a partner is far more beneficial to their overall wellbeing, research suggests.Relationships increase an...
View ArticleBrexit sprout gag is nation’s favourite cracker joke
A Brexit-themed joke about Brussels sprouts beat similar puns targeting Jeremy Corbyn, Roy Hodgson and Sports Direct to the title of best modern festive cracker joke. The poll by TV comedy channel Gold...
View ArticlePost Office vows minimal disruption for public this Christmas
The Post Office is confident it will be Christmas as usual as strikes called for the 19th and 20th December will be met with robust contingency plans to minimise any festive disruption.Although...
View ArticlePokemon motivation to get adults moving ‘short-lived’
The health benefits of playing Pokemon GO wear off after just six weeks as players get bored, a new study has revealed. The game actually got people off the sofa and out and about as they tried to...
View ArticleMorrisons to give away ‘wonky’ carrots for families to feed reindeer
Morrisons supermarkets across the UK will be giving away 200,000 wonky carrots in an effort to support the Christmas tradition of leaving out refreshments for Father Christmas and his trusty reindeers...
View ArticleThe great escape! Christmas turkeys make a run for it from the farm
As we all look forward to Christmas there is one animal in particular that won’t be relishing the idea, and that of course is the Christmas turkey. But a gaggle of plucky birds decided to take matters...
View ArticleThings can only get brighter after tomorrow: Five facts about the winter...
The winter solstice takes place tomorrow (Wednesday December 21) - the shortest day in the northern hemisphere.Things will quite literally start to get brighter after tomorrow with the days gradually...
View ArticleSadness as cancer sufferer who desperately wanted to see toddler son open his...
A mum with cancer whose husband started a campaign to raise funds for life extending drugs has sadly passed away. Nina Cusick, who the Bucks Herald featured on the front page earlier this month, was...
View ArticleParents turn to tech for extra 1hour 30 mins sleep per night
Parents across the UK are damaging their children’s sleep patterns by relying on technology to get them off to sleep, a new report has found.More than half (52 per cent) of parents surveyed use...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Accident involving lorry causes severe delays in Buckingham
Motorist are being warned of severe delays in Buckingham after an accident on Wednesday evening.The accident happened on the A413 London Road roundabout next to Tesco and invovled a lorry. A severe...
View ArticlePossible stocking filler recalled from Aldi over choke hazard
A batch of stocking filler-sized toys has been recalled by budget retailer Aldi.As many parents scour supermarket shelves for last-minute purchases to bulk out Christmas stockings, the German...
View ArticleLady dies after being hit with HGV on London Road
An accident caused severe delays on the A413 London Road in Buckingham, by the Tesco Roundabout on Wednesday.Thames Valley Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal road traffic collision in...
View ArticleCost of living - fuel prices creep upwards
The cost of fuel rose last week, with unleaded petrol now 115.0 pence per litre. This is 0.8 pence per litre more than the previous week. Office of National Statistics (ONS) figures also showed that...
View ArticleHow your Christmas turkey arrives already stuffed – with antibiotics
You may consider the turkey to be a traditional part of your Christmas celebrations. But however you cook it, something about this festive bird is changing – it’s getting fatter.Wayne Martindale is...
View ArticleMen twice as likely as women to quit job because of bullying
Men are twice as likely as women to quit their job because of bullying at work, according to new research. They are just as likely to be picked on by bosses and colleagues as women - but react in...
View ArticlePICTURE SPECIAL: Queen misses Christmas Day Sandringham church service
The Queen has missedtoday’s Christmas Day church service at Sandringham because of illness, it has been confirmed this morning.Buckingham Palace said this morning that the 90-year-old monarch is still...
View ArticlePaint thinner chemical found in Lidl gravy by Food Standards Agency
Unsafe levels of a paint thinner chemical have been found in gravy granules sold at Lidl, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has revealed.The contamination affected two batches of Kania Gravy Granules,...
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