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Britons not getting enough sleep

Stress and long-working hours means Britons are suffering from too many sleepless nights. A tiny 3 per cent of workers got their eight hours sleep a night, and one in ten people admitted to taking a...
12:18 Thu 12th Apr 20079 answers, last by bensmum 21:05 Thu 12th Apr 2007
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Teachers too shy to sing

Primary school teachers are too shy to sing in front of their class. Music is compulsory until the age of fourteen but teachers are not receiving enough training. It is reported that one in three...
12:17 Thu 12th Apr 20075 answers, last by Octavius 12:52 Fri 13th Apr 2007
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What's the weirdest thing you have ever done for love?

The Proclaimers' number 1 hit has inspired an Italian man to walk 500 miles both ways to visit his girlfriend. The man is hoping that the gesture will help to ease the tension in the relationship...
17:08 Tue 10th Apr 20074 answers, last by knobbynonuts 18:42 Thu 12th Apr 2007
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Could arranged marriages work in Britain?

Arranged marriages are commonplace in other cultures, often being the normal way for people to meet their future husband or wife. In Britain however the practice is generally treated with suspicion,...
17:06 Tue 10th Apr 20075 answers, last by reception 12:01 Thu 30th Aug 2007
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What's the funniest movie gag?

Carry On catchphrase "Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it in for me!" has been voted as the funniest movie gag ever in a poll carried out by Sky Movies Comedy. Other classics included: "He's not the...
17:07 Wed 04th Apr 20076 answers, last by bensmum 21:05 Sun 08th Apr 2007
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More time in nursery makes kids disruptive?

Toddlers who spend more than three days in nursery each week are more likely to grow up and be antisocial, according to government research. However it also found that spending more time away from the...
17:05 Wed 04th Apr 200710 answers, last by missrandom 21:30 Fri 13th Apr 2007
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Keith Richards admitting to snorting father's ashes

Keith Richards has admitted to the NME magazine that he snorted his dad's ashes mixed in with a line of cocaine. He said that they 'went down very well'. Does it bother you that rockstars are allowed...
17:03 Wed 04th Apr 20076 answers, last by andy-hughes 14:42 Mon 09th Apr 2007
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Should airlines be doing more about lost luggage?

British airways have lost more luggage than any other European airline in the last year according to new figures. For every 1,000 passengers, 23 bags went missing. Also, across the 24 largest...
17:01 Wed 04th Apr 20072 answers, last by Bob A Job 14:05 Thu 05th Apr 2007
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Men want more time with the family

Bring the family breadwinner was once a role proudly held by the male of the family. Women would do the housework and look after their husband's and children. Nowadays the picture is very different....
10:49 Tue 03rd Apr 20073 answers, last by Octavius 13:13 Tue 03rd Apr 2007
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Comedians creating children that aren't 'bovvered'

A poll conducted by The Association of Teachers and Lecturers has concluded that aggressive and confrontational behaviour displayed by children is directly linked to TV viewing. Children are taking...
10:14 Tue 03rd Apr 20074 answers, last by LeMarchand 14:21 Wed 04th Apr 2007
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Women guarding Buckingham Palace

For hundreds of years it has been a job for the boys. But that is no more. Women soldiers have taken up posts guarding Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle. Women stood proud with their male...
09:50 Tue 03rd Apr 20076 answers, last by infundibulum 07:33 Wed 04th Apr 2007
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BBC to screen shows on mobile phones

April is likely to see the BBC showing its programmes on some mobile phones. Subscribers on Vodafone, Orange and 3 networks are likely to be able to watch BBC1, BBC News 24 and BBC Three, apart from a...
10:26 Mon 02nd Apr 2007
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Prescription Charges Scrapped in Wales

Prescription charges have been scrapped in Wales, while the rest of the UK are to have to pay ?6.85 for the privilege. As of April 1 Welsh people will no longer have to pay for their prescriptions,...
10:21 Mon 02nd Apr 20075 answers, last by THECORBYLOON 23:17 Mon 02nd Apr 2007
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Should Apes and Humans have the same rights?

Apes should have the same rights as humans. At least this is what organisation The Great Ape Project is claiming. What with a lady in Austria trying to adopt one, and so have the same rights as a...
10:18 Mon 02nd Apr 200710 answers, last by infundibulum 11:25 Sat 07th Apr 2007
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Danger of young drivers?

Young drivers pay expensive insurance premiums to be on allowed on the road, but does that make them safe? We've all seen them driving around with their music blazing and probably going too fast. Is...
10:57 Fri 30th Mar 200711 answers, last by gaz1250 21:40 Tue 10th Apr 2007
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Doctors' salaries should be cut

A health economist has proposed that doctors' pay should be slashed if they do not meet targets. Alan Maynard, professor of health economics at York University, also suggested reducing doctors'...
10:53 Fri 30th Mar 200717 answers, last by joko 14:53 Mon 02nd Apr 2007
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Female Viagra comes to the NHS

A new patch for women who don't feel as frisky as they may once have done has come to the NHS this week. The makers of this drug Intrinsa say it could transform the lives of hundreds of thousands of...
10:48 Fri 30th Mar 20078 answers, last by petermic12 11:49 Sat 18th Sep 2021

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