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Why do we feel so ‘blah’ after Christmas?
Mariia Korneeva/Shutterstock The holiday season is usually a joyous occasion, but many people feel “blah” soon after the celebrations. What is it about Christmas that makes people feel this way? Psychologists describe the blah feeling as “low mood” or “languishing”. Low mood is often temporary and can’t be attributed toContinue Reading
Seagulls, songbirds and parrots: what new research tells us about their cognitive ability
As you can imagine, a human intelligence test doesn’t really cut it for birds. It isn’t that easy to assess how an animal perceives information from the environment, processes it and decides to act. But researchers have developed a range of clever experiments to find out more about their cognitiveContinue Reading
Man City are 14/1 to smash a Premier League record they share with Liverpool
MANCHESTER CITY’S title charge is showing no signs of letting up and the bookies’ are eyeing another record for Pep Guardiola’s side to smash. Under the Spanish tactician, City have never failed to lift the Premier League title when they’ve been top at Christmas as their current form continues toContinue Reading
Covid: 6,735 new cases as businesses struggle with self-isolating staff
A further 6,735 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the Republic, with some businesses struggling to keep their doors open as soaring infection numbers impact staffing. Overall test positivity reported on Monday was 49.7 per cent, increasing from 39.8 per cent on Stephens’ Day and 32.4 per cent onContinue Reading
Chelsea braced for Barca Azpilicueta bid, Newcastle want Ighalo, Ferran Torres to complete Barcelona transfer
BARCELONA appear to be ready to continue their spending spree in January after securing the signing of Ferran Torres from Manchester City. The Nou Camp club are looking at a range of full backs with Chelsea’s Cesar Azpilicueta among the names on Xavi’s wishlist. Newcastle are interested in a JanuaryContinue Reading
Retirement communities: ageism exists even among the elderly – new research
shutterstock/supermao “We don’t want to be tripping over Zimmer frames all the time,” said John*, 73. He clearly felt frustrated and had a strong objection to the older, more frail residents in his retirement village. John and his wife, Jean, had moved to the retirement village about a year ago.Continue Reading
Volunteering in Health receives The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
On Monday 29th November, Volunteering in Health held an event at Bitton House to celebrate receiving The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service earlier this year. More than 60 people were in attendance, including several previous volunteers who helped set the charity up more than 10 years ago. Since 2009, VolunteeringContinue Reading
WPD helps customers keep warm this Christmas with fuel poverty grants to South West charities
This festive season, Western Power Distribution (WPD) is supporting its vulnerable customers across the South West, by issuing £87,000 of fuel poverty grants from its ‘Community Matters’ fund to local charities and organisations. Amongst the beneficiaries announced today is Kingswear Parish Council, which has been awarded £10,000 for a ground-breaking projectContinue Reading
‘Grean’ looks a solid stumbling block to overcome for ‘Kin!’
Nicky Henderson has confirmed “all systems go” for Shishkin to run at Kempton today in the grade two Desert Orchid Chase but I’m a layer; the former champion trainer has possibly ‘crammed a quart into a pint pot’ to get this stable star out for a seasonal debut and IContinue Reading
A Very British Scandal review: Claire Foy and co are the top of their game in a deliciously dark period piece
Review at a glance “We have to promise we will never, ever bore one another.” Such is the one condition upon which Claire Foy’s Margaret accepts a proposal from the Duke of Argyll (played by Paul Bettany) midway through the first episode of BBC One’s A Very British Scandal. ThoughContinue Reading