Lifestyle
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College study says students from Ireland indulge in drinking more than others
A study of students from different countries has confirmed that Irish people really drink more than other nationalities. In the University College Dublin survey, one in seven of the Irish students questioned admitted they downed at least two drinks a day. Students also drank more if they went to a same-sex school. The study surveyed 3,500 students at the college. Surprisingly family ...
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Study explains why appetizers matter more when youre dining out with friends
According to a new study, first impressions of experiences have a greater impact when consumers share the experience with others. "When consumers consume an experience alone, the end of the experience has a greater effect on their overall evaluations. On the other hand, when consumers consume an experience with others, the beginning has a greater influence on how they judge the entire ...
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Helen Mirren new face of Marksamp Spencer
Award-winning actress Dame Helen Mirren is said to be the new face of lifestyle and fashion brand, Marks amp; Spencer. The 67-year-old was spotted shooting for brand's new ad campaign at London's St Katharine's Docks, here, Sunday, alongside TV personality Katie Piper, who is also believed to be starring in the advertisement, reports femalefirst.co.uk. It would be the first fashion campaign ...
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Kourtneys motherhood tips to Kim
Socialite Kim Kardashian's sister Kourtney has reportedly asked the new mother to be more careful with her lifestyle now. Kim, 32, gave birth to her and rapper Kanye West's daughter June 15. Kourtney, mother of son Mason, 12, and 11-month-old daughter Penelope, believes that Kim's life is not going to be the same now. "Kourtney has told Kim that she has no idea what she's in for as a mom," ...
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Health watchdog investigates sham psychometric tests for job seekers
The Department for Work and Pensions is under investigation by a health watchdog for administering "sham" psychometric tests to the unemployed and threatening to withdraw their benefits if they did not complete them.The Guardian has learned that the chief psychologist at the DWP, Dr David Carew, is being questioned by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), which is the ...
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Movie Review
Romeo + Juliet [DVD]
Baz Luhrmann's updated version of William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet starts in high gear, pushes itself into overdrive, and eventually redlines and blows the engine long before its over. It's not that updating the Bard is a bad idea--it's been done successfully so many times before that it is literally de rigueur in the world of both theater and film, despite Luhrmann's claims tha ... ...
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Welfare reform piles pressure on victims of domestic violence
domestic violence services, Refuge supports 2,800 women and children on any given day of the year. Our services save and change lives. But our very existence is under threat from drastic changes to the UK's welfare system. Without these vital services, more women will be at continued risk of abuse - or worse.The housing benefit on which refuges depend is the lifeblood of the national ...
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On course for a career in charity
As a grants assistant at the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Juliet Valdinger, 32, helps distribute funds for projects that are aimed at increasing access to arts and culture via the foundation's Arts programme. She is set to graduate with an MSc in grant making, philanthropy and social investment from Cass Business School where she has been studying part-time. "The course is based on the ...
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Peppa Pig Worlds Facebook page hijacked by abusive hacker
children 's animation.But on Monday, Peppa Pig, her brother, George Pig, and their parents, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig, found themselves the victims of a hacker with too much time on their hands - and too many grubby thoughts on their ...
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BSkyB investigated over BT claim it is withholding Sky Sports package
BT has complained that BSkyB is withholding its Sky Sports package, which includes live Premier League games. Photograph: Olly Greenwood/AFP/Getty ...
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Nasir Mazhar at London Collections Men
You could hardly close the London menswear collections with a whimper: into the brink stepped Nasir Mazhar, until recently known as a milliner with a penchant for JD Sports, a wicked sense of humour and great taste in underground MCs. Doesn't sound very Ascot, does it?Mazhar has expanded his offering to sportswear, the kind feasibly sported by said MCs - that is, brash, body-baring, ...