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Advice, tips and lifetsyle features aimed at parents, children and families.

Under UK law, cohabiting couples don’t have the same legal rights as married couple

Cohabiting Couples: Your rights and the law

Cohabiting refers to couples who live together but are not married or in a civil partnership, but do you know your laws as a cohabiting couple?

And with many cohabiting couples struggling to make their relationship work in the mundanity of lockdown, below regulated property buyers, GoodMove has revealed everything you should be aware of if you’re a cohabiting couple in the event of...

Sustainable children's clothing inspired by coastlines and outdoor exploration

National Trust and Frugi collaborate on organic clothing range

Sustainable children’s clothing brand Frugi and the National Trust have launched a Paddling Puffins capsule collection of ethically made outerwear and accessories for the Spring-Summer 2021 season.

Inspired by the National Trust’s 50 things to do before you’re 11 ¾’ activities and the many miles of coastline in its care, the new Paddling Puffins collection invites children up to ten...

Planning a proposal this valentines day?

Creative ways to propose to your loved one this Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is the perfect time of year to show your loved one just how much they mean to you. This year, if you’re ready to take things to the next level and propose, then you might be looking for some creative ways to pop the question.

Here, Clare Moreton, personalised gifting expert at CEWE, shares five original and personalised ways to propose to your loved one this Valentine...

Games like FIFA 21, Call of Duty, Animal Crossing and Last of Us were some of the most played games of 2020

The Most Played Computer Games by Brits in Lockdown

More Brits than ever played video games last year to beat the boredom of staying home, and our third lockdown in 2021 has seen the trend gain even more traction. With games being released on more platforms, and more genres than ever now is an excellent time to be a gamer! Fresh Student Living took a deep dive into the gaming industry in the UK to see just what an impact Covid has had on...

Work-life balance and colleagues are the key to a happy career

Research by Ezra , one of the leading global providers of digital coaching, has found that work-life balance is the driving factor behind happiness in the UK workplace.

Ezra’s survey found that a notable 78% of those in employment are happy in their current job.

The current pandemic also seems to have had little impact on happiness within the workplace. Ezra also asked if...

10 things to keep busy with your family during lockdown

Ten little things to do with the family to make life sweeter

With many parents homeschooling, mums, dads, and carers across the UK are beginning to run out of ideas of what they can do to entertain their children when they are not teaching them.

Here, Gabriella Egleton, UK Brand Marketing Manager for Bebeto sweets, has compiled her top 10 little things you can do to help keep the whole family entertained during free time.

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Popular baby names this year are inspired by TV shows

2021 Baby Name Predictions Revealed

2020’s biggest trending TV shows are anticipated to have a substantial influence on baby names in 2021 as the UK's lockdown generation is born.

After the TV adaptation of the best-selling book Normal People became the most searched for programme on iPlayer, fans became obsessed with its leading characters Connell Waldron and Marianne Sheridan. Even the silver chain Connell wears...

Tips for parents to get through home schooling in lockdown

Ten tips on how to effectively homeschool

With a third national lockdown closing UK schools, Greg Smith, Head of Operations at Oxford Home Schooling , one of the UK's leading home education providers, has given his 10 top tips on how to effectively homeschool.

1. Take breaks

A bit of experimentation should identify what works best for you and the child. You might find 30-minute blasts followed by 10-minute breaks...

Smash your resolutions this year by following these tips

Seven tips to help you smash those 2021 resolutions

Whether you have a short term goal in mind for the month of January, a change you want to make in 2021, or a complete lifestyle overhaul to make you a better person, it can be tough to stick to your goals.

Just 27% of people made a New Year’s resolution in 2020 , although that still equates to over seventeen million people. However, 28% of us fail to stick to these resolutions while...

About 9% of children in the UK do not have access to a laptop at home

Government efforts to narrow digital divide will still leave disadvantaged children in the cold

The Government’s last-minute decision to close schools to the vast majority of children has again highlighted the so-called digital divide – the large number of homes where there are insufficient digital devices for pupils to work on – or no broadband connection at all. About 9% of children in the UK – between 1.1 million and 1.8 million – do not have access to a laptop, desktop or tablet at...

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