More than half of British adults are now receiving money from the state, it emerged today – as Chancellor Rishi Sunak warned the situation is ‘not sustainable’. The scale of the impact of the coronavirus lockdown is becoming clearer after the government revealed it is subsidising the wages of 6.3million workers under its furlough scheme. Meanwhile, … Read more
More than half of British adults are now receiving money from the state, it emerged today – as Chancellor Rishi Sunak warned the situation is ‘not sustainable’. The scale of the impact of the coronavirus lockdown is becoming clearer after the government revealed it is subsidising the wages of 6.3million workers under the furlough scheme. Meanwhile, … Read more
Finding the time to eat a decent lunch while you’re working from home can be surprisingly hard. It’s just too easy to graze almost constantly to alleviate boredom — a couple of pieces of toast and a few biscuits here, or a pot of yoghurt there — without ever sitting down to a proper meal. … Read more
Finding the time to eat a decent lunch while you’re working from home can be surprisingly hard. It’s just too easy to graze almost constantly to alleviate boredom — a couple of pieces of toast and a few biscuits here, or a pot of yoghurt there — without ever sitting down to a proper meal. … Read more
Behavioural inhibition and shyness at infancy leads to a reserved, introverted personality by the time a person reaches their mid-twenties, new research shows. US neuroscientists found that infants with ‘behavioural inhibition’ grew up to be reserved and have fewer human interactions aged 26. Individuals who showed sensitivity to making errors at the age of 15, … Read more
Frail at forty: Nearly HALF of all adults in their forties are ‘pre-frail’ – which could mean future falls and hospital visits Findings show adults don’t have to be elderly to be ‘heading down path to frailty’ Some 45 per cent of those aged 40 to 49 are ‘pre-frail’, researchers have found The study from … Read more
Frail at forty: Nearly HALF of all adults in their forties are ‘pre-frail’ – which could mean future falls and hospital visits Findings show adults don’t have to be elderly to be ‘heading down path to frailty’ Some 45 per cent of those aged 40 to 49 are ‘pre-frail’, researchers have found The study from … Read more
Over-60s cope best with life in lockdown — with stress relating to catching coronavirus currently highest amongst adults aged 30 to 59, study suggests Researchers from UCL have surveyed 60,000 about their lockdown experiences By Ian Randall For Mailonline Published: 12:03 BST, 9 April 2020 | Updated: 12:25 BST, 9 April 2020 Over-60s are coping best with … Read more
Over-60s cope best with life in lockdown with stress relating to catching COVID-19 currently highest amongst adults aged 30 to 59, study suggests By Ian Randall For Mailonline Published: 12:03 BST, 9 April 2020 | Updated: 12:13 BST, 9 April 2020 Over-60s are coping best with life in lockdown, with stress relating to catching COVID-19 … Read more
Releasing 20–30 year-olds who no longer live with their parents could be the best route out of lockdown and avoid an ‘extraordinary recession’, experts suggested. This section of the population — unlike the older generations — is statistically less likely to die from coronavirus, or develop severe symptoms. Like many countries, the UK is presently … Read more