Weird and Wonderful
Open top grannies hit the highways
Filed under: Insurance, Weird and Wonderful
While convertible cars might generally be associated with younger drivers, new figures reveal that women over the age of 50 are in fact most likely to be behind the wheel of a cabriolet.
Research conducted by AA Insurance indicates that women are a third more likely to drive 'topless' than men and it is those in their fifties who are most likely to choose a convertible car.
Charitable celebrities unveiled as author JK Rowling donates £10m
Filed under: Entertainment, Weird and Wonderful
Harry Potter creator JK Rowling has given £10 million to set up a multiple sclerosis research clinic - the single largest donation the author has ever given to a charitable cause.
But Rowling is not the only charitable celebrity. Here, we reveal the most generous famous faces of the last few years.
Britons stick to what we know and love - except our partners
Filed under: Weird and Wonderful
From our dentists to hairdressers and favourite shop keepers, once we have found someone we like and trust we return time and time again.These relationships with our favourite shops and people withstand the test of time – and often last longer than our love affairs with partners.
Should we eat the Queen's swans to cut the national debt?
Filed under: Weird and Wonderful, Emergency Budget
At some point today, the government will start reading all your suggestions for cutting the national debt.More than 100,000 ideas have been submitted, many of which are sensible suggestions such as auctioning off the Queen's swans for meat or making prisoners run on treadmills connected to the National Grid to generate power. A bit like gerbils in a dynamo.
Sleeping with the boss helps your career, new study shows
Filed under: Work & Careers, Weird and Wonderful
If you're not getting on at work, there's one surefire way to boost your chances of getting that promotion: Sleep with your boss. If you are male, it helps, but if you are female it REALLY helps, according to new research. And almost two fifths of office workers say that employees who have gone in for a bit of ooh la la with the boss, have come out the other end with a step up the career ladder.
Wednesday 4pm is peak time for online workplace slacking
Filed under: Work & Careers, Weird and Wonderful
When do most people surf for bargains on the Internet? Well according to new research from price comparison website InvisibleHand, people up and down the UK put their work aside to do some online shopping at about 4pm on Wednesday afternoons.At around that time each week, internet shopping surges by 75%, the research findings show, indicating that the end of the working day on Wednesday is when Britons are most likely to be slacking at their desks.
Cash in on car boot sales like actor John Barrowman
Filed under: Freebies and Bargains, Weird and Wonderful
New research from poverty charity Elizabeth Finn Care has revealed that more of us raise extra cash at car boot sales than by working longer hours. In fact, 13% of people head to car boots to make money from their unwanted items, compared to just 9% who opt to work late to supplement their income. And even celebrities such as John Barrowman is getting in on the act. You can see pictures of his garage sale here.
Name the Cameron's baby and make a packet
Filed under: Weird and Wonderful
Yesterday lunchtime David and SamCam had an unexpected highlight of their Cornish summer holiday, the arrival of a baby girl.Sam had been having contractions, so they drove over to the hospital for a check-up yesterday morning, and by noon their daughter had been welcomed to the world. At the moment she hasn't been given a name. However Dave has told reporters: "I think we will have to have something Cornish somewhere." The bookmakers immediately opened books on possible names, so what are the names in the frame, and what are the odds?
Male drivers get lost more than women
Filed under: Insurance, Weird and Wonderful
Women may have a reputation for not being able to read maps.
But new research from insurer Sheilas' Wheels shows that the typical male motorist actually drives 276 miles in the wrong direction every year, compared to the average woman's 256 miles.
Tesco to open first drive thru supermarket
Filed under: Weird and Wonderful
Just how lazy have we become? Of course supermarket shopping is a chore the traditional way, with a trolley foll of thawing and squashed food, and a couple of demanding kids throwing a wobbly if they're not allowed to buy comics, a DVD and half a tonne of chocolate, but surely we have conquered this with existing solutions.So you just want a few things? Walk the 50 metres to your nearest convenience supermarket. So you can't be bothered leaving the house? Do an online shop. But apparently even these options are too stressful for some, so Tesco has come up with an option for the even lazier shopper.
