Day: October 2, 2025

Indigo assumed she had caught a common cold at the gig (Picture: Kennedy News and Media) A woman who thought she caught the flu at a gig was left ‘panicking’ to learn she had actually contracted a ‘Victorian disease’ that killed an estimated 10,000 people a year during the 19th century. Indigo Duffy began developing […]

Not everyone wakes up every day feeling super happy. But the good news is that joy can be learnt. So says Harvard professor and self-proclaimed ‘happiness expert’ Professor Arthur C. Brooks, anyway. He’s spent years studying the science of wellbeing, even teaming up with Oprah Winfrey at one point to write the very successful book […]

We hate to say it, but for the majority of us as soon as we turn 50 we’re well over halfway through our lives. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) states that the average life expectancy for males is 78.8 years. For females, it’s a little higher at 82.8 years. While this does sound scary […]

The trend emerged in the ninth annual dating report by Plenty of Fish, which found 42 per cent of single people now combine dates with everyday tasks.

Abbie was shocked to find something attached to her IUD (Picture: @abbie.nicoleee/Caters) Abbie Elian had been suffering through an exhausting cycle of infections, pain and fatigue for five months when nurses suggested her IUD could be the cause. She’d had the contraceptive device — often referred to as a coil — inserted for six years […]

My results came back and revealed that I was clear of everything except Hepatitis C (Picure: Koby Photography) ‘Why me?’ That was my first thought when I received the news that I’d tested positive for Hepatitis C. I’d vaguely heard of it, knew it was a virus that affects the liver, is spread through blood-to-blood […]

Imagine being in a relationship with someone where the only way you could communicate was by passing a phone back and forth? That’s the reality for this couple who say they’re really happy anyway