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Debts and lockdown Think about making a will and planning your funeral THE WAY I SEE IT:  What have you missed most during lockdown? What is lurking in your garden? Talking better with your hands Fussy eaters Still love your neighbours? Who is most lonely now? Dramatic rise in home exercise injuries during lockdown More...

Over the lockdown period there has been a honeymoon for people in debt, when some official action has been put on hold. Honeymoon is perhaps not the best word; holiday may be better. At the beginning of the coronavirus emergency, the Government introduced regulations to temporarily prevent court officials such as bailiffs seizing goods in...

On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days. Now Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem, and many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their brother.  John 11 17-19 We have been living in strange times throughout the lockdown. Many of the...

It’s a good question, because it is about the things that make us tick. When I examined my list, I found obvious things – going to church, live sport on TV, meeting up with friends for a coffee or a beer. But as I thought more deeply about it, I realised that what I missed...

Is there something alien in your garden which is beginning to worry you? Something that is growing too fast, spreading too fast, for you to keep up with? Gardeners across the country are being asked by the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) and the University of Coventry to find – and report –...

Do you move your arms about when you speak? Probably you do – at least sometimes. Gesturing while we speak has been common behaviour for thousands of years, but it has been less clear as to WHY we do it. Now a study by scientists at the University of Connecticut has found that there are...

If your child is still a toddler, here is some good news: this is the best time of their lives for you to introduce a variety of foods, and thus expand their food preferences. Recent research has found that picky eaters are unlikely to change if they do not have a varied diet by the...

One side-effect of lockdown has been seeing more of our neighbours – which of course can be very nice indeed. But if those neighbours constantly play loud music or hold smoky barbecues, it can be tiresome. And just wait until they invest the latest craze:  a big bubbling hot tub for their garden. The craze...

Something like 7.2 million Britons injured themselves while trying to stay fit during lockdown. There has been a dramatic rise in exercise-related injuries, ranging from sprains and strains to pulled muscles and back injuries. Of those of us injured during lockdown, 30 per cent of us were doing classes online or via apps, 28 per...

Young people have been twice as likely as baby boomers to experience lockdown loneliness, according to a recent survey by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). More than half of 16 to 24 year-olds said they have felt lonely during the pandemic, compared to less than a quarter of those aged 55-69

Children’s behaviour has become worse under lockdown, with a rise in temper tantrums and arguments. So says a study by psychologists at Oxford University on the effects of the pandemic on young people’s mental health. Youngsters aged 4 to 10 suffered increasing emotional difficulties and some physical symptoms linked to worry. Young women aged 16...

This time last year, how well did you know your neighbours?  Around one in five of us have since admitted that we had never even spoken to them. What a difference a pandemic makes. Now twice as many of us have talked to our neighbours in the past week as compared with last year. A...