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The popular trend for installing a boiling water tap in our kitchen is leading to a rise in scaldings, according to recent NHS Digital data. The number of people, including young children, who have suffered serious burns due to their own boiling water taps has risen significantly in the past three years.   In 2016-17 there...

If you own a dog, you won’t be surprised to learn you are far more likely to go out walking than your neighbour who doesn’t have a dog. (Especially on rainy winter days!) Now the University of Liverpool has found that 87.3 per cent of us who own dogs exercise for 150 minutes a week,...

Here is a curious thing: even just one cup of coffee a day can reduce the risk of an elderly person falling – by up to a third. A recent study of thousands of older patients from the UK and Spain has found that even small amounts of coffee are enough to make them steadier...

Screen time for young children should be limited to an hour a day, and infants should not be exposed to it at all.  That is the recommendation of the World Health Organisation (WHO). The guidance comes from the first ever WHO guidelines on physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep for young children.  They have been...

Hugging and kissing in the office should not be allowed.  That is the opinion of three out of four workers, who say that such gestures lead to confusion, embarrassment and stress when greeting their colleagues. A study has found that quarter of us have found ourselves trapped in an unwanted hug, while 19 per cent...

Hymns are on the decline at funerals.  A recent survey by the Co-Op found that not a single one has made this year’s top 10 most popular pieces of music for funerals. It is the first time ever that no hymns have appeared on the list, which was last compiled in 2016.  Then the list...

We are giving less time and money to charity than we were two years ago. That is the finding of a recent survey by Charities Aid Foundation (CAF).  It found that the proportion of those of us giving money or sponsoring someone has dropped from 69 per cent in 2016 to 65 percent in 2018....

Are you a gardener?  Then please consider this:  the gardeners of Britain are continuing to use up the country’s endangered peat supplies, despite repeated warnings from environmentalists. Now Plantlife, the campaign group, warns that commercial extraction of peat from our peat bogs can remove more than 500 years’ worth of peat growth in a single...

What do you do with your used tin foil?  Councils are asking us to give it a good rinse from any food or grease, so that it can be recycled.  Foil trays could be added to your dishwasher, so that you don’t waste time or water washing them separately. As the Aluminium Recycling Packaging Organisation...

We are drinking less alcohol. In fact, one in four adults in the UK does not drink at all. That is the finding of a recent study by the Lancet.  The trend is noticeable among millennials, with baby-boomers far more likely to drink alcohol – and consume it at higher levels.

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 Solomon took a census of all the foreigners residing in Israel, after the census his father David had taken; and they were found to be 153,600. He assigned 70,000 of them to be carriers and 80,000 to be stonecutters in the hills… (2 Chronicles 2:17-18) We can spend much of our working life filling in forms...