Found 9 resource(s) in 'Looking at You', for January 2026.
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How to keep those New Year Resolutions Complaints and refunds – what about consumer protection? Crufts welcomes mongrels Our long love affair with coffee What, oh what, is that person’s name?! Be smart – don’t keep up appearances< Eating alone ‘bad for pensioners’ health’ Why you should aim to eat the rainbow ** How to... (1697 words)How to keep those New Year Resolutions
We are full of good intentions at the start of each year. How come we usually fizzle out by February? Here are some tips to keep you going… Be realistic. If you have several goals, don’t attempt them all at once. Research has found that if you stagger your goals, you will have more success.... (376 words)Complaints and refunds – what about consumer protection?
‘Use honest scales and honest weights’ Leviticus 19:36 ‘The Lord detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favour with him.’ Proverbs 11:1 These verses are not about the scales you use to weigh yourself, to see how much weight you have put on over Christmas! It is a biblical warning for businesspeople to act... (354 words)Crufts welcomes mongrels
The Royal Kennel Club, which runs Crufts, is going to admit mongrels for the first time in its 150-year history. Crufts will become a ‘year-round community’, available to all dog owners, whatever kind of dog they have. Its new online platform will launch in February 2026. Jannine Edgar, chief executive of the RKC explains: “While... (181 words)Our long love affair with coffee
London’s first coffee house opened in 1652, using beans imported from modern-day Yemen. Although many in Cromwell’s Britain had doubts about this new drink, others welcomed its reviving effects – and asked for another cup. Nearly 400 years on, coffee drinking in Britain is a vast industry. We drink 98 million cups of it every... (197 words)What, oh what, is that person’s name?!
Do your New Year Resolutions include the forlorn hope that you will be better at remembering people’s names in 2026? Many of us – and not only those of the older generation – have difficulty remembering names. It’s not just TV personalities and so on, but people we meet in the street. We know exactly... (184 words)Be smart – don’t keep up appearances
If you are struggling with money as the New Year begins, you are not alone. Too many of us are using our credit cards as almost permanent extensions of our bank account, instead of as highly expensive loans. So, this year, think about how just small changes could help you. For example, simply deciding to... (88 words)Eating alone ‘bad for pensioners’ health’
Pensioners who eat at home alone are more likely to suffer from poor nutrition and health. So says new research. It has found strong links between dining solo and diets of poor quality, with fewer fruit, veg and meat. This can lead to weight loss and frailty. Researchers at Flinders University in Australia are instead highlighting... (113 words)Why you should aim to eat the rainbow
The supermarket chain Tesco has reported a surge in demand for brightly coloured vegetables, from rainbow carrots to pink onions. The trend follows calls from nutritionists for people to ‘eat the rainbow’ of fruits and vegetables, so that they get the whole range of vitamins and minerals. Demand for rainbow carrots and pink onions is... (90 words)
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