The news story of the month, all but knocking swine flu off the headlines, has been MPs' misuse of the expenses system. After the first couple of exposés, it quickly became tedious. A couple of...

So much for us oldies whingeing about the amount of time youngsters 'waste' on social networking. According to the National Literacy Trust, children who blog, text or us social networking have better writing skills than those who do not. The...

The Outward Bound Trust wants to hear from anyone who's taken part in an outward bound course in the UK since 1941. As part of its 70th birthday celebrations in 2011, the charity has launched The Generations Campaign, aimed at finding outward bound...

The Guardian has come up with a handy guide to surviving the office Christmas party. Here are their top tips: 1. Don't try to get out of going. 2. Dress to impress - not to shock. 3. Have a drink - but stay one behind the boss. 4. Don't push your...

Soon the recession will end and instead of laying people off we will all about face and start hiring.  I feel so confident about the economy that I hired a cleaner the other day. I discussed it with my wife, agreed a budget and talked to some...

Research carried out at the University of Stockholm, and published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, has found that employees who fail to complain about unfair treatment at work double their risk of heart attack or dying from heart...