Fitness Expert Dax Moy is helping London Mums once again to get our pre-pregnancy bodies back. The notorious fitness guru – most famously responsible for helping X-factor winner Michelle McManus to lose 10 stones – has turned his attention to pre- and post-natal ladies, offering tips for staying healthy and regaining pre-pregnancy bodies while staying safe and healthy.
His research into pre-…
At a time when only 4% of children adopted last year were from Black and Asian backgrounds (1) national children’s charity, Action for Children, is using National Adoption Week (31 October – 6 November) to urge people to consider adopting the UK’s most vulnerable children in need of homes.
Last year, 50% of adoptions arranged by Action for Children were of children from Black and minority…
Everyone knows Finnish Lapland is the home of Santa Claus and Christmas. This year, the latest addition to Yuletide destinations is Santa’s Resort Kakslauttanen near Saariselkä.
At Santa’s Resort, that magical Christmas experience is guaranteed as Santa greets everyone in person at his house, while his elves run around and serve hot drinks and ginger biscuits. Outside, Santa’s reindeer pen…
81% of parents in the UK don’t have the knowledge required to administer basic first aid to a baby or a child although one in four will have to deal with an emergency first aid situation. A new online training campaign has just been launched to help improve parents’ first aid skills.
New research* by Tesco Baby & Toddler Club also reveals that 72% of parents wouldn’t feel confident in…
SuperScrimpers is a prime time show, packed with clever and fun ways to save money. The programme includes secrets and tips from our SuperScrimping Army; SuperScrimper Challenges (in which families from all over the UK will learn how to make their money go further) and easy-to-follow financial advice from our presenter, Mrs Moneypenny.
As well as this we are hoping to find fun groups of lovely…
A semi-detached house and family car in Hornchurch, Essex, received the ultimate big-money makeover yesterday to highlight the amount of savings UK households could make – totalling over £12 billion – when comparing prices online and switching to the cheapest deal.
Figures from price comparison site, ArgosCompare.co.uk, show that UK households could save over £465 each year on…
Dads are the main childcare provider in one in seven (14%) UK households with dependent children, according to new research from life insurer Aviva. The study suggests at least 1.4 million* men in the UK, now take on the role of the ‘primary parent’.
A further 25% of families with children under 18 say the childcare is shared equally between both parents. This is up from 18% in 2010 when a…
The search for the Age UK Internet Champion 2012 has started. As the UK gears up for a year of celebrating its Olympic champions, Age UK is looking for a different kind of Champion for 2012. The Charity is calling on all computer connoisseurs aged 55+ to enter the search to become one of two Internet Champions of the Year – no javelins, shot puts or high jumping required!
The Champions will…
London commuters were stunned last week when the Power Rangers hit the city to mark their 18th year and the return of the kids’ favourite TV show on Nickeloden.
The five super heroes took to the streets of London to cement their status as cultural icons with a series spanning nearly two decades on our TV screens.
The red, pink, blue, green and yellow stars were spotted around the capital with…
Meatballs are a great way to feed kids as you can hide all kinds of goodies inside them that they’ll never even know about! Making them really small makes them easy to eat and to mix with Garofalo Motori pasta. You can make a huge batch of these and freeze them for later use.
2 to 3 tablespoons richly flavoured Extra Virgin olive oil
1 cloves garlic, unpeeled and lightly crushed
200g/7 oz…