A students' union has replaced clapping with jazz hands in a bid to prevent people suffering from anxiety or sensory issues. The University of Manchester Student's Union passed a resolution banning the practice at their first meeting of the year.more
From year to year, fewer young Poles live with their parents. In Europe, however, only six countries have a higher rate, including Italy and Portugal - he added, commenting on Eurostat data.more
In a new survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), Rushmore in Hampshire has been found to officially be the UK's happiest place with residents rating their life satisfaction as an impressive 8.35 out of 10.more
Half of Irish people say their mental health suffered due to the economic recession with hundreds of thousands driven to thoughts of suicide or self-harm. The startling findings are revealed in a survey of the impact of the downturn on the emotional and mental wellbeing of the population.more
A new survey has found that two out of every five adults here are worried that robots will take their jobs. The research on people's attitudes to, and knowledge of, different uses for software also found that people are equally split on whether self-driving cars will be more or less safe than those with drivers.more
BIG Brother viewers rallied round Tomasz tonight after he revealed the shocking homophobic abuse he experienced while in the army. Fans as well as housemates Brooke and Zoe were reduced to tears when the cleaner, 31, recalled the moment he was assaulted by his fellow servicemen in Poland for being gay.more
The first same-sex royal wedding has taken place - a historic occasion for the monarchy. Lord Ivar Mountbatten, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, and his partner James Coyle married over the weekend, after announcing in June that they would be tying the knot.more
Life expectancy in the UK has stopped improving for the first time since 1982, when figures began. Women's life expectancy from birth remains 82.9 years and for men it is 79.2, the figures from the Office for National Statistics, for 2015-17, show.more
A large minority of people in the UK believe multiculturalism has undermined British culture and that migrants do not properly integrate, according to some of the broadest research into the population's attitudes to immigration.more
The number of Spaniards living in the State has risen by more than three-quarters in recent years while the Romanian population has grown 69 per cent, according to data released by the Central Statistics Office.more
Labour is calling for a ban on parents-to-be being told the sex of their baby after early blood tests, amid fears it may lead to abortions of girls.more
