All news by author: Martin Winter

Brits say they get stuck in three unnecessary meetings each week - with nearly half turning off their camera on a video call and getting on with other tasks

One in five claim to be a laid-back, “Sunday Driver” - but 13% are more controlling, and won't give anyone else a say with the music choices

The Love Island 2021 finalist cooked a meal with a Michelin star chef, plunged into muddy water - and even held a tarantula

Nearly half of Brits are putting their own wellbeing ahead of finding “the one” - while a quarter think it is important to make their dating life suit their own goals

It currently costs £5,595 per year to look after just one patient with incontinence - but these costs could more than halve by investing in better-quality pads, figures have shown

It comes as 27% still believe a higher price point means higher quality booze - although half of wine drinkers tend to just stick to what they know, the research found

The unique role, being offered by Ginsters, involves singing lullabies to vegetables, and managing a “team” of worms to ensure the best quality soil

Aspiring motorists in Aviemore, Gairloch, and Symbister are the most likely to be successful in the qualification - while Hornsea in Yorkshire has the country's lowest pass rate

Reading reviews and watching trailers are some of the top ways they make their decision - although nearly six in ten have been disappointed by a critically acclaimed film

It comes as abortion, sexual health, and menstruation, are still considered 'taboo' topics - with four in ten women thinking of these as 'private matters'

Over half of smokers are keen to ditch the habit - and they give this more thought than their next holiday, or how well their football team is doing

The London “Walk of Stars” has been unveiled to celebrate the talent behind films funded by the National Lottery – which has helped fund over 600 films in the last 26 years

A quarter of British holidaymakers want to experience solo travel in the next three years - rising to 40% of 18-24-year-olds, research has found

And just 7% now claim to feel “very connected” to others in their neighbourhood - with nearly half feeling that community spirit in their area needs a boost

One in five Brits who have a cat or a dog feel their furry friends is carrying more weight than they should be - and they are consequently having to shell out more on vet bills

Pizza lovers will munch through over 5,000 slices during their adult lifetime - with one in ten devouring as many as three pizzas a week

And some of the favourite famous faces born north of the USA border include Keanu Reeves, Ryan Reynolds, and Jim Carrey

One in three motorists give their cars funny monikers - with 34% claiming a vehicle has “something missing” if it does not have a nickname

It was followed by other classics such as Pac Man, Space Invaders, and air hockey, according to Brits who love arcade games

A long-term study by Cardiff University has looked at the different ways neurotypical and neurodiverse children play with dolls - and how this sparks their brain activity

And two-thirds of parents have declined an invitation on their child's behalf - as over a quarter are not comfortable discussing their child's bedwetting with other parents

They were also named as the top three sports females would like to take up - as nearly half of women have been inspired by a bumper summer of women's sporting events

Nearly all children claim to be worried about environmental issues around the world - but most parents admit they often don't know how to answer their youngster's concerns

And they have shared their top 10 favourite football chants about specific players - with Peter Crouch and John Terry topping the list

Six in ten office workers say the rudest thing a colleague can do is bring in smelly foods - followed by stealing other people's snacks, the research found