The most popular baby names in England and Wales have been revealed, with Oliver and Olivia topping the list for the second year running. In 2017, a total of 5,204 baby girls were given the name Olivia, marking a steady increase from 5,017 in 2016, the Office for National Statistics said. Meanwhile 6,529 baby boys […]

EasyJet has just released a list of Easter and Summer holiday flights for 2019, with bargain flights to Turkey, France, Spain, Greece, Portugal, among other destinations. The airline says that 310,764 low-fare seats are now on sale for spring 2019, with flights and routes available for passengers to book now. Where can I fly to […]

Notoriously difficult to detect, exposure to carbon monoxide can be potentially fatal. Fifty-three people in the UK died from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning in 2015, with the NHS estimates it causes at least 25 deaths every year in England and Wales. Risk of carbon monoxide poisoning can be significantly reduced if you can recognise the […]

Retro video game enthusiasts rejoice – it looks like the Nintendo 64 Classic Mini console could be on its way. Last year, Nintendo filed a trademark application for the N64 controller in Europe, and now it’s been reported that the trademark has finally been accepted. The news has fuelled rumours in the gaming world that the Nintendo 64 […]

Sky Sports customers could be in line to face a monthly price hike from October, as the channel ditches standard definition in favour of pricier HD. Customers who currently watch the channels in standard definition face a £2 per month extra charge from 1 October, amounting to an additional £24 per year. Who will be […]

Customers of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), NatWest and Ulster Bank have been locked out of online and mobile accounts, leaving them unable to access their accounts. Users took to social media to report issues in the early hours of Friday morning, explaining that they were unable to access both the app and online […]

Let the sausage battle commence – Asda has launched the ‘ultimate pig in blanket’ in time for Christmas that is set to rival Aldi’s foot long porker. Yesterday Aldi launched a super size pig in blanket as part of their new Christmas range but at just 400 grams it’s a chipolata in comparison to ASDA’s new giant […]

A four-year-old British boy has drowned in a “packed” family swimming pool at a Tenerife hotel. The youngster, named as Presley Stockton, from Wigan, Greater Manchester, was staying with his extended family at the four-star Hotel Paradise Park Fun Lifestyle in Los Cristianos. A spokesman for the hotel said the boy was in the busy […]

Children of mothers who consume a high level of gluten while pregnant are at an increased risk of diabetes, according to a new study. This study, published in The BMJ, involved thousands of pregnant women and found the likelihood of their children developing type 1 diabetes “increased proportionately” to gluten intake during pregnancy. Gluten intake […]