[ I grew up on the cusp of the Missouri-Arkansas border, the dividing line that separates the American Midwest from the South. My family’s weekend getaways were always taken by hopping on a northbound interstate to Kansas City or St Louis. But that changed in 2011. When Alice Walton, billionaire heiress to the Walmart fortune, … Read more
[ With the high cost of living showing no sign of abating, just where are the value-for-money family holidays this summer? Well, there is plenty of choice if you can afford to pay about £2,000 for a family of four. A top tip is to go in the last two weeks of August, when prices … Read more
[ One thing is for certain we are all getting older day by day but this fact doesn’t have to limit us in what we can do and achieve and how we feel about ourselves. “Ageism can have a serious impact on people’s health and wellbeing,” says Will Donnelly, Care Expert and co-founder at Lottie. … Read more
[ The economy grew by 0.3 per cent in November, new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show. The ONS said the services sector was the main contributor to the monthly growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Services output grew by 0.4 per cent in November 2023, following a fall of 0.1 per … Read more
[ The UK has sent a third Royal Navy –warship to the Red Sea to bolster the international defence against attacks on commercial shipping by Houthi rebels. In an escalation of the UK’s military presence in the region, HMS Richmond left Plymouth on Friday to join HMS Diamond, a destroyer, and the frigate HMS Lancaster. … Read more
