Whilst there are legal requirements around the presence of a qualified first aider in the workplace, the training of mental health first aiders is becoming increasingly common. As it’s accepted that mental and physical health are two sides of the same coin, it makes a lot of sense that employers are looking to do more to support…

At 24 years of age some might say it’s an odd time to decide to learn to drive. Particularly now as exams have been postponed, the waiting list multiplies, and lessons are scarce as instructors say ‘no thanks’ to sitting next to young potentially asymptomatic and infectious people. Fair enough.  But truth be told I…

Did you know that YouTube is the world’s second most visited website after Google? This shouldn’t be surprising as in an increasingly ‘text heavy” online world, video content is much easier to digest. The human brain is said to process visuals 60,000 times faster than we can process text. Video content is dynamic, engaging and allows your…

There’s a well-known episode of Friends where Joey and Phoebe argue whether there’s such a thing as “a selfless good deed”. Phoebe eventually donates money to an organisation that she dislikes, inadvertently gets Joey on TV, feels good about this, and so her selfless act is ruined. From my own experience, volunteering falls squarely into the…

It has now been just over six months since the Japanese video game giant Nintendo released the latest instalment in their Animal Crossing franchise for the Nintendo Switch console: Animal Crossing New Horizons. 22 million sold copies and an increase of 428% in earnings in the first quarter of 2020 for Nintendo speak volumes to the success…

Each week of the pandemic has brought toe-curling Zoom incidents, including the Spanish municipal councillor who accidentally broadcast his shower to an online council meeting, and the American reporter who opted for shirt and tie on the top, and short shorts on the bottom. A lesson to all, half dressing for a video call is asking for…

What on earth is “Ocado Zoom”? Back in March, I was thinking exactly the same thing.  As lockdown took hold and the world contracted, I became increasingly familiar with the comings and goings from the flat next door. What were those daily brown bag deliveries? Was it a concerning addiction to Amazon? What inside knowledge…

If “Just Eat” pretty much sums up your 2020 experience, you’re not the only one. Figures released last week by the food delivery giant illustrate the pandemic-fuelled rise of the takeaway. Just Eat saw a 43% increase in its third-quarter orders. This equates to 46 million UK orders between July and September 2020.  With more people working…

As part of the recent launch of his £50m “Earthshot Prize”, Prince William chatted with Columbian superstar, Shakira, over video call. The singer had joined the prize council for the “green Nobel award” which will fund 50 innovative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing environmental concerns. You’d imagine that the successful singer’s two…