Christmas

These are the games that are most fun to play and burn the most calories overall. 

Playing board games for just under four hours on Christmas day will burn off your roast dinner!

The holiday season is upon us, and with it comes an abundance of festive cheer, delicious food, and — for many of us — hours of fun playing our favourite games. However, it can also leave us needing to unbuckle our belts after multiple helpings of roast potatoes during Christmas dinner.

Fortunately, new research from Betway has revealed that playing board games could help burn off...

12 choking hazards at christmas

The 12 choking dangers of Christmas

As Christmas is approaching fast, so is the excess of snacks, small toys, excitement and family gatherings. With this in mind the education experts at Skillstg.co.uk have listed the top 12 choking hazards for children, as well as revealing how to dislodge food from a baby or young child who appears to be choking.

1. Popcorn

Popcorn is a delicious snack enjoyed safely by many...

51% of people in the UK are worried that their elderly relatives will feel lonely over Christmas

Over Half Worried Elderly Relatives are Lonely at Christmas

51% of people in the UK are worried that their elderly relatives will feel lonely during the festive period. A new survey by the family app, Famileo, found that 41% were a ‘bit worried’, with 12% ‘very worried’ about their elderly loved ones.

Famileo offers a new solution that aims to enrich family interaction in the digital age.

A bestselling app in France, it’s designed to...

Have a safe and damage-free Christmas

How to fire-proof, dog-proof and stain-proof your home for Christmas

With Christmas being just six weeks away, GTSE.co.uk wanted to discover the best ways to have a safe and damage-free Christmas when putting up your decorations, eating Christmas dinner and hanging lights both indoors and outdoors.

Using their expert knowledge on cable ties, widespread research and speaking with Lindsay Arliss, Dog Behaviour and Training Specialist at Wood Green ,...

Four in ten consumers are worried they will not be able to afford Christmas this year

Four in ten people worried they will not be able to afford Christmas

Four in ten consumers are worried they will not be able to afford Christmas this year, with 83% saying the cost of living will impact festivities.

As much as a fifth will start their Christmas shopping earlier this year with three quarters of them doing so for financial reasons. Four in ten of these early shoppers say that things are cheaper if bought early.

A third of...

Tips on what to do if your partner has spent more than you at Christmas

How to deal with a partner who spends more on you at Christmas

Christmas shopping for your other half can be very stressful - especially if you just know they're going to spend more on your present.

With this in mind, Nick Drewe, financial expert at WeThrift , has shared a few tips on what to do if you can’t match what your partner is going to get you for Christmas.

1 Don’t feel guilty

You must first of all remember that...

Christmas presents under tree, security

Are your social media posts putting your property at risk of theft?

Millions of people prepping for Christmas in the UK are putting themselves and their property at risk of theft.

Sharing images and videos across social media platforms of gifts and decor could lead to burglary, and with nine million #ChristmasDecor hashtags on Instagram and 586.2 million TikTok views, security retailers Safe.co.uk has highlighted the potential damages.

From...

Thanks to Just Eat many homeless and vulnerable people could eat this christmas

Christmas Meal Appeal raised more than £600k to help feed homeless and vulnerable

Funds for more than 120,000 meals have been donated to vulnerable and homeless people across the country in time for Christmas, thanks to the Just Eat Christmas Meal Appeal launched in partnership with charities Social Bite and FoodCycle.

The initiative which launched on 7th December with emotional pleas from a host of celebrities including Dame Helen Mirren, Rob Brydon and Sir Chris...

Top tips for cleaning this Christmas

Could Hand Sanitiser be the Secret to Clean Floors this Christmas

With Christmas just around the corner, Flooring Superstore investigated the recommended cleaning methods for different flooring types, based on eight potential scenarios of Christmas Day spills.

To gather expert insight, Flooring Superstore collaborated with Lisa Evans, spokesperson from MyJobQuote , and Henry Paterson, Senior Operations Executive at Housekeep – here’s the advice:...

Look out for bed bugs this Christmas

Dormant bed bugs lie in wait for Christmas “bubble” travellers

A grim warning is being given to those travelling to relatives homes this Christmas to look out for dormant infestations of bed bugs in spare beds, which can be woken by their body heat.

“Infestations of bed bugs have been lying dormant in cold beds all year, and the fear is that Christmas will lead to an explosion in bed bug cases, as previously undiscovered dormant infestations...

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