“This guy is overweight,” she says, explaining that this is because he eats too much fast food and drinks cola.
“And guess what happens?” she asks. “Inside his body there are lots of problems.”
At a table, a dozen or so refugees - most of them from Africa - sit and nod. Some smile and chat among […]
Great news, buried in the article Greenland melt ’speeding up’, I see a reference to changes in the earths gravity, I have been telling my doctor I am not getting fatter it’s the earth’s gravity getting stronger, finally I have the scientific evidence. Nigel, Salford
In the unsung landmarks picture gallery Neil Templeton notes the Harland […]
Children who can chant their times tables are better at doing sums, according to research.
Students practise several memory techniques that might help them remember what they study.
Learning aims
Learn some of the following techniques:
acrostics
acronyms
number pictures
spelling memory tips
name pictures
grouping
journey pegs
Teaching ideas
Icebreaker
Click here to read the story Chanting tables ‘improves maths’
Ask students:
Have you ever used chanting as […]
More and more of us are buying things on the internet. It’s easy to do from home and there are bargains in cyberspace…
BUT there are many tales of disasters:
- People who’ve bought things on auction sites and never received their purchases.
- Promises of delivery dates that aren’t kept - so it’s too late for Christmas.
- Items that […]
John Whiting, tax partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, answers your questions about tax.
Mr. King from Fife has a question on inheritance tax; he wants to know if funeral expenses, solicitor’s fees, executors’ expenses, unpaid debts and charities are exempt from the tax? He is 84 years old and manages his finances himself; in the event […]
Hull Kingston Rovers and St Helens will play their Challenge Cup semi-final at ’s Galpharm Stadium on Saturday, 29 July (1230 BST).
Rovers, who beat Warrington to become only the second National League club to reach the semis, lifted the Cup for the only time in their history in 1980.
In the other last-four clash, Leeds, beaten […]
Justin Urquhart Stewart, the co-founder and director of Seven Investment Management answered your questions on Friday’s programme.
I’ve always wanted to “dabble” in the world of shares but have never known where to start! Where do I go? Is there a dummies guide to shares somewhere?
How do you know when in the year is a […]
John Whiting, tax partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, answers your questions about tax.
Mr. King from Fife has a question on inheritance tax; he wants to know if funeral expenses, solicitor’s fees, executors’ expenses, unpaid debts and charities are exempt from the tax? He is 84 years old and manages his finances himself; in the event […]
Hull Kingston Rovers and St Helens will play their Challenge Cup semi-final at Huddersfield’s Galpharm Stadium on Saturday, 29 July (1230 BST).
Rovers, who beat Warrington to become only the second National League club to reach the semis, lifted the Cup for the only time in their history in 1980.
In the other last-four clash, Leeds, beaten […]
John Whiting, tax partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, answers your questions about tax.
Mr. King from Fife has a question on inheritance tax; he wants to know if funeral expenses, solicitor’s fees, executors’ expenses, unpaid debts and charities are exempt from the tax? He is 84 years old and manages his finances himself; in the event […]