The most recent figures are from England and Wales, as Scottish figures for 2011 are collected separately and will not be available until September... (read more)

It may not be possible to avoid it altogether, but you can make it less of a problem with a few simple strategies. It's important to keep well hydrated during the flight and for a few hours afterwards, so you should drink plenty of water - it's best... (read more)

The word actually refers to a prominent part of the male anatomy (every man has a pair of them - I can't be more explicit because of the site rules!) In Spanish it means exactly that, but it also has a secondary meaning of courage, in particular what... (read more)

Like other social network sites, Twitter gets its money from advertising. It is still much smaller than Facebook and of course much smaller than Google, and some say it has been a bit... (read more)

A good place to start is here - a tourism page where you can find a list of the top rated Indian restaurants in the city. As well as the quality of the restaurant itself, you may... (read more)

The exact causes aren't well known, but scientists are growing more aware of the conditions that make ovarian cancer more likely. First of all,... (read more)

If you want to work at Starbucks there are plenty of openings. Whatever country you are in it's very likely that Starbucks is there, and if you live near a medium sized or even quite a small town there may well be a branch near you. You could start by... (read more)

Caffeine is a stimulant, so it does have a short term effect on the brain. It can make you feel more awake and alert (which is why it's usually best to avoid drinking... (read more)

One way into a career as an ASL interpreter is to join RID (Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf). You are usually expected to have a bachelor's degree or an equivalent level of education, and... (read more)

The screenplay for Alien was written by Dan O'Bannon. It was adapted from a story that he had previously written in collaboration with Ronald Shussett, a screenwriter... (read more)

If you type the words 'london divorce solicitors' in a search engine you will get plenty of results, but this way isn't recommended because you have no way of knowing how good these lawyers are or what they are likely to charge. If you need a solicitor,... (read more)

Alicia Silverstone has been married just once. Her husband is Christopher Jarecki, a musician and basketball coach. They have known each other since 1997, in the early years of Silverstone's fame (though she became... (read more)

Any superstition is bizarre unless you happen to believe in it yourself, because the whole point of a superstition is that it isn't based on any reason or evidence. If you put 'most bizarre superstitions' in a search engine you will find several lists,... (read more)

The best known silent film version of Snow White was released in 1912 and starred Margaret Clark. However, there is now a new silent Spanish version, Blancanieves, set in Madrid in the 1930s, directed... (read more)

The author of these books is Gideon Defoe. He was born in 1975 and studied archaology at university. After that he mostly worked in a pub before writing 'The Pirates! in an Adventure with Scientists', which was first published in 2004. He claims that... (read more)

Ys, he is, in fact he and his wife Susan had a child just a few weeks ago (February 2012.) Robert Downey Jr had a relationship... (read more)

The information given by Facebook on this point is very clear: only you and the person you send your private messages to can read them. Certainly there is no reason to think that the company... (read more)

No, Susan Boyle isn't married and has no children. There have been stories from time to time that she could be involved with someone, but they haven't come to anything and certainly there has never been any announcement or a proven story. Until she suddenly... (read more)

It's getting more and more difficult to know what anyone does with your data, so I'm not suggesting that Facebook is any worse than other networking site, or the phone companies etc. A lot of the problem with Facebook seems to be that things change quite... (read more)

Acne is caused by blockage in the hair follicles (tiny holes) in the skin of the face. Attached to these follicles, below the surface of the skin, are the sebaceous glands, which produce an oil called sebum to prevent the skin from drying out. When too... (read more)