8 d. ago Research highlights the critical age for friendship changes and the benefits of strong local ties

New research has found that the age of 31 is when adults start to lose touch with their friends, as life-changing events such as getting married or having kids take over

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8 d. ago Exact age adults start losing touch with their friends found in study

Research suggests relationship peak in the early 20s, but it's not long after we start to lose touch with our friends.

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9 d. ago Adults have just four close friends and struggle to maintain relationships, study finds

A study of 2,000 adults found the typical adult has eight friends, but only four they would consider to be in their close circle with connections peaking in our early twenties

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1 week ago Plans to expand Welsh pub named 'second friendliest in the UK'

The White Hart Inn in St Dogmaels was ranked second friendliest pub in the UK in a study by security experts Get Licensed, which looked at Tripadvisor reviews and median crime scores around each pub to find the friendliest in the UK.

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1 week ago Double denim sparking rows among Brits as exact age you develop fashion sense revealed

Almost a quarter of people - 23 per cent - said that they have fallen out with a partner whose clothes made them feel embarrassed by donning big fashion faux pas

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3 w. ago Doctor's warning to under 40s as exact age you should get cholesterol check revealed

Health experts warn Brits should get their cholesterol checked earlier than the NHS recommends

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3 w. ago McDonalds Minecraft Movie Adult Happy Meals: Start date, full list & all we know

Grab yourself a Happy Meal for adults with a new Minecraft Movie Meal — here's what we know about what's included, and when you can get your own one before collectors swoop

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3 w. ago German blacklisted and unable to get job after London criminal steals ID

Rami Battikh, 24, got caught up in five-year nightmare after stolen ID card was used in string of crimesA young German citizen has told how his life has been destroyed after a London criminal used his ID to rack up a string of convictions that now appear on the German database against his name.The phantom record has left the 24-year-old in despair, effectively blacklisted and unable to get a job for the past four years in his native Bonn, stymying a budding career and the start of his adult life. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Friendships that bridge wealth divides help social mobility, study finds

Children from poorer families growing up amid a mix in income groups are likely to earn more as adultsFriendships that bridge economic divides are good for social mobility, a major study has found, with low-income children growing up where there is more mixing among income groups likely to earn an extra £5,100 a year as adults.The research, combining anonymised Facebook data covering 20 million adults in the UK with official data, points to the benefits of what the authors call more “economically connected communities”. Continue reading...

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