42 h. ago Longevity experts reveal the personality traits that could help you live longer

Being organised, engaged, and helpful could not just make you more enjoyable to be around, it may even help you live longer according to new research.

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60 h. ago People who hang toilet roll 'wrong way' may have same desired personality trait

A phycological study claims people who hang their toilet roll the 'wrong way' all have one thing in common - and it's considered to be a desirable personality trait

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3 d. ago Hate your job – but can’t afford to leave? 20 ways to love your work a little more

In these precarious times, many people hang on to roles they’d rather ditch. So, how to rekindle your passion and purpose? Readers and experts share their best suggestionsAt some point in their career everyone experiences feeling unfulfilled at work. But with confidence in the UK job market weakening, and competition for roles increasing, more people than ever are clinging to their positions, even if they have fallen out of love with their work. It’s a phenomenon that some have termed “job hugging”.If you find yourself prioritising a sense of security over ambition, and are unhappily sticking with your current role, is there a way you can weather the storm and even revitalise your passion for your job in the process? We spoke to career coaches, workplace psychologists and Guardian readers to find out. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The personality trait that means Ozempic won't work for you... do YOU have it?

People with a common personality trait practiced by as many as one in five Americans may see fewer lasting results from GLP-1 agonists like Ozempic and Wegovy, a study from Japan suggests.

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2 w. ago You're taking the p***! Dystopian toilet won't give you loo roll unless you watch an advert first

A viral clip, posted by Instagram by China Insider, shows a Chinese WC that makes people watch an advert before they get any toilet paper.

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3 w. ago Brits avoid using public toilets due to lack of hygiene and cleanliness, study finds

A report which surveyed 1,000 UK adults found many experience toilets or urinals that are unclean, have a lack of hand soap or toilet roll, or unpleasant spills or smells

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4 w. ago This is a disaster unfolding in plain sight. Each day Keir Starmer is smoothing Nigel Farage’s path to No 10 | Owen Jones

A simple, terrible and obvious mistake is being made. The more Labour echoes Reform’s talking points, the more it strengthens themBritain isn’t sleepwalking into catastrophe; it’s charging towards it. Last year, a violent rightwing uprising tore through our streets – an attempted pogrom in which racists tried to burn asylum seekers alive, attacked homes and businesses thought to belong to migrants, petrol-bombed mosques and assaulted people of colour in broad daylight. That disgrace should hang permanently around the necks of the anti-migrant right, a warning of where scapegoating and toxic lies lead.Instead, the revolt succeeded. Anti-migrant rhetoric in politics and the press has grown more venomous. Reform UK now tops polls by a decisive margin. Its leader, Nigel Farage, raises the spectre of “major civil disorder” unless anti-migrant demands are met. Lucy Connolly – who was jailed after calling for hotels housing asylum seekers to be set on fire and is married to a former Conser...

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