Hygiene

Which British City Has The Dirtiest Hotels?

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 14.06.2013 | UK Lifestyle

The British tourist industry may have upped its game to encourage us to holiday at home, but some places are still finding it hard to shake the stereo...

Rise of the 'Mankle' Trend Leads To Surge In Smelly Feet

The Huffington Post UK | Poorna Bell | Posted 12.06.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Which genius came up with the idea of mankles? The trend of wearing shoes without socks, which started a couple of years ago, is still going strong, b...

Can Going To The Gym Make You Ill?

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 11.12.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Going to the gym may not be as beneficial as you think because some fitness fans' poor hygiene could leave you ill, according to a new survey. Almo...

What's Cleaner, Your Hands Or Your Toilet?

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 15.10.2012 | UK Lifestyle

More than one in 10 people's hands are so contaminated with faecal organisms that the levels of bacteria detected were equal to what you would expect ...

Dirty Brits: UK 'Unhygienic During Flu Outbreak'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 05.10.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Britons are among the most unhealthy people to be around in the midst of a major flu outbreak, research suggests. Of five populations studied, peop...

Nurses 'Not Too Posh To Wash'

PA | Posted 04.09.2012 | UK

Nurses are being forced to clean toilets and mop hospital floors on top of their patient care duties, a new survey has found. More than half of NHS...

How Dirty Are You In Bed?

The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 03.08.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Crumbs, pet hair and stained sheets – over half of Brits admit to sleeping in soiled and cluttered beds, a recent study has discovered. The resea...

How Dirty Is Your Office?

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 09.04.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Offices are becoming increasingly unhygienic as more workers eat lunch at their desk, making them more prone to illness, according to new research. ...

Dirty Truth: A Quarter Of Men Don’t Change Underwear Every Day

The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 11.01.2012 | UK Lifestyle

A quarter of British men fail to change their underwear every day and see nothing wrong with wearing the same pants twice, a survey has revealed. M...

Return To Young Ones Era: Four In Five Students Admit To Living In 'Filthy Conditions'

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 05.12.2011 | UK Universities & Education

Students are harking back to the seedy days of the BBC's 'Young Ones' era of bad hygiene, as a new report reveals a third arrive at university without...

The Art of Being a Wingwoman

Jo Rourke | Posted 08.10.2011 | UK Lifestyle
Jo Rourke

Women like to do things together - go to the bathroom, try things on, drink wine, hunt. We're pack animals - always have been, always will be.

Topless Men Banned From Brighton Buses

Metro | Posted 27.09.2011 | UK

Topless men have been banned from buses in Brighton in a bid to prevent sweaty seats. The Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company claim that there new r...