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What They Really, Really Want? Divorce 'Penalty' for Women's Success At Work and Home

Fiona Wood | Posted 07.12.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Earnings, Government, Marriage, Wife, Breadwinner, Divorce, Pannone LLP, Fiona Wood, Downturn, Housework, Spice Girls, Husband, Cambridge University, Girl Power, Olympics, UK Lifestyle News
Fiona Wood

Sometimes women find it difficult to accept that courts do not take into account housework and childcare - what has been described by some as "marital minutiae" - when deciding what a fair settlement would be.

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Recession-Hit Bargain Hunters are Flocking to Charity Shops

Sandy Dhaliwal | Posted 13.02.2012 | UK Style
Read More: Economic, Ace of Clubs, Trinity Hospice, Charity Shops, Battersea, Charity, Shopping, Wimbledon, Charity Retail Association, East Dulwich, Clapham, Downturn, Cancer Research UK, Shops, Recession, UK Style News
Sandy Dhaliwal

Thrifty shoppers across the UK are turning more to charity shops since the economic downturn. In my local area of Clapham, I found that charity shops including Trinity Hospice, Cancer Research UK and Ace of Clubs have seen a rise in sales since the recession.

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Recession Blamed For Surge in Divorces

The Huffington Post UK | Georgia James | Posted 07.02.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: UK News, Divorce Rate Increase, Divorce Increase, UK Women, Recession Divorce, UK Relationships, Divorce Rise, Downturn, Rise in Divorce Rate, Recession, UK Lifestyle News

The number of divorcing couples has risen for the first time since 2003, according to official figures from the Office of National Statistics. The...

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Recruiters Favour Familiarity in Tough Times

Daniel Drage | Posted 25.10.2011 | UK
Read More: Nepotism, Apprentice, Unemployment, Downturn, Jobs, Aldi, Society, Recruitment, UK News
Daniel Drage

As nearly 2.5 million jobseekers pursue gainful employment, recently released data suggests they may be knocking on a series of permanently locked doors.

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Could You Fall In Love With A 'Cinderfella'?

lifestyle.aol.co.uk | Posted 14.09.2011 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Cinderfella, Downturn, Gold Digger, Relationships, Women With Money, Gigoldough, UK Lifestyle News

Out of 2,000 men surveyed by More Than Legal Services, 55 per cent said that they could ignore old age, ugly looks and a boring personality if a poten...

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