13th August 2009
July 15th, 2009One of the first decisions you have to make when taking out travel insurance is whether to buy solely for the planned trip you intend to make or take out a policy that covers more than one trip, widely termed the annual multi-trip policy. T...
13th August 2009
July 7th, 2009With family's thoughts turning towards the approaching summer holiday period, it is still surprising that many parents leave it to the last minute or forget entirely to take out travel insurance to cover themselves and their family whilst on...
13th August 2009
Recent statistics have revealed that the number of adoption break downs has doubled in the last five years. Though the actual numbers are very small, an adoption break down is very distressing not only for the child but for the adoptive parents, many of w...
13th August 2009
There are currently over 59,000 looked after children in the UK, 42,000 of whom are in fostercare. Despite the numbers of looked after children slightly reducing over the last 6 years, the number in foster care has increased, which reflects the fact that ...
11th August 2009
Many foster carers these days are being asked to look after children from abroad who have arrived in this country unaccompanied. It can be rewarding work, seeing a child develop and integrate in to the UK, learn English and gain confidence. These children...
11th August 2009
Fostercare as an occupation has existed for many years. Originally, foster carers were caring people who gave up a room in their homes to look after children, but received virtually no financial compensation for this - it was viewed as "voluntary work" a...
10th August 2009
Foster carers who look after vulnerable children have as their highest priority protecting children form harm and keeping them safe. They aim to provide these children a "childhood" in the true sense of the world where they can be "children", shielded fro...
10th August 2009
Statistics drawn up by the Government over the last few years point to the fact that children in the care system perform badly in school compared to those not in care. Performance is assessed on the basis of achievement at GCSE and the government aims for...
30th July 2009
With most businesses in London trying to find ways to cut costs with as little sacrifice as possible glamorous office parties, meetings, PR stunts and launch events are becoming harder and harder to justify. The River Thames in London holds the answer; wi...
30th July 2009
With London being such a vast City there are obviously many ways to travel across it. However with everyone needing to be at a certain place at a certain time there has been a lot of questioning as to which is the fastest way to get across London.Travelli...
29th July 2009
In the current economic climate, fewer people are entertaining the idea of a two week vacation abroad and are therefore seeking out a holiday experience without the bill at the end of it. They go about this in the same way they would a legitimate holiday ...
29th July 2009
June 25th, 2009Looking for Gap Year insurance? Here are some common pitfalls to be aware of when choosing your Gap Year travel insurance policy.Firstly don't buy the wrong policy! It's easily done. For instance, a cheap tourist policy is unlikely to co...
29th July 2009
June 9th, 2009Millions of commuters and visitors to London face travel chaos and major delays after talks aimed at averting a 48 hour strike by Tube workers broke down. Thousands of members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will walk out fro...
29th July 2009
June 23rd, 2009Some of the best known national airlines still languish at the bottom of the latest 'lost bags' league table produced by the Association of European Airlines. Iberia has emerged as the European airline most likely to lose a passenger's lugg...
18th July 2009
With summer fast approaching its time to think about stocking the fridge with Hershey's fabulous range of chocolates. The list is endless. Here are a few.
If you are feeling really decadent why not try Hershey' Cookies 'n' Crème or Reece's pieces.
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