‘Busy’ Brit mums ‘failing to give cooking lessons to kids’

September 30th, 2009 LONDON - In a new-twist to the traditional two-parent family, two married lesbian women in Britain are all set to become mums to babies they both have conceived from a same straight male friend. Emma Flanagan and Laura longed for kids after their marriage on Sept 2, 2006, and found a unique solution to have their own family.

August 26th, 2009 LONDON - Brit coppers Jacqueline Felton and Michael Aldred have revealed that they have booked the best wedding date ever - 9/9/9. The two of them have decided on tying the knot on September 9, 2009, a date which very much has to do with their work.

August 5th, 2009 LONDON - A new survey has revealed that 20 per cent of Brit primary school kids have failed in their English exam this year, with SATs results falling for the first time since testing began. It was also revealed that about 115,000 pupils will move up to secondary education next month, at least two years behind their classmates.

May 20th, 2009 LONDON - Three quarters of British kids do not know how to boil an egg, new research has found. The poll for supermarket chain Morrisons found that almost half of the youngsters in the UK never or rarely help prepare their family's evening meal.

April 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Actress Mandy Moore is reportedly taking cooking lessons for a new magazine spread. The 25-year-old wrapped an apron on April 22 to pick pointers at her favourite restaurant The Spotted Pig for a feature in New York Magazine.

April 26th, 2009 LONDON - Worried that your kids are spending most of their time Facebooking instead of doing their homework? Well, then here's the solution. British Government has decided to introduce a radical shake-up in the school curriculum, in which kids will be taught life skills' including how to chat to pals on social networking sites and write blogs.

April 19th, 2009 LONDON - The ongoing recession has taken toll on Brit mothers who are sacrificing their lavish lifestyles to feed their kids. An Asda poll of 1,000 mothers has found that a staggering 77 percent are struggling to put meals on the table.

April 8th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actor Tom Cruise wants his two-year-old daughter Suri to have a well-rounded upbringing. So he is spending $1 million on her education.

April 6th, 2009 LONDON - A new survey has revealed that Brit couples have, on average, 156 arguments a year. This means that they spend two full days fighting each other, reports the Sun.

April 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Hollywood actor Brad Pitt has reportedly given his lover Angelina Jolie the biggest ultimatum ever - either marry him or forget him. The 'Gia' actress, who is keen to have more kids with Pitt, has been told by him that he will not have anymore kids with her unless she ties the knot with him, reports the China Daily.

April 2nd, 2009 LONDON - A Brit woman has designed a special 'shawl' that turns into a baby hammock to protect mums' modesty while breast-feeding in public. Mother-of-one Keira O'Mara, from Birmingham, has developed the Mamascarf, which completely covers the upper half of the body.

March 21st, 2009 LONDON - Eight out of ten British kids are addicted to their mobile phones, a new survey has found. According to www.youngpoll.com, one in three children feel "alone" without the phone and almost half sleep next to it.

March 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hollywood actor Nicholas Cage hopes to debunk the 'myth' that single fathers can't raise kids with his new flick The Knowing. The Oscar winner, whose a single dad himself to 18-year-old son Weston, was determined to show men can raise kids as well as women, and wanted to make the film to balance out with the films about single mums.

March 16th, 2009 LONDON - British mums do more than 32,000 pounds of household work every year, according to a new survey. Commissioned by insurers Legal and General, the survey showed that household chores like childcare, cleaning, and cooking would cost an average of 32,812 pounds, if families had to pay outsiders to do them.

December 24th, 2008 LONDON - Reese Witherspoon says she loves Christmas because she gets to play chef for her kids. The 'Legally Blonde' star loves cooking for her two children - Ava, nine, and Deacon, five, with ex-husband Ryan Phillippe.