Trimega Laboratories: Drunk Parents Risk Losing Children in Hair Tests

September 15th, 2009 LONDON - - Parents Believe 'Celebrity' Role Models Have Greatest Influence on Children When it Comes to Eating Their Greens Every parent knows that getting children to eat vegetables can sometimes be challenging; however, new research suggests parents today are more relaxed with their children when it comes to insisting how they eat their greens. With 65%* of UK kids turning up their noses at vegetables because of their taste, texture or smell, parents today have admitted to employing a wide range of tactics to encourage them to eat up.

September 6th, 2009 LONDON - Do you struggle to keep your 5-12 year olds on task at homework time? Help is now at hand with the launch of The Learning Bubble (tlb), a powerful piece of software featuring a special learning desktop that creates an interruption-free environment in which children can learn - similar to a quiet study at home. The Learning Bubble lets parents have complete control over which internet sites their children can visit between specific times, preventing unwanted interruptions by blocking instant messaging, unauthorised websites, games and email during homework time.

August 27th, 2009 LONDON - There has been a significant increase in parents testing positive to drugs when required to undergo a hair test in child custody cases, according to the latest figures from Trimega Laboratories (www.trimegalabs.co.uk). Trimega, which conducts thousands of substance abuse tests each year on behalf of Local Authorities, says that the percentage of parents in question testing positive to illegal drugs has risen to 37% nationwide, compared to 31% in 2008.

August 11th, 2009 LONDON - Telling everyone you're really quite fit, but knowing deep down that you don't do half of those press ups in the gym? Or thinking that you've been out of touch with fitness for too long and you're stuck in a rut? Well, realbuzz.com, the healthy active living site has put together its own DIY fitness schedule to determine your fitness levels in many different categories. So, don't wait to be told, find out yourself, away from the gym and the glaring eyes of those toned physiques that attend.

April 21st, 2009 LONDON - David White, Chief Executive, The Children's Mutual (www.thechildrensmutual.co.uk) welcomed today's Budget announcement, "Children who receive disability living allowance in a tax year will qualify for additional annual payments of GBP100 or GBP200 into their Child Trust Funds. This means that next year approximately 100,000 children will benefit from the additional annual payments of which an estimated 40,000 will qualify for the higher GBP200 allowance.

April 7th, 2009 LONDON - YouGov Survey Reveals Over Half (61%) of British Parents of Children Aged 16 or Under Will Not be Taking Advantage of New Flexible Working Legislation British bosses need not panic about the extension of flexible working rights. That's the message from Croner (www.croner.co.uk), the UK's leading provider of workplace information and consultancy services, part of Wolters Kluwer.

March 31st, 2009 LONDON - One Third of Children Under 18 Now Have a Child Trust Fund Leading Child Trust Fund (CTF) provider, The Children's Mutual (www.thechildrensmutual.co.uk/) welcomes the latest official figures showing parents are still investing for their children's financial futures. Quarterly Child Trust Fund figures released today from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) show that, even with the current economic turmoil, nearly three quarters of parents are actively opening Child Trust Funds for their children rather than letting the Government choose where the CTF is invested.

March 30th, 2009 LONDON - Parents looking to send their children to private schools should not simply assume that the costs will be unaffordable but they should rather thoroughly research the costs and implications of independent education, according to Jane White, the co-founder of a new website ( www.allaboutschoolfees.com) which helps parents do just that. www.allaboutschoolfees.com is a one-stop source of information for anyone who has committed to, or is considering, private education for their children or grandchildren.

March 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Responding to the announcement by the BBC, that many university chancellors would like to see increases in tuition fees by between GBP5,000 and GBP20,000 a year, leading Child Trust Fund (CTF) Provider, The Children's Mutual (www.thechildrensmutual.co.uk/) has calculated that families may have to find GBP49,900 if youngsters decide to go to university in 18 years time. David White, Chief Executive of The Children's Mutual comments: "What is clear from the research is that the cost of university is only going to increase, it's just a case of by how much.

March 16th, 2009 LONDON - Increased University Fees Could Stretch Parents Purse Strings to the Limit - Child Trust Fund Offers Ray of Hope in Meeting Rising Costs The average student debt could be on the verge of smashing the GBP50,000 barrier in 18 years time if tuition fees are allowed to rise to GBP7,000 a year according to leading Child Trust Fund (CTF) Provider, The Children's Mutual (www.thechildrensmutual.co.uk/). Responding to today's announcement, by the BBC, that many university chancellors would like to see increases in tuition fees by between GBP5,000 and GBP20,000 a year, The Children's Mutual has calculated that families may have to find GBP49,900 if youngsters decide to go to university in 18 years time.

April 27th, 2009 MELBOURNE - About a quarter of Aussie parents believe that it is acceptable to let their kids drink before they reach legal age, a new study has found. According to The Generation Next Parental Research Study, 24 per cent of parents believe 16 is an appropriate age for their children to start drinking under adult supervision.

July 30th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Parents of six students of a government school here Thursday accused teachers of the school of allowing adult education students forcibly cut the hair of their wards. Taking a serious note of the issue, officials of the Chandigarh education department said they would look into the case and take action against the guilty.

May 20th, 2009 LONDON - An intoxicated American woman and her lover were arrested after cops spotted them having sex in their car as her two small children looked on. Local police in Ohio reported that Danica Wallace, 24, and lover Jeremy Welch, 29, "pulled off the roadway to have sex" in the Ford Taurus that she was driving.

February 17th, 2009 KOLKATA - Angry parents surrounded a school in West Bengal Wednesday and threatened to shut it down after the headmistress forcibly gave eight students a hair cut, the police said. The incident took place at Gopalnath Girls School of Durgapur town in Burdwan district, about 160 km from here.

March 20th, 2009 LONDON - Pop star Fergie has put an end to speculation she's pregnant by dyeing her hair. The London Bridge hitmaker showed off her dark side on the red carpet at the March For Dimes Beauty Ball in Beverly Hills on March 12, admitting she had grown bored of her blonde look.

May 1st, 2009 Woman claims she crashed to prevent drunk drivingROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Palm Beach County woman told police she crashed her car into her boyfriend's truck to prevent him from driving drunk.

March 17th, 2009 LONDON - British parents have been named among the worst informed in the world as to how much time their children spend surfing the Internet, and what they look at online. A Norton Online Report says that parents in the UK believe that their children spend 18.8 hours a month on the Internet, while they actually spend about 43.5 hours online.

May 12th, 2009 Rich Norwegian fined $109,000 for drunk drivingOSLO — A rich Norwegian has been ordered to pay a 700,000 kroner ($109,000) fine after driving his car 400 yards while drunk. Police stopped the 49-year-old man in October near the airport for southern Norway's Kristiansand.

May 12th, 2009 Norway: rich man fined $109,000 for drunk drivingOSLO — A rich Norwegian has been ordered to pay a 700,000 kroner ($109,000) fine after driving his car 400 yards (meters) while drunk. Police stopped the 49-year-old man in October near the airport for southern Norway's Kristiansand.

June 22nd, 2009 LONDON - A hair cream, shampoo, or conditioner capable enough to wash the grey out of your hair may be available in the shops within two years, say researchers. Dr. Bruno Bernard, head of the hair biology research team at beauty firm L'Oreal in Paris, points out that hair goes grey when the pigment-producing cells, known as melanocytes, die or no longer work properly.