Broadland, Norfolk, is said to be the most peaceful local council area in the UK, and Lewisham, London, to be the least; but the tiny Hampshire village of Ower close to Southampton claims to be one of the happiest villages in the UK.
The village h...
In an outpouring of grief the world went into joy and mourning today when the news suddenly broke that Thatcher had finally snuffed it. Nicknamed the 'The Iron Lady' by her political counter parts and 'Coochy Woochy' by ex-US President Ronald Reagan,...
For the first time, scientists at Manchester University, UK, have been able to measure the amount of happiness in the world, and have come to a remarkable conclusion: There is a certain level of background happiness that doesn't fluctuate.
"A numb...
In a recent survey, it was discovered that seventy-five percent of Britons are happy. However, a second survey conducted by a different survey company discovered that they could find nobody who'd been asked by the previous survey whether they were ha...
The world's friendliest people, the Irish, are no longer the world's friendliest people after a survey revealed that the Scottish are more friendly.
"We have been sending the Scottish people on a friendliness course," said Hamish Bacon, Scottish F...
Are you a spiritual seeker? Hundreds of Americans reportedly are. For instance, for his whole life, Josh Carlton of New York City has been trying to find love. Stephanie Lambert of San Francisco wants to find the meaning of life. For Leigh Shields o...
A local man has pooh-poohed the notion that today is the first happy day of the year.
Psychologists claim that today, Monday, January 30, is the first happy day of the year because most Britons have just had their first pay cheque and have also pr...
There has been a massive upturn in the world economy as Europe, Japan, China, India, the US, Russia and others who thought they were heading for a recession now are heading for a "BOOMING" time ahead.
Greek, Spanish, French, Italian, UK and US fin...
The government has introduced a new holiday called "Wear A Funny Mask Day" in order to boost the country's morale.
Even government ministers will be wearing them. Earlier today we saw Minster for Education Michael Gove come in to No. 10 wearing a...
Google and Microsoft have teamed up to create a secret computer programme that they think will reveal one of the secrets of the Universe.
It was created last year and will be fitted into every computer by the end of the Summer. The purpose of t...
It's official. The happiest people on earth are in the small independent province of Paxovia in Russia. It is so safe there that doors are left unlocked, car keys can be left in the ignition and if you lose your wallet or purse it will be returned to you within hours or still be in the place you left it.
I went there to find out for myself. As soon as I arrived in Solacia the capital, I was am...
BEIJING - As Britain undertakes a happiness index level, China will do the opposite.
"Smiling is against glorious nation of China!" said propaganda minister Lou Ser-Gai. "It is immoral western filth! Happiness against productiveness of China!"...
Although the country is skint, David Cameron is set to spend £2m on a project on how best to measure the nation's happiness.
Labour also attempted to measure quality of life when it was in power. But then Prime Minister Tony Blair eventually aband...
Cosmetics companies are to be banned from 'making up' funky sounding ingredients by regulators who are calling global pharmaceutical companies "One step away from Victorian 'quackery'".
"We've had enough of companies dreaming up 'newly discovered'...
Studies have shown that six out of seven dwarfs are not Happy. Literary experts announced their findings after three years painstaking analysis of children's classic; Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Master Antonio Cherry, who led the research, sa...
A manic depressive today emerged from a London clinic and announced to the world that after years of suffering from this debilitating condition, he has officially cheered up.
Doctors couldn't specify what brought about the sudden change in the pat...
An exhaustive study carried out by experts from two British Universities over three years has shown that there is now only an 13% happiness difference on the Mallard-Roberts scale, comparing achievement/satisfaction/lifestyle.
The respected measu...
Western State Mental Hospital in Kentucky and Bellevue Hospital in New York City agree, the human smile, a facial expression traditionally used to convey joy, pleasure, or amusement in the past, is now mainly used to suppress rage, according to a ten...