According to research carried out by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy and water filter company Brita UK, Brits are needlessly buying bottled water in restaurants and pubs because they feel too awkward to ask for free tap water. (Many people are unaware of the fact that, in England, Scotland and Wales, licensed premises such as […]

Scientists in Canada have been able to prove what we have all suspected; people pee in the swimming pool. (Whilst it is not possible to find the actual  culprit (the colour of the water doesn't change), after monitoring two public pools in Canada the researchers found that a typical large swimming pool ( a large pool (about […]

And to those who, for whatever reason, don't and are always seen with a glass of water in their hand and a sanctimonious look upon their face. As Ben Franklin said: "In wine there is wisdom,In beer there is freedom,In water there is bacteria." In a number of carefully controlled trials, Scientists have demonstrated that […]