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A generation ago, it was more likely for men to have control of the family finances - paying the bills and keeping track of the savings accounts - and giving his wife housekeeping money for the week.

Not so any more. According to new research, women today are more likely to take charge of household finances, as they are better at managing money.

Apparently, women are better at budgeting and keeping track of their spending and are less likely to build up debt on a credit card or a loan.

And when things do go wrong, women are less likely to bury their head in the sand and hope those pestering calls from the debt collecting company will simply go away.

"For years, women have been thought of as the big spenders, splashing their cash on clothes and shoes, said Ed Bowsher of lovemoney.com.

"But it seems men are gaining their own reputation when it comes to managing their finances while women are learning how to handle their money."

The study of 3,000 people in the UK found that men owe an average £2,176 on their credit cards compared to £1,987 for women.

Worrying, one in 20 men admitted that they had absolutely no idea about the family finances, always overspend and regularly forget to pay the bills.

"It's sad to see that both sexes are carrying so much debt on their credit cards," Mr Bowsher said. "The best way to reduce your debt is to budget carefully and monitor your spending on a regular basis."

Or, you could always hand over your money to us women, and we'll give you a weekly allowance to spend.

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How far would a thwarted boyfriend have to go to win back your affections? A box of chocolates? Flowers? I guess it depends what he had done wrong in the first place - which makes us wonder exactly what this guy had been up to.

The love-lorn romantic has taken winning back his lover's heart to another level with his romantic video plea taking his ex on a trip down memory lane across five different countries.

If those dance moves and the fetching outfit (heart-embellished vest, undies, woolly hat) don't get you - wait until you see what shape his route makes on the map? Have you guessed yet?

Ten out of ten for effort. We just hope after all that the object of his affections hasn't met someone else. Click beow to see the video.

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Looking good isn't the be all and end all, but most of us would admit that it's high on our list of priorities when we're heading out.
So the results of a new survey by Superdrug may not come as much of a surprise.

According to the poll, the average woman will spend around £9,000 on make-up during her lifetime.

It all begins at the age of 16 when mascara, lipstick and foundation become must-haves and we ladies buy these staple handbag items around five times each year.

With the price of these pick-me-ups estimated at £26.24 each time, the total quickly mounts up to £131.20 every year – and that's £8,528 over a lifetime.

Mascara comes out top in the list of facial expenses, with £2,291 the cost of a lifetime's lush lashes.

When late-night US talk show host Conan O'Brien was barred from TV appearances, he took to Twitter to keep his fans informed.

But having amassed over half a million followers, the former Tonight Show host became aware that he himself was following nobody.

So he picked one dedicated follower at random – and it changed her life overnight.

When O'Brien left US network NBC, he was barred from appearing on TV for several months.

His Twitter following quickly grew as he reached out to fans from his television exile.

Forget complex eating regimes and confusing diet plans. According to the latest research a few simple tweaks to your daily diet are all that is needed to make a big impact on your health.

Scientists at Oxford and Liverpool Universities calculated the impact of lower cholesterol and blood pressure from making tiny adjustments to our diets.

The study revealed that up to 21,360 lives would be saved every year if Britons adjusted their diets to eat just one gram less of salt a day, one extra piece of fruit or portion of vegetables and got a mere one per cent more of their energy intake from unsaturated fats, rather than saturated or trans fats.

But don't get carried away at the greengrocer's. While it's important to get your five a day, too much fruit can play havoc with your waistline. It may be packed with vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants but it's also loaded with sugar. Dr Carel Le Roux, consultant in metabolic medicine at Imperial College London told The Daily Mail:

'Different people over-eat different things,' he says. 'But the people who eat fruit to excess are often weight-conscious. I've seen patients who can't understand their obesity because they eat healthily, then it turns out they are eating way too much fruit or drinking fruit smoothies all day - glugging down 300 calories in a couple of minutes.'

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NY chef Daniel Angerer could give Heston Blumenthal a run for his money on the wacky ingredients front with the latest addition to his menu. From brassiere to brasserie, his New York restaurant will now be serving 'Mommy's Milk Cheese' courtesy of his longterm fiancée and mother of his child, Lori Mason.

Mason who is nursing their baby, Arabella, was producing more milk than she knew what to do with so the couple thought it would be a shame to see it go to waste.

After looking into the complicated process of donating the milk with little success, the conscientious couple was determined not to pour the excess milk down the drain.

Then Angerer put two and two together – an adventurous chef and a plentiful supply of free milk!

"We realized we were going to have to throw a lot of it out, pour this liquid gold down the drain, and we were not going to do that," Angerer told FoxNews.com.

"So, me being a chef, we said, 'Hey, let's make some cheese!'"

Not surprisingly there has been a mixed response to Angerer's blog post about his dairy-free alternative to cheese. But for those brave enough to try it, the general consensus has been, according to the experimental chef, "Ooh, it tastes like cheese!"

Would you give human breast milk cheese a go? Tell us your thoughts.

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Life-saving Labrador Treo was recently awarded the Dickin Medal for bravery in the war in Afghanistan.

But animals of all shapes and sizes have emerged as heroes, overcoming disaster and adversity to rescue people. Here are just a few of our favourite inspiring tales of animal saviours...

It stands to reason that the fitter you are the more energetic you're going to be in the sack (heavy breathing is one thing but wheezing is a major turn-off). But living a healthy lifestyle could have a lot more impact on your sex life than you think.

New research has revealed that those in good shape enjoy better sex well into their old age and are almost twice as likely to have a higher libido, having sex once a week or more.

According to the study, which looked at the sex lives of over 6,000 people, those who keep themselves fit and healthy are still enjoying lovemaking well into their eighties while those who are out of shape give up on sex up to two decades earlier.

The results, published online in the British Medical Journal, also indicated a significant difference between the attitudes of men and women to sex. This was most noticeable among the 75-to-85 age group where only 17 per cent of women were sexually active compared to 39 per cent of men.

So if the thought of your libido falling off a cliff later in life depresses you – or you want to make the most of all that free time you're going to have during retirement, we suggest you sign up to the gym today.

Find out Zoe Ball's secret to keeping her body and her sex life healthy here.

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