Air fresheners and scented candles are supposed to improve the smell of a room, but a new report finds that these kind of household products are actually silent killers which could be responsible for nearly 100,000 deaths across Europe every year. Researchers in the UK found that many domestic products, including anti-insect sprays, deodorants, and cleaning products, contain chemicals known as Volatile... 

Almost half of all Americans live in a household where at least one member received government benefits in the first quarter of 2011, according to a new report. Data from the Census Bureau revealed that 49.1 per cent of the population live in a household which gets at least one kind of government benefit with many likely to receive more than one. The figure marks a steep rise in the amount of people... 

Counting the cost: Britain's £1trillion National Debt means it will pay interest of nearly £120million a day - more than the government spends on defence. Britain’s government debt smashed through £1 trillion ($1.59 trillion) for the first time yesterday – a staggering £40,000 per household. Campaigners branded the milestone ‘terrifying’ and warned that taxpayers will have to foot the...