Teenagers own an average of six pairs of trainers each ALAMYHow many pairs of trainers does a teenager really need? That remains one of life’s unanswerable questions but at least we now know how many they actually have. A survey has shown that it is an average of six each, or 30 million pairs in total for Britain’s five million 13 to 19-year-olds. Researchers also polled 600 parents and found that four out of ten argued with their adolescent offspring about buying sports shoes. Studies have shown that concern about climate change is higher among young people than for those aged over 65 but…

Source: The Times October 03, 2019 23:03 UTC