Rather a disturbing story this morning, but it seems young prisoners at Forest bank Prison, in Salford, Greater Manchester are being tied up with bed linen and beaten by other inmates.

Revealed during an inspection, the attacks also known as ‘sheeting’, which were recorded on a number of occasions, have been condemned by the Chief Inspector of Prisons Nick Harwick as “serious bullying” which must stop.

It has been revealed that a young vulnerable man came forward and described how he was being tied up inside a duvet cover and ‘battered’ every night.

Mr Hardwick told the BBC: “A prisoner was forcibly put inside a duvet cover and the opening knotted so that he could not release himself while perpetrators carried out random acts of violence.

“Prisoners told us that it was common and we met a number of young people who had clearly been victimised in this way.

“We were concerned that for a small minority of prisoners, it was not at all safe and in some cases, prison officers on the wings had a passive attitude to bullying and unexplained injuries – however good the policies,” he added.

According to the report Forest Bank, a privately-run prison for adult and young adult men, had 1,424 inmates at the time of the inspection between June 29 and July 9.

The A1 wing was where most of the incidents of sheeting took place and inmates identified “serious concerns about their safety”, the inspectors said.

Now the chief inspector has called for the prison which is one of the largest jails in the UK, to investigate “the actual level of violence and bullying on A1 wing, use this information to inform the anti-bullying strategy, and work actively with prisoners to eradicate sheeting”.

Michael Spurr, Chief executive officer of the National Offender Management Service (NOMS), said: “The issues about safety for some prisoners are however, a concern and they are now being urgently addressed by the director and his senior managers.”

Women have been found to wake their sleeping partners up at night because they are jealous of their partners nodding off within moments of hitting the pillow.

Sleep envy – as it is known – can turn a lovely lady into a less than likeable partner.

Figures show that 1 in 4 women admitted to deliberately waking up their partner because they are jealous they aren’t able to fall asleep as easy.

The most common revenge is to simple toss and turn until their sleep-eyed partner wakes up.

The next wake up tactic is the ‘accidental’ poke or prod in the ribs.

Others used less than subtle tactics such as chatting until they got a reply, making a loud noise and even turning on the light or television.

One in ten actually confessed to pinching their partner to wake up.

The sleeping envy confessions came about after a poll was conducted about women and their sleeping habits. Around 25 per cent of the women took up to an hour to drop off, while most men said they fell asleep in under ten minutes.

A third of women said that they felt frustration at watching their partners effortlessly fall asleep while they toss and turn, leading to unnecessary arguments before bed.

“Not being able to sleep can be frustrating enough, bout our survey shows that it is made worse when you are next to someone who is sound asleep,” the Daily Mail quoted for Silentnight, which carried out the poll, as saying.

“However this sleep envy phenomenon is actually doing more harm than good and will only prevent you from getting to sleep longer.

“Sleepless Brits should try tiring themselves out by reading or having a warm drink in another room, so as not to disturb their partners,” he added.

If you are struggling to sleep at night you may want to consider changing your bedding to a more cosier duvet and pillow to ensure you are getting the most out of each night’s sleep. From memory foam pillows to goose down quilts the Duvet and Pillow Warehouse website has some fantastic bedding supplies on their dedicated online store.

We love bedrooms at Duvet and Pillow Warehouse and love to see what’s going on in the world of interior design and how people are furnishing and decorating their bedrooms.

From the modern to the contemporary look, we love it all and make sure we are updated with the latest styles and trends in the home interior world.

However with the good comes the bad, with the beautiful comes the ugly and with the creative comes the way out there designs.

While scouring the World Wide Web, we come across these rather wacky designs that we think are fab!

Outside looking outside

Two Brazilian artist lived like this for four months during 2009. Their bedroom featured a bed, hammock, sofa, potted plant, chest of drawers situated on the outside wall of a building in Rio de Janeiro. Luckily the pair didn’t expose all of their daily living and scrambled over the wall to use the bathroom in the neighbouring art gallery.

Bed in a box

A Japanese company designed this folding bedroom to allow apartment owners to make more space around their home. Designed for urban living, the idea was to fold down necessary furniture without compromising on form or functionality.

The rather bizarre but very practical design is a great way to create more space in a room, however we are not too sure how comfy those mattresses will be and would definitely have to opt for a memory foam pillow or memory foam mattress topper to sleep on each night.

Mirror room

From Propeller Island City Lodge in Berlin, this Mirror Room is diamond-shaped and lined top to bottom with mirrors created a kaleidoscope effect.

While rather cool and very retro, we are not too sure that waking up would be a easy task, especially having to see your own face in the morning staring back at you!

Whatever your style make sure that your room is super comfortable with a goose down duvet or memory mattress topper from Duvet and Pillow Warehouse.

The online duvet store has a wide selection of bedroom furnishings that are sure to suit your needs and requirements.

If you work from home or spend endless nights on your laptop each night then you may want to take a look at these cool log pillows on the web.

The log pillow makes your laptop feel comfortable snuggled in its own bed while you relax on your bed or the couch typing and chatting away.

The Log Pillow consists of six fabric tubes criss-crossed log-cabin style and attached with snaps.

The ‘logs’ are made from a mix of hemp canvas, cotton, and Lycra and filled with buckwheat hulls. The design is meant to cause better ventilation and keep heat from building up at the bottom of your laptop. The log pillow also fold flat for transporting.

Possibly not the most attractive looking cushions to have around your house, but definitely practical. We can see that side of things!

However you don’t really consider a laptop as needing much comfort during the night. Instead it should be the person using the laptop that should be comfortable. If you agree with us, why not take a look at the fabulous feather pillows, memory foam pillows etc we have in stock at Duvet and Pillow Warehouse.

Different positions you sleep in will affect the amount of pressure that is put onto your joints, you need to take into consideration the position you mostly sleep in and if you will benefit from a memory foam mattress or a memory foam topper. 

If you sleep on your side a lot, you place a heavy amount of pressure in your shoulder and hips, and if you sleep on your stomach you are adding pressure to your neck. 

A visco-elastic pressure sensitive memory foam mattress will work the best for you and provide you with the best chance of reducing the overall pressure placed on the joints, this is done by contouring them and pushing against them as you lay on the mattress. 

Latex is sometimes added to memory foam that will offer more spring against parts of your body such as the small of your back or yours sides, without losing the ability to contour and displace pressure points.

The duvet and pillow warehouse can help your achy joints by providing you all the information you need about why and how a memory foam mattress or a memory foam topper can help you,  and then advising you which would be most suitable.

1. Determine how you sleep at night and how you set up your pillows before heading into the land of nod. This will give you a good idea of what type of support your neck and back needs while you sleep.

2. If you sleep on your side you might want long feathered pillowsto snuggle up to and one under your head that isn’t as fluffy to give you a little bit of support.

3. If you sleep on your stomach a flat pillow would suit you best to keep your back in alignment as well as offering just enough support for your neck.

4. If you sleep on your back you may like to snuggle up on a feathered pillow similar to a huge feather bed.

5. Search for fabulous discounts on the Internet. Duvet and Pillow Warehouse are offering up to 60 percent off some of their bedding pillows, including memory foam pillows and feathered pillows.

6. Do you vary your sleeping position? If you do, you may want to vary the types of pillow you have on your bed and choose which bedding pillows you use each and every night. 

7. If you have recently had surgery or need extra support in bed, you many need a specific type of pillow that will conform to your body. The best pillow for this is a memory foam pillow which conforms to the shape of your neck and head giving you full support while you sleep.

8. The more pillows the merrier when it comes to pregnant woman. Women who are heavily pregnant need as much support as they can get when it comes to sleep and feathered pillows may be an option to consider.

9. If you suffer from back pain you may want to sleep on your back with a pillow under your knees or on your side with a bedding pillow between your knees.

10. If you suffer from a lot of allergies you can purchase special pillows which minimise your allergies to give you that perfect night’s sleep. Look out for hypoallergenic pillows or microfibre pillows on Duvet and Pillow Warehouse.

For more details about Duvet and Pillow Warehouse visit their website today.

Waking up in the morning with neck or back ache can often mean that the pillow you are sleeping on is too hard or too soft.

A persons preference differs from one to the next. Some people like their bedding pillows to be firm and supportive while others prefer a pillow with a soft and fluffy feel to it. This decision really comes to down to the way you sleep at night.

Before you purchase your new bedding pillow, look at how you sleep. Do you sleep on your back, side or front, or a combination of all three positions? How does your neck and back feel when you wake up?

There are a wide range of different types of bedding pillow all which give varying levels of firmness. They are;

Goose Down Feather Pillows or Duck Feather Pillows – For a medium to soft feel.

Microfibre Pillows and Hollowfibre Pillows – For a medium to firm feel.

Memory Foam Pillows  -For a supportive firm feel.

Goose Down Pillows

Goose or duck down feathered pillows are renowned for their ultimate luxurious feel. The delicate yet substantial feathered filling offers a medium to soft feel that adjusts itself to the contours of the neck and spine.

Warm pockets of air are trapped by the soft down which gives the pillow that lightweight airy feel you can really sink into while still offering support exactly where it is needed.

Micro Fibre Pillows

 Allergies can be a nightmare when you are trying to sleep. If you or any member of your family suffer from any allergy or asthma, natural filling like down and feather is definitely a no go.

Micro Fibre pillows are made from a highly compressed synthetic fibre that has an air pocket running through the length of it. The material is as warm and comfortable as goose down pillows as the air is pumped into each fibre during the spinning process, however microfibre pillows are highly breathable and have a more economical price tag.

Hollow Fibre Pillows

Hollow Fibre is a hypoallergenic material which is very light and fluffy. The pillow gives a light to medium firm feel to the pillow and is perfect for asthma sufferers and children as it is completely man made and non-allergenic. The bonus about hollow fibre pillows is that they are generally better at maintaining their shape and loft than natural fill pillows are.

Memory Foam Pillows

Memory Foam Pillows were the original answer for people who suffer from neck and back problems. The bedding pillows give a firm and supportive feel as well as being very comfortable to sleep on.

Memory Foam was used by astronauts in space and is an amazing material that spreads out evenly whenever pressure is applied to it. The material is heat sensitive and will shape itself to your body no matter which way you lie. If you move around a lot in your sleep the foam will gradually return to its original shape and conform to your new sleeping position.

Memory foam pillows are said to help people who suffer with insomnia, sleep apnea and other sleep disorders.

For more information about bedding pillows and how they can help you get a good night’s sleep whatever your sleeping position visit Duvet and Pillow Warehouse today.

Memory Foam Massage Table

Needing a massage? Wanting to have one in comfort and style?

Well a new memory foam portable massage table has been designed to offer the perfect platform for that much needed massage.

The multi-density  foam padding conforms to each users body shape to give them the perfect lying position when having their massage.

The multi layer  foam padding includes a high density layer topped with plush memory foam, which works in a very similar way to a memory foam mattress topper which is placed over your mattress at home.

Memory foam is ideal for a massage table as the memory foam conforms to body heat, moulding to the shape of the body which further supports muscles and joints. This is a fantastic way to promote your massage salon saying that the memory foam is designed to support the rest of your body while you are having your massage.

Memory foam mattresses can be very pricey but luckily a cheaper but just as effective method has been designed known as a memory foam mattress topper.

The memory foam mattress topper is placed over your existing mattress and provides the same cushioned supportive feel.

There is also a wide range of memory foam pillows which support your head and neck while you sleep.

For more information about memory foam mattress products visit Duvet and Pillow Warehouse today.

If you think about this logically, who the hell came up with the idea of sleeping on coils?

The thought of lying on bare springs hardly sounds appealing  or comfortable, so why on earth someone thought of putting a bit of material over them would make it any better is beyond me.

Probably because they hadn’t heard of memory foam and the floor was just unbearable to sleep on!

Clearly does not like the poor quality of a coil spring bed

 The first patent for a coil spring bed was introduced in 1865, and since then there has been minimal changes to the design following the 144 years.

During that same period we have gone from sending the pigeon to deliver letters to instant emails online, which makes me wonder why not much has changed when it comes to the mattress we spend 1/3 of our life on.

However, there is an amazing new mattress creation (developed by NASA may I add) which many people have heard of but don’t necessarily know much about and how it can help them sleep.

We have compiled a list of differences between the memory foam mattress and the coil spring mattress and how it can benefit you.

Body Support

The characteristics of both mattresses differ greatly when it comes to supporting your body while you sleep.

While a coil mattress makes your body conform to it, a memory foam mattress conforms to the shape of your body.

The pressure or force, from the coil springs in the mattress is exerted against your body. You are pushing down on the springs with your body forcing them to retreat and they are shoving back against you trying to uncoil. Where the hell is the comfort in that? Sounds more like a battle that a peaceful sleep!

This is why many people complain about sore muscles and stiffness when you wake up each morning.

Memory foam conforms to your body as you sleep

With a memory foam mattress the foam material conforms to your body because the body exerts force onto it. As you lie down you will feel the memory foam accommodating to your shape and will adjust to your weight giving you the perfect platform for that heavenly sleep.

Because the memory foam conforms to your body, you will not feel the weight or movement of your partner as their is no bounce with a memory foam mattress.

Memory foam mattress can often be quite expensive to buy and it is often a shame to throw out a mattress that has just recently been bought. To save people from spending unnecessarily, many bedding companies have introduced memory foam mattress toppers and memory foam pillows, which have the same desired affect but are simply cheaper!

Temperature sensitivity

Another major difference is that memory foam has the ability to react and respond to different temperatures.

The memory foam is able to sense the different temperatures of your body and either remain firm or soften. This change leaves you with a cozy feeling once the memory foam has softened up.

Coil mattresses cannot do this, which is why people suffering from a cold are much better sleeping on a memory foam mattress to help keep them warm and supported.

For more information about memory foam and memory foam mattress toppers visit Duvet and Pillow Warehouse today.