PM’s education catch up tsar suggests school day could still be extended

Boris Johnson’s education catch up tsar today suggested the school day could be extended to help pupils recover from the coronavirus crisis. The Government has announced that secondary schools will be given funding to run summer schools for the pupils who need extra classes the most.  Ministers considered a wide variety of options as part … Read more

7ft 9in Nigerian hopes to become NBA’s tallest ever player after Shaq shared viral footage of him

7ft 9in Nigerian basketball player hopes to become NBA’s tallest ever player after Shaquille O’Neal shared viral footage of him on the court Abiodun Adegoke’s height allows him to dunk with both feet still on the ground The 18-year-old is currently training at a youth development camp in Dubai Footage of Adegoke dunking with ease … Read more

Invest in a UK country home for sale with a holiday business attached

Being the owner of a holiday letting business or guest house in Britain has been a financially depressing state of affairs during the past year. Repeated lockdowns mean that bookings have had to be postponed or cancelled while people stay at home, barring a surge when the economy was opened up last summer. But has … Read more

Comedian Paul Chowdhry reveals his mother has died after being denied the Covid vaccine

Paul Chowdhry has announced his beloved mother has died of coronavirus after being ‘denied the vaccine’ despite being in an ‘at risk’ category.  The comedian, 46, shared the tragic news on his Twitter and Instagram pages last week, as he said he and his family were ‘mourning the loss of their queen’. Paul appeared to … Read more

Coronavirus: Oxford vaccine professor says UK should ditch ‘obsession’ with Covid variants

The coronavirus could be reaching a ‘plateau’ in its evolution, a government and Cambridge University scientist suggested today. Professor Sharon Peacock, who runs the Covid Genomics Consortium tracking new variants of the virus, said fewer new mutations are cropping up in the virus and it is showing ‘convergent evolution’ in which unconnected variants look the … Read more

Rare silver fox spotted trotting across a road by an astonished driver in south Wales 

Fantastic silver fox! Rare animal is spotted trotting across a road by an astonished driver in south Wales Silver fox was spotted walking across an empty road by an astonished driver Rare animal is believed to be a pet that escaped from its owner’s home nearby   The video was recorded in an Asda car park … Read more

Cost of running a car for young drivers is at cheapest level in a decade

The cost of running a car for young drivers is at its cheapest level in nearly a decade thanks to a drop in insurance and fuel prices On average, young drivers will now pay £2,074 to run their car in the first year  The average car insurance premiums for young drivers overall is now £1,095  … Read more

Married At First Sight’s Natasha Spencer lashes out at Dr Trisha Stratford

Married At First Sight relationship expert Dr. Trisha Stratford revealed this week that she quit the show because felt ‘sick’ over the direction it was taking.  In an interview with Woman’s Day New Zealand, Trisha said she was worried about the contestants’ ‘fragility’ and said she quit the program because she ‘couldn’t compromise my professional … Read more

Covid-19: Runners should wear masks while jogging past other people, Oxford University expert claims

Trish Greenhalgh, professor of primary care health science at the University of Oxford, was accused of ‘whipping up hysteria and anxieties’ after suggesting joggers should wear masks while exercising outdoors Runners should wear masks when they jog past other people, a leading expert suggested today.  Professor Trish Greenhalgh, an expert in primary health care at … Read more

SAGE scientist says schools CAN reopen safely next week

Schools can reopen ‘safely’ from next week with the package of measures set out to mitigate risks from Covid-19, a SAGE scientist said today. Calum Semple, professor of outbreak medicine and child health at the University of Liverpool, said that increased ventilation, tests and mask wearing will all contribute to safe reopening of schools next … Read more