House price growth started to slow before lockdown official figures show

The pace of house price growth seen since the start of the year had already begun to slow down in February before the market was frozen by the virus lockdown, new official data shows. While property prices have risen by an average of £2,000 to £230,000 in the last year, the monthly upturn in prices … Read more

Amazing drone footage shows feeding blue whales swimming to the surface

Blue whales swim to the surface to feed on krill as it helps them to conserve energy, according to a new study that involved amazing drone footage of the mammals.   Experts from Oregon State University found that feeding on the ocean’s surface plays an important role in the hunt for food among New Zealand blue … Read more

MasterChef fans swoon over Brendan Pang as he shares how he learnt to make dumplings 

‘This is now a Brendan stan account’: MasterChef fans flock to social media to swoon over Brendan Pang as he shares the sweetest story about how he learnt to make dumplings By Kylie Walters For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:36 BST, 22 April 2020 | Updated: 13:13 BST, 22 April 2020 During his first stint … Read more

UK government considers putting coronavirus sniffer dogs at airports

Could dogs that can sniff out coronavirus be used at UK airports? Charity says it is in talks with government about using dogs being trained to detect the virus in half a second Six dogs are being trained to identify coronavirus in less than a second Medical Detection Dogs says it needs £500,000 to properly … Read more

Pupils who disagree with predicted A-level and GCSE grades may not be able to sit exams in autumn

Students who disagree with their predicted A-Level and GCSE grades may not be able to sit exams in the autumn to try and amend them, it has been reported.      Due to the coronavirus lockdown, exams regulator Ofqual has instructed teachers to provide grades for students which reflect the results they would have been most likely … Read more

The OTHER French Riviera: Who needs the Med when you can head west to the unspoiled Atlantic coast? 

From Brittany in the north to the Spanish border in the south, there are miles of charming spots to discover on the Atlantic coast in France.  The sea may be rough, but there are plenty of sheltered coves and bays to avoid the swells.  We’ve trawled from top to bottom to find ten of the … Read more

Laziness in humans could be used to tell us apart from bots

Humans’ unique laziness when it comes to interacting on social media could be the key to telling us apart from artificially intelligent ‘bots’, a new study shows. US researchers have identified behavioural trends of humans on Twitter that are absent in social media bots – namely a decrease in tweet length over time. The team … Read more

‘Pregnant Chloe Goodman dresses up her bump as she heads to hospital for final check-up

‘Pregnant Chloe Goodman dresses up her bump in a form-fitting dress with thigh-split after admitting she was ‘feeling like a slob’ as she heads to hospital for final check-up By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline Published: 12:43 BST, 22 April 2020 | Updated: 12:44 BST, 22 April 2020 Reality star Chloe Goodman was pictured stepping out … Read more

Tenants refused 20% rent cut on luxury east London flats

Residents have been refused a rent reduction from their letting agent which told them to pay up ‘using the money they would have spent on lunches and holidays’. More than 100 residents in Shacklewell, east London, requested a 20 per cent reduction in rent from Tower Quay properties amid the coronavirus pandemic. They also signed a … Read more