MP Zarah Sultana sends ‘Scrooge’ Jacob Rees-Mogg a copy of ‘A Christmas Carol’ amid Unicef row

Labour MP Zarah Sultana has branded Jacob Rees-Mogg a ‘Scrooge’ and sent the Commons leader a signed copy of the classic novel A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.  The Tory politician accused the UN humanitarian agency of trying to score ‘cheap political points’ last week after it backed a programme to help feed hungry children … Read more

Rare copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone sells at auction for £50,000

Rare copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone that was rescued from pile of 50p books destined for car boot sale sells at auction for £50,000 Charlotte Rumsey, 28, from Preston, Lancashire, discovered the hardback copy Harry Potter book was one of only 500 editions printed by Bloomsbury in 1997 Copy sold for a … Read more

It’s a raspberry jam! Hilarious moment six-month-old baby tries to copy his father’s beatboxing 

It’s a raspberry jam! Hilarious moment six-month-old baby tries to copy his father’s beatboxing Baby Marcel tries to show father Simon De Brito he’s just as good at beatboxing Father is rather impressed by son’s efforts as they spend quality time together  The adorable father-son performance was posted from Treillieres in France By Sabi Phagura for MailOnline Published: … Read more

Is England about to copy Nicola Sturgeon’s lockdown? Matt Hancock refuses to rule out new Tier 4

The Health Secretary refused to deny that plans were being made to emulate Nicola Sturgeon’s clampdown in Scotland and bring in a new top Tier 4. Matt Hancock raised fears of new tougher coronavirus lockdown restrictions in the worst affected parts of England today that could close restaurants and shops in a devastating blow to … Read more

Pregnant Dani Dyer releases copy of Adele dress

That’s one Adele of a copy! Pregnant Dani Dyer teases her In The Style maternity range and one dress looks very familiar indeed By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline Published: 09:27 BST, 22 October 2020 | Updated: 09:27 BST, 22 October 2020 Pregnant Dani Dyer teased her new maternity range with In The Style on Instagram … Read more

The Block’s Luke and Jasmin appear to COPY rival team’s island bench

Luke and Jasmin were accused of copying their winning kids’ room from a magazine by judge Shaynna Blaze on Tuesday’s episode of The Block.   And on Sunday’s show, the couple were accused of cheating yet again, this time when it came to their bespoke timber island bench design for their kitchen. Competing team Daniel and … Read more

Copy cats: Gifted felines can imitate human movements on command even better than some dogs

Some very clever cats are able to recognise and imitate human actions on command — even better than some dogs — a study has reported.  Hungarian researchers worked with an 11-year-old kitty named Ebisu, who had been taught by her dog-trainer owner to copy her using the so-called ‘do-as-I-do’ method. This is a training regime long-applied … Read more

We DO copy our brothers and sisters, even as adults

We DO copy our brothers and sisters: Siblings of people who get married, divorced or have children are more likely to do the same, study shows Scientists assessed 32 years of data on familial relationships from Germany  Found decision-making for key life events was influenced by sibling experiences People are more likely to get married or … Read more

Coronavirus: Variant mutation lets it copy itself more efficiently

Senior health adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci has warned that a new mutation of coronavirus could spread easily across America.  It comes as infections soar across eight states, with more than 55,000 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday and 671 deaths, bringing the confirmed total to 2.74 million cases and 128,742 deaths.  A small change to a variant of the … Read more

Scientists discover change to COVID-19 variant that lets it copy itself more efficiently

How a mutant coronavirus strain dominated the world: Scientists discover change to COVID-19 variant that lets it copy itself more efficiently – making it more infectious (but not more deadly) Researchers found the most dominant strain of the virus was a mutation of the original variant called G614 The G strain is not a deadlier … Read more