Forget The Dress, there’s new optical illusions dividing the web – but what do YOU see? 

Forget The Dress, there’s a new optical illusions dividing the web – but what colors and shapes do YOU see? Tricky optical illusions, by Gala Spins, show how images can deceive the eye  Behavioural Optometrist, Bhavin Shah, reveals science behind optical illusions  Brits have been left divided over this new set of head scratching images … Read more

The dirtiest items in the kitchen that you FORGET to clean and easy ways to make them pristine again

Many proud homeowners are meticulous with their cleaning – but there are still some items that even the most diligent forget about.  Cleaning expert Joyce French from British advice website Home How has revealed the dirtiest household utensils that we often neglect.  These include salt and pepper shakers, tin openers – which should be washed … Read more

Forget £1 homes in Italy, now you can buy an entire VILLAGE in Spain for the price of a London flat

Entire deserted villages in Spain can be bought for less than the price of a London flat.  Xerdiz in Spain’s north westerly Galicia region is on the market for just £369,000, while El Mortorio in Asturias can be snapped up for £1.6m. The villages are just two of the thousands to have succumbed to the ‘España … Read more

Forget Meghan v Kate… Granny Carole’s got enough on her hands with Pippa Middleton’s new baby

Forget Meghan versus Kate… Granny Carole has got enough on her hands with Pippa Middleton’s new baby Granny Carole was happy to lend a hand following the birth of Pippa’s daughter  She described herself as a hands-on nanny with her grandchildren in interview Carole, 66, drove to the couple’s £17 million, six-bedroom West London home  … Read more

Forget bleach… workers use milk and bread to clean 19th century stately home 

Mrs Hinch, Victorian-style! Forget bleach… workers use milk and bread to clean 19th century stately home England Heritage used bread and milk to prep interior of Brodsworth Hall The charity are prepping the Victorian home for its reopening to the public Bread was used to clean wallpaper and skimmed milk helped to wash the floors … Read more

Forget the terroirs! Why we often choose wine with the easiest name to pronounce

Forget the terroirs! Why we often choose wine with the easiest name to pronounce… or with pictures of giraffes, kangaroos and monkeys Psychologist says we are as likely to go for wine because it has a simple name Oxford professor Charles Spence has written a review of the psychology of wine  He says shoppers faced … Read more

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Forget Poldark… try the saga of Redknapp’s rascally ancestors

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: Forget Poldark… try the saga of Redknapp’s rascally ancestors By Christopher Stevens for the Daily Mail Published: 01:55 GMT, 11 March 2021 | Updated: 01:55 GMT, 11 March 2021 DNA Journey Rating: Lost Boy: The Killing of James Bulgar  Rating: One of the myriad, little-known lockdown rules appears to … Read more

Forget dull monologues – these mini dramas pack a big punch: PATRICK MARMION reviews Barnes’ People 

Barnes’ People (originaltheatreonline.com) Verdict: Power to the people  Rating: He never became a national treasure, but about the same time Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads were launched on TV in the 1980s, playwright Peter Barnes had his own set of one-person vignettes on telly. Back then, they starred Jeremy Irons, Judi Dench, Alan Rickman and Antony Sher. … Read more