SPA DOCTOR: Soothing scents helped me get a good night’s sleep… at last!

Insomnia has been an unwelcome part of my life for a decade. An unbroken night’s sleep is a luxury I rarely enjoy. As a musician, my sleep patterns are regularly disrupted by my working schedule. At weekends, that can mean working odd hours – sometimes starting at 11pm, and finishing at 6am. Then I have … Read more

Susanna Reid sends Piers Morgan ‘very best wishes’ on Good Morning Britain amid coronavirus scare

Piers Morgan could return to Good Morning Britain as early as tomorrow if his coronavirus test proves negative, his colleagues told viewers of the show this morning. The presenter, 55, does not have symptoms consistent with Covid-19 but has taken a test and is remaining off the show as a precaution, TV doctor Hilary Jones … Read more

Allison Langdon jokes Karl Stefanovic’s newborn daughter Harper gets her good looks from Jasmine

Allison Langdon has congratulated her Today co-host Karl Stefanovic and his wife Jasmine Yarbrough on the arrival of their first child, daughter Harper May.   Appearing on Monday’s Today show, Allison and stand-in host David Campbell proudly announced that the couple had welcomed their bundle of joy last week. ‘We are so excited because the Today … Read more

Mother-of-two loses 129lbs after giving up drinking for good

A mother-of-two has shed a whopping 129lbs and given up alcohol for good after depression caused her to binge drink and feast on fast food every day, causing her to pack on the pounds. Kassidy Riekens, 28, from Wyoming, started gaining weight in 2010, less than five years before she became pregnant with her first … Read more

Elizabeth Day: Sometimes it’s good not to talk

Elizabeth Day: Sometimes it’s good not to talk By Elizabeth Day for You Magazine Published: 00:01 BST, 26 April 2020 | Updated: 00:01 BST, 26 April 2020 Hair: Fabio Nogueira. Make-up: Ruby Hammer. Styling: Holly Elgeti. Trousers, Amanda Wakeley. Jewellery, Alighiri I used to see a therapist who believed silence was good for me. I … Read more

Google will notify people when it thinks their search results may not be a good match with a query

Google will notify people when it thinks their search results may not be a good match with a query The messages will notify users when their results aren’t very helpful It may also recommend re-tailoring the search for better results Google says the message is currently rolling out in the US By James Pero For … Read more

The home lives of the great and good can be just as unruly

BOOK OF THE WEEK LIVES OF HOUSES    editors: Kate Kennedy and Hermione Lee (Princeton £20, 304 pp) Since mid-March, most of us have been spending more time at home than ever before. Our dwellings have become half sanctuary, half prison; however much we are longing to leave, there is the ever-present fear that setting foot … Read more

Never mind the ‘backstop’, there’s a good deal to be found in Derry!

Never mind the ‘backstop’, there’s a good deal to be found on a trip to Derry! Named 2013 UK City of Culture, Northern Ireland’s Derry clearly has a lot to offer The city, surrounded by historic walls, is proud of its two Nobel prize winners And the twice daily service from Stansted means now is … Read more

Almost three quarters of Britons think social distancing measures have a good impact on the planet

Almost three quarters of Britons think coronavirus social distancing measures have had a positive impact on the planet, a study found. The study of 2,000 adults also found that two in five people are planning to live more eco-friendly lives when lockdown restrictions are lifted. After weeks of limited driving, as many as 20 per … Read more