Sleep expert Olivia Arezzolo reveals ‘simple trick’ for getting an extra hour of sleep every night

REVEALED: The ‘simple trick’ for getting an extra HOUR of sleep every night – and the 10-step bedtime routine everyone should follow Sleep expert Olivia Arezzolo said omega 3 is good for an extra hour of sleep The expert said clinical trials showed how effective it is at producing melatonin Olivia shared her 10-step bedtime … Read more

Keeping your camera on during a one hour Zoom meeting emits 1,000 grams of CO2, study reveals 

If you hate showing your face while videoconferencing, just claim you want to save the environment. A new study indicates turning off your camera during an hour-long Zoom session can save up to three gallons of water and an area of land about the size of an iPad Mini. Streaming Hulu or Netflix on standard … Read more

Half an hour of stretching is more effective at reducing blood pressure than a walk, study finds 

People with high blood pressure are better off having a stretch at home rather than going out for a walk if they want to lower their blood pressure, study finds. University of Saskatchewan researchers had a group of 40 high blood pressure sufferers split into two groups – one did stretching and one did walking.  … Read more

Morrisons first UK supermarket to pay staff £10 an hour basic rate

Morrisons announces it will become first British supermarket to pay staff £10 an hour in boost for 96,000 workers Retail trade union Usdaw negotiated a £10 an hour basic rate for workers It brings wages 50p an hour above the voluntary Living Wage Foundation rate Asda has confirmed it will not be offering its workers … Read more

Jane Garvey reveals she left Woman’s Hour because she was getting ‘too cosy’

Jane Garvey has revealed she left Woman’s Hour because she was getting too ‘cosy’ – adding that she has always found Radio 4 listeners a ‘puzzling breed.’ The broadcaster, 56, signed off her final show after 13 years on January 1 – declaring that it ‘needs to move on and now it can’ – and … Read more

Jane Garvey reveals she left Woman’s Hour because she was getting ‘too cosy’

Jane Garvey has revealed she left Woman’s Hour because she was getting too ‘cosy’ – adding that she has always found Radio 4 listeners a ‘puzzling breed.’ The broadcaster, 56, signed off her final show after 13 years on January 1 – declaring that it ‘needs to move on and now it can’ – and … Read more

‘Devoted’ mother-of-two, 32, mysteriously dies in her sleep one hour after kissing husband goodnight

Mother-of-two Stacey Frere died in her sleep The death of a ‘devoted’ mother-of-two who died in her sleep just metres away from her children has left doctors puzzled today. Stacey Frere, 32, kissed her husband Ben goodnight before heading to bed in the home they shared with their young children. Just one hour later, in … Read more

Actress refuses to appear on Woman’s Hour after accusing host Emma Barnett of degrading comments

An actress refused to appear on Woman’s Hour this morning after accusing host Emma Barnett of making ‘degrading and vile’ comments about her.  Kelechi Okafor was set to talk on the BBC Radio 4 show to discuss the #MeToo movement with new presenter Emma Barnett.  But as the programme was live on air, the British … Read more

Emma Barnett could win back lapsed Woman’s Hour fans: LIBBY PURVES reviews Radio 4 presenter’s debut

The show started with a message from the Queen and ended with her latest impersonator, as The Crown’s Imelda Staunton admitted she practises her royal voice on the dog. We had Spice Girl Mel C singing, a sacked special adviser and Richard Ratcliffe, whose wife Nazanin is still imprisoned in Iran, telling us how their … Read more

The Queen sends message to mark 75th year of the BBC’s Woman’s Hour 

The Queen sends her ‘best wishes’ to mark the 75th year of the BBC’s Woman’s Hour and thanks the show for playing a ‘significant part in the evolving role of women across society’  Her Majesty, 94, sent message to mark 75th year of the BBC’s Woman’s Hour Told how it ‘played a significant part in evolving … Read more