Overhearing just ONE racist comment from a parent can have a lasting impact on children’s views, scientists warn Children overheard a Skype call mentioning two groups – ‘Flurps’ or ‘Gearoos’ Some of the children heard negative messages, such as ‘Flurps are bad people’ Children aged 7-9 who overheard the negative messages were less willing to … Read more
If being cooped up with your nearest and dearest is getting fraught, don’t despair. Letting off steam can bring you closer, as author Ian Leslie explains
Revealed: Global cruise from San Francisco lasting half a year and costing £38,000 a person sells out in ONE DAY The 2023 odyssey on Oceania Cruises ship Insignia will start from San Francisco The itinerary includes more than 60 Unesco sites and 20 overnight stays Insignia’s 684 berths, some of which cost £74k, were snapped … Read more
Revealed: Global cruise from San Francisco lasting half a year and costing £38,000 a person sells out in ONE DAY The 2023 odyssey on Oceania Cruises ship Insignia will start from San Francisco The itinerary includes more than 60 Unesco sites and 20 overnight stays Insignia’s 684 berths, some of which cost £74k, were snapped … Read more
Donald Trump‘s closest confidante in the Senate has accused Democrats on the eve of Trump’s second impeachment trial of having ‘declared war on the presidency itself’, as reports suggested the former president is confident of being acquitted and focused instead on seeking revenge against Republicans who he believes betrayed him. Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina … Read more
An artist impression shows what the statue of WWII veteran, and British Covid hero, Captain Sir Tom Moore, could look like Boris Johnson last night joined the national clamour for a statue of Britain’s Covid hero, Captain Sir Tom Moore. Asked to back the Daily Mail’s call for a permanent public memorial to the Second … Read more
Growing up in a bilingual home can provide unexpected cognitive benefits later in life – especially if exposed to two or more languages from birth. Experts say infants from bilingual homes gather more information by shifting their visual attention more frequently than those in single-language homes. ‘Early bilinguals’ – those who learn a second language … Read more
Boris Johnson today refused to rule out the brutal lockdown lasting until the summer amid claims he is willing to keep curbs longer to ensure it is the last national squeeze. The PM insisted it is ‘too early to say’ whether the restrictions will stay in place for months longer – even though he is … Read more
As far as love goes, the pandemic has proved paradoxical. On the one hand, lockdown has put huge stress on existing relationships. On the other, it has shown us what it is to be lonely and made us yearn for a significant other more than ever. Whichever way you look at it, there are bound … Read more
The Netherlands will go into a tough second lockdown, with the closure of all schools and shops for at least five weeks, in a government-led push to fight the coronavirus, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Monday. ‘The Netherlands is closing down,’ he said to the sound of protesters banging pots and pans outside his … Read more