Daisy Ridley reveals she has been learning to be a doula during lockdown

Daisy Ridley has revealed she has been keeping busy during lockdown by learning to be a doula and called it ‘an amazing thing to do’.  The Star Wars actress, 28, explained that she did a course on becoming the non-medical professional, who provide mothers-to-be with support during child birth, and called it ‘beautiful’.  Speaking on Friday night’s … Read more

Magnificent readers sent £1m in cheques as £10.8m Mail Force campaign helps children keep learning

Almost £1million in cheques from generous readers has now been banked by the Mail Force charity – with every penny helping get schoolchildren online. An incredible 15,800 cheques have been received, many of which come with heartwarming letters of support for the campaign which aims to bridge the ‘digital divide’. Hundreds of thousands of pupils … Read more

Magnificent readers sent £1m in cheques as £10.8m Mail Force campaign helps children keep learning

Almost £1million in cheques from generous readers has now been banked by the Mail Force charity – with every penny helping get schoolchildren online. An incredible 15,800 cheques have been received, many of which come with heartwarming letters of support for the campaign which aims to bridge the ‘digital divide’. Hundreds of thousands of pupils … Read more

Thousands of free tablet computers will be handed to people with learning difficulties

Thousands of free tablet computers will be handed to people with learning difficulties so they can stay connected with family during lockdown 5,000 computer tablets will be given out in the hope of reducing loneliness The internet-enabled devices will be given to people with learning disabilities Scheme hopes to offer a sense of normality until the … Read more

Kat Graham says learning to embrace her natural hair was a ‘spiritual journey’

Kat Graham says embracing her natural hair was a ‘spiritual journey’: ‘I’ve really learned to accept my curls, my ‘fro and my African roots’ By Kelby Vera For Dailymail.com Published: 18:55 GMT, 25 February 2021 | Updated: 18:56 GMT, 25 February 2021 Kat Graham opened up about learning to love her hair in the latest … Read more

Coronavirus: Adults with learning disabilities bumped up the UK’s Covid vaccine priority list

Adults with learning disabilities will all be offered Covid vaccines as part of the top six priority groups, Britain’s health chiefs said today. The JCVI, which decides on who gets the life-saving jabs first, said people with learning disabilities of any kind should be bumped up the pecking order. They will be added into priority … Read more

Lorraine Kelly reveals her joy at learning her father got the call for the coronavirus vaccine

‘I am so relieved that he’s going to get it as he is very high-risk’: Lorraine Kelly reveals her joy at learning her father got the call for the coronavirus vaccine By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 12:42 GMT, 26 January 2021 | Updated: 12:42 GMT, 26 January 2021 Lorraine Kelly has revealed her joy … Read more

Manchester University tells pupils to ‘beat blues’ by learning ‘how to FOLD socks’

University of Manchester is mocked after suggesting students struggling with lockdown and exam pressure should learn to fold socks or parallel parking to de-stress University of Manchester gave pupils some tips on ‘beating the January blues’ The university unusually urged them to keep busy by learning ‘how to fold socks’ Other tips included ‘learning how … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Remote learning helps Pearson chalk up growth 

Shares in Pearson leapt almost 9 per cent as the education publisher returned to growth even as it battled exam cancellations and school closures. It said total sales had increased by 4 per cent in the final three months of 2020, its first positive figure of the year after three quarters of decline.  The rise included … Read more

Mother who nearly died in horror car crash is learning to walk again at same time as her toddler

Watching your child take their first steps is an emotional milestone for any parent – but for brave Rowena Owen it’s even more poignant because she is learning to walk again at the same time as her young son. Entrepreneur Rowena’s life changed forever on a sunny Thursday in August when a distracted driver careered … Read more