Wait till you see the fish! Father-of-two discover ‘world’s biggest chip’ measuring SEVEN inches long in bag of McCain’s Oliver Dale made the discovery while making tea of chicken, chips and salad The dad-of-two bought the family bag of McCain oven chips from Asda in York A spokesman for the Guinness World Records has welcomed … Read more
Blake Lively is allowing Ryan Reynolds to dye her hair at home. The 32-year-old actress and Ryan, 43, are currently at home amid the coronavirus lockdown, meaning Blake has been forced to embrace some creative ways of colouring her hair during the pandemic. In an Instagram Story, Blake revealed she had gotten a DIY hair-colour … Read more
Marriage can be such a slog. And for many of us there is that depressing realisation that you can never win. At least, that’s how it feels in our household. For years I have been told to do something about my snoring. And now I have — but my wife tells me it’s ‘freaking’ her … Read more
Looking a bit like Ben Gunn after a month of lockdown? The long and short of cutting your own hair By Toby Walne for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:15 BST, 25 April 2020 | Updated: 09:19 BST, 26 April 2020 After more than a month of lockdown, many of us are now starting to … Read more
Government adviser who says two-metre social distancing rule was ‘conjured out of nowhere’ says pubs should re-open – as long as they don’t get overcrowded Pubs were shut on March 23 but Prof Robert Dingwall wants rules relaxed He sees ‘no particular reason’ why they shouldn’t open on sunny weekends Prof Dingwall says it would … Read more
Austrian wines are wonderfully underpriced and have been great for so long… so why are they not household names by now? By Olly Smith Event for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:00 BST, 23 April 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 23 April 2020 I’ve been banging the drum for Austrian wine so loudly for so … Read more
WHO warns coronavirus ‘will be with us for a long time’ and says most of the world’s population remains at risk from catching the disease Director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said ‘we have a long way to go’ He said most countries are still in the early stages of their epidemics WHO said there were ‘worrying … Read more
Coronavirus antibody tests which reveal exactly who has had the infection and is likely to be immune are said to be crucial for phasing countries out of lockdown. Germany, Italy, Finland and the US have all launched large-scale antibody testing programmes in recent weeks as they look to get society up and running again. South … Read more
Coronavirus CAN survive exposure to high temperatures for long periods, study shows — suggesting current measures to disinfect research labs are ineffective Disinfectant protocols in labs typically see samples heated to 140°F for an hour This is sufficient to kill most viruses that experts might work with, such as Ebola However, French experts found that COVID-19 … Read more
It is a canard of investing wisdom that short term stock market gyrations should not really matter. If you have invested for the long term in a way that suits your objectives and attitude to risk, just sit tight. But what is short term and long term? Five years has always been the standard stipulation … Read more