Putting folic acid in flour in Britain will save 400 babies each year, scientists say after move was introduced in 80 other countries If woman lacks folic acid when she conceives it increases risk of brain deformity The deficiency also hugely raises the risk of a baby being born with spina bifida Leading experts have … Read more
Princess Beatrice and her fiancé Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi were forced to postpone their nuptials due to COVID-19, and now Princess Theodora of Greece has revealed she’s also put her wedding on hold. The London-born actress, 36, who plays secretary Alison Montgomery in The Bold and the Beautiful, was set to wed LA-based lawyer Matthew Kumar, … Read more
‘Profligate’ London Mayor Sadiq Khan was slammed by passengers who crammed on to the packed Tube again today after he agreed to ramp up services in return for a £1.6billion taxpayer-funded bailout. Mr Khan had said Transport for London was hours from going bust and blamed Boris Johnson for no social distancing on trains by … Read more
Russian oligarch’s ex-wife says their son has played ‘central role’ in putting £450m she was awarded in Britain’s biggest-ever divorce beyond her reach Tatiana Akhmedova awarded a 41.5 per cent share of former husband’s fortune However judges have heard she has so far received about £5 million of his assets She will now be taking … Read more
Matt Lucas admits he’s keen to ‘get fitter’ after putting on ‘a little bit of weight’ during the UK’s lockdown amid the coronavirus crisis By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 12:02 BST, 24 April 2020 | Updated: 12:06 BST, 24 April 2020 He has been spending as much time indoors during the UK’s lockdown amid … Read more
Could dogs that can sniff out coronavirus be used at UK airports? Charity says it is in talks with government about using dogs being trained to detect the virus in half a second Six dogs are being trained to identify coronavirus in less than a second Medical Detection Dogs says it needs £500,000 to properly … Read more
Virgin Australia has gone into voluntary administration, putting 16,000 jobs under threat. The airline will be managed by accountants from Deloitte while it restructures and looks for a buyer. There are fears the restructure will involve scrapping less profitable routes, particularly to regional areas, meaning Qantas will be the only provider and can push up … Read more
Bakery chain Le Pain Quotidien is on brink of collapse putting 500 high street jobs at risk By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline Published: 12:43 BST, 20 April 2020 | Updated: 13:03 BST, 20 April 2020 Bakery chain Le Pain Quotidien is close to collapse, putting 500 high street jobs at risk. The Belgian-owned company could appoint … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more