The partner of Sergeant Matt Ratana today paid tribute to her ‘soulmate’ who would ‘always be in my heart and in my soul’ at his funeral, where his boss revealed he used to jokingly ask to be called the ‘Sheriff of South Norwood’. The 54-year-old Metropolitan Police officer was fatally shot at Croydon Custody Centre … Read more
Among the Britons not happy with their extra hour in bed this morning are the royal staff who spend 40 hours changing the Queen’s 1,500 clocks in preparation. Royal Collection Trust staff have been toiling on the timepieces at Buckingham Palace, Windsor and Holyrood, in preparation for the UK switching back to Greenwich Mean Time … Read more
Amanda Holden has shared footage of herself lighting a candle in remembrance of her son Theo who was tragically born stillborn at seven months in 2011. The Britain’s Got Talent judge, 49, shared the video on her Instagram to mark Baby Loss Awareness Week. ‘This light & song are for you Theo and all the babies … Read more
Donald Trump said Thursday he can’t remember when he last tested negative for the coronavirus before he was diagnosed with it last week. Pressed repeatedly by NBC’s Savannah Guthrie, Trump couldn’t say if he was tested for the disease on the day of the first presidential debate with Democratic nominee Joe Biden. The Commission on … Read more
Learning to play an instrument as a child can help you focus for longer and remember more throughout your life, a study has concluded. Neuroscientists from Chile conducted tests with musically-trained children and found they have greater brain activity in regions related to hearing and attention. Therefore, they suggest, kids who learn instruments may enjoy … Read more
Children who write by hand learn and remember more than those that use computers, with pen and paper sparking activity in part of the brain responsible for attention, experts say A study finds children learn and remember more when the write things down This is compared to using a computer or other devices to jot … Read more
Coronation Street actress Shobna Gulati shares the devastating reality of caring for her dementia-stricken mother in a poignant new memoir. The actress, 53, of Oldham, Greater Manchester, who played Sunita Alahan on the ITV soap, tells how her mother Asha Gulati battled with dementia for years before her death in 2019, aged 79. In Do You … Read more
Two powerful columns of light are beaming into the sky from Lower Manhattan this evening to represent the fallen twin towers of the World Trade Center that was attacked by terrorists on September 11th, 2001. The coronavirus pandemic meant there were alterations to usual ceremonies that are traditionally held on the tragic date. In New … Read more
A CEO has revealed the top five traits highly memorable and successful people have in a job interview. Robert van Stokrom, National President of the Recruitment and Consulting Services Association (RCSA) told Australian recruitment company Seek a memorable person often has confidence, curiosity, passion, great communication skills and is proactive with their career. Those who … Read more
Billie Piper has revealed that she struggles to remember her days as a chart-topping pop star, after ‘burying the stress’ from those days. The singer-turned-actress, 37, burst onto the pop scene back in 1998 at the tender age of 15 with her debut chart-topping hit Because We Want To. And the mother-of-three has only now … Read more