One in four women are too scared to attend a smear test amid coronavirus fears A study says 24 per cent of women fear they will catch COVID-19 at a smear test 12 per cent are less likely to attend an appointment than before the pandemic Cancer Research UK believes 1.2 million people have missed … Read more
More conscientious people, rather than the irrational, were more likely to stockpile toilet paper during the coronavirus lockdown, a new study reveals. As the deadly virus took hold of Europe and North America in March, panic buyers forced toilet roll sales to surge by up to 700 per cent, companies reported. Despite the public uproar … Read more
Britons appear to be less scared of coronavirus than they have been in months as figures show nine out of 10 adults ventured out of their homes last week. Office for National Statistics data revealed that, between May 21 and May 24, 90 per cent of people left their homes, up from 86 per cent the … Read more
The care sector could be plunged into financial crisis as fearful families choose not to put their loved ones in homes, experts warned last night. Resident numbers could plummet by as much as ten per cent as a result of deaths from coronavirus, as well as fears about going into care. This would leave more … Read more
‘It has to happen sometime’: Captain Tom Moore says he’s not scared of dying if he catches coronavirus as he reveals he wants to return to India or drive route 66 Captain Tom Moore insisted he was not afraid of dying due to coronavirus The 100-year-old has raised more than £33million for NHS Charities Together … Read more
A telecommuting Florida TV anchor didn’t let her screaming son phase her as he ran on camera just as she was about to launch into her coronavirus report. Emmy-winning WFTV anchor Martha Sugalski was reporting live from her home, just about to deliver the latest safety tips for taxi and ride share drivers, when the … Read more
Dorian Gray had a portrait in the attic; eternal bachelor Simon Cowell is said to have an engagement ring in his safe. According to a source, the bauble was bought some time ago for his partner of seven years, Lauren Silverman. However it has never been presented to her along with the proposal of marriage … Read more
Happy as a pig (rescued from) muck: Water bosses send two huge 8000ml tankers to empty a flooded animal reserve to save a pig which is scared – of MUD Barry the pig had become trapped when his field at Trindledown Farm in Newbury, Berkshire was flooded Barry lives at a rescue farm but can’t … Read more