If your children or grandchildren received cash for Christmas, now could be the perfect time to help get them into the savings habit. Whether you invest on their behalf or encourage them to open their own bank account, a lesson in budgeting and saving is a gift that will last a lifetime. Here, Money Mail … Read more
Two hearts can respond very differently to the same piece of music, either by speeding up or slowing down, according to a new study. European Society of Cardiology researchers found classical music can trigger either slower or faster heart recovery rates, depending on the person listening. Patients with mild heart failure showed shorter heart recovery … Read more
How ‘phantom power’ costs you £140 a year: Ten ways to cut your energy bills as usage soars during lockdown Energy bills are set to increase by an average of £32 a month Since lockdown began, the use of home appliances has increased significantly Background electricity use, or phantom load, could cost you up to … Read more
Smoking is a leading cause of death worldwide. So, it’s hard to believe that in centuries gone by it was used as a medicine. Only in the past 70 years have the dangers to our health been recognised, after hundreds of years of tobacco being used to cure everything from asthma to the plague. The … Read more
Stopovers so fab you won’t want to leave: Five FREE ways to make the hours fly by from exercise bikes to craft beer and city tours Changi airport offers free tours of Singapore if you have enough time Head to the ‘airport park’ at Amsterdam’s Schiphol to use the exercise bikes Personal shoppers are being … Read more
While a fine wine gets better with the age, sadly that’s not the case if you’ve already drunk half the bottle. Once you’ve opened your favourite tipple, experts recommending polishing it off within 24 hours to avoid compromising taste. This is because after you’ve consumed half or more, phenols within the wine which affect its flavour … Read more
Antibody tests for coronavirus have been rolled out across the US amid officials’ hopes that they’ll reveal who can go back to work – but ‘we still have a ways to go’ before the tests can really tell us that, Dr Anthony Fauci told Good Morning America. ‘The assumption that with the tests that are … Read more
All eyes are on Japan this year as it hosts the Rugby World Cup in September and the next G20 meeting in June, and readies itself for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. But visitors who want to explore beyond the obvious tourist attractions should consider Hokkaido. The wild north island is a peaceful enclave of stunning nature … Read more
Second World War hero Captain Tom Moore will be rewarded with an honour by the Prime Minister after he completed the final 10 lengths of his garden on a zimmer frame and raised a staggering £16million for the NHS. The 99-year-old has captured the imagination of the public during the coronavirus lockdown with his heroics … Read more
A star orbiting the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy does so in a way that proves physicist Albert Einstein right – again. The star, called S2, orbits Sagittarius A* in a rosette shape, blipping out from the elliptical orbit at random points – an idea predicted by Einstein over … Read more