Taking aspirin once a week can cut the risk of getting several types of cancer, scientists claim

Taking aspirin just once a week can cut the risk of getting several types of cancer, scientists claim Regular use of drug reduces risk of getting stomach and oesophagus cancers  It also cuts the chances of bowel cancer by 27 per cent, according to 45 studies Drug is known to lower heart attack and stroke … Read more

Wife told husband, 58, had zero chance of surviving coronavirus says he’s still alive a week later

A wife who had said her goodbyes to her husband after she was told he had ‘zero chance’ of surviving coronavirus has revealed he is ‘still with us’ a week later.  Last week mother-of-two Sue Martin, from Cardiff, broke listeners’ hearts as she revealed she was given 10 minutes to say a heartbreaking final goodbye to … Read more

How DO you survive this crisis with just £1 spare a week?

Millions of households are wondering how they will cope with a big drop in income because of measures prompted by the Covid-19 crisis. Exclusive figures for Money Mail today reveal that the average family will be left with little more than £1 a week to spare if they don’t adjust their spending habits after a … Read more

Labour urges Government to publish exit strategy this week

Sir Keir Starmer urges government to publish their lockdown exit strategy this week – but insists his Labour party will back extending restrictions when they are reviewed on Thursday Labour leader said ministers should publish lockdown exit strategy this week  Sir Keir Starmer said his party would back extension of restrictions on Thursday But he … Read more

From Star Wars spin-off The Mandalorian to Big Little Lies: The best on demand TV to watch this week

DISNEY + The Mandalorian ‘Is it true that you guys never take off your helmets?’ a prisoner asks his captor, the eponymous Mandalorian in the first episode of this eight-episode Star Wars spin-off. ‘Is it true that you guys never take off your helmets?’ a prisoner asks his captor, the eponymous Mandalorian in the first episode … Read more

HOROSCOPES: Focus on long-term goals this week, Aries

HOROSCOPES: Focus on long-term goals this week, Aries By Sally Brompton for The Mail on Sunday Published: 00:02 BST, 5 April 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 5 April 2020 Aries 21 March-20 April If current restrictions are getting you down, try to focus on a longer-term goal and how you can go about achieving it. A … Read more

Commuters cram into Tube carriages in London as UK enters fourth week of lockdown

A NHS nurse today claimed his commute to work is getting ‘increasingly dangerous’ as he still faces crowded London Underground trains with Britain entering its fourth week of lockdown.    Michael Underwood slammed Transport for London and Mayor Sadiq Khan and compared his journey to ‘jumping off a cliff.  Commuters were pictured piling onto Tube trains … Read more

From Wallander to The Honourable Woman: The best on demand TV to watch this week

iPLAYER Wallander  It’s set in Sweden and is based on books by a Swedish author, but can this version of Wallander really be described as Scandi-noir? Probably not, seeing as it stars a largely British cast headed by Kenneth Branagh.  While some will tell you Krister Henriksson delivers the definitive portrayal of the haggard detective in … Read more

Lucy Atkins, Matthew Hall and Joe Thomas: Thrillers of the week 

From the excellent Magpie Lane by Lucy Atkins to the fast-paced latest from Matthew Hall and Joe Thomas’ original Bent, thrillers of the week By John Williams Published: 22:01 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 4 April 2020 Magpie Lane Lucy Atkins                        … Read more

From Jodie Comer in Killing Eve to Michael Palin In North Korea: The best on demand TV this week

BBC iPLAYER & ALL 4 Killing Eve International hitwoman Villanelle and MI6 operative Eve did not exactly part on the best of terms at the end of last series, and things are not going particularly well for either of them at the start of Series Three.  Villanelle (Jodie Comer, above with Stefan Iancu) and Eve … Read more