Naps and weekend lie-ins are typically not enough to compensate for insufficient sleep

Go to bed! Napping and weekend lie-ins are typically not enough to compensate for getting less than six hours sleep a night during the week, study shows Researchers from France studied the sleep patterns of more than 12,000 adults They found that around a third suffered from insufficient sleep during the week Yet only a … Read more

Love Island’s Maura Higgins and Chris Taylor spark romance rumours as they ‘enjoy weekend together’ 

Love Island’s Maura Higgins and Chris Taylor spark romance rumours as they ‘enjoy cosy weekend together locked down at her home’ By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 00:08 BST, 21 June 2020 | Updated: 00:18 BST, 21 June 2020 Maura Higgins and Chris Taylor reportedly enjoyed a cosy weekend locked down together. In pictures obtained … Read more

Black Lives Matter protesters prepare to march on UK cities for fourth straight weekend

Black Lives Matter (BLM) protestors are preparing to march on cities across the UK for the fourth consecutive weekend. Police are expecting crowds of anti-racism demonstrators to march through London as well as cities including Glasgow and Birmingham. Forces have warned against violence and urged crowds to follow social distancing rules introduced at the height … Read more

A new film centres on Christmas at Sandringham in 1992… but Diana wasn’t there that weekend

Any actress called upon to recreate the magic of Princess Diana has a tough job. The list of those who have tried is long — from the royally connected Catherine Oxenberg and naval officer’s daughter Serena Scott Thomas to Spooks star Genevieve O’Reilly. Most recently it was the turn of Australian-born Naomi Watts who, in … Read more

Spectacular ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse will be visible in parts of Asia and Africa this weekend

Spectacular ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse will be visible in parts of Asia and Africa this weekend as the Moon blocks out over 99 per cent of the Sun’s light Spectacle – dubbed annular eclipse – happens when Moon partially blocks Sun It is expected to first appear at 4.45am BST in the skies above … Read more

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews weekend TV: They promised us tale of royal skulduggery and then pffft! 

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews weekend TV: They promised us a tale of royal skulduggery and then… pffft! By Christopher Stevens for the Daily Mail Published: 01:47 BST, 15 June 2020 | Updated: 02:03 BST, 15 June 2020 The Queen And The Coup   Rating: Great Paintings Of The World With Andrew Marr  Rating: What a downright swizz. … Read more

Dame Joan Bakewell left her keyless Mini running for a whole weekend when she left London

Dame Joan Bakewell left her keyless Mini running for a whole weekend when she left London for a few days and was fined by police Dame Joan Bakewell’s Mini was found on a roadside in Primrose Hill, north London Officers found the car parked at an angle with the engine and lights still on  Dame … Read more

Fears of violence as far-Right thugs outline plans to ‘defend’ statues in London this weekend 

Fears of violence as far-Right groups outline plans to ‘defend’ statues in London this weekend Fears far-Right thugs may head to London to take on anti-racism protesters  Ex-English Defence League leader, Tommy Robinson, called police ‘soft-handed’ Several football ‘firms’ planning further demonstrations ‘prepared to use force’ By Rebecca Camber and Mario Ledwith and Jim Norton … Read more

What happened to summer? South set for sunny weekend while washout in the north could last all week

Britons in the south are set for sunny weekend while washout in the north could last all week – as bookies give the UK 2-1 odds for coldest June on record. Heavy showers are set to mostly affecting northern and western parts today and tomorrow, in a stark contrast to last weekend’s scorching temperatures.  But … Read more

How Number 10’s Covid weekend briefings lost 25 million viewers

How viewing figures for No10’s coronavirus briefings have wavered from record highs of 27.5m to lows of 2m viewers as ministers scrap Saturday and Sunday addresses The Government has held daily press briefings on Covid-19 since March 16 Boris Johnson’s both national addresses received around 25 million viewers  Last Sunday, just 2.21 million people tuned … Read more