The Queen’s closest confidantes and oldest friends have revealed the realities of living through the Second World War in a Tatler issue celebrating Her Majesty’s rousing message invoking the spirit of the Blitz. A silhouette of the 94-year-old monarch appears striking on the publication’s British issue, which goes on sale 30 April, and follows the … Read more
England footballers are the world’s best penalty takers and score 90 per cent of those awarded in matches — but bottle it during shootouts, a German study found. The researchers revealed that the English team’s success rate drops by a third when the ‘Three Lions’ face off against sudden death. However, help may be at hand … Read more
Revealed, the BEST countries in the world to raise a child: Britain ranks 11th while the US comes 18th as Denmark, Sweden and Norway clinch the top spots UK scored poorly in income equality and political instability caused by Brexit Scandinavian nations praised for ‘generous’ healthcare and education systems US came 18th – authors cited gun … Read more
The Armchair Traveller reveals how to explore the world from home: See the sights of Europe on Kirsten Dunst’s grand tour and recreate a luxury spa experience Kirsten Dunst tours Europe in movie thriller The Two Faces Of January MarBella Collection hotels in Greece has launched online beauty tutorials Head to VisitFinland.com for glorious photos … Read more
Britain sends £2.5million of PPE gear 5,000 miles round the world to St Helena – even though tiny island has NO cases of coronavirus Masks, gloves and gowns have been sent to the isolated island in Atlantic Ocean Comes amid warnings of crippling shortages of PPE within the NHS Two reports of people with symptoms … Read more
Britain sends £2.5million of PPE gear and even ventilators 5,000 miles round the world to St Helena – even though tiny island has NO cases of coronavirus Masks, gloves, gowns and five ventilators were sent to island in Atlantic Ocean Comes amid warnings of crippling shortages of PPE within the NHS Two reports of people … Read more
No evidence that recovered covid patients can’t be re-infected: World Health Organisation warns ‘immunity passports’ increase risk of spreading coronavirus WHO said ‘no evidence’ covid-19 antibodies protect against a second infection United Nations agency warned against issuing ‘immunity passports’ Chile said last week it would begin handing out ‘health passports’ Here’s how to help people … Read more
Captain Tom Moore has become the oldest person to have a No.1 single after his song with Michael Ball reached the top of the UK charts. The record was previously held by Tom Jones, who reached No.1 with [Barry] Islands In The Stream aged 68 in 2006, 32 years younger than Tom is now. Captain … Read more
Muslims around the world are celebrating a Ramadan like no other as the Holy Month begins amid unprecedented restrictions due to coronavirus. Countries across the globe have enforced lockdowns and strict social distancing rules to limit the spread of the deadly bug. King Salman of Saudi Arabia, home to Islam’s holiest shrines, said he is … Read more
Insect populations around the world are in flux, with land-based bugs seeing a dramatic decline over 30 years – whereas their water-based cousins are thriving. A team of scientists from around the world made their findings by analysing 166 long-term survey of insects from 1,676 sites worldwide. They used their data to track populations of … Read more