New research has uncovered the UK’s illegal vehicle modification hotspots, based on the number of offences reported in the last year. It found that the most common illegal alteration to cars, motorcycles, vans and trucks were to the numberplates. Responding police forces said they had slapped 13,720 drivers with fines in 2020, which made up … Read more
What does the way YOU hold your phone say about your personality? Using both hands signals you’re ‘highly assertive’ while ‘attention-seekers’ clutch their devices horizontally, says body language expert Body language expert reveals what the different ‘text types’ reveal about you Horizontal holders are ‘attention seekers with a high sense of self-importance’ Research shows using … Read more
HOW DO YOU FIGHT A HORSE-SIZED DUCK? by William Poundstone (Oneworld £16.99, 320pp) Jack is looking at Ann. Ann is looking at George. Jack is married, but George is not. Is a married person looking at an unmarried person? If, like me and virtually everyone else who hears this question, you replied ‘It depends on … Read more
Campylobacter infection, the most common foodborne illness in the Western world, can also be spread through sexual contact, according to researchers from the University of Oklahoma.
Buckingham Palace aides ‘rolled their eyes’ when they discussed Meghan Markle’s ‘common’ $500,000 baby shower with royal correspondents, the author of Finding Freedom has claimed. The Duchess of Sussex, 39, celebrated the impending birth of her firstborn son with Prince Harry, 36, by flying to the Big Apple by private jet in 2019, provoking outcry … Read more
Buckingham Palace aides ‘rolled their eyes’ when they discussed Meghan Markle’s ‘common’ $500,000 baby shower with royal correspondents, the author of Finding Freedom has claimed. The Duchess of Sussex, 39, celebrated the impending birth of her firstborn son with Prince Harry, 36, by flying to the Big Apple by private jet in 2019, provoking outcry … Read more
Errors found in the mitochondrial DNA of certain people can lead to them being shorter than those without the variations, a new study has found. The team from the University of Cambridge used data on 358,000 people from the UK Biobank and created a new technique to study mitochondrial DNA and its relationship to human … Read more
Common sense has now been defeated in this country. There is really nowhere to turn if you still believe in it. For years, many have assumed that a reasonable, conservative, Christian view of life was still upheld in several important places. But they have been wrong. The Long March of the Left through the institutions … Read more
Giant turtles may seem exotic, but they visit our seas regularly enough to be considered ‘normal’ British animals, according to a conservation charity. Usually associated with beaches in South America and Africa, visits from leatherback and loggerhead turtles are common enough to suggest that the seas around Britain are a home from home. Despite weighing … Read more
Mothers who were caring for a new baby during lockdown were twice as likely to be struck by post-natal depression, according to a study. University College London experts surveyed 162 London-based women with infants younger than six months old between May and June last year. Almost half (47 per cent) said they were suffering from … Read more