The words of Alan Garner’s widow, Sylvia, say it all: ‘Football has robbed me of my husband, my children of their father and my grandchildren of their grandad.’ On Tuesday, grieving members of the former Luton and Watford defender’s family attended Alan’s inquest. That it was held via videolink, because of Covid, was not the … Read more
One THIRD of snooping Britons admit to hacking into their ex-partners’ social media accounts to spy on them after being dumped – with Instagram the most popular Jilted past flames also look at Netflix accounts to see what exes are watching Facebook, Twitter, Spotify and emails are commonly hacked by dumped exes 70% admitted to … Read more
The number of Americans who say they are willing to get a coronavirus vaccine as soon as possible is growing, a new poll suggests. Conducted by USA TODAY/Suffolk University, the survey found that nearly half of respondents said they would receive the jab against COVID-19 once it is available to them. This is nearly double … Read more
Smartphone fitness apps and wearable activity trackers really boost physical activity levels, a new study reveals. After analysing data of 7,454 people, researchers found smartphone apps or activity trackers increased physical activity by an average of 1,850 steps a day. Apps and tracker programmes that included text-messaging involving prompts and cues, and more tailored and … Read more
Make yourself at home! Fearless fox makes itself comfortable on car’s soft top and refuses to get off Musician Chris Payn, 25, returned to his car following a gig in Poole, Dorset He discovered a fox sleeping on the roof of his MG convertible sports car Mr Payn initially thought a ginger cat was sleeping … Read more
People from working class backgrounds are often depicted negatively and are the object of ridicule on TV, a BBC report has found. The BBC admitted that it must avoid ‘stereotyping’ characters and instead move towards more ‘nuanced’ portrayals of the working class in a report on creative diversity both on and off screen. The report … Read more
Coronavirus has become the leading cause of death in the United States, a new study suggests. Researchers found that the seven-day rolling average of deaths due to COVID-19 is currently 2,430 deaths per day, three-fold higher than the figure one month ago. The respiratory disease is claiming 1.4 times as many lives per day as … Read more
More than half of schools in England had coronavirus cases during the first two weeks of November’s lockdown. A report from the Office for National Statistics shows that of 105 schools that had mass testing between November 3 and 19, 58 found one or more positives. The same number of schools found one case as … Read more
More than HALF of schools in England had coronavirus cases during first fortnight of November’s lockdown, surveillance report reveals Infection rates were highest among secondary school pupils, the survey found They were lowest in primary school staff, with primary pupils also lower Teenagers have high rates of coronavirus but officials refuse to close schools ONS … Read more
Hollywood still has a long way to go to fix its culture of sexual harassment, according to an extensive new report from a commission led by Anita Hill. The Hollywood Commission, which formed in late 2017 following an avalanche of abuse allegations against Harvey Weinstein, on Tuesday released its Culture and Climate Report 2019-20, based … Read more