Coughing into an uncovered elbow lets more droplets out than your hand

Using an unsleeved elbow to cover your mouth when you cough is LESS effective at stopping the spread of coronavirus than using your hand, study shows Researchers examined the flow of a cough from different types of mouth covers They found N95 masks perform the best and any mask is better than no mask Covering … Read more

Sheridan Smith looks very loved-up with her fiancé Jamie Horn as the new parents walk hand in hand

Sheridan Smith looks very loved-up with her fiancé Jamie Horn as the new parents walk hand in hand in Manchester By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 21:27 BST, 24 August 2020 | Updated: 21:27 BST, 24 August 2020 They welcomed their first child together in May. And Sheridan Smith looked smitten with her fiancé Jamie … Read more

North Koreans ordered to hand over pet dogs to be killed for meat as country hit by food shortages 

Kim Jong-un has declared that pet dogs are a symbol of capitalist ‘decadence’ and ordered that dogs in Pyongyang be rounded up – and owners are fearful that their beloved pets are being used to solve the nation’s food shortages. Dictator Kim announced in July that owning a pet is now against the law, denouncing … Read more

North Koreans ordered to hand over pet dogs to be killed for meat as country hit by food shortages 

Kim Jong-un has declared that pet dogs are a symbol of capitalist ‘decadence’ and ordered that dogs in Pyongyang be rounded up – and owners are fearful that their beloved pets are being used to solve the nation’s food shortages. Dictator Kim announced in July that owning a pet is now against the law, denouncing … Read more

Ewan McGregor ordered to hand over half his Star Wars fortune and £5million family home to ex-wife

The Ex-Wife Strikes Back! Ewan McGregor is ordered to hand over half his Star Wars fortune, £5million family home and five of his beloved cars to production designer Eve Mavrakis By Katie Hind and Caroline Graham for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:00 BST, 15 August 2020 | Updated: 01:15 BST, 16 August 2020 Smiling … Read more

No need for your poker face! Casino dealers will hand out cards face up as part of Covid measures

No need for your poker face! Casino dealers will hand out cards face up as part of new Covid safety measures Government allows casinos to reopen from today with new safety measures Dealers will hand out cards face up to stop players from touching the cards Move said to suit card games like Blackjack and … Read more

Ladbrokes owner refuses to hand back furlough millions 

Ladbrokes owner refuses to hand back furlough millions despite cashing in on an online gambling boom By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 13 August 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 13 August 2020 Ladbrokes owner GVC is refusing to hand back money it took to furlough staff, despite cashing in on an … Read more

Lloyds ends Lend a Hand no-deposit ‘family mortgage’ deal

New blow for first-time buyers as Lloyds axes popular ‘family mortgage’ deal that allowed purchasers with no deposit to get on housing ladder The bank has stopped accepting new applications for its Lend a Hand mortgage   First-time buyers as 95 per cent of loan to value deals disappear from the market  Conditions on those deals … Read more

Drinking toxic hand sanitizer KILLED four people in Arizona and New Mexico and left 11 hospitalized

Eleven people were hospitalized in Arizona and New Mexico, and four died, after drinking toxic hand sanitizer, a new report reveals. The cleaning products contained methanol, a type of alcohol that can be poisonous if it is absorbed through the skin or ingested.  Health officials say exposure to methanol-based hand sanitizer can cause side effects … Read more

Robert Jenrick reveals plans to slash red tape and hand automatic approval to hospitals and schools

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick reveals plans to slash red tape and hand automatic approval to new hospitals and schools in radical shake-up of ‘complex and slow’ planning laws ‘Once-in-a-generation’ reform will give automatic planning approval to homes Land will be split into three types with some areas earmarked for ‘growth’ Reforms form the backbone of … Read more