From Simon Armitage’s The Poet Laureate Has Gone To His Shed to Lockdown Parenting Hell and Miriam And Youssef, this week’s top podcasts By Leaf Arbuthnot Published: 22:01 BST, 23 May 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 23 May 2020 The Poet Laureate Has Gone To His Shed Simon Armitage, the nation’s bard, is spending lockdown … Read more
Author Michael Rosen, 74, leaves intensive care after ‘long and difficult’ eight weeks in hospital The Children’s Laureate author was admitted to hospital in late March It is not confirmed whether Mr Rosen has been suffering from coronavirus He spent 47 days in intensive care at Whittington Hospital in north London Mr Rosen’s wife tweeted … Read more
New Oxford coronavirus test that gives results within an HOUR could make mass-screening possible ‘within weeks’ A new COVID-19 test is within weeks of appearing according to its makers Biotech company Oxford Nanopore are working on a portable testing device The device, which can be the size of a CD player, can record 30,000 tests … Read more
Police investigate death of unborn baby after woman took ‘pills by post’ abortion drugs while 28 weeks pregnant – four past the legal limit Abortion laws were relaxed due to coronavirus so women could take both pills at home Women can use these pills at home up to the 10th week of their pregnancy A … Read more
Police investigate death of unborn baby after woman took ‘pills by post’ abortion drugs while 28 weeks pregnant – four past the legal limit Abortion laws were relaxed due to coronavirus so women could take both pills at home Women can use these pills at home up to the 10th week of their pregnancy A … Read more
New Oxford coronavirus test that gives results within an HOUR could make mass-screening possible ‘within weeks’ A new COVID-19 test is within weeks of appearing according to its makers Biotech company Oxford Nanopore are working on a portable testing device The device, which can be the size of a CD player, can record 30,000 tests … Read more
Shoppers can’t get enough of this bizarre $5 IKEA gadget that keeps chopped fruit and vegetables fresh for WEEKS An Australian woman has found an ingenious product for keeping food fresh Available for $5 from IKEA the ÖVERMÄTT set of three covers are selling fast They simply wrap around the end of cut fruit and vegetables … Read more
A vegan who was fed up with feeling unhappy with her figure has transformed her diet in lockdown and shed 10 inches from her waist, hips and thighs. Rebecca Hanna, 28, from Meersbrook in Sheffield, started a strict 12-week regime on 12th February, which saw her do daily exercise and ditch carb-heavy meals such as chips … Read more
A vegan who was fed up with feeling unhappy with her figure has transformed her diet in lockdown and shed 10 inches from her waist, hips and thighs. Rebecca Hanna, 28, from Meersbrook in Sheffield, started a strict 12-week regime on 12th February, which saw her do daily exercise and ditch carb-heavy meals such as chips … Read more
Broadcasters have detailed how they’re gearing up to restart the UK’s TV industry once the coronavirus lockdown is lifted. In a 15-page plan, networks such as Sky, the BBC, ITV, ITN, Channel 4 and Channel 5, have explained how they’ll get the cameras rolling in the near future, with sets enforcing rules such as bringing your own cutlery … Read more