Former EastEnders star Jake Wood reveals his delight he can finally grow a beard after leaving soap

He bid farewell to Albert Square last week after 15 years on the soap. And former EastEnders star Jake Wood shared his delight at being able to finally grow a beard during an appearance on Tuesday’s Good Morning Britain. The actor, 48, told Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid that he was never able to have … Read more

Elijah Wood speaks candidly about the ‘surreal and scary’ moment he witnessed 9/11

Elijah Wood has spoken candidly about the moment he and his Lord Of The Rings co-stars Orlando Bloom and Sean Bean witnessed the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The actor, 40, detailed the ‘surreal and scary’ experience in an interview with Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe in Empire Magazine‘s latest issue on Friday. Looking back, Elijah explained … Read more

Wood burning stoves produce THREE TIMES more small particle air pollution than road traffic

Fashionable wood burning stoves are the UK’s single biggest source of particulate air pollution and produce three times more of the toxins than road traffic, Government data shows. DEFRA figures reveal domestic combustion created more than 47,000 tonnes of PM2.5 pollution in 2019 — 43 per cent of all PM2.5 particles produced. The vast majority … Read more

Wood burning stoves produce THREE TIMES more small particle air pollution than road traffic

Fashionable wood burning stoves are the UK’s single biggest source of particulate air pollution and produce three times more of the toxins than road traffic, Government data shows. DEFRA figures reveal domestic combustion created more than 47,000 tonnes of PM2.5 pollution in 2019 — 43 per cent of all PM2.5 particles produced. The vast majority … Read more

EastEnders star Jake Wood says he’ll be ‘forever grateful’ for late pal Barbara Windsor

Jake Wood has said he’ll be ‘forever grateful’ for his late friend and EastEnders co-star Barbara Windsor. Dame Barbara, who famously played pub landlady Peggy Mitchell on the soap, died in December aged 83 following her battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Speaking about her death, the Max Branning actor, 48, has detailed how he had a … Read more

Jo Wood reveals she wishes she took more snaps of The Rolling Stones in a new podcast

Jo Wood has voiced her regrets over her time spent with The Rolling Stones and admitted frontman Mick Jagger made her feel ‘uncomfortable’.   Speaking on the new series of The Hot Mess Mums Club podcast, hosted by Jenny Powell and Kelly Pegg, Jo, 65, revealed details of touring with her ex-husband Ronnie Wood, 73, before splitting … Read more

Fully-formed tables and chairs made from lab-grown wood

Fully-formed tables and chairs made from lab-grown wood could help slow deforestation, scientists claim.  Experts at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created structures made of plant cells in a lab, much like fake meat that’s grown from animal cells. The cells are harvested from leaves of the zinnia plant, native to Southwestern US and South … Read more

MasterChef champion Simon Wood reveals eight quick and easy recipes to help feed families for £30

Ingredients for the week: Chilli powder – £1 Spaghetti 1k – £1 Soft cheese 800g – 80p Wafer cooked ham – 86p Two tins of mushrooms – £1.80 Garlic – 25p Two tins of chickpeas – 80p each Four onions – 10p each Coconut Milk – 69p Five chopped tomatoes – 28p each Sweetcorn – … Read more

The Bachelor’s Snezana Wood flaunts her incredible bikini body

She’s the former Bachelor winner and mother-of-three who often shows off her sensational figure in a bikini. And Snezana Wood did just that on Saturday, she she stripped down to a tiny animal print two-piece for a beach day in Perth – where she’s currently staying alongside her husband Sam Wood and their children. The … Read more