We reveal how you can avoid being stung in a pet scam and why you need insurance

There has been a sharp increase in the adoption and sales of pets during lockdown as households look for company and affection. When Dogs Trust restarted homing dogs in mid-April, it reported a 87 per cent rise in calls and more than 1,000 emails about rehoming.  However, households are being urged to be mindful of buying … Read more

Football fans should reset their passwords to avoid getting hacked, GCHQ says 

Football fans signing up to online streaming services to watch the return of live games should reset passwords to avoid getting hacked, GCHQ says Live football matches return in Britain tomorrow but are behind closed doors  Fans are instead expected to turn to streaming services to watch the live sports  Fans have been urged by … Read more

Bird lovers in lockdown are asked to avoid helping ‘abandoned’ fledglings

Bird lovers in lockdown should not help fledglings on the ground after leaving the nest for the first time because ‘it interferes with a vital stage in their development’ RSPB says the baby birds stay on the ground for two days after leavin the nest  They are watched by parents during this fragile time who … Read more

What type of shopper are YOU? Stylist reveals how to avoid common shopping pitfalls

What type of shopper are YOU? Stylist reveals how being a ‘social or therapy bargain hunter’ could result in ‘unhealthy patterns and mistakes’ – and how to avoid the traps Susie Hasler, who runs Styled By Susie, revealed which type of shopper you are Revealed pitfalls of each  style from the bargain hunter to the … Read more

Google Maps lets you see when public transport is the busiest to help you avoid crowds

Google Maps lets you see when public transport is the busiest to help you avoid crowds as Americans head back to work following the coronavirus lockdowns Google is rolling out Transit alerts to Maps to help people avoid crowds The feature displays when public transportation is likely to be more or less busy The firm … Read more

Go Ahead app helps passengers avoid busy buses

Go Ahead travel group launching app to help passengers avoid busy buses By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:53 BST, 7 June 2020 | Updated: 21:53 BST, 7 June 2020 Go Ahead travel group is launching an app today to help passengers avoid busy buses.  The When To Travel tool will be available … Read more

Physiotherapists warn public to avoid using YouTube videos for back pain treatment

Physiotherapists warn against using YouTube videos to soothe back pain after finding six in ten of the most popular were peddling false treatments such as GARLIC OIL A third of experts said they had a patient who had worsened due to YouTube Worst recommendations included rubbing garlic oil on very painful areas Study has prompted … Read more

Over a quarter of 18 to 25-year-olds are unaware that women should avoid alcohol in pregnancy

Over a quarter of 18 to 25-year-olds are unaware that women should avoid alcohol in pregnancy, study shows Survey of 2,000 Britons assessed knowledge of foetal alcohol disorders Quarter of young people did not know a pregnant woman should not drink  Almost half (49 per cent) of 18 to 25-year-olds polled said they get information … Read more

Pregnant 2,000-pound great white shark swims some 700 miles into the Atlantic to avoid males

Pregnant great white shark weighing 2,000-pound swims more than 700 miles away from the northeast US coast to avoid males that want to mate A great white, named Unama’ki, swam 700 miles deep into the Atlantic Ocean Experts believe she is pregnant and made the trip to avoid mating from males They also say the … Read more

Swedish PM launches inquiry into his country’s decision to avoid a coronavirus lockdown

Swedish PM launches inquiry into his country’s decision to avoid a coronavirus lockdown as country sees highest per capita death rate in the world  weden will launch an inquiry into the country’s handling of the pandemic  The country had 5.59 deaths for every million people on a rolling seven day average in the week to … Read more