Some 28 years have passed since I took my seat, rigid with fear, in Countdown’s Dictionary Corner for the first time and waited for the TV cameras to turn to me. A newly fledged dictionary editor at Oxford University Press, I was a reluctant addition to the hit Channel 4 words and numbers game show, … Read more
Melissa Gilbert says she’s ‘turned a corner’ in her recovery from revolutionary spinal surgery after years of pain By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 02:26 GMT, 9 December 2020 | Updated: 02:26 GMT, 9 December 2020 She underwent a fourth spinal surgery last month after enduring years of pain. And on Tuesday, Melissa Gilbert appeared … Read more
Katy Perry proudly turned in her ballot in one of the many designated drop-boxes in Los Angeles last week. And the 36-year-old pop star attempted to encourage voter turn out by transforming herself into a giant ‘I Voted’ sticker in an Instagram video uploaded on Monday. Donning the hilarious get-up, Perry stood on the sidewalk and … Read more
Schoolkids hiding in the back corner of the classroom are sat in the SAFEST part of the room, study claims US study looked at the spread of coronavirus particles in classrooms Found opening windows removes 70% of all particles smaller than one micron Air conditioning removes half of particles released during exhalation and talking Authors … Read more
‘It cleans everything’: Mum discovers a ‘magic stone’ that banishes stains from EVERY corner of her home – including the bench top, mirrors and taps An Australian mother purchased the sell-out Universal Stone for $39.95 online The woman, who lives in New South Wales, couldn’t get rid of a bathroom stain So she purchased the stone … Read more
Suffering from the corona blues? Then there’s no better tonic than David Niven’s brilliantly uproarious memoirs. In yesterday’s extract, he relived the riotous, love-fuelled parties that made him realise that he was much better suited to life outside the Army. But, as he reveals here, forces beyond his control soon dragged him back… Newly arrived … Read more
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are looking to buy a $13 million mansion round the corner from Tom Hanks and Ben Affleck, complete with a ‘granny annex’ for Doria, according to sources close to the couple. The Sussexes are said to be eyeing up a sprawling six-bedroom home near LA’s wealthy neighborhood of Pacific Palisades and … Read more
Could markets be turning a corner or is this just a pause in the vicious sell-off? This week could give us a clue as to how long the pain will last By Alex Sebastian For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 17:05 GMT, 26 March 2020 | Updated: 18:05 GMT, 26 March 2020 The stock market has shown signs … Read more
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: Our Girl’s Kabul kit… make-up as thick as a bulletproof vest! By Christopher Stevens for Daily Mail Published: 01:57 GMT, 25 March 2020 | Updated: 01:57 GMT, 25 March 2020 Our Girl (BBC One) Rating: Back in Time for the Corner Shop (BBC Two) Rating: Gone Girl returned to … Read more
Bill Gates warns six to 10 weeks of total isolation ‘is the best case scenario’ for the U.S. and says you can’t ‘ignore the pile of bodies in the corner’ and return to normal Microsoft founder said there ‘really is no middle ground’ in stopping the virus But he acknowledged shutdowns will be ‘disastrous’ for … Read more