Roald Dahl and Harry Potter provide World Book Day inspiration

Millions of children across the world will be celebrating World Book Day today, with many arriving at schools all over the UK in costumes resembling their favourite characters from Roald Dahl’s the Duke of Hampshire to Disney classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. World Book Day is usually held on the first Thursday in … Read more

400 diagnoses of cancer per DAY could be avoided if ‘Britons lived healthier lives’

In light of the findings by the World Cancer Research Fund that more than 400 diagnoses of cancer could be avoided if the nation was healthier, it is good to know what you can do to reduce your cancer risk. Give up smoking Quitting smoking is the most important thing a person can do to … Read more

Crufts Day One: Dogs don their finest coats as they arrive in style at the Birmingham NEC

Travelling in style! Pampered pooches make an entrance on skateboards and wheeled cages as they arrive for the first day of Crufts at the Birmingham NEC Crufts kicks off today at the Birmingham NEC – and the pampered competitors are arriving in style  Adorable dogs donned their finest coats and hats as they were taken … Read more

Amanda Holden leads the celebrity tributes to World Book Day

‘It’s a Tinker Bell kinda day!’ Amanda Holden gets into character as Peter Pan’s fairy sidekick while Rochelle Humes’ daughters dress as their favourite fictional figures for World Book Day By Jason Chester for MailOnline Published: 09:00 GMT, 5 March 2020 | Updated: 09:39 GMT, 5 March 2020 Advertisement Amanda Holden led the way on … Read more

Laura Whitmore joins Gwendoline Christie and Leona Lewis at the star-studded WE Day

Laura Whitmore, Gwendoline Christie and Leona Lewis were leading the star-studded glamour at WE Day at the SSE Arena in Wembley, London on Wednesday. The Love Island host, 34, looked seriously chic in a cream mac with striped detailing as she posed on the red carpet at the annual event. Laura cut a typically stylish figure in … Read more

Artist Jake Berman’s maps of America’s old public transit systems versus the modern day versions

Many of North America’s big cities are paralyzed by gridlocked traffic – and these maps illustrate part of the reason why. They show the sprawling city transit systems of yesteryear compared to the often stunted versions of 2019. One is left wondering what life would be like in some of these metropolitan areas now if … Read more

Coronavirus battle plan: From VE Day to knee surgery, how you could be hit by the outbreak 

As Britain’s coronavirus case tally continues to climb and the likelihood of a nationwide epidemic grows, the government has drawn up a blueprint to tackle an outbreak on UK soil. Boris Johnson’s yesterday revealed a four-pronged approach to deal with the crisis – contain, delay, research, mitigate. From these four pillars follows a Downing Street … Read more

Brushing your teeth THREE times a day could ward off diabetes as study finds 14% lower risk

Brushing your teeth THREE times a day could ward off diabetes as study finds those who exceed the twice-a-day recommendation have a 14% lower risk A study looked at the oral hygiene of almost 190,000 people from South Korea They were followed for an average of 10 years to see who developed diabetes Those who … Read more

Ancient ruins and modern day charms? Go to Gozo!

Gozitans (as they are called) are well-schooled in accepting their lot.  ‘The rest of Malta thinks we still live in caves,’ a grandmother in the capital Victoria (so named after our former queen, who, unlike her great-great-granddaughter, never actually made it here) tells me.   In fact, they live mainly in two or three-storey houses (nothing … Read more