Keep quarantine boredom at bay with this deceptively tricky spelling quiz – but how many can YOU score out of 10? A Playbuzz quiz challenges the internet to pass a tricky multiple question test Ten multiple choice questions give you two options on how to spell a word The words cover medical terms among others … Read more
The infant infections this week were a newborn baby in London, a nine-month-old infant in Manchester and baby in Norfolk. Experts say children are at low risk of catching the infection.
The decline of the great British pub is nothing to raise a glass to, but the growing trend of converting old inns into new homes means it’s not last orders yet. The fall in numbers of pubs has been spectacular. There were 99,000 a century ago, compared to just 39,130 today. ‘Unfortunately pubs continue to … Read more
An Inspector Calls… A good value and friendly hotel within easy striking distance of the New Forest The Inspector checked into the Lord Bute located close to the Dorset coast The hotel was once home to Lord Bute – a former prime minister in 1762/63 There are 13 rooms and the Inspector found his had a … Read more
Easy pickled vegetables By Aaron Bertelsen Published: 00:02 GMT, 9 February 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 9 February 2020 FILLS 4 x 1 litre Kilner jars PREP TIME 20 minutes, plus cooling and infusing COOK TIME 20 minutes My friend Dr Kyle supplies me with the seeds I need each year for the garden. She … Read more
As my mother lay on her deathbed, visitors who asked her how she was feeling would get one of three answers: ‘I’m very well, thank you’; ‘I’m blooming’; or, ‘I’m in the pink’. You didn’t have to be a consultant oncologist to realise this wasn’t strictly true. For one thing, she was so ill towards … Read more
Top secondary school students are choosing ‘easy’ books like David Walliams and failing to stretch themselves, study finds Brightest readers at secondary school choosing ‘easy’ books below ability levels Opting for Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid series and novels of David Walliams Report found 16 out of 20 of most popular books were by Walliams and … Read more