Scientists have linked ‘media multitasking’ – engaging with several forms of digital media at the same time – with poor memory. In lab experiments, US researchers found people who engaged in heavy media multitasking at home had an impaired ability to recall items on a computer screen. Media multitasking could include simultaneously watching TV while … Read more
Pilots raise more than £20,000 for Second World War seaplane named ‘Miss Pick Up’ which suffered an engine failure on Loch Ness PBY Catalina flying boat suffered an engine failure after landing on Loch Ness The seaplane was moored in the water before it was lifted out by a crane Plane Sailing have raised more … Read more
‘I am kept awake by climate failures’: Prince William reveals he gets upset over politicians’ failure to combat climate change Speaking to campaigners, Prince William, 38, said he doesn’t understand why ‘those who have the levers’ don’t do more to tackle climate change emergency Prince said pointing out ‘bad things’ was not always best way … Read more
Backlash at Andy Burnham’s deal failure: Greater Manchester MPs demand mayor stands down from talks as area approaches Tier 3 lockdown with NO bailout cash- as Robert Jenrick says he will bypass mayor and offer £60m to other local leaders MPs in the region demanded he step back from talks with ministers over money Mr … Read more
Many Britons have long been resigned to the idea that 2020 will be the year they didn’t travel – with family breaks to the Med cancelled, weekend jaunts to European cities put off and far-flung escapes to balmy destinations filed under ‘future reference’. However, for those who rely on the success of the travel industry for … Read more
Boris Johnson today blamed a ‘failure in the counting system’ for coronavirus cases nearly doubling yesterday – as he hinted contact tracing might have been delayed. The PM dodged giving a fuller explanation as he was grilled on the extraordinary spike reported yesterday, with just under 13,000 new cases. Amid alarm at the increase, the … Read more
Prince Philip is ‘very, very disappointed’ by Meghan Markle’s failure to ‘support the monarchy’ and her husband, a royal expert has claimed. The Duke of Edinburgh, 99, who gave up his naval career to support the Queen, 94, when she ascended the throne in 1952, was ‘irritated’ when the Duchess of Sussex, 39, failed to … Read more
Tougher lockdown rules could work, suggests official data showing Glasgow’s spike in coronavirus cases was controlled within days of being hit by fresh restrictions. Residents in the city, home to around 600,000 people, and two neighbouring areas were banned from visiting any other households back at the start of September, in a desperate attempt to … Read more
From divorce to miscarriage, YOU columnist ELIZABETH DAY has been famously frank about the things she feels she’s failed at. And, she reveals here, this unconventional philosophy on life has brought surprising benefits… Every day since 13 July 2018, I have thought about failure. My own and other people’s. The failures that define us and … Read more
The deadly gender gap: Women wait SIX TIMES longer than men to be diagnosed with heart failure, experts warn Women are twice as likely to be misdiagnosed with conditions like asthma The delays are putting tens of thousands of lives at risk, a charity has claimed Heart failure is a condition where muscles are too … Read more