Waitrose limits toilet roll sales to two and introduces dedicated opening hour for the elderly

Waitrose battles panic buying with shoppers limited to three items from the same line as it gears up to launch online cookery classes To counter stockpiling, Waitrose toilet paper sales limited to two per person No more than three of the same item for any product can be sold in Waitrose Retainer launching major local community fund … Read more

From Sue Perkins: An Hour Or So With… to Happy Mum, Happy Baby: This week’s top podcasts

From Sue Perkins: An Hour Or So With… to Giovanna Fletcher’s Happy Mum, Happy Baby and The Shrink Next Door, this week’s top podcasts By Leaf Arbuthnot Published: 22:01 GMT, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 14 March 2020 Sue Perkins: An Hour Or So With… Comedian Perkins rustles up a celebrity guest and … Read more

New Yorkers avoid subway trains during morning rush hour commute

The New York City public transportation system appeared to be relatively empty during Tuesday morning’s rush hour commute as New Yorkers heeded Mayor Bill de Blasio’s warning to stay off the subway trains due to the spread of the new coronavirus.  Though trains were less crowded during rush hour, some people were still forced to … Read more

Days were half an hour SHORTER 70 million years ago, ancient shell shows

Days were half an hour shorter during the Late Cretaceous period 70 million years ago, an analysis of growth rings in an ancient shell has shown.  Earth at this time would thus have rotated around 372 times every year — rather than the current 366.25 rotations that gives us our 365-day year with leap years. … Read more

PIC EXC: Giggling Rita Ora emerges with sheepish looking Joey Essex after 24 HOUR party session

Rita Ora partied for 24 HOURS with Joey Essex and a host of celebrity friends on Thursday night.  In photographs obtained exclusively by MailOnline, the giggling singer, 29, emerged with the sheepish looking TOWIE star, 29, at her property in London at 5.15pm on Friday, following a 24 HOUR party session which began at TINGS … Read more