Woman’s Hour presenter Emma Barnett says woman often have infertility ‘put on them as their fault and their fault alone’. Speaking about her own experiences of struggling to conceive after interviewing comedian Rhod Gilbert about male infertility on the BBC2 programme this week, the Radio 2 host told her Instagram followers that she related to … Read more
REVEALED: The ‘simple trick’ for getting an extra HOUR of sleep every night – and the 10-step bedtime routine everyone should follow Sleep expert Olivia Arezzolo said omega 3 is good for an extra hour of sleep The expert said clinical trials showed how effective it is at producing melatonin Olivia shared her 10-step bedtime … Read more
If you hate showing your face while videoconferencing, just claim you want to save the environment. A new study indicates turning off your camera during an hour-long Zoom session can save up to three gallons of water and an area of land about the size of an iPad Mini. Streaming Hulu or Netflix on standard … Read more
People with high blood pressure are better off having a stretch at home rather than going out for a walk if they want to lower their blood pressure, study finds. University of Saskatchewan researchers had a group of 40 high blood pressure sufferers split into two groups – one did stretching and one did walking. … Read more
Morrisons announces it will become first British supermarket to pay staff £10 an hour in boost for 96,000 workers Retail trade union Usdaw negotiated a £10 an hour basic rate for workers It brings wages 50p an hour above the voluntary Living Wage Foundation rate Asda has confirmed it will not be offering its workers … Read more
Jane Garvey has revealed she left Woman’s Hour because she was getting too ‘cosy’ – adding that she has always found Radio 4 listeners a ‘puzzling breed.’ The broadcaster, 56, signed off her final show after 13 years on January 1 – declaring that it ‘needs to move on and now it can’ – and … Read more
An actress refused to appear on Woman’s Hour this morning after accusing host Emma Barnett of making ‘degrading and vile’ comments about her. Kelechi Okafor was set to talk on the BBC Radio 4 show to discuss the #MeToo movement with new presenter Emma Barnett. But as the programme was live on air, the British … Read more
The show started with a message from the Queen and ended with her latest impersonator, as The Crown’s Imelda Staunton admitted she practises her royal voice on the dog. We had Spice Girl Mel C singing, a sacked special adviser and Richard Ratcliffe, whose wife Nazanin is still imprisoned in Iran, telling us how their … Read more
The Queen sends her ‘best wishes’ to mark the 75th year of the BBC’s Woman’s Hour and thanks the show for playing a ‘significant part in the evolving role of women across society’ Her Majesty, 94, sent message to mark 75th year of the BBC’s Woman’s Hour Told how it ‘played a significant part in evolving … Read more
Armed police storm flat near The Shard in south London and arrest man after eight hour stand-off Officers were called to flat on Great Dover Street, Southwark, at 2.12pm Saturday Several residents were evacuated from their homes in the area as a precaution A man was arrested on suspicion of affray and threat to commit criminal … Read more