Blackburn could be the next area to be plunged into local lockdown after a spike of coronavirus cases, it has been revealed today. Civic chiefs in the Lancashire town are imposing new restrictions in a bid to prevent such measures as those put in place in Leicester following a Covid-19 outbreak in the Midlands city … Read more
A Household Cavalry corporal is fighting for a £700,000 payout after claiming his career was wrecked when he was hit in the eye by a rubber bungee while putting up an army tent. Simon Harley, an NCO in the mounted regiment – which forms part of the Queen’s official bodyguard – says he was erecting … Read more
Bill and Melinda Gates’ daughter Jennifer has opened up about what it was like to grow up with her billionaire parents, recalling how the philanthropists would discuss children’s mortality and the HIV/AIDs epidemic at the dinner table. The 24-year-old competitive equestrian, who is in her second year of medical school at the Icahn School of … Read more
Average UK household contains a small car’s worth of plastic including food packaging, textiles and white goods — but only four per cent is recycled, study shows Experts from Exeter created a tool to asses the ‘invisible’ plastic in our homes In 2018, the team found that each UK resident had around 1,043 lbs of plastic … Read more
The final furlough! 200 horses from the Queen’s Household Cavalry swap London stables for Leicestershire countryside with their ceremonial duties on hold during lockdown 235 cavalry black horses, 14 greys and four drum horses make up Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment The horses are usually based in Hyde Park and would normally be preparing for the … Read more
The increasing amount of energy being used by households has been laid bare in new data, which suggests a bill shock could be around the corner thanks to laptop charging and Netflix binges. Homes have typically seen a surge in electricity and gas use which will result in bills 37 per cent higher than usual thanks … Read more
Holly Willoughby QUITS Celebrity Juice 12 years after ITV panel show helped make her a household name Holly Willoughby will finish her reign as team captain at the end of the series Insiders say the decision comes as a massive blow to programming chiefs She joined This Morning a year after starting Celebrity Juice and … Read more
Britain’s leading economic think-tank sounds alarm on household debt, warning many will be unable to pay it off By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:55 BST, 24 April 2020 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 24 April 2020 Britain’s leading economic think-tank has sounded the alarm on household debt, warning many will be unable to … Read more
Household finances drastically hit by the coronavirus lockdown, despite Government support By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 20 April 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 20 April 2020 The IHS Markit UK Household Finance Index plummeted to a reading of 34.9 in April from 42.5 in March Household finances have deteriorated drastically … Read more
‘It’s like riding a bike’: Amy Schumer does the laundry in Instagram video to prove celebrities can do household chores too By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 03:49 BST, 14 April 2020 | Updated: 04:42 BST, 14 April 2020 Amy Schumer has rediscovered the joy of chores during the coronavirus lockdown in New York City. … Read more