When it comes to the Covid-19 pandemic, every day is a school day – and that isn’t just because many parents (myself included) are having to teach our children about fronted adverbials at the same time as working from home. As we scan the news for information, we are all learning a great deal about … Read more
With some elements of the lockdown expected to ease from Monday, now is a good time to start to reflect on the past seven weeks and consider the ‘positives’ we might take from the experience. That’s not to diminish the difficulties people have faced or its impact. The blanket lockdown has been incredibly tough for … Read more
Susanna Reid spoke of her ‘big relief’ this morning as fellow Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan tested negative for coronavirus. GMB presenter Piers, 55, missed today’s and yesterday’s show after he revealed on Twitter he had developed a ‘mild symptom’ and would be tested for Covid-19. But taking to Twitter last night, he confirmed he … Read more
The odds were stacked against 100-year-old Elsie Kelsall. Three weeks ago, the great-great-grandmother from Staffordshire was taken to hospital with a high temperature and mild cough – both symptoms of Covid-19. Two days later, her family’s worst fears were confirmed when tests came back positive. Her fate, they thought, was sealed. About 90 per cent … Read more
With the birth of his son in the early hours of this morning, Boris Johnson becomes only the fourth Prime Minister in 150 years to welcome a baby to Downing Street. His fiancée Carrie Symonds, 32, is thought to be still in the NHS London hospital where she gave birth but will soon return to … Read more
Here’s a sentence I never dreamed I’d write: I couldn’t help feeling a momentary twinge of sympathy for Ryan Hoyle, 38, when I read yesterday that the self-employed joiner had just won £58,366,487 in the EuroMillions draw. Don’t worry. The feeling passed quickly enough and I’m well over it now. But, let’s face it, the … Read more
The past four weeks have seen changes in the NHS that none of us could have imagined. As the severity of the coronavirus pandemic became clear, emergency plans to treat the sudden influx of very sick patients swung into action. The way the NHS has responded has been extraordinary. The scale and speed has been breathtaking … Read more
Swedes are flocking to the streets and continuing their lives as normal despite the looming threat of the deadly coronavirus. Pictures from Wednesday show shopping centres were still packed in Stockholm as customers walked past billboards warning about Covid-19. Some 230 people have died from the lethal bug in the Scandinavian country and there are … Read more
Can British golf repair its damaged reputation and learn from Tiger Woods’ remarkable comeback? – This is Moneyball podcast By This Is Money Reporter Published: 19:34 BST, 15 April 2019 | Updated: 11:58 BST, 16 April 2019 Golf has something of a long-standing image problem in Britain. Women are still banned from joining some private … Read more
Richard Layard, an economist, has written a study into how society can be happier. He has long promoted happiness as a better measure of society’s progress than GDP. Source link