The Duchess of Cornwall has said listening to the ‘horrific’ stories of domestic abuse survivors motivated her to help tackle the ‘taboo’ around discussing the issue. In a virtual summit for the Women Of The World (Wow) online festival, Camilla, 72, said she wanted to ‘lift the shroud of silence’. Camilla said she knew of … Read more
Unprecedented is a word much bandied about since the Covid crisis struck. But no other adjective adequately describes two extraordinary surprises in the Utley household on Wednesday, separated by less than two hours. The first was shortly before 7pm, when Mrs U was chatting idly to a friend on the telephone, carrying on a conversation … Read more
Humans are able to determine whether a chimpanzee is happy, sad or angry and why they might be feeling that way just by listening to their calls, a new study shows. Researchers from the University of Amsterdam played different chimp calls to more than 3,400 volunteers and asked them to determine the mood and situation. … Read more
Boris Johnson’s historic decision to abolish the standalone Department for International Development (Dfid) and roll its functions into the Foreign Office is long overdue. Ever since David Cameron expanded Britain’s aid budget to 0.7 per cent of GDP, scandal after scandal has emerged about millions of pounds of hard-pressed UK taxpayers’ money being shovelled into dubious … Read more
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell admits they were WRONG for ‘not listening’ to Colin Kaepernick’s protests against police brutality and that players can kneel from now on The NFL have admitted they were wrong for not listening to Colin Kaepernick Kaepernick ‘took the knee’ during national anthems before NFL games in protest The former San Francisco … Read more
Lori Loughlin’s daughter Olivia Jade has been slammed after sharing an Instagram post about white privilege and racism following George Floyd’s death. And on Tuesday, the 20-year-old was back on social media saying she’ll do better. ‘I promise to continue listening and to continue learning,’ she wrote as she re-shared a post about ‘Black Out … Read more
Selena Gomez is getting through quarantine listening to a lot of music. And that includes music from her ex, The Weeknd. The actress, 27, revealed Monday she had been listening to his newly released song Songbird during self-isolation. Quarantine music: Selena Gomekz revealed Monday she had been listening to The Weeknd’s newly released song Songbird during self-isolation … Read more
Listening to music helps stroke patients recover by stimulating their brain and lifting their mood, a study suggests. In the first study of its kind, researchers evaluated how music therapy improved the lives of stroke patients in Cambridge. Stroke is a leading cause of disability in the UK, causing motor skill problems and leaving sufferers … Read more