From Alex Horne on My Mate Bought A Toaster to Crowdscience, Backlisted and Jacob Hawley’s no-nonsense Job Centre, this week’s top podcasts By Leaf Arbuthnot Published: 22:01 BST, 18 July 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 18 July 2020 My Mate Bought A Toaster What does your Amazon purchase history say about you? An uncomfortable amount, … Read more
We’re rooting for you Bruno! Black bear who has traveled 400 miles across four states in search of a mate becomes an unlikely social media star Bruno the black bear began his summer odyssey in Wisconsin in June In the last month he’s walked over 400 miles through Illinois, Iowa and Missouri Wildlife officials believe … Read more
Jeremy the left-coiling lovelorn garden snail captured the nation’s heart when scientists put out an appeal to help him find love – but his children weren’t what they were expecting. No stone was left unturned as Britons hunted for another ‘super rare’ left-spiralling snail to be his mate back in 2016, as the ‘shellebrity’s’ mirror-imaged … Read more
He’s been documenting his time in lockdown during the coronavirus outbreak. And Bobby Brazier, 16, warmed his followers hearts with a sweet post of his brother Freddie, 15, on Wednesday. The siblings are the sons of presenter Jeff Brazier and the late Jade Goody, who died in 2009 following a battle with cervical cancer. Pals: … Read more
I think we’re alone now… Pandas successfully mate for the first time in ten years while Hong Kong zoo is locked down for coronavirus The pandas at Ocean Park Zoo in Hong Kong ‘succeeded in natural mating’ Previous attempts to get the pandas to mate had been unsuccessful Ocean Park Zoo has been closed to … Read more
Rare albino robin has been left without a partner and ‘unable to breed for FOUR years’ because she is unrecognisable to males due to the lack of a prominent red breast Entomologist and birdwatcher John Walters has been watching the bird for years The animal lives in Devon and is not thought to have had … Read more
Heartbroken wife pays tribute to her ‘soul mate’ husband who is believed to have become Britain’s youngest known coronavirus patient after dying aged 59 Nick Matthews – who had underlying health conditions – died in Bristol yesterday Wife Mary Matthews said he was her ‘life partner’, ‘soul mate’ and ‘best friend’ UK Coronavirus fatalities increased … Read more
Chin up mate! Key to appearing honest and trustworthy is to look at someone with a level head while tilting your chin up or down can make you appear aloof or domineering Researchers took photos of 24 people head on and chin tilted up and down Slight changes to the appearance of the eyebrows and mouth … Read more
Huawei has unveiled a new version of its foldable smartphone – the first that will be released outside of mainland China. The Mate Xs is the Chinese tech firm’s second folding phone after the Mate X, which launched last year. Like its predecessor, the Mate Xs has a screen that wraps around the outside of … Read more
A single man has bought a huge £960 roadside billboard in Manchester asking for a date – following the huge success of a 30-year-old’s similar poster last month. Andrew Gaskell, from Chester, paid for an advertisement on Regent Road in Salford, and the poster, which he designed himself and shows his beaming features alongside the phrase … Read more