A family who were desperate for a taste of their former foreign lifestyle have transformed the plain back garden of their newbuild home into an incredible Eastern-inspired paradise. Mum Lydia Elder, 31, grew up in Singapore, and was desperate to get back some of the outdoor lifestyle she enjoyed there. Not knowing when the family … Read more
A family who were desperate for a taste of their former foreign lifestyle have transformed the plain back garden of their newbuild home into an incredible Eastern-inspired paradise. Mum Lydia Elder, 31, grew up in Singapore, and was desperate to get back some of the outdoor lifestyle she enjoyed there. Not knowing when the family … Read more
The NHS’s 111 Covid-19 Symptom Checker fails to pick up symptoms of severe Covid-19, as well as bacterial pneumonia and sepsis, a new report reveals. Researchers tested symptom checkers from four countries – the UK, the US, Japan and Singapore – by simulating all three conditions, which can be life-threatening. They found the UK’s was … Read more
People with higher incomes are ‘prouder, more confident and less afraid’, according to ‘the most comprehensive analysis to date’. Researchers in the US and Singapore analysed income data and questionnaire results of 1.6 million people in 162 countries, including the US, the UK, Ireland, Australia, Germany, France and Japan. Higher income predicted whether people felt … Read more
British teacher is jailed and sentenced to be caned for molesting three-year-old girl in Singapore Richard Christopher Monks, 29, admitted to molesting a three-year-old girl He was caught lifting up dress of the victim and touching her inappropriately The abuse came to light when the girl expressed reluctance to go to class He was sentenced … Read more
Vaccine passports have landed in the UK as the International Air Transport Association trials an app with an airline between Singapore and London. The phone software from IATA stores evidence of a negative Covid test as well as the facility to store evidence travellers have had coronavirus vaccinations. It is being trialled over the next few … Read more
A British man has been jailed for two weeks for breaking Singapore’s strict coroanvirus quarantine rules after he left his hotel room for a night with his fiancée. Nigel Skea was also fined 1,000 Singapore Dollars (£540) for the breach, while Singaporean Agatha Maghesh Eyamalai – now his wife – was jailed for a week for helping … Read more
Qantas will be flying travellers overseas as early as October 31 as the airline giant gets set to resume international flights. Alan Joyce, the flying kangaroo airline’s chief executive, said travel would resume to 22 of the 25 destinations, including Los Angeles, London, Singapore and Johannesburg, despite a South African strain. New York, Santiago and Osaka … Read more
A monstrous fish that looks like a prehistoric relative of the alligator sparked a marine mystery after it was discovered by a Briton in Singapore. The creature left locals shocked after its remains were discovered on the banks of the MacRitchie Reservoir. Karen Lythgoe, 31, a Scottish national now living in Asia, said the bizarre … Read more
Powerful ‘Covid O’ Cabinet committee is set to consider plans for ‘vaccine passports’ tomorrow amid hopes they could save summer holidays Covid O committee having initial discussions about ‘vaccine passports’ for travel Boris Johnson has said having two Covid jabs could allow you to go on holiday Iata revealed ‘fruitful’ Government talks about vaccination app for … Read more