Eating a Mediterranean diet rich in leafy vegetables will help you stay mentally sharp later in life

Eating a Mediterranean diet has been found to keep you mentally sharp in your golden years, a new study reveals. People who follow the popular regiment— full of vegetables, fruits, beans, whole grains and healthy fats — have better cognitive function in later life, according to a new report from Scotland. A group of over … Read more

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Now be honest, Sandi… did you really stay at these wacky B&Bs? 

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: Now be honest, Sandi… did you really stay at these wacky B&Bs? By Christopher Stevens for the Daily Mail Published: 02:00 GMT, 11 February 2021 | Updated: 02:00 GMT, 11 February 2021 Extraordinary Escapes With Sandi Toksvig   Rating: The Disappearance Of Shannon Matthews Rating: Swaddled in blankets, scarfs and … Read more

Kate Garraway and Gemma Collins lead a host of stars asking nation to stay home in Covid campaign 

Several celebrities have asked the nation to stay home and help defeat coronavirus in a powerful new campaign. Kate Garraway, 53, Myleene Klass, 42, and Gemma Collins, 40, all appear in a star-studded video encouraging people to play their part in helping bring an end to the pandemic. Also pleading with the country to ‘stay … Read more

Waiting lists of more than a year for NHS treatment ‘are here to stay’

Waiting lists of more than a year for NHS treatment are here to stay, health bosses tell Boris Johnson NHS Confederation wrote to the PM to warn healthcare could be slow to recover There are currently 26,723 patients in hospitals across Britain due to Covid-19  Danny Mortimer said Covid is something NHS will now ‘respond to … Read more

Zero Covid is a mirage, says JONATHAN SUMPTION – the virus is here to stay

Coronavirus has divided society. A chasm of mutual misunderstanding and resentment has opened up. On one side are people who want to be allowed to make their own judgments about risk, in the light of their own vulnerabilities and those of the people around them. On the other side are people who think their safety … Read more

Jeremy Hunt claims Covid restrictions should stay until England has fewer than 1,000 per day

The Government should not lift brutal lockdown restrictions until England is recording fewer than 1,000 cases a day, Jeremy Hunt has said. The Ex-Health Secretary urged ministers to take a cautious approach, adding the new variants have ‘changed the game’ from before Christmas. Department of Health figures show 18,500 cases were announced in England yesterday, … Read more

JENNI MURRAY: You don’t have to stay at home to be a good mother 

It’s interesting that Angelina Jolie, Hollywood actress and latest cover star of British Vogue, seems to think she has to apologise for ‘lacking in all the skills to be a traditional stay-at-home mother’. Why would a woman feel she hadn’t been a good mother because she had imagined herself living an adventurous life, travelling the … Read more

Adorable toddler struggles to stay awake as he tucks into his favourite Chicken McNuggets and fries 

Nappy meal: Adorable toddler struggles to stay awake as he tucks into his favourite Chicken McNuggets and fries Tommy James Sankey tries to fight off sleep as he eats McDonald’s Happy Meal The one-year-old closes his eyes each time he takes a bite of chicken nugget Mother Elise Gibson, 24, from Wigan, said son continued this … Read more

Captain Sir Tom Moore tested negative for coronavirus before testing positive after stay in hospital

Captain Sir Tom Moore’s family have revealed he only tested positive for coronavirus after his ten-day stay in hospital being treated for pneumonia. The war veteran, 100, had been previously regularly screened for Covid-19, due to his age making him more vulnerable to the disease. He was clear of coronavirus on December 9 before he … Read more

Why drinking lots of water is not the best way to stay hydrated

Being well hydrated matters to our health, but a combination of factors — including a diet of processed food, advancing age, the pills we take and simply not moving enough — can leave us in a state of mild dehydration, according to a new book.  But as the two authors (a doctor and an anthropologist who … Read more