Commuters have resorted to wearing storage boxes, plastic bags and even babies’ nappies over their heads as they come up with novel ways to avoid contracting Coronavirus. Photos, circulated on social media, show people coming up with creative ways of covering their noses and mouths in a bid to avoid contamination, as medical experts warn throwaway … Read more
Over the past few months I’ve written in this column about everything from natural pain relievers and how magic mushrooms could herald a treatment for drug-resistant depression, to the waning concentration of minerals in vegetables and ways to boost your IQ. Your letters have, as ever, been flooding in, so this week I’m going to … Read more
There was a time when a simple set of pretty studs would do, with perhaps something a bit more dramatic for going out. But why settle for one piercing, when four, six or even ten will do? The red carpet vogue for ear jewellery appears to be ‘the more bling the better’, with stars from … Read more