Elderly Britons may be missing appointments for their coronavirus vaccines because GPs are sending them invites by text, doctors fear. Some over-80s who are next in line for the jab are being contacted on their mobile phones because of the ‘short notice of supply’. Dr Ollie Hart, a GP involved in the rollout in Sheffield, said … Read more
Royal Ballet baby boom! Dancers take advantage of cancelled performances to fall pregnant as Principal Dancer says there’s been so many births, the company now has its own NCT group Royal Ballet Principal Dancer Lauren Cuthbertson, 36, gave birth a few weeks ago Told Woman’s Hour there had been ‘lots of babies’ in the company … Read more
Britain’s most senior police officer has urged the public to report ‘persistent’ Covid rule flouters to police. Met Police chief Dame Cressida Dick revealed police in London are receiving ‘hundreds of calls a day’ from concerned people reporting their neighbours for flouting lockdown restrictions. She said there is a ‘small minority’ of people failing to … Read more
A few years ago, I wrote a book about confidence and how to achieve it. ‘Oh great,’ a pal scoffed when I told him about it. ‘You’re writing a training manual for annoying people.’ The actual word he used to describe the sort of people he thought my book was aimed at was rather stronger. But … Read more
A car manufacturer has left customers dumbfounded after it emerged the roof rails on one of its electric estate cars are unable carry any weight. If drivers ignore this detail it could ‘result in an accident or damage to the vehicle’. That’s despite the brand’s optional accessories for the model including roof bars for an … Read more
Life throws tough experiences at us all: bereavement, divorce, redundancy and serious illness are the kind of challenging events that create huge stress. This manifests in our bodies and our minds. Stress makes us feel miserable and unwell: it stops us from sleeping soundly and affects concentration; our confidence gets knocked and we lose the … Read more
Cryptocurrency mining company Argo Blockchain is one of the most bought stocks so far this year on investing platform and trading apps. Most probably wouldn’t have heard of it until recently, but the performance of bitcoin is hard to ignore after a huge run and at a time traditional assets are having to work harder … Read more
For many electric car drivers, the biggest anxiety while on the road is the fear of running out of charge. But the days of spending hours at a charging station could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to a new electric car battery that reaches full charge in just five minutes. The lithium-ion … Read more
The average first-time buyer must save more than a year’s salary to put down a deposit on a house, according to new data. A 20 per cent deposit on a home now equates to 104 per cent of annual pre-tax income of the average worker, Nationwide Building Society says. This figure, which applies to the … Read more
Michelin awards one of its coveted stars to a vegan restaurant in France for the first time ONA restaurant in the city of Ares, near Bordeaux, was launched in 2016 The letters ONA stand for ‘Origine Non Animale’ (‘Animal-free origin’) It’s run by Claire Vallee, who crowd-funded it after banks refused to lend to her By … Read more