Captain Tom Moore was conscripted into the British Army in June 1940 when he was 20, alongside all men aged 20 to 35. He began his military career in Otley, West Yorkshire, where he joined the 8th Battalion, the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment under Lieutenant Lord George Saville. The Regiment was sent to train in … Read more
A diagnosis of breast cancer is devastating for any woman, but for Cath Kidston it must have been doubly painful. Not only was the entrepreneur just 37, but her own mother had died from the disease. Yet were it not for her illness, it is unlikely Kidston would have gone on to head an empire with … Read more
A group of celebrity skincare experts have revealed how quarantine could be taking a serious toll on people’s complexions, while offering up advice on how to conquer a host of skin issues, from acne to dryness. According to beauty pros, one of the most common quarantine complexion issues that they are seeing is an increase … Read more
Should have waited for a professional! People reveal their DIY fails after trying to do home improvements during lockdown People from all over the world are sharing their recent DIY fails on social media Many have started home improvement projects they’d been putting off for ages But it didn’t go too well for some, causing … Read more
Dad reveals he watched birth of his son on ZOOM after social distancing rules stopped him from being at his wife’s bedside amid the coronavirus pandemic Marty Gandelman, 34, from New Jersey, watched birth of first baby on Zoom Social distancing rules meant he was able to be at bedside of wife Stephanie, 34 Watched … Read more
Vacuuming both sides of your mattress, washing bed linen at 60 degrees Celsius and dusting walls with a damp cloth once a week will keep the air in your home pure and clean during coronavirus, according to a senior microbiologist. Gem McLuckie is an advanced research scientist at Dyson, the iconic technology company which makes … Read more
Margaret Thatcher took a bite out of the newly invented M&S ready-made prawn mayonnaise sandwich in the early 1980s, pronounced it utterly delicious and middle class tastes were changed for ever. It’s still their number one best seller. And when Justin Metcalfe opened his first Pret a Manger in London six years later, radically combining … Read more
A shoe addict who moved her huge footwear collection worth £25,000 more than 400 miles from London to Scotland has revealed she still wears her stilettos to work from home every day during the coronavirus lockdown. Self-confessed footwear obsessive Katie Porter, 51, owns one of Britain’s largest collections of shoes with more than 500 pairs … Read more
With gyms remaining closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become more important than ever to maintain your fitness at home by doing at least two-and-a-half hours of exercise per week minimum. ‘For those who may be sitting much more, most notably because they have “lost” the activity around their daily commute, it is … Read more
Self assembled meatballs! People share pictures of their VERY successful attempts at making IKEA’s signature dish after furniture chain revealed the recipe IKEA has shared the recipe for their famous Swedish meatballs to make at home Dozens of people have attempted the dish at home with very good results Swedish furniture giant closed all of … Read more