A 6ft 1in woman has revealed how she and her 5ft 6in boyfriend used to go food shopping at night to avoid comments and stares from strangers. Vanessa Davis, 27, from Leeds, suffers from Marfan Syndrome, a genetic disorder which causes exceptional growth and abnormally long limbs. She said the height difference between her and … Read more
Actor Damian Lewis has claimed Eton College students leave with a ‘precociousness’ which they have to manage in order to ensure it doesn’t slip into arrogance and entitlement. The Homeland star, 50, who attended prep school Ashdown House in Sussex before enrolling at the £37,000-a-year institution in the 1980s, told how his parents warned him … Read more
Over-75s could avoid legal action if they don’t pay the TV licence fee, signals BBC director-general Tim Davie Over-75s will not be threatened with legal action over not paying TV licence fee Former cricketer Lord Botham welcomed director-general Tim Davie’s response Pensioners started paying fee last year and only those in receipt of pension credit … Read more
Mortgage borrowers hit hardest by the pandemic may find themselves paying out thousands more each year, because they believe the financial fallout has affected their ability to remortgage. Almost one third of borrowers who have seen their incomes fall due to Covid-19 expect to move onto their lender’s standard variable rate once their initial deal … Read more
A man who likes to take his pet pigs on walks is only allowed to roam along a Government-approved route which allows him to avoid shops, cafes and picnic spots. Josh Townsend, 32, regularly takes his pet porkers Billy and Franklyn on a stroll of their local park. The two mini pigs are mega-smart and … Read more
Kate Middleton’s mother Carole has asked the publishers [of Good Housekeeping magazine] not to promote a cover interview with her over fears it will look ‘insensitive’ while Prince Philip is battling ill-health in hospital. Carole Middleton, who runs party supply company Party Pieces, interviewed with the magazine in January but has reportedly asked its publishers … Read more
The live events industry has launched a hard-hitting campaign highlighting the turmoil its workers are going through, and urging the Government to act now and safeguard the sector’s future. The campaign, ‘The Government Can’t See Us, Can You?’ or #GovCantSeeUs, shows the devastation the coronavirus pandemic has wrought on the live events supply chain. Professionals … Read more
More than one in five aspiring homeowners blame bad credit for having their property purchases thwarted, citing this as the reason their mortgage application is turned down. Having a bad credit history is the reason behind 22 per cent of mortgage rejections, according to a survey commissioned by mortgage broker, Haysto. The survey found that … Read more
Moment ‘barber tries to avoid breaching Covid rules’ by giving man haircut on the street as salons remain closed during lockdown Footage from Forest Gate, East London, shows man getting hair cut in the street It was shared yesterday, a day after the PM announced roadmap out of lockdown Barbers, hairdressers and salons could reopen … Read more
People of a sensitive disposition who are easily repulsed may have evolved this trait as a natural way of avoiding infections. Scientists found people with a low threshold for feeling disgusted are less likely to be infected with bacteria or viruses. This, researchers say, proves Charles Darwin’s 19th-century theory that disgust evolved as a self-defence … Read more