A parrot called Griffin has humiliated students at the Harvard University, as well as local children, by beating them in a memory test. Harvard researchers compared human memory skills with that of the grey African parrot (Psittacus erithacus) – an animal separated from humans by over 300 million years of evolution. They compared how 21 … Read more
Former Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan has arrived at court today charged with beating his former fiancee Vikki Ager. The rock star, 39, appeared at Leicester Magistrates’ Court accused of assault by beating on April 9 this year. He quit the band yesterday, with it releasing a statement saying he was dealing with ‘personal issues’ and … Read more
The Michigan rapper who filmed his brother pummeling a white Macy’s store employee claims he clearly heard the man utter a racial slur and that the violent reaction ‘was spur of the moment.’ ‘I just want people to know the real story of really what happened and what’s in the description of me and my … Read more
Seldom has optimism been such a controversial state of mind. Anyone who dares to voice the hope that recovery may be possible is likely to be called delusional. Supersized problems face all economies including the UK, as yesterday’s horrendous GDP figures showed. But stock market indices are anticipatory mechanisms. And despite some wobbles this week, … Read more
Beating diabetes just got tastier By Phil Vickery Published: 00:02 BST, 7 June 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 7 June 2020 With diabetes a factor in more than a third of coronavirus deaths, a balanced diet is now vital. TV chef Phil Vickery’s recipes are healthy, easy and delicious NB Nutritional values throughout are per … Read more
These are the first images of the smiling British pilot who has woken from a coma after defeating COVID-19 when he was in a critical condition in Vietnam. The 43-year-old Vietnam Airlines pilot, known as Patient 91, is now reportedly fully conscious, smiling and talking to doctors at Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh … Read more
Amid the constant tussle between commercial landlords and retailers it is the property owners who are often portrayed as villains. Traditional bugbears such as upward-only rent reviews play their part in this. But retailers also have had to contend with business rates, rises in the national living wage, challengers from overseas and online competition. This … Read more
Teenage killer, 19, is found dead in his prison cell after he was jailed for beating angler to death with a plank of wood Lenny Crawt, 19, was found dead in his cell by staff during routine checks Death at Aylesbury Young Offenders Institution, Bucks, treated non-suspicious Crawt jailed for the murder of Scott Wilkinson, 48, … Read more
Lance Forman’s family firm has survived flood, fire, ‘Red Ken’ Livingstone, the Left-wing firebrand former mayor of London, and two World Wars. Having weathered all that, he certainly has no intention of letting his world-famous smoked salmon business be laid low by a virus. The 57-year-old is a former president of the Cambridge Union and … Read more
A dietitian has shared the five-ingredient healthy banana bread she swears by for beating sugar cravings – and it’s as easy to make as the unhealthier three-ingredient counterpart. Leanne Ward, 31, from Brisbane, said when she saw the three-ingredient banana bread recipe on Facebook comprising bananas, condensed milk and flour, she wanted to make her … Read more