A VERY surreal Easter! People decorate traditional treats to reflect the coronavirus pandemic, adding protective mask designs to eggs, cakes and chocolate bunnies Social media users have been sharing images of their decorated Easter treats However, many of them are painted or iced to reflect the coronavirus crisis Eggs, cakes and chocolate rabbits are being … Read more
Police forces deliver Easter eggs to the homes of children who have put up rainbows to thank emergency workers on the coronavirus frontline The Chocolate Society donated chocolate eggs to NHS staff and raised £3,000 for Heroes, an organisation that supports the NHS and will distribute the eggs Police have been delivering donated eggs to children … Read more
Florence Nightingale was born in 1820 in the Italian city of Florence and moved with her family as a baby to the East Midlands in 1821. The Nightingale family was wealthy and well-connected and Florence’s father William Shore had inherited the Lea estate (and with it the right to change his surname) from his uncle, … Read more
Sales of paddling pools and barbecues have skyrocketed in the lead up to the Easter weekend as Brits prepare for a sun-drenched lockdown in the back garden after police threatened to stomp out all non-essential travel. Sunny forecasts for the weekend has seen sun loungers and parasols sell out on online websites, as officers warned … Read more
We all love to indulge over Easter, but if you’re watching your waistline, some options are better than others. Online marketplace OnBuy.com looked at medium-sized eggs from a wide range of popular brands in order to identity which ones were the most calorific, and which carried less guilt. They looked at bundles which weighed between … Read more
Kate Middleton pokes fun at Prince William for ‘eating all the chocolate’ ahead of Easter Sunday during video call with children of key workers Duke and Duchess of Cambridge carried out first royal engagement by video call Spoke with children of key workers at Casterton Primary Academy in Lancashire Kate, 38, admitted that Prince William, 37, … Read more
Decorative ostrich eggs were the ultimate symbol of wealth and influence around the Mediterranean 5,000 years ago but little is known about how they were traded. Analysis of surviving specimens reveals the ornate eggs were skilfully crafted and featured as the focal point in a highly complex trading system in Europe, North Africa and the … Read more
Evolution in action! Researchers in Australia study a lizard that can lay eggs and give birth to live babies at the same time – a phenomenon never seen before in the reptile University of Sydney scientists shared new research on the three-toed skink They observed the lizard giving birth and laying eggs at the same … Read more
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: If you’re really posh, you’ll buy choccy scotch eggs in Waitrose By Christopher Stevens for the Daily Mail Published: 01:55 BST, 1 April 2020 | Updated: 02:06 BST, 1 April 2020 Inside Waitrose Rating: Our Girl Rating: Those were the days, my friend, we thought they’d never end, you … Read more
Alison Hammond bakes brownies but FORGETS to add eggs and baking powder in hilarious This Morning cooking segment leaving Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield in tears By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 14:47 BST, 31 March 2020 | Updated: 14:51 BST, 31 March 2020 Alison Hammond cheered the nation – and Holly Willoughby and Phillip … Read more