‘Far exceeds the pricier alternatives’: Amazon shoppers say this affordable smartwatch rivals high-end brands (and it’s now reduced to under £34) By Emily Scrivener For Mailonline Published: 13:03 GMT, 16 March 2021 | Updated: 13:17 GMT, 16 March 2021 If you’ve been tempted to invest in a smartwatch but have been put off by the … Read more
From chia seeds to kale leaves, several trendy ‘superfoods’ have gained in popularity in recent years. And a new study suggests that the next superfood to take the UK by storm could be the potato bean. The wild plant is high in protein and fibre, and could be grown in the UK and offer an … Read more
Ryanair says that 91 per cent of its customers rate it as either ‘excellent’, ‘very good’ or ‘good’ MailOnline’s etiquette expert William Hanson said Ryanair is ‘joyless’ But the carrier’s October ‘Rate My Flight’ poll yielded largely positive results Ryanair revealed that 97 per cent of its October flights arrived on time By Ted Thornhill, … Read more
Never-seen-before audition tapes from Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure reveal a young Keanu Reeves goofing around with the actor who was competing for the role of Ted Theodore Logan in the classic comedy. The grainy tapes from 1986, which have never been seen before by the public, show a 22-year-old Reeves joking and roughhousing with … Read more
Ladbrokes owner GVC hails ‘excellent’ trading as booming online business outweighs hit from crackdown on betting terminals Betting giant thrives despite regulation on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) UK retail like-for-like revenues dived 12 per cent over the year as a result GVC Holdings said it benefited from ‘strong’ online growth in the fourth quarter By Sara … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
FTSE CLOSE: Retail sales slide again; Ladbrokes owner hails ‘excellent’ year; Gym Group posts healthy revenue growth By This Is Money Published: 08:13 GMT, 17 January 2020 | Updated: 17:10 GMT, 17 January 2020 The FTSE 100 closed up 64.75 points at 7674.56 and the pound was at $1.30 against the dollar. In the … Read more
Two teenage boy racers are jailed for five years each after causing the death of a 17-year-old girl passenger during a race that reached speeds of 90mph. A 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, ignored his Olivia Alkir’s screams to slow down as he raced his Ford Fiesta at Efenechtyd, near Ruthin. … Read more
The late Deborah Orr’s excellent memoir, Motherwell, charts her vexed relationship with her parents in impassioned yet tender prose By Anthony Quinn Published: 22:02 GMT, 25 January 2020 | Updated: 16:11 GMT, 26 January 2020 Motherwell Deborah Orr … Read more