Rare folding bicycle carried by British paratroopers as they parachuted into occupied Normandy on D-Day goes up for auction for £8,000 Bikes intended to help airborne troops cover ground quickly and quietly in 1944 Most of metal bikes were unceremoniously ditched once troops reached ground Private collector selling bike from estate of late member of … Read more
Rare folding bicycle carried by British paratroopers as they parachuted into occupied Normandy on D-Day goes up for auction for £8,000 Bikes intended to help airborne troops cover ground quickly and quietly in 1944 Most of metal bikes were unceremoniously ditched once troops reached ground Private collector selling bike from estate of late member of … Read more
It’s a situation bordering on the ridiculous – but two friends from two neighbouring areas of Scotland have found a new way to continue to meet despite tougher lockdown measures. Friends of 30 years, Tim Porteus and Sheila McWhirter live in the neighbouring council districts of East Lothian and Edinburgh. But because both areas are … Read more
Carrying out regular ‘pen-and-paper’ exercises can reduce nausea during travel by more than 50 per cent, UK scientists claim. Cognitive training tasks, including identifying how patterns would appear on transparent paper when folded, help ‘train the brain’ to reduce feelings of nausea in-transit, they say. Motion sickness, which creates a sensation of wooziness, can occur … Read more
Prof Tao Huiren, who headed Li Hua’s treatment, said Mr Li suffered from ankylosing spondylitis (AS). The condition causes inflammation in the spine, making the back, rib cage and neck stiff and painful. The inflammation causes bones to wear away, and in response, the body produces extra calcium to grow more bone, sometimes in the … Read more
Folding iPhone patent suggests design with an offset hinge that would leave an uncovered strip for notifications or a touch-sensitive bar A patent for a folding iPhone suggests some unique design choices It would use an offset hinge to create an exposed strip on the device’s display That strip could display notifications or provide device … Read more
Shopper reveals ‘genius’ hack for folding reusable shopping bags into tiny triangles that fit in a storage tray TikTok user @deb1974, believed to be from the UK, shared clever storage hack Posting on the video sharing app, she demonstrated how to fold carrier bags Social media user showed how the neatly folded item can be … Read more