Fears Covid is airborne grow as WHO acknowledges ‘evidence emerging’ that disease passes in the air

Scientists in the World Health Organisation have admitted there is ‘evidence emerging’ coronavirus can be spread just by air. The group has been told it should update guidance to warn this is now a possible route of transmission. It came on the same day the US said it would be stepping away from the organisation next … Read more

Historic Welsh tearoom was left to grow ‘in sympathy’ with the public during lockdown

It’s not just humans who need a haircut! Historic Welsh tearoom which was left to grow ‘in sympathy’ with the public during lockdown is left looking like a ‘hairy woodland monster’ This 15th Century tearooms in at Llanrwst, North Wales,desperate need of a trim  Tu Hwnt I’r Bont Tearoom has been shut since the UK locked … Read more

How to make your children’s savings grow while they do

Young savers are losing out on thousands of pounds because of a failure to invest for their future, it is warned today. Investment experts are calling on the regulator and the industry to act now to ensure children get the most out of their savings. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) already warns that pension savers … Read more

Bill Gates’ daughter reveals what it was like to grow up in his household

Bill and Melinda Gates’ daughter Jennifer has opened up about what it was like to grow up with her billionaire parents, recalling how the philanthropists would discuss children’s mortality and the HIV/AIDs epidemic at the dinner table.  The 24-year-old competitive equestrian, who is in her second year of medical school at the Icahn School of … Read more

Fears grow over future of Channel 4 workers after staff on Steph McGovern’s show are laid off

Fears grow over the future of Channel 4 workers after production staff on Steph McGovern’s show are laid off while others have their pay delayed Production workers on Steph McGovern’s Channel 4 show have been laid off There are concerns that further cuts may be made to the channel’s workforce Staff have already been told … Read more

Kelly Clarkson is determined to have her children ‘grow up in a stable, loving environment’

Kelly Clarkson famously wrote her 2015 song Piece by Piece about the emotional damage caused by her parents’ divorce.  But the 38-year-old songstress is determined not to cause the same hurt to her own children during her divorce from husband Brandon Blackstock, a source told People on Thursday. ‘Her priority is making sure her children … Read more

Fears grow for Henry the 40ft whale as it beaches for the second time in 24 hours 

Fears grow for Henry the 40ft whale stranded in British estuary as it beaches for the second time in 24 hours Henry the fin whale was found beached on the Dee Estuary at 9am this morning He was only released by the British Divers Marine Life Rescue at 1.30pm yesterday The BDMLR said that the … Read more

Scientists grow hair on mice using human stem cells 

Scientists have grown hair on mice using human stem cells in a possible step towards curing baldness. US scientists said they’ve created skin organoids – tiny tissue cultures – from stem cells in a lab dish. These can generate into multi-layered skin tissue with hair follicles, sebaceous glands and neural circuitry when cultured for four … Read more

Hogweed can grow up to 20ft tall and cause burns and blindness – now they’re marching across Britain

For a plant with such a terrifying reputation, giant hogweed has some very eminent admirers — the Queen seemingly among them. Guests at Buckingham Palace garden parties have reported seeing several towering over the lake there.  Now that Boris Johnson — with Her Majesty’s permission — goes for early morning jogs round the Palace gardens, … Read more