Niall Horan has donated a whopping 100,000 euro (£87,000) to an Irish charity which helps older people through the coronavirus pandemic. The One Direction star, 26, gifted the generous amount to the charity Alone, with the organisation stating that the donation enables them to continue to provide vital assistance to older people during this difficult time. The … Read more
Princess Eugenie has taken on the £5 for 5k Run For Heroes challenge to raise funds for NHS workers. The Queen’s granddaughter, 30, who is believed to be isolating with her husband Jack Brooksbank in Windsor, took to her Instagram stories to share a selfie as she enjoyed an evening run last night. It is … Read more
Dua Lipa debuts pink locks after beau Anwar Hadid helps singer dye her hair while the couple spend time together in lockdown By Eve Buckland and Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 16:54 BST, 16 April 2020 | Updated: 16:54 BST, 16 April 2020 She is currently locked down in a London Airbnb with her model beau … Read more
Babies who are breastfed in infancy carry fewer harmful viruses in their guts than those fed exclusively on bottle milk, a study claims. Scientists studied the first stools of 20 babies aged up to four days and a separate group of 124 babies aged between one and four months. Evidence from the faecal matter found … Read more
Drinking hot chocolate could help over 60s stay on their feet after a study shows cocoa boosts blood circulation in the legs. Those who drank a mug of cocoa three times a day for six months were able to walk significantly further in a walking test at the end of the study. Cocoa is abundant … Read more
Facebook adds ‘Quiet Mode’ to help users take a break from the app while they’re stuck at home during coronavirus lockdown Quiet Mode looks to help users take a break from Facebook It will focus on helping people who are stuck at home in lockdown Users can set a timer for how long they want … Read more
BOOK OF THE WEEK NOTES FROM AN APOCALYPSE by Mark O’Connell (Granta £14.99, 272 pp) Within the nuttier corners of the internet, not to mention the wild imaginations of the super-rich, the global spread of coronavirus might seem to vindicate long-held fears (or fantasies) about the end of the world as we know it — … Read more
A coronavirus treatment already approved in the UK and US which uses blood from recovered patients can help the infected get better within three days, a study has found. Ten COVID-19 patients in China who were severely ill in hospital saw their symptoms disappear or rapidly improve within 72 hours after the therapy. They were … Read more
For the second week in a row, markets were braced for a leap in US unemployment figures. And for the second week in a row, jaw-dropping numbers outstripped even the most dire predictions. A record 6.65m Americans filed for help from the US Government last week, up from the previous record of 3.3m the week … Read more
Who wants to be a TV star? ‘Coughing major’ Charles Ingram who was at centre of £1million quiz show scandal helps with the script for new drama Charles Ingram has been spotted weeks before new ITV drama which retells story of how he tried to swindle Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? airs Ingram and … Read more