With some elements of the lockdown expected to ease from Monday, now is a good time to start to reflect on the past seven weeks and consider the ‘positives’ we might take from the experience. That’s not to diminish the difficulties people have faced or its impact. The blanket lockdown has been incredibly tough for … Read more
The odds were stacked against 100-year-old Elsie Kelsall. Three weeks ago, the great-great-grandmother from Staffordshire was taken to hospital with a high temperature and mild cough – both symptoms of Covid-19. Two days later, her family’s worst fears were confirmed when tests came back positive. Her fate, they thought, was sealed. About 90 per cent … Read more
The past four weeks have seen changes in the NHS that none of us could have imagined. As the severity of the coronavirus pandemic became clear, emergency plans to treat the sudden influx of very sick patients swung into action. The way the NHS has responded has been extraordinary. The scale and speed has been breathtaking … Read more
Apollo Jackson is charging $100-a-month for fans to learn his magic tricks online – after admitting he’s struggled to make money since The Bachelorette By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:07 BST, 19 April 2020 | Updated: 01:20 BST, 19 April 2020 He previously struggled to make ends meet when work dried up … Read more
Can British golf repair its damaged reputation and learn from Tiger Woods’ remarkable comeback? – This is Moneyball podcast By This Is Money Reporter Published: 19:34 BST, 15 April 2019 | Updated: 11:58 BST, 16 April 2019 Golf has something of a long-standing image problem in Britain. Women are still banned from joining some private … Read more
After my partner Ben’s recent Covid-19 diagnosis, I issued a rallying cry to the three of our four boys who are stuck at home with us: ‘Right now, life is a ship that we’re sailing in together.’ Ben and I were the captains; they were the crew. ‘This is not a democracy,’ I told them. … Read more
There comes a time in the execution of every bold, ambitious plan when the doubts set in, the energy fades, self-confidence dips and the nightmares begin. For IT worker Graham Harley, 51, it came about four years after he knocked down the three-bedroom bungalow he had shared with his partner Mandie Wales and, with no building … Read more
Richard Layard, an economist, has written a study into how society can be happier. He has long promoted happiness as a better measure of society’s progress than GDP. Source link
A New York Times journalist has opened up about what it’s like to learn that your ex is dating a massively famous celebrity — in this case, Lady Gaga. Lindsay Crouse, 35, a Senior Staff Editor at the Times, revealed in an opinion piece today that the day after the Super Bowl, she discovered that her ex Michael … Read more