Memories of being hungry as a child have driven Marcus Rashford to deliver school meals campaign

On the road into the tough Manchester suburb of Wythenshawe where Marcus Rashford grew up, a banner celebrated his latest victory. ‘Rashford 1 Boris 0,’ it proclaimed proudly. The Manchester United and England striker is the young man who took on the Prime Minister and his Government, persuading them to reverse a decision on school … Read more

Watch What Happens Live: Tamron Hall and Kandi Burruss decline to share childhood memories of racism

Tamron Hall and Kandi Burrus declined to share their first experiences with racism after being asked about them on Wednesday’s episode of Watch What Happens Live. The 49-year-old talk show host and reality star Kandi, 44, appeared remotely on the Bravo talk show and host Andy Cohen, 52, quickly brought up racism in light of … Read more

Study shows how the human brain stores and recalls memories

The formation and retrieval of memories in the brain is a phenomenon which is scarcely understood, principally due to the complexity of the human mind.  However, scientists now think they know how humans learn and store these moments in their memory bank.  According to a team of researchers from the University of Birmingham, it is … Read more

Human brains use dreams to replay recent events and help form memories, study finds 

Human brains use dreams to replay recent events and help form memories — and experts have gotten the first glimpse of this process in action, a study has reported.  When we sleep, our brains replay the firing patterns our neurons underwent while awake — a process that experts refer to as ‘offline replay’.  It is … Read more

Victoria Beckham lets loose in candid video of memories to mark her 46th birthday

She marked her 46th birthday with a low-key celebration in her Cotswolds mansion on Friday, as the country remains in coronavirus lockdown. But Victoria Beckham still had fun while staying safe indoors as she shared a video of herself letting loose over the years to share her joy via Instagram. The fashion mogul looked overjoyed as … Read more

‘Implanted’ memories are indistinguishable from real ones when told to other people say researchers

The likelihood of determining whether someone is sharing a real or false memory of a crime that has been implanted in a person’s recollection is ‘no better than tossing a coin’, a new study reveals. People listening to recounted events of a criminal act were only able to determine between the two with 53 percent … Read more

‘We bumped into Robert De Niro at lunch!’: Cricketer Mark Butcher reveals his best holiday memories

‘We bumped into Robert De Niro at lunch!’ Retired cricketer and singer Mark Butcher reveals his best holiday memories Mark Butcher recalls an incredible couple of weeks he spent on Peter Island  The cricketer reveals his earliest holiday memory – Butlin’s in Bognor Regis  He adds that the best hotel he has been to is the ITC … Read more