Brothers Chris and Jeff Abbott went back to work last Saturday, when they opened their two DIY shops for the first time in four weeks. Only three customers are allowed in at a time and chip-and-pin machines are cleaned frequently with antibacterial wipes. Acrylic screens shield staff from customers at the tills. But the coronavirus … Read more
MADONNA wished her boyfriend, Ahlamalik Williams, a happy 27th birthday on Friday with a series of sweet posts on social media. The singer’s twins daughters, Stella and Estere, also joined their mother in celebrating his birthday. 7 Madonna celebrated her boyfriend’s birthday on social mediaCredit: Instagram 7 Estere also joined in wishing him a happy … Read more
Can YOU spot what’s wrong with these bank notes? Collection of £5, £10, and £20 notes printed by the Bank of England that didn’t quite make the grade are tipped to sell for £6,000 at auction A collector’s haul of faulty notes will go on sale at Dix Noonan Webb of London Two of the … Read more
New £20 notes with serial numbers as low as 000010 will be auctioned off next month, and could sell for as much as £10,000, This is Money can reveal. The Bank of England is hosting a charity sell-off of the new notes featuring artist JMW Turner, which will be run by London auction house Spink. … Read more
HEALTH NOTES: Stick to single servings if you enjoy eating popcorn By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:08 GMT, 6 April 2019 | Updated: 22:08 GMT, 6 April 2019 Snack-loving Britons eat nearly 50 per cent more crisps than they should in one sitting, a study shows. As for popcorn, they exceed the recommended amount … Read more
HEALTH NOTES: £90m of unused medicine lying around in homes By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:02 GMT, 7 December 2019 | Updated: 12:53 GMT, 10 December 2019 Millions of British patients don’t take their prescribed pills, new research suggests. Nearly half of adults admit to regularly forgetting to take medication, while one in five say … Read more
Now that’s what I call Ludwig! Three bumper Beethoven box sets mark the 250th anniversary of his birth… but which hits all the high notes? By David Mellor for Event Published: 22:02 GMT, 25 January 2020 | Updated: 16:03 GMT, 26 January 2020 Beethoven 2020: The New Complete Edition DG/Decca, out … Read more
What is current Foreign Office advice regarding travel and coronavirus? The Foreign Office now advises against all but essential travel to 10 small towns in Lombardy and one in Veneto in Italy, which have been isolated by the Italian authorities. These towns are Codogno, Castiglione d’Adda, Casalpusterlengo, Fombio, Maleo, Somaglia, Bertonico, Terranova dei Passerini, Castelgerundo … Read more