Film censor the BBFC recommends list of five movies with transgender themes to ‘start conversations’

Film censor BBFC recommends watch list of five movies with transgender themes in bid to ‘start conversations’ among families about gender issues British Board of Film Classification compiled list of five films about transgender  Films suggested include A Kid Like Jake and Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth Hopes it will offer a ‘springboard’ to the … Read more

World Health Organization recommends Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine for over-65s

Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine IS safe and ‘likely effective’ for over-65s, World Health Organization rules as it officially recommends the jab ‘without an upper age limit’ By Sam Blanchard Deputy Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 15:19 GMT, 10 February 2021 | Updated: 15:24 GMT, 10 February 2021 Oxford University and AstraZeneca’s vaccine is safe and ‘likely … Read more

Best books on shops: Author Patricia Nicol recommends tomes about retail

Best books on shops: Author Patricia Nicol recommends tomes about retail Author Patricia Nicol recommends best selection of books on shops She said it comes at a time of high-street retailers struggling against economy  Recommendations included Barbara Taylor Bradford’s A Woman Of Substance By Patricia Nicol For The Daily Mail Published: 22:13 GMT, 13 December 2020 … Read more

Samantha Cameron recommends making face masks ‘pretty and colour coordinated’

Samantha Cameron recommends making face masks ‘pretty and colour coordinated’ as she creates one for a care worker charity By Claudia Joseph for the Daily Mail Published: 01:10 BST, 25 July 2020 | Updated: 01:10 BST, 25 July 2020 She has graced the top ten of Tatler’s Best Dressed list, is a clothes designer of … Read more

Writing app Grammarly recommends users avoid sensitive terms like ‘Wuhan virus’ and ‘Chinese virus’

The digital writing aid Grammarly will now flag the phrases ‘Wuhan virus’ and ‘Chinese virus’ as potentially offensive and encourage people to instead use ‘COVID-19’ or ‘the coronavirus.’ The phrases were added to the tool’s list of sensitive words and phrases that should be avoided, as they can ‘encourage bias and misinformation.’ Grammarly points to a … Read more

Taiwan bans Zoom for any government use and recommends workers use Google or Microsoft instead

Taiwan bans government workers from using Zoom over security flaws and instead recommends remote workers use Google or Microsoft products Government workers in Taiwan won’t be allowed to use Zoom for telecommuting Taiwan’s cabinet said workers should use products from Google and Microsoft The ban comes after similar recommendations from Canada, Australia, and more By … Read more

Best books on hero doctors: Author Patricia Nicol recommends tomes featuring medical practitioners

Best books on hero doctors: Author Patricia Nicol recommends tomes featuring medical practitioners Patricia Nicol shared a selection of fascinating books featuring hero doctors  Somerset Maugham’s The Painted Veil was inspired by his own medical studies  Rebecca Abrams’ Touching Distance is based on the story of Alexander Gordon By Patricia Nicol For The Daily Mail … Read more

For Mother’s Day, Olly Smith recommends looking for taste not price when buying your bubbles

It’s Mother’s Day and my motto is: let taste triumph over price tag! Try these options for fun and affordable fizz By Olly Smith Event for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 21 March 2020 Mother’s Day is here and what better way to show her you … Read more