Candle scents of wet dog and Portaloo give Britons sense of normality

After almost 150 days in lockdown, people are turning to familiar scents in an effort to get a dose of normality and reminisce about simpler times. Lockdown shoppers are shunning the traditional white musk or cinnamon stick in favour of stale beer, wet dog, burned skin and even a whiff of Portaloo as people long … Read more

Dua Lipa showcases her sense of style as she reveals she has got ‘back to work’ after lockdown

Dua Lipa showcases her sense of style in a feathered top and blue jeans as she reveals she has got ‘back to work’ after lockdown By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 18:56 BST, 13 August 2020 | Updated: 18:56 BST, 13 August 2020 She spent lockdown self-isolating in the UK with her boyfriend Anwar Hadid. … Read more

Rocco Ritchie displays his kooky sense of style in a jaunty T-shirt and high-waist chinos

Rocco Ritchie displays his kooky sense of style in a jaunty T-shirt and high-waist chinos while stepping out with a group of pals By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline Published: 13:57 BST, 11 August 2020 | Updated: 14:27 BST, 11 August 2020 He is the son of the Queen of Pop Madonna and acclaimed director Guy … Read more

Two thirds of NHS staff ‘lost their sense of taste or smell during coronavirus peak’

Two thirds of staff at one NHS hospital trust lost their sense of taste or smell during the peak of the coronavirus epidemic, study shows Almost two-thirds of staff said they suffered a loss or taste or smell in April  However that wasn’t an official Covid-19 symptom so they couldn’t get tested  Comes after nine … Read more

Younger Covid-19 patients ‘more likely to lose sense of smell and taste’ than older patients 

Younger people with COVID-19 are more likely to lose their sense of smell and taste than older patients, a new study has found.  Irish researchers examined more than 40 infected patients who were asked to assess changes to their smell and taste for potential signs of anosmia.  About half of the participants experienced smell and … Read more

Prince Charles plans to ‘dampen’ ‘sense of royal entitlement’

Prince Charles plans to ‘dampen a sense of entitlement’ to housing and other perks among minor members of The Firm as he prepares to become king, royal author claims Prince Charles, 71, allegedly plans to modernise institution of the monarchy  Royal author Nigel Cawthorne added wants it’s to be fitting for the 21st century Said … Read more

Richard Kay: Meghan’s latest court documents show a royally petulant sense of grievance

So now we know that the Duchess of Sussex’s wedding generated £1billion in tourist revenue, far outweighing the cost of policing it. We also know she felt ‘unprotected’ by the Royal Family while pregnant with baby Archie, and is unhappy that other family members are allowed to undertake ‘paid work’, naming her husband’s first cousins … Read more

Paris Jackson showcases her quirky sense of style as she steps out for sushi in a Baja hoodie

Paris Jackson showcases her quirky sense of style in a Baja hoodie and VERY short shorts as she displays her extensive tattoos for sushi date in LA By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 17:00 BST, 27 June 2020 | Updated: 17:29 BST, 27 June 2020 She has a unique sense of style. And Paris Jackson … Read more

Ashley Banjo admits he struggled with an ‘overwhelming sense of negativity’ in lockdown

Ashley Banjo admits he struggled with an ‘overwhelming sense of negativity’ for the first time after the birth of his second child in lockdown By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 01:13 BST, 21 June 2020 | Updated: 01:14 BST, 21 June 2020 Ashley Banjo has revealed he struggled with mental health lows for the first … Read more

HENRY DEEDES on the Foreign Secretary’s newfound sense of humour 

People seem weary of Dominic Raab. Too uncaring, they shudder. Too robotic. Something about those deep set eyes which just leaves them cold. It is true that his remarks yesterday criticising Black Lives Matter supporters for taking the knee were remarkably charmless.  So too was his Tory leadership campaign last year. Watching his speeches I … Read more