‘I feel the happiest I have ever felt’: Joanne Froggatt celebrates her 40th birthday and says it shouldn’t be a ‘negative milestone’ for women By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 12:55 BST, 28 August 2020 | Updated: 12:55 BST, 28 August 2020 Joanne Froggatt has celebrated her recent 40th birthday with an inspirational post about … Read more
POPULAR SCIENCE SCIENCE FICTIONS by Stuart Ritchie (Bodley Head £18.99, 368 pp) William Summerlin, a dermatologist working at a prestigious New York cancer institute in 1974, claimed he had made a major breakthrough in skin grafting. He had, he said, successfully grafted a section of skin from a black mouse on to a white one. … Read more
Leaving dogs in parked cars can be dangerous all year round, even in the winter when outside temperatures are relatively low, scientists warn. Dog welfare experts monitored internal temperatures of cars in the UK, without dogs inside them, every day for two years. They found temperatures exceeded 77°F (25°C) in every month of the year … Read more
Fit for a TV queen: Jenna Coleman carries a patriotic picnic bag on London outing (but shouldn’t she be in Victoria Park?) By Katie Hind Showbusiness Editor For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:26 BST, 27 June 2020 | Updated: 02:13 BST, 28 June 2020 It is an appropriately patriotic accessory for a woman best … Read more
Barack Obama has spoken out against the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota, insisting that racially-targeted killings in the United States ‘cannot be “normal” in 2020’ and calling on Americans to work for a better future. The former president issued a statement on Twitter urging the Minnesota authorities to ‘ensure that the circumstances surrounding George Floyd’s … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon warned Scotland that life ‘shouldn’t feel normal right now’ as she blasted people who were endangering lives by flouting anti-coronavirus measures. The First Minister said that social distancing measures were ‘not optional’ as Scots joined other Brits in widespread civil disobedience amid demands that people stay at home as much as possible. It … Read more
The number of infections is accelerating, stock markets are plummeting and airlines are cancelling flights. Shops have run out of hand sanitiser and increasing numbers of people are wearing face masks — if they can manage to buy one at an affordable price. But are we panicking too much over Covid-19? Clearly, the disease is … Read more