A bitter row over alleged censorship at The Guardian grew last night as it emerged a piece written by David Hockney was discussed at the highest level before being refused by the paper. The artist became embroiled in a row with the newspaper after it refused to publish his controversial opinion that smoking could protect … Read more
Britons are ditching smoking in their thousands during the coronavirus lockdown, according to a recent YouGov survey. A total of 1,004 people in Britain were quizzed and two per cent of smokers say they had given up the habit. Scaled up to match the entire UK population, YouGov says this means up to 300,000 Britons … Read more
Seth Rogen admits he’s been smoking ‘truly ungodly’ amounts of weed while quarantining: ‘This has not been that bad for me’ By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 18:11 BST, 17 April 2020 | Updated: 18:18 BST, 17 April 2020 Seth Rogen seems to be handling self-quarantine just fine. The 38-year-old Superbad creator revealed he’s been … Read more
When times are grim, we tend to cling for dear life to anything that offers even the faintest glimmer of hope. So it is that for me — and for countless other cigarette addicts — the most cheering read of the week was David Hockney’s letter to the Mail, in which he suggested that our … Read more
When world-famous artist David Hockney wrote a letter to the Daily Mail saying he believes smoking could protect people against the coronavirus many scoffed. Mr Hockney wrote: ‘Could it not be that smokers have developed an immune system to this virus? With all these figures coming out, it’s beginning to look like that to me.’ … Read more
Acclaimed as our greatest living artist, David Hockney is keen to share his opinions on the worldwide health crisis. The 82-year-old painter is convinced that smoking helps protect against coronavirus. And he’s written a letter to the Daily Mail to argue his case. Hockney suggests ‘smokers have developed an immune system to this virus’. He … Read more
Smoking marijuana even just occasionally could increase your risk of suffering complications from the novel coronavirus. The virus causes COVID-19, a respiratory disease that can progress from mild illness to viral pneumonia and organ failure. Doctors say cannabis leads to inflammation in the lungs, which affects the body’s ability to fight off the virus. They … Read more
Smoking trendy hookah pipes may increase your risk of a heart attack or strokes by causing deadly blood clots, scientists fear. The tabletop pipes are considered to be ‘healthier’ because the smoke goes through water before inhalation. But for the first time, research on mice has shown hookah smoke causes blood cells to become ‘hyperactive’. Experiments … Read more
‘Smoking gun’ text reveals Foreign Office AGREED to let Harry Dunn’s killer fly home ‘on the next flight’ ‘Smoking gun’ text shows UK official agreed to let Anne Sacoolas escape justice Harry Dunn’s family have taken legal action against the UK Foreign Office The department has disclosed incendiary text message to London’s High Court It … Read more
The Russian pranksters have conned other high profile people such as Sir Elton John On Megxit ‘You can call me whatever you want — Harry is fine. [Asked about Megxit]. Um, it’s, that’s probably a conversation for another time, there’s lots of layers to it and lots of pieces to the puzzle. ‘But sometimes the … Read more