Crafty woman reveals how she transformed an old sofa found at her local waste disposal site for just £100 by following YouTube tutorials Sophia Wicks who lives in Cornwall, transformed an old sofa for £100 She upholstered the sofa using YouTube, after finding it at a waste disposal site DIY fans on Facebook gushed that … Read more
A device that drains air from the chest is being used to treat thousands of patients who have suffered a collapsed lung – while they relax at home. The portable gadget, which is not much bigger than a ballpoint pen, slashes the time patients need to spend in hospital from three or four days to … Read more
‘Let’s reminisce, laugh and cry’: Gogglebox fan favourites Jenny and Lee share farewell snap of iconic caravan sofa as series comes to an end By Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline Published: 11:38 BST, 30 May 2020 | Updated: 11:38 BST, 30 May 2020 Gogglebox legends Jenny and Lee have shared a touching farewell photograph showing their … Read more
Here we pick a selection of the best travel-related programmes, books and radio shows that will provide some isolation inspiration for the week ahead. On the page . . . Spin across Europe Glorious: Beat the blue with Helen Moat’s tales of Istanbul in her book A Time Of Birds Helen embarks on a 3,000-mile cycle … Read more
Many households are desperately worried about what the coronavirus crisis means for their jobs, pensions and savings. But if you get creative, there are ways you can make some extra cash without setting foot outside the door. From filling in surveys to recording audiobooks, we found out how five successful homeworkers are earning a living … Read more
They move slowly across the landscape, lumbering and flat footed, but tenacious. Their primordial mission is to safeguard the past, then furnish and burnish the future anew. Look at them! Their heads are huge and their brains are perhaps not so huge – but their path is straight and true. They trudge onwards through the … Read more
Boris Johnson tried to cool a stockpiling frenzy today as he insisted Britain will not run out of food during a coronavirus outbreak. The PM said he had faith in the ability of the public to see the ‘balance of risk’ with the disease, and he hoped they would carry on with ‘business as usual’. … Read more