HM Cutter Seeker — one of the largest in the UK Border Force’s fleet — races through the English Channel having plucked 21 migrants from their dinghy. Hours later its detachable inflatable boat takes eight more migrants to Dover after intercepting them in the water. Within minutes, Seeker’s sister vessel Speedwell, with at least six … Read more
Twitter users stretch words such as ‘yes’, ‘dude’ and ‘hey’ to modify their meaning, according to researchers who analysed 100 billion tweets. The US linguist experts say stretched words that convey a different meaning than the original are common feature of social media, but are rare in formal writing. For instance, ‘suuuuure’ can imply sarcasm, ‘duuuuude’ … Read more
CRAIG BROWN: Online yoga? It’s too much of a stretch for me By Craig Brown for the Daily Mail Published: 00:55 BST, 26 May 2020 | Updated: 00:55 BST, 26 May 2020 YOU WANT To expound on every aspect of coronavirus while everyone else listens to you in respectful silence. YOU’D SETTLE FOR Knowing what … Read more
Bank Holiday tragedy as teenage girl and man drown on same stretch of Cornish coastline as UK comes out of coronavirus lockdown Teenage girl died after an inflatable boat upturned in Porthilly Rock, Wadebridge Man was pulled from the water and pronounced dead at Treyarnon Bay, Padstow Devon and Cornwall Police described a ‘very tough day’ … Read more
‘Let’s tan my battle scars into oblivion’: EastEnders’ Melissa Suffield embraces her stretch marks in candid snap two months after welcoming son River By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 01:37 BST, 18 May 2020 | Updated: 02:19 BST, 18 May 2020 She welcomed her first child with fiancé Robert Brendan in March earlier this year. And Melissa … Read more
‘I’m proud of how hard these boobs have worked’: Lydia Bright proudly shows off her stretch marks while trying to take the perfect snap… three months after birth of daughter By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 09:07 BST, 7 May 2020 | Updated: 09:12 BST, 7 May 2020 She welcomed her first child, a baby … Read more
MAMA June revealed her stretch marks after gaining 50 pounds due to stress over the past year. The troubled reality star, 40, pulled her top up to show off her figure in an Instagram snap, while promoting weight loss shots. 6 Mama June revealed her stretch marks after gaining 50 pounds due to stress over … Read more
Cyclists are embarking on rides of up to 200 miles as they take part in long-distance challenges amid the nationwide coronavirus lockdown. Around 30,000 British fitness fanatics have joined a month-long challenge organised by social-fitness app Strava, which tracks cycling and running exercises. The distance challenge, which takes place from April 1 to April 30, asks participants … Read more
Doorstep aerobics! London residents stretch with brooms and lift cans of beans in street exercise class Residents in Kennington, south London, are seen doing bodyweight exercises Classes called On Your Step were set up by athlete Simon Garner Capital has remained at the epicentre of the UK’s coronavirus pandemic Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and … Read more
Don’t blame the baby – stretch marks are in your genes! Some women are predisposed to scars, study reveals More than 500 ‘genetic markers’ are linked to stretch marks research shows Women who suffer with stretch marks have lower amounts of certain proteins The rate of stretch marks is far higher in women than in … Read more