Twentysomethings may have the sharpest minds but over-70s have a superior way with words, Great British Intelligence Test reveals The test was developed by the BBC and Imperial College London neuroscientists More than 250,000 Britons have already participated in the online brain study Results suggest that our problem solving abilities are at their peak in … Read more
The grieving mother of a London bus driver who died of coronavirus has revealed that her son’s heartbreaking final words were ‘I’m not going to make it, mum.’ Emeka Nyack, 36, who drove the number four bus from Blackfriars to Archway, succumbed to the disease on Saturday after fighting it for more than two weeks. … Read more
‘He said darling, I have to go’: Eddie Large’s devastated widow Patsy McGinnis reveals the comedy legend’s final words before he lost his battle with coronavirus aged 78 By Jason Chester for MailOnline Published: 09:09 BST, 6 April 2020 | Updated: 09:10 BST, 6 April 2020 The wife of comedy legend Eddie Large has revealed … Read more
The polo season hasn’t even begun and already the divots are flying at Ham Polo Club, London’s last remaining ground, where Princes William and Harry and Elle ‘the Body’ Macpherson have all played chukkas. The fencing outside its entrance is festooned with signs listing the names of the club’s hierarchy and juxtaposing them with disobliging … Read more
When psychic Sylvia Browne wrote that a ‘severe pneumonia-like illness will spread throughout the globe’ in the year 2020 little did she know how eerily prophetic it might become. However 12 years on from the prediction, conspiracy theorists have taken to the work of fiction to find the answers and are now claiming that the author’s … Read more
No more nagging wives! Oxford English Dictionary has been redefining words like ‘rabid’ and ‘shrill’ because previous definitions were ‘too sexist’ The Oxford English Dictionary has been re-defining words like ‘nagging’ The huge project was sparked by a complaint from a Canadian anthropologist Around 500 dictionary definitions have been overhauled over the last few year … Read more
‘Say t’rah to my family’: BBC viewers left in tears at 81-year-old patient’s final words before he dies in heart surgery during Hospital documentary Joe, 81, died during his heart surgery at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Viewers have been left in tears after watching him in BBC Hospital programme In days leading up to surgery, he … Read more
Experts have shared the five words you should never use in an interview – and why they might harm your chances of getting the job. Director at Hays recruitment agency Jason Walker said words like ‘obviously’, ‘we’ and ‘workaholic’ should be avoided at all costs in interviews, while Manager at Randstad Technologies Ian Scott said … Read more