Children who write by hand learn and remember more than those that use computers, with pen and paper sparking activity in part of the brain responsible for attention, experts say A study finds children learn and remember more when the write things down This is compared to using a computer or other devices to jot … Read more
A 31-year-old father-of-two who couldn’t read and write after being failed by the education system and called ‘thick and stupid’ at school left viewers of Channel 4’s The Write Offs in tears after he leapt five school years after just 16 weeks of lessons. Craig Cooper, from Ilford, who had previously been sacked from five … Read more
To hide the fact that he couldn’t read, Tommy would get aggressive. He’d shout at colleagues, family members, even supermarket checkout workers when they asked him to sign something. Inside he would be burning with humiliation. Emily became very naughty at school. Her teachers thought she was simply a troublemaker when she kept asking for extra … Read more
Parliamentary staff told to write poems about privilege on a ‘digital wall’ made after Black Lives Matter protests – with one woke worker insisting they can no longer watch police comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine over its ‘cosy lies’ Parliamentary staff have been urged to admit their ‘privilege’ on a digital wall Staff can write poetry and … Read more
Lindsay Lohan ‘sued by HarperCollins for failing to write a book’… after they paid her $365K advance for tell-all memoir that never materialized By George Stark For Dailymail.com Published: 21:47 BST, 10 September 2020 | Updated: 21:47 BST, 10 September 2020 Lindsay Lohan is reportedly being sued by publishing company HarperCollins for failing to write … Read more
TikTok may be known for its dance crazes, comedy videos and 60 second lip-syncs, but a new trend is sweeping the social media app. Since January, the hashtag #writeaprisoner has spread on the platform, encouraging users to visit a website which can connect them with a convicted criminal, who they can then become pen pals … Read more
Best-selling author Joanne Harris recalls how a trip to a French town inspired her to write novel ‘Chocolat’ and reveals her favourite spots in Yorkshire By York Membery for the Daily Mail Published: 15:38 BST, 24 August 2020 | Updated: 15:38 BST, 24 August 2020 Best-selling novelist Joanne Harris checks in to our travel Q&A … Read more
Two of PC Andrew Harper’s killers ‘are planning to write a book about their crime and have enlisted help of ”associate” in prison because neither can read or write’ Money made as a result of a crime or in connection to a crime can be confiscated Sources said the two are ‘strutting around like celebrities’ … Read more
Tory MPs have clashed with Manchester mayor Andy Burnham over his claims that it would be ‘impossible’ to lift lockdown restrictions in just one borough ahead of a review today. A major incident was declared by authorities in Greater Manchester this week following a rise in the number of coronavirus infections and new measures were … Read more
Bride asks guests, including her own family, to write a 500-word ‘essay’ to get an invite to her wedding after she was forced to cut the list due to COVID-19 A bride has been slammed after asking guests to ‘apply’ to attend her wedding Her sister said wedding guests were asked to write a 500-word … Read more