Ready meal sales slump as shoppers cook food from scratch

Ready meal sales slump by almost a fifth during lockdown despite frozen food increase £194million as shoppers use extra time at home to cook meals from scratch Millions have shunned ready meals in lockdown and turned to home cooking Experts say Brits are more ‘time rich’ than usual so honing their cooking skills  Sale of … Read more

How hotels across the UK have been helping our Covid heroes

Hotels’ reward for our Covid heroes: The extraordinary ways hotels across the UK have been helping their local communities through the pandemic Seaham Hall hotel, County Durham, cooks 400 meals a week for local hospitals London’s Strand Palace Hotel delivers food to ambulance control rooms   Best Western chain sends handwritten letters to those isolated by the … Read more

Jennifer Hawkins poses with adorable seven-month-old baby Frankie at her waterside mansion 

‘Joined at the hip!’ Jennifer Hawkins poses with adorable seven-month-old baby Frankie at her $20million waterfront mansion in Sydney By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 10:06 BST, 1 June 2020 | Updated: 10:08 BST, 1 June 2020 Jennifer Hawkins just can’t get enough of her baby girl, Frankie, who she welcomed seven months … Read more

Hope the Hainan Gibbon can be saved from extinction 

‘World’s rarest primate’ makes a comeback: Discovery of a breeding pair of Hainan Gibbons raises hopes the critically endangered species can be saved from extinction There were less than ten Hainan Gibbons in the world in the 1970s Huge conservation effort has seen this figure stabilise and swell to around 30   A new breeding pair has … Read more

MEAT and greet! Britain is set for a 77F scorcher today as barbecues resume

Experts have warned that the coronavirus lockdown is being eased too quickly making a second spike ‘inevitable’ and police have said the rules are now ‘unenforceable’ as Britons are again expected to swamp beaches and parks because of more scorching weather.  Millions are now able to see friends and family, more businesses can reopen and children … Read more

How to explore the world from home during coronavirus lockdown including virtual cliff-diving

The Armchair Traveller reveals how to explore the world from home: Discover breathtaking cliff-diving locations and Europe’s best cycle tours Red Bull’s YouTube channel has a 20-minute tour of stunning cliff-diving spots Bike firm Freewheel Holidays holds weekly webinars about cycle tours in Europe  Access a playlist of Portuguese-themed music heard in five-star therapy rooms   … Read more

Virus expert warns there is ‘NO rationale’ in letting 2m ‘shielding’ from Covid go outside

The Government’s plans to allow more than 2 million of England’s most vulnerable people outside lacks any scientific rationale and amounts to a public relations exercise, a virus expert has said. Families will be able to see their elderly relatives again today as millions of those who have been ‘shielding’ due to a high risk … Read more

Pregnant Cara De La Hoyde looks radiant in a white polkadot swimsuit

Pregnant Cara De La Hoyde shows off her bump in a white polka dot swimsuit as she enjoys a sunny day at the Essex seaside with son Freddie By Ellie May Donohoe For Mailonline Published: 09:56 BST, 1 June 2020 | Updated: 09:56 BST, 1 June 2020 She’s preparing to becoming a mother for a … Read more

Moment idiot tombstoner hurls himself 200ft into the sea from Durdle Door

Moment tombstoner belly flops 200ft into the sea from Durdle Door before he’s pulled from the water unconscious ‘with a broken back’ Two paddle boarders rescued another diver from seabed after he jumped  Witness reports that people were cheering him on before he jumped into the sea  Woman who saw incident said it was ‘disgusting’ … Read more

Go into action with an Algarve autumn – the perfect time for a family activity trip

The weather gods were smiling on the Algarve. The autumn breeze blowing up from Morocco was bringing the warmth of North Africa, big blue skies and a placid sea. For an activity week in half-term, designed to squeeze the last drops out of summer, it could not have been better timed. Every day, my husband … Read more