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How can you mend a broken heart? Put on some music! Listening to your favourite songs for 30 minutes a day makes heart attack sufferers LESS likely to have another cardiac arrest People who suffered heart attacks listened to music every day for 30 minutes Over seven years their recovery was tracked by a team … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Cameras that spot broken down cars on smart motorways aren’t monitored all of the time, Highways England bosses admits Highways England insists the ‘smart’ routes are as safe as normal motorways The smart motorways don’t have a hard shoulder but do have refuges for cars Motoring groups have attacked the £6bn scheme after series of … Read more
‘The terrain is brutal!’ Karim Zeroual reveals traumatic Sports Relief ‘hell’ left him physically and mentally broken By Gillian Fisher For Mailonline and Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 09:03 GMT, 8 March 2020 | Updated: 11:39 GMT, 8 March 2020 Karim Zeroual revealed he suffered ‘little breakdowns’ during the 100 mile Sports Relief: The Heat … Read more
Google and Facebook could face a full-blown investigation into their iron grip on digital advertising in a move that might even lead to the internet giants being broken up in the UK. The Mail on Sunday can reveal that senior staff at Britain’s competition watchdog are pushing for an investigation over concerns that the two … Read more
BOOK OF THE WEEK DIARY OF A MODERN COUNTRY GARDENER by Tamsin Westhorpe (Orphans £20, 248 pp) When it comes to gardens, no one does it better than us Brits. From Sissinghurst and Kew in the South to Harlow Carr and Chatsworth in the North, we have some of the world’s most dazzling gardens. A … Read more
When I was in my early 20s, the woman I’d been going out with for more than three years left me for another man. I was distraught, angry, stressed, and I wrote a lot of bad poetry. Although I was utterly miserable for a few months, I finally got over her and at no point … Read more
MEMOIR ROOTBOUND: REWILDING A LIFE by Alice Vincent (Canongate, £14.99, 368pp) How do you mend a broken heart? The dumped often find solace in getting drunk, gorging on ice cream or stalking their ex on Facebook. For journalist Alice Vincent, salvation came in the form of a tiny balcony. When this memoir begins, she is … Read more
Broken bones could be regrown using a combination of readily available drugs, scientists say. Two existing medicines have been tested to stimulate the body’s own repair system in the hope of better treatment for injuries. Stem cells, which build new bone, are switched on to ‘red alert’ and speed up the healing process. In early … Read more
Millions of savers are in dire straits after National Savings and Investments (NS&I) announced sweeping rate cuts. The Treasury-backed savings giant is to slash rates on more than a dozen products – including Britain’s most popular savings product Premium Bonds. Experts say the Government needs to act urgently to reignite the nation’s savings habit, as … Read more