Hay fever: Pollen seasons start 20 days earlier than in 1990 – with climate change to blame 

Bad news for hay fever sufferers! Pollen seasons start 20 days earlier, are 10 days longer, and feature 21% more pollen than in 1990 – with climate change to blame Researchers analysed measurements taken from 60 pollen stations in the US The results revealed that pollen seasons today start around 20 days earlier  They suggest … Read more

Schools in Scotland will go back two weeks EARLIER than England says Nicola Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon gave Scottish schools the green light to start reopening after half term next month as she suggested the country could start exiting lockdown at the start of March. Primary, nursery and some secondary pupils will head back to class from February 22 if the coronavirus rate is low enough, the First Minister told … Read more

Katherine Heigl reflects on being labeled as ‘difficult’ earlier in her career

Katherine Heigl is opening up about the perception that she is ‘difficult’ to work with in a wide-ranging new interview. The 42-year-old blonde beauty broke out with the role of Dr. Izzie Stevens on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, though she raised eyebrows in 2008 for not submitting herself for the Emmys and in 2009 for complaining … Read more

Doctors find toothpick inside man’s rectum after he accidentally swallowed it two months earlier

Doctors find toothpick inside man’s rectum after he accidentally swallowed it two months earlier The 67-year-old man in Japan spoke to doctors after suffering months of pain After an initial scan, they diagnosed him with stenosis, requiring surgery But right before the operation a CT scan found a three-inch-long toothpick  Six days later, doctors performed surgery … Read more

US Capitol riots: Giuliani demanded ‘trial by combat’ hours earlier

President Donald Trump and his allies rallied with thousands of supporters near the White House Wednesday shortly before Congress was to begin counting the electoral votes that will make Joe Biden the next president. Hours after a humiliating defeat in one Georgia Senate race and the prospect of losing another, Team Trump showed no sign … Read more

Jonathan Van Ness reveals they married ‘best friend’ Mark Peacock earlier this year

Jonathan Van Ness reveals they married ‘best friend’ Mark Peacock earlier this year as Queer Eye star reflects on 2020 By Kelby Vera For Dailymail.com Published: 22:57 GMT, 31 December 2020 | Updated: 22:57 GMT, 31 December 2020 Jonathan Van Ness is married. The Queer Eye standout, 33, revealed they had tied the knot with … Read more

Cobra Kai set to premiere season three one week earlier than scheduled at its new home on Netflix

Cobra Kai set to premiere season three one week earlier than scheduled at its new home on Netflix By Sarah Sotoodeh For Dailymail.com Published: 17:08 GMT, 24 December 2020 | Updated: 17:08 GMT, 24 December 2020  The trailer for season three of Cobra Kaia arrived two weeks ago. And it has been revealed the upcoming … Read more

Covid England: Earlier spring lockdown could have saved 20k lives

Starting spring lockdown just a WEEK earlier could have saved 20,000 lives from Covid-19 crisis, claims Imperial College report Up to 36,700 people died from Covid-19 during the first wave of the pandemic But experts say more than 20,000 could have been prevented with faster action Analysis was based on a mathematical model of the … Read more

Nature: Great tits who meet their ‘spouses’ earlier are more likely to breed successfully 

The sooner birds pair, the better they fair: Great tits who meet their future ‘spouses’ earlier in the year are more likely to breed successfully Researchers tracked 766 great tits living in Oxford’s Wytham Woods for six years They found earlier pairings led to earlier breeding — and more eggs being laid  This raised the chance … Read more

UK house sales up by nearly a fifth in November compared with year earlier 

House sales up by nearly a fifth in November compared to last year – but the new Covid variant ‘could be a stumbling block’ Some 115,190 transactions took place in November 2020, marking a 19.3% lift  There have been signs of buyers rushing to beat a stamp duty holiday deadline  The ‘nil rate’ was increased … Read more