HEALTH NOTES: Student creates fruity jelly sweets that help dementia patients beat dehydration

HEALTH NOTES: Student creates brand of fruity jelly sweets that help dementia patients beat dehydration By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:13 GMT, 28 November 2020 | Updated: 22:16 GMT, 28 November 2020 A student has created a brand of jelly sweets that can help dementia patients beat dehydration, preventing life-threatening infections.  The tasty fruity … Read more

Jackie O’s Post-It note hack for peeling sticky notes correctly goes viral

You’ve been using Post-Its wrong your whole life: Radio star Jackie O is wowed by ‘genius’ sticky note hack that stops it peeling up EVERY time Radio host Jackie O has revealed her hack for peeling Post-It notes properly She said it’s possible to peel them without creating a curled-up sheet of paper You should … Read more

HEALTH NOTES: Random smiles ‘boost mood’ researcher claim 

HEALTH NOTES: Random smiles ‘boost mood’ researcher claim By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:01 GMT, 14 November 2020 | Updated: 22:15 GMT, 14 November 2020 Walking past a smiling stranger makes you more confident, new research suggests. More than two thirds of Britons report a boost to their self esteem after coming into contact with … Read more

Lieutenant’s ‘anxiety-inducing’ notes on the Battle of Rorke’s Drift go on auction for £15,000

Map that shows the terror of the Battle of Rorke’s Drift: Lieutenant’s ‘anxiety-inducing’ notes detail how 139-strong British force held off 3,000 Zulus in infamous siege Lt John Chard’s men held off 3,000 Zulu warriors during the 1879 Battle of Rorke’s Drift in South Africa Queen Victoria was presented with an account by Chard of … Read more

Zoe Ball shares touching notes penned by her children Woody and Nelly to cheer her up amid lockdown

Zoe Ball showed her appreciation for her two children on Saturday as she shared the heart-warming notes they left around her Sussex home to let her know how loved she is. Zoe is mother to Woody, 19, and Nelly, 10, who she shares with her ex-husband and Fatboy Slim DJ, Norman Cook, 57. And The … Read more

In Earl’s own notes, Martin Bashir’s lies included Prince Edward had AIDS, writes RICHARD KAY 

Late afternoon on a warm September day, Princess Diana parked her car in a Knightsbridge side street and hurried inside a portered mansion block. She was buzzed into a flat where her brother Charles, the 9th Earl Spencer, was waiting for her. A third figure joined them. Lord Spencer performed the introductions. This, he told his … Read more

Pianist with dementia who improvised viral tune from 4 notes has it performed by BBC Philharmonic

BBC Breakfast viewers were left ‘in bits’ this morning after a pianist with dementia who improvised a tune from just four notes which went viral heard his arrangement played the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Paul Harvey, 80, from Sussex, was visibly overwhelmed after hearing the moving piece – and broke down in tears after he was … Read more

HEALTH NOTES: Video games can give teenagers a blast of joy

HEALTH NOTES: Video games can give teenagers a blast of joy By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 23:11 BST, 24 October 2020 | Updated: 23:12 BST, 24 October 2020 Zapping away for hours on video games has long been demonised for destroying teenagers’ mental health, but it can actually make them happy, according to a … Read more

Perfume: new scent inspired by JUPITER has notes of rotten egg, cleaning products and almonds

Struggling to find a Christmas gift for the space enthusiast in your life? A very special new immersive fragrance might be the answer you’re looking for. Perfume brand TOLI has concocted a scent inspired by the planet Jupiter — sporting subtle notes of rotten egg and cleaning products on a heady base of bitter almonds. Or … Read more

HEALTH NOTES: This’ll shake you… too LITTLE salt can be bad for us

HEALTH NOTES: This’ll shake you… too LITTLE salt can be bad for us By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:56 BST, 19 September 2020 | Updated: 22:56 BST, 19 September 2020 Health chiefs constantly tell us to slash our salt intake, but new research suggests that having too little also carries health risks. Doctors at … Read more