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Sir Keir Starmer’s hopes of replacing Boris Johnson took another hit today as a new poll suggested only a fraction of the public believe he would make a better prime minister. Just 16 per cent of those polled exclusively for MailOnline by Redfield and Wilton Strategies believed the Labour Leader would have done a better job … Read more
Finding Alice ITV, Sunday Rating: It’s A Sin Channel 4, Friday Rating: The opening episode of Finding Alice began with Alice (Keeley Hawes) being shown around her new home. That is, the multi-million-pound ‘smart’ house her husband Harry (Jason Merrells) has designed and built, although why she has never seen it before, not even while it … Read more
Goats often enjoy working for life’s little treats — rather than simply having them handed to them on a plate — a study has concluded. Swiss and German experts offered goats the choice of two treats — one freely accessible, the other behind a sliding door the animals had to nudge open. They found that … Read more
‘I definitely got more attention then’: Gareth Gates admits fans still prefer him as the ‘skinny beanpole’ from his Pop Idol days despite spending SIX YEARS getting in shape By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 00:22 GMT, 26 November 2020 | Updated: 00:22 GMT, 26 November 2020 Gareth Gates has revealed that fans still prefer … Read more
A Conservative MP has come under fire after suggesting that those in the south of England prefer ballet and opera while northerners are more likely to enjoy football. Former minister Jake Berry made the comparison as he warned ‘northern culture’ is being hit by Covid-19 and pressed the Government to intervene to ‘save’ football clubs. … Read more
Healthy food options could be made appealing by zapping neurons to ‘reprogram’ your brain into preferring, for example, fruit over chocolate, a study has suggested. When faced with any choice, each alternative causes a different set of nerve cells to fire in your brain — and the more appealing a given option, the faster this … Read more
Your parents’ HEIGHT is to blame for your taste in music: Study shows babies raised by shorter mothers and fathers prefer faster beats because their strides are quicker Cambridge researchers found babies’ natural rhythm is shaped by their parents A baby’s preferred musical beat is influenced by their parent’s walking pace Parents with shorter legs walk … Read more
‘Elderly prefer death to spending Christmas without family’: Ageing expert warns Government must loosen Covid restrictions to spare pensioners unbearable loneliness Baroness Greengross warned that loneliness will otherwise cripple the elderly The 85-year-old is the former director-general of the charity Age Concern She urged government ministers to soften restrictions during the festive season By Antonia … Read more
Cats may make better pets for children on the autistic spectrum because they don’t hold eye contact as long as dogs, according to a new report. Scientists in France studied autistic children as they interacted with their pets and found dogs exhibited more sustained gazes, while cats produced an equal percentage of glances and gazes. … Read more
Matt Hancock claims some cancer patients receive terminal diagnoses over Skype because they prefer to get bad news while at home with loved ones Health Secretary said some patients might prefer to be given news over Skype He said that some would want to be surrounded by family rather than doctors However one patient was … Read more