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Camilla has already championed the cause of literacy, making it a cornerstone of her royal work. Now the Duchess of Cornwall is following in the footsteps of TV couple Richard and Judy by setting up a book club. Avid reader Camilla, 73, will unveil her new venture – a royal first – on Instagram this … Read more
Ready for the small print: Boris Johnson wears reading glasses as he arrives at Downing Street for crunch Brexit talks with EU – after revealing Covid damaged his eyesight Prime Minister believes it’s ‘very, very plausible’ that Covid affects eyesight He said: ‘I’m finding that I have to wear spectacles for the first time in … Read more
Children beg Santa for ‘kindness’, financial help for their families and help for the homeless this Christmas in heartbreaking letters – leaving Twitter users bawling PhD student Hilary Agro, from Toronto, shared the hand-written notes on Twitter Letters had been uploaded online by America’s USPS Operation Santa collection Social media users were left bawling by the requests … Read more
She welcomed her first child with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk back in May. And the Grimes, 32, took to her Instagram stories on Monday evening to share a sweet new snap of her son X Æ A-Xii playing with a baby book about space. The six-month-old boy wore a cute white onesie decorated with golden stars as … Read more
Ikea sends home 73 workers after 13 staff test positive for Covid in mass outbreak at its Reading store The workers have been sent home from the furniture giant’s store in Reading Store is currently closed to the public but was open for click and collect service The manager said the first positive test result … Read more
Putin moves a step closer to securing lifetime immunity as bill passes first reading in Russian parliament’s lower house A new law would guarantee all former presidents immunity for life after office Presidents are currently only immune from crimes committed during office They and their families will also be exempt from searches, arrests or questioning … Read more
A friend of three men who were fatally stabbed in a knife rampage in a park has said he feels ‘a bit more confident’ of justice after their attacker admitted murder. History teacher James Furlong, 36, scientist David Wails, 49, and US citizen Joseph Ritchie-Bennett, 39, were stabbed to death in a Reading park in … Read more
Reading digital text on a small screen like a smartwatch slows you down by a fifth even if you have normal vision, study finds US researchers explored how display and font sizes can impact reading speed They found you need at least 13 characters per line for 80 per cent of max speed This falls … Read more
Coronation Street’s Jane Danson had revealed she cried while reading the heartbreaking scripts about her on-screen son Oliver. Jane’s character Leanne Battersby is currently in anguish as she battles to keep her three-year-old son’s life support on amid his incurable mitochondrial disease. Speaking on Monday’s Lorraine, actress Jane, 42, admits she sobbed while reading the … Read more
Rose McGowan has broken her arm. The Death Proof actress, 47, shared a photo of the injury to her Instagram on Thursday, along with an explanation of how it had happened. The picture showed Rose in a Mexican hospital, with her left arm in a cast. Ouch: Rose McGowan, 47, shared a photo of her … Read more