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War Horse author Sir Michael Morpurgo is refusing to include The Merchant Of Venice in a new book adapting Shakespeare’s plays for children under 16. He has decided the anti-Semitic portrayal of Jewish money lender Shylock is too ‘raw’ for young minds. Without doubt, the play may be considered offensive by modern standards. But that … Read more
The US coronavirus death toll in January could far surpass that of December, Dr Anthony Fauci warned on Tuesday after the nation posted a new record for hospitalizations with more than 121,000. Speaking to CNN, Fauci predicted that Americans’ failure to heed experts’ advice against travel and gatherings over the Christmas holiday will have dire … Read more
Joan Collins will compare the challenges thrust upon the nation this Christmas to those endured in the Second World War. The actress, 87, admits this year has been ‘worse’ than her childhood experience during the Blitz as many families are unable to visit loved ones due to the government’s new tiered restrictions. Joan is set … Read more
Joan Collins will compare the challenges thrust upon the nation this Christmas to those endured in the Second World War. The actress, 87, admits this year has been ‘worse’ than her childhood experience during the Blitz as many families are unable to visit loved ones due to the government’s new tiered restrictions. Joan is set … Read more
Wearing a used mask ‘can be WORSE than not wearing one at all’, study suggests Researchers looked at the protectiveness of three-layer surgical masks against inhaling coronavirus-infected droplets They found that air, which contain tiny aerosols, don’t enter the mouth and nose at specific points, but through the entire mask surface at low speeds A computer … Read more
Pass the baton! Nigella Lawson sparks debate after branding carrots cut into rounds ‘infinitely depressing’ – as home cooks agree they ‘taste worse too’ London-born chef, 60, made the remark on BBC2’s Cook, Eat, Repeat last night Nigella was preparing carrots for her ‘family favourite’ dish, chicken with orzo Declared carrots should be cut into … Read more
Teenagers are failing the acid test in sciences: Pupils in England are performing significantly worse in the subject than they were five years ago, international study finds Growing proportion of children were not meeting benchmarks even before virus Percentage of Year 9 pupils performing below international benchmark rose UK school standards minister acknowledged the ‘quality … Read more
The level of a toxic car exhaust pollutant dropped across parts of south London following the scrapping of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTN), according to a report. Levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) were higher at 11 south London streets when residential roads were closed and dropped when seven Wandsworth Council schemes were halted, The Telegraph reports. … Read more
It could be worse! Hilarious snaps of mishaps reveal there’s always someone who’s more down on their luck than you People from all over the world shared pictures of very bad day they were having One unlucky person managed to stick their eyelid into the zipper of their jacket Another showed what happened when a … Read more
Coronavirus patients with persistent but mild symptoms who are left to recover at home more likely to be suffering with bad health three months later than those with more serious conditions who were treated in hospital, a study has found. Researchers at the Radboud University Medical Center in the Netherlands assessed 124 patients several weeks … Read more