Coronavirus is a deadly infection that’s killed almost 40,000 people in the UK, and hundreds of people are still dying every single day. ITV This Morning‘s Dr Chris Steele has explained how to lower your risk of infection, and why you should avoid wearing gloves. {%=o.title%} Wearing gloves won’t bring help to protect you against […]
Earth overshoot day: What is Earth Overshoot Day? When is it?
Overshootday.org explains how the overshoot is calculated: “Just as a bank statement tracks income against expenditures, Global Footprint Network measures a population’s demand for and ecosystems’ supply of resources and services. These calculations then serve as the foundation for calculating Earth Overshoot Day. “On the supply side, a city, state, or nation’s biocapacity represents its biologically […]
Queen tops ranking of royals worldwide – where did the rest of the Royal Family place?
The tool also compared the castle sizes of the royal residents, with Monaco’s Sovereign Prince Albert II winning first place with his 1,970,000 metre-squared abode. In fact, 15 royals from around the world were found to have much bigger homes than the British Queen. The UK’s famous royals were also lower down the rankings for […]
Tiffany Haddish and Kevin Hart among stars at George Floyd’s emotional memorial service
Tiffany Haddish attends George Floyd’s memorial (Picture: GETTY) Tiffany Haddish and Kevin Hart had been among the celebrities who attended George Floyd’s emotional memorial service. The memorial, held in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the Frank J Lindquist Sanctuary at North Central University, was the primary of three public companies for Floyd, who died after white police […]
Keith Lemon star apologises for ‘offensive’ portrayals of black people on Bo’ Selecta
Comedian Leigh Francis, who plays popular character Keith Lemon, has apologised for “offensive” portrayals of black people in his show Bo’ Selecta. The 47-year-old posted an emotional video on his Instagram account where he said he had “thought about things”. Referring to his time on the Channel 4 series, he said: “I portrayed many black […]
Gin cocktail recipes: How to make these SIX simple and delicious cocktails from gin
If there’s one type of spirits Brits love, it’s gin. Gin emerged in England after the introduction of the jenever, a Dutch and Belgian liquor which originally had been a medicine, and although this development had been taking place since the early 17th century, gin became widespread after the William of Orange-led 1688 Glorious Revolution. […]
