Cartilage in the brain morphs while we sleep, study shows 

Cartilage in the brain morphs while we sleep – possibly explaining why a good snooze can help consolidate memories, a new study suggests.  The neurons in our brains that exchange information and help us learn have a cartilage-like sheath around them, known as a perineuronal net (PNN). US researchers believe that sleeping loosens this net enough … Read more

Love Island’s Malin Andersson enjoys al fresco workout

She recently insisted that her decision to try and loose a few pounds is all about feeling stronger and healthier.  And Malin Andersson, 26, got into the swing of things as she worked up a sweat in her local park in Bedford on Monday. The Love Island star, who has long been a champion of … Read more

Say goodbye to the adverts for butter, cheese and tomato ketchup!

Britons may have to wave goodbye to daytime adverts on cheese, yoghurts and olive oil in Boris Johnson’s ‘nanny-state’ war on obesity. In a desperate attempt to fight the nation’s bulging waistlines, the Prime Minister today announced a raft of measures to take pressure off the NHS after admitting he was ‘too fat’ when he … Read more

Sussex vineyard that could earn £800k/year on sale for £6.75m 

An English vineyard which could earn its owners up to £800,000-per-year and comes with a five-bedroom Grade-II listed farmhouse has gone on the market for £6.75million. The 152-acre Kingscote Estate, in East Grinstead in the Sussex Weald, features the impressive property alongside a two-bedroom holiday cottage and 60 acres of vines on south facing slopes.    The property … Read more

Coronavirus Germany: Merkel ally says country has second wave

‘The second wave of coronavirus is already in Germany’, senior Merkel ally says, as he admits ‘we have new clusters of infections every day’ The warning came as daily infections rose to 800 on Friday and Saturday Country’s R rate also rose above 1 to 1.08 on Saturday, up from 0.93 on Thursday Comes as … Read more

Coronavirus: Germany sets up testing centres at airports

Germany is carrying out coronavirus checks at airports and is considering making them compulsory to fend off a second wave of Covid-19.  Munich, Dortmund and Duesseldorf are among the airports which are screening travellers when they return from overseas, and Angela Merkel‘s health minister is today discussing plans to enforce them nationwide.   Britain has never … Read more

Coronavirus: Germany sets up testing centres at airports

Germany is carrying out coronavirus checks at airports and is considering making them compulsory to fend off a second wave of Covid-19.  Munich, Dortmund and Duesseldorf are among the airports which are screening travellers when they return from overseas, and Angela Merkel‘s health minister is today discussing plans to enforce them nationwide.   Britain has never … Read more

Indian motorcyclist avoids being crushed as digger hits Jeep 

Motorcyclist narrowly avoids being crushed when an out-of-control digger crashes into a Jeep in terrifying footage  A motorcyclist came inches from being hit by a digger and car in Kerala, India  The construction vehicle had veered onto the other side of the national highway  Crash narrowly misses him but front of Jeep clips him and … Read more