Britons stock up on alcohol after Boris Johnson’s coronavirus closure of pubs, bars and restaurants

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Beer company BrewDog starts making alcohol hand sanitiser GEL at its distillery in Scotland

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Sean Bean ‘hurled a glass at his wife after she poured wine in his lap during BA flight’

Actor Sean Bean threw a glass at his wife after she poured wine in his lap during a drunken first class bust-up on a British Airways flight, it has been claimed. The former Game of Thrones star, 60, is said to have become enraged with his partner Ashley Moore, 33, after the pair downed free … Read more

Chemist provides DIY recipes for alcohol wipes and cleaning products

Can’t get your hands on sanitiser? Chemist reveals her easy DIY recipes for alcohol wipes and cleaning products that actually work Australian supermarkets have almost completely sold out of hand sanitiser There are a number of DIY alternatives, including alcohol wipes, on the internet Sydney-based chemist Michelle Wong has doubled down on the recipes to … Read more

Ministers are warned coronavirus could rip through jails – because inmates drink hand sanitiser 

Ministers are warned coronavirus could rip through jails – because inmates drink hand sanitiser The Ministry of Justice is working to avoid the jail riots sparked in Italy last week  Coronavirus could rip via jails as inmates drink hand gel, ministers are warned  Inmates will be given warnings and explanations first over prison family visits … Read more

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will use £100m of Budget to toughen up community sentences

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will use £100m of Budget to toughen up community sentences by imposing stricter curfews on newly-released prisoners and handing them ‘sobriety tags’ Rishi Sunak to ‘toughen up community sentences’ in Britain’s budget tomorrow Chancellor will set aside £100million to bolster the probation service Convicted criminals released from prison will face tighter constraints … Read more

Apple amends guidelines on iPhone care to allow for use of disinfecting wipes and isopropyl alcohol

Apple amends guidelines on iPhone maintenance to say customers CAN use disinfecting wipes and isopropyl alcohol to clean their devices Apple has changed its iPhone maintenance guidelines amid coronavirus fears The company says customers can use Clorox wipes and isopropyl alcohol  Previously Apple said it may ruin a protective coating on the glass  Apple warns … Read more

WARNING: Anti-virus sanitisers are useless – IF you don’t use them properly! 

Such is the fear over the spread of coronavirus in the UK that panic-buying of sanitising hand gels has forced some retailers to ration supplies. Boots is reportedly restricting sales to two bottles per customer, while most supermarkets have sold out online and are rationing stock in-store. In fact, hand washing is always better for … Read more

Tattoo artist, 26, who frequently appeared ‘drunk’, is diagnosed with auto-brewery syndrome

A woman has been diagnosed with a condition that causes her food to turn into alcohol, after her concerned mother noticed that her daughter frequently appeared ‘drunk’. Brooke Kelsch, 47, from Salt Lake City, Utah, first noticed her daughter Alyssa, 26,  had ‘fruity breath’, glossed over eyes, would break into fits of laughter and had slurred … Read more

Lauren Goodger admits she’s giving up alcohol after night of boozy excess

‘My anxiety has been awful today!’ Hungover Lauren Goodger admits she’s giving up alcohol after night of boozy excess brought back memories of Boxing Day hospitalisation By Jason Chester for MailOnline Published: 09:49 GMT, 9 March 2020 | Updated: 10:31 GMT, 9 March 2020 Lauren Goodger has vowed to give up drinking after a recent … Read more

Nearly three quarters of alcohol bottles and cans not displaying UK government drinking guidelines

Revealed: Nearly three quarters of alcohol on UK shelves is being displayed without Government’s safe drinking limits – four years after they were brought in Figures include 1 in 4 bottles or cans showing wrong advice for men and women  Some falsely claimed men could have 28 units a week and women 21  Government overhauled … Read more