It is the year of the foldable phones and Samsung seems to be leading the pack. The South Korean firm just released its Galaxy Fold and new leaks suggest a prototype for a predecessor is in the works. Five images were shared on a Chinese social media site that highlight a ‘clamshell’ folding design that … Read more
Government plans to offer local first-time buyers homes at a discount at least 30 per cent have left property experts scratching their heads. While the property industry cautiously welcomed Boris Johnson’s proposal to offer cheap first homes to local people, questions have been raised over how this could actually work. The plan could involve replacing … Read more
She is a proud mother to sons Kai, ten, Klay, six, Kit, three, and Cass, twenty-one months, with husband Wayne Rooney. And Coleen Rooney melted the hearts of many as she shared an adorable snap of her youngest son getting his Christmas haircut. The WAG, 33, uploaded the heartwarming photo to her Instagram where Cass … Read more
Beware the disgusting debris hiding in upholstered hotel chairs: Dust, dander, viruses and BED BUGS collect in the hard-to-clean fabric, triggering allergies and illnesses Experts say the upholstered chairs are not cleaned as thoroughly as sheets and towels because their material makes it difficult to do so This means that stains may be removed but bacteria … Read more
Having a dog as a child could cut your risk of getting schizophrenia, a study has suggested. Researchers found adults who owned a dog before they were 13 were 24 per cent less likely to have the mental health disorder. Scientists believe humans may catch bugs from dogs which bolster their immune system and gut … Read more
World’s tiniest ‘gingerbread house’ that is smaller than a human hair is created by a microscope specialist and features bricks, trim and a Canadian flag for a welcome mat Engineer Travis Casagrande of McMaster University, Canada, carved the house under an electron microscope A beam of charged gallium ions was used like a sandblaster to … Read more
She recently brushed off speculation she is feuding with her This Morning co-host Phillip Schofield and even claimed she would quit if he was to leave. And Holly Willoughby showed off her stellar sense of style as she grabbed a coffee at Gail’s bakery in Barnes, London on Thursday. The This Morning presenter, 38, cut a … Read more
Flu cases are now EIGHT TIMES higher than they were at the same point in the UK last winter as cases of influenza in Wales TRIPLE in a week An early start to the flu season has left 2,092 needing hospital care for flu so far By comparison, there were 256 hospital admissions at the … Read more
Olympic medal-winning figure skater Maia Shibutani revealed that she is awake, walking and home after surgery to remove a likely cancerous mass on her kidney. She said in a Tuesday Instagram post that the surgery went well, she was able to keep the rest of her kidney and things are ‘moving in the right direction’ … Read more
The hotly-debated identity of the Leaning Tower of Pisa’s creator has finally been confirmed as the 12th century sculptor-turned-architect, Bonanno Pisano. He was long-believed to have masterminded the project, which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, but several other claimants have been considered over the centuries. Italian scholars analysed a stone inscription first unearthed … Read more
Boris Johnson could offer first-time home buyers massive discounts to stop them being priced out of their local areas – as he bids to lure young voters away from Labour. The PM has committed to making it easier for people to ‘achieve the dream of home ownership’. A package of measures in the Queen’s Speech … Read more
Critically-endangered ‘monkey tree frog’ that walks instead of jumping thanks to its ‘human-like’ opposable thumbs discovered in Brazil Team of biologists filmed the green monkey tree frog in Vilhena, northern Brazil Frog walks because its thumbs operate independently from the rest of its fingers Critically-endangered Phyllomedusa camba eats 1,000 disease-carrying insects a day on average, making … Read more
A British firm has made the world’s first ‘hyperscooter’ — which has a top speed of 38 miles per hour and is steered by the strapped-in rider’s limbs and body-weight. The electric scooter comes in both three and four-wheeled varieties, can travel up to 28.5 miles on a single charge and can even follow the … Read more