Easyjet Holidays promises to refund customers if they change mind about upcoming trips

Easyjet Holidays promises to refund customers if they change their mind about an upcoming trip: Will other travel firms follow suit? The new Protection Promise hopes to encourage customers to book trips  It is offering full refunds for customers who change their mind about holidays We spoke to other travel firms to see if they … Read more

Western Australia residents are left FUMING after finding out The Bachelor’s ending online

Many residents of Western Australia accidentally found out who The Bachelor’s Locky Gilbert had picked as his winner before they had a chance to watch the show themselves.  While the show is aired at the same time across all States, WA is two hours behind New South Wales, Melbourne and Queensland. And with social media … Read more

Tubes and trains are packed as thousands head into the office to save Britain’s economy

Tubes and trains were once again packed this morning as commuters continue to head into the office in their droves – 36 hours after Boris Johnson told Britons to get back to working from home. Thousands of passengers boarded public transport to get back to desks for the second consecutive morning since the Prime Minister’s … Read more

Coronavirus Spain: Country ‘deserves’ second full lockdown, scientist says

A leading Spanish epidemiologist has said the country ‘deserves’ to go back into a full national lockdown after easing measures caused a spike in Covid infections.  Juan Martinez, the ex-director of public health for Madrid which is at the heart of the new wave of infections, said the harsh measures are ‘probably’ the only way … Read more

Thousands of doctors and nurses are having to take time off work because they can’t get tested

Thousands of GPs and nurses are unable to go into work because they are waiting for results from a coronavirus test, it was claimed today. The mounting absences caused by NHS staff having to self-isolate — which experts first warned about in the Spring — were revealed by the Royal College of GPs in a … Read more

New book Lido: A Dip into Outdoor Swimming Pools makes a splash with examples from London to Sydney

This is certainly a great book to plunge into. Lido: A Dip into Outdoor Swimming Pools by author Christopher Beanland showcases the world’s best lidos, from a spaceship-like pool in Hong Kong to Icebergs – a pool full of ‘frothy surf’ in Sydney.  As well as presenting the best places for an alfresco dip, the … Read more

Thousands of doctors and nurses are having to take time off work because they can’t get tested

Thousands of GPs and nurses are unable to go into work because they are waiting for results from a coronavirus test. The mounting absences were revealed by the Royal College of GPs as it warned testing tsar Dido Harding the ‘vital’ flu vaccination programme could be undermined, which ministers say will stop the NHS being … Read more

Skin-to-skin contact between parents and infants reduces experience of pain during a jab

Cuddling a newborn DOES soothe them: Skin-to-skin contact between parents and infants reduces a baby’s pain, study finds Researchers monitored the brain activity of babies undergoing a blood test They had some held skin-to-skin, some with clothes and others in an incubator  Those held skin-to-skin experienced a dampened reaction to the painful jab Experts say … Read more