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It could take 12 hours of walking to burn off your Christmas dinner
Christmas is a time when many people put on a few extra pounds. sutulastock/ Shutterstock Overeating at Christmas time is almost like a tradition. Many of us look forward to piling our plates full of festive foods, snacking on chocolate throughout the holidays or sipping on festive drinks. Even ifContinue Reading
Dinosaur embryo discovery: rare fossil suggests dinosaurs had similar pre-hatching posture to modern birds
Julius Csotonyi, Author provided Dinosaur embryos are key to our understanding of how dinosaurs developed. But they’re also very rare. While remains of dinosaur embryos have been discovered occasionally over recent decades, most of them have been incomplete, with the bones dislocated. So the discovery of an almost intact dinosaurContinue Reading
The bizarre Covid ‘symptom’ that strikes in the middle of the night
SLEEP is imperative to our health and wellbeing and illness can make it difficult for us to get the snooze our body needs. But experts have warned that disturbed sleep could actually be a sign of Covid-19. Getty – Contributor If you’re having issues with your sleep then it couldContinue Reading
Why social scientists still need data on sex – not only gender identity
shutterstock The collection of data on a person’s sex – that is, whether they are male or female – has become controversial in recent years, and a number of public bodies have moved away from collecting data on sex as a result. For example, Scotland’s chief statistician recently issued guidanceContinue Reading
St Margaret’s Hospice gives shop windows festive sparkle to celebrate Christmas
Staff from St Margaret’s Hospice Care’s shops have transformed their window displays into festive wonderlands to celebrate Christmas. Busy elves from the hospice’s 31 shops have been hard at work over the past few weeks adorning their shop windows with twinkling lights, Christmas trees, baubles, tinsel and festive creatures toContinue Reading
Early Christmas gift
Photo of Abby Davies, 10 (left) and Chloe Jones, 9 (right) with vouchers to accompany. Residents of an East Devon parish received an early Christmas gift when shopping vouchers worth £20 were given to every household by the village’s community-run shop. After a bumper two years’ trade, Otterton Community shopContinue Reading
Amateur Photographer of the Year
Amateur Photographer magazine runs an annual competition to find the “Amateur Photographer of the Year”. The competition is run over 10 months, each month a different theme is set. Each round is professionally judged and all those who are shortlisted earn points, as do those who make the top 10.Continue Reading
Bridging the Access Gap for people with disabilities
A new initiative to encourage more members of the public to take up sign language as an extra language and skill, is now available to local residents. The Signs4Life scheme is to help people to communicate and engage with children and adults who may be hard of hearing. Radiyya Jahan, Signs4LifeContinue Reading
People who have had Covid should get vaccine booster sooner, virologist says
Updated at 13:40 Virology expert professor Gerald Barry has called for booster vaccines to be given to people who have had Covid following a shorter time frame. At present the recommendation is a six months period between the last dose and the booster for those who had Covid-19. The durationContinue Reading
Sleep guru reveals Cristiano Ronaldo has five 90-minute naps BEFORE bed
CRISTIANO RONALDO’S secret weapon is that he sleeps five times a day BEFORE bed and snoozes in the foetal position. Sleep guru Nick Littlehales has lifted the lid on the amazing routines behind the Portuguese superstar’s success. 4 Portuguese legend Cristiano Ronaldo is said to go for a lie-down fiveContinue Reading