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SHOP NOW Bunches have a beautiful range of house plants you can choose online and have delivered – they even offer plant subscriptions, so the gift recipient gets a gorgeous new plant every month. The Peace Lily, which arrives in a beautiful natural jute pot, is a great option. They naturally filter harmful toxins from the air and boost the humidity of a room by up to 5% - both of which help promote healthy sleep. … [Read more...] about 25 home office must-haves: the best working from home gifts

“Shana is a supremely talented writer and director, and we were fortunate to collaborate with her to help bring her vision to fruition,” said producer Jason Blum. “I’m thrilled that movie loving audiences around the world will get to see the film soon.” … [Read more...] about Amazon Studios Acquires ‘Run Sweetheart Run’ From Blumhouse & Automatik

The grim message came as the Covid death toll went up by another 1,280, although that was also slightly down on the same time last week. Experts believe the daily fatality toll won't peak until next week because of the three-week lag between getting infected and becoming severely ill.  … [Read more...] about Britons dash home before Boris Johnson slams UK borders shut from Monday and axes all travel corridors amid fears of new Covid variants from abroad

After lying on the sidewalk for several seconds, the hit-and-run victim was able to get up and run across the street. The driver remains at large, according to Brazilian authorities … [Read more...] about Shocking moment trans woman is deliberately run down after motorist mounts sidewalk

It found that 56 per cent said their wellbeing is affected by the pandemic, up from 53 per cent the previous week, and 27 per cent said they feel lonely often, always or some of the time, up slightly from the previous week. … [Read more...] about Worried Britons obey PM’s order to ‘stay at home’ amid Covid lockdown as anxiety hits highest level since April

Exit webpages when you are finished with them Today’s webpages often have autoplay videos, ads, or GIFs that will continue to play on loops or for an extended period of time — as long as the webpage is left open. If you’re the type to leave multiple tabs up, work on shutting down every webpage you no longer need instead of waiting to shut them down all at once. This will help with any background browser activity that could be eating into your data. … [Read more...] about How to minimize your data usage at home

Paul Charles, CEO of the travel consultancy The PC Agency, also took to Twitter to question the move and he said: 'Surprised that and didn't alter #Spain travel advice yesterday when #France #Germany and #Norway did. Interesting to see a blanket #Spain advisory instead of a regional one just for #Catalonia. Indicates depth of #UKGovt concern on #Spain.' … [Read more...] about Around 1.4 million Britons in Spain face travel chaos as government introduces compulsory two-week ‘house arrest’ quarantine amid scramble to return home after bombshell axing of ‘air bridge’

I just want to say that the physical pain is really terrible when being infected by a kind of virus that just “as harmful as seasonal flu”, like the British had previously thought. Even with me – a very healthy person without any underlying illnesses; non-smoking; do exercise and play sports regularly- the health is till severely affected by coronavirus infection. Somehow, I felt extremely impotent. … [Read more...] about An overseas Vietnamese: Covid-19 infected, in lockdown and the desire to fly back home

Yet, in July 2017, the company announced an £845m reduction in the value of its contracts, rising in September that year to a £1.04bn cut – a figure equating to the previous seven years’ profits combined. When liquidation came in January 2018, liabilities stood at nearly £7bn versus just £29m in cash. This was a company employing 43,000 people, including 19,000 in the UK. … [Read more...] about Moves by Kwarteng to attack workers’ rights may well run into a red wall

Finally, says Roche, the last year has brought clarity about where care homes and the elderly stand in the UK’s “pecking order”. “We were the forgotten people. The profile of social care needs to be raised. The staff here will say, ‘Do you know what? I’m only a carer.’ … [Read more...] about ‘Anxiety levels are high’: care home staff brace for Covid’s return