63 minutes ago 'It's really helped me regulate stress and sleep': Shoppers save £50 on Oura smart rings in rare sale

"I love my Oura ring. I've had it for a couple of months now and it is great for activity tracking, sleep tracking and cycle tracking when linked to Natural Cycles. I love the look of the gold, and it's so light and comfortable to wear all day and when you sleep."

Economics

90 minutes ago Daisy May Cooper on a brush with death, dating after divorce and her passion for the supernatural: ‘People think you’re mad’

After a turbulent few years, she is now hearing voices from the other side. Has the creator of This Country lost her mind?• ‘I tried to get jiggy with a ghost’: read an exclusive extract from Daisy May Cooper’s new bookDaisy May Cooper is being haunted. Her first ghost sighting was two years ago – a disembodied pair of child’s legs, running around the bedroom of her new-build house. Then there was an invisible presence, tugging her duvet off her. She’s been hearing voices, too – a Spanish woman, and an ethereal voice in a hospital room offering words of comfort. “It’s like a veil has been lifted,” she says.You sound crackers, I say. Not something I’d usually voice in an interview – but there’s an infectious, gossipy ease to being in Cooper’s company. “I do! Completely,” she sighs. Then ...

Events

95 minutes ago Bella Nipotina conquers Everest to clinch $20m in world’s richest race

Seven-year-old is first mare to win world’s richest race2022 winner Giga Kick runs second, Growing Empire thirdSeven-year-old mare Bella Nipotina has won the the world’s richest race on turf, the $20 million Everest 1200-metre sprint at Royal Randwick with a sensational late burst.Ridden by Craig Williams and trained by Ciaron Maher, Bella Nipotina raced wide on the pace and finished strongly in the straight to win narrowly from 2022 winner Giga Kick. Third home was Growing Empire, with Lady Of Camelot fourth. Continue reading...

Economics

3 hours ago Black male teachers are a rarity in preschools. This pioneering program wants to change that

A fellowship program is training young Black men to become literacy aides in preschool classrooms across the country

Politics

7 hours ago HS2 unveils test designs as it aims to create UK's 'most comfortable' train seat

Standard class seats will have market-leading leg room of 87cm, according to full-size concepts at train manufacturer Alstom's Derby factory

Politics

8 hours ago HS2 claim their trains will have UK’s ‘most comfortable seats’ as test designs revealed

The HS2 trains will include recling seats, plenty of leg room and reading lights

Politics

8 hours ago Rail to the Reef: an easy train journey to one of the greatest natural wonders

A sleeper train with ‘thoughtful touches’ along the Queensland coast offers diverse and diver-friendly access points to the Great Barrier ReefStretching from south-east Queensland to the tip of Cape York, the Great Barrier Reef is by far the largest reef system in the world. It’s made up of 3,000 individual reefs, crosses the sea country of more than 70 traditional owner groups and, according to the Reef Authority, covers the same area as 70 million football fields. In recent years, these figures have been joined by a host of less welcome statistics, including the hottest ocean temperatures in 400 years and increasingly frequent mass coral bleaching.Seeing the reef in person brings all of these numbers to life. While rising sea temperatures are an existential threat to many corals, the ...

Politics

9 hours ago The tunes that help us heal: Listening to music can speed up patient recovery from surgery, research finds

Experts have discovered that putting on some of your favourite tunes - whether it be through headphones or a speaker - can reduce levels of pain and anxiety after an operation.

Science

9 hours ago Transgender teachers should be able to use staff school toilets that align with gender identity, governors told

The National Governance Association (NGA), which runs training for school governors and trustees, makes the suggestion in advice for its equality and diversity course.

Politics