From VR headsets to exercise apps, we test products that can get you fit from home

ITEMS in the latest basket of goods – whose price changes are tracked to measure inflation – now include yoga mats and VR headsets. They have been included by the Office for National Statistics because home exercise is more popular than ever after taking off during Covid. 4 I look at the ways you can … Read more

Celebrity Big Brother house in lockdown after ‘major security breach’ sparks panic about housemate safety

THE CELEBRITY Big Brother house was put on lockdown after a TikToker broke into the TV compound. Bosses at ITV’s new studio in West London were forced to enact emergency protocol after a drone was flown into the garden. 3 The CBB house was put on lockdown after a TikToker broke into the TV compoundCredit: TikTok/TheDroneMenace … Read more

Woman trying for baby ends up with triplets after her family was hit by Covid

A WOMAN trying for a baby ended up pregnant with triplets — after her family was hit by Covid. Sarah Floyd, 37, and partner David, 41, had to isolate when her daughter contracted the virus. 3 Sarah Floyd ended up pregnant with triplets after her family was hit by CovidCredit: supplied 3 Sarah Floyd, 37, … Read more

New bat coronavirus sparks pandemic fears – as scientists warn it’s ‘cousin’ kills a THIRD of its victims

A NEWLY discovered bat coronavirus found in China has raised pandemic fears, experts warn. Named HKU5-CoV-2, the virus was identified by scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, which has been at the centre of the theory that Covid-19 leaked from a lab. 2 Coronaviruses are often found in batsCredit: Alamy Research published in Cell … Read more

Doctors brushed off my short temper as ‘lockdown depression’ – it was a cruel disease that shatters lives

A MAN was diagnosed with a brain tumour after his symptoms were mistaken for depression. Richard West, 64, became anti-social, short tempered and forgetful when Covid restrictions lifted in 2021. 4 Richard West was diagnosed with a brain tumourCredit: SWNS 4 Doctors initially said he was suffering from ‘lockdown depression’Credit: SWNS He visited his GP … Read more