When you feel your tooth suddenly crack, as I did during a family supper back in February, you know you need to see a dentist, and fast. But when I rang to make an appointment at my longstanding dentist, I was told I’d been “deregistered”. “We take people off our […]
Lockdown
The five people we’re least looking forward to bumping into now lockdown is ending
After a year of dramatically constrained and largely housebound lives, we are roadmapping our way out of this mess with delirious optimism. Restrictions are easing, families are reuniting, groups are gathering, and pubs are opening. We can finally, and legitimately, escape the people we’ve been cooped up with. It’s all a complete […]
Plea for children’s play to be designated ‘essential exercise’ during lockdown
The move came despite the Government ruling that play areas, which were shut during the first lockdown last year, could stay open this time round. Playing Out has received reports from parents angry that police officers have told their children to stop playing and go home, including a nine and […]
How a winter lockdown is impacting women
Lockdown has taken away many things from our lives. We have all had to confront a number of tangible losses, be they as simple as not being able to have a haircut, the challenging reality of shielding, or the heartbreak of women having to postpone treatments like IVF. But the […]
who’s top of the lockdown dance fitness classes?
The Telegraph Marina Wheeler: ‘I’ll never forget the people who were there when I was in trouble’ Twelfth Night is well and truly over when Marina Wheeler appears on my screen. But over her shoulder, at the far end of her lovely, light-filled living space, stands an enormous, lavishly decorated […]
The best online homeware and interiors shops to order from during lockdown
There has never been a more perfect time to revamp your living space (iStock/The Independent) Lockdown 3.0 has left many of us in a predicament. Facing several weeks confined indoors – apart from essential trips out for food, medicine or exercise, of course – we have developed a newfound appreciation […]
The Youtube fitness classes to know for lockdown 3.0, from Joe Wicks to Yoga with Adriene
With so much on offer, fitness channels can be difficult to navigate – but that’s where we come in (iStock/The Independent) Lockdown 3.0 is fully underway and it seems the end is not yet in sight. The Independent reported that Boris Johnson has confirmed that the end of lockdown may […]
The best resources and lessons to help homeschool kids during lockdown (OLD)
Make sure your pupil has a busy timetable so they don’t fall behind (iStock) Boris Johnson has announced a new national lockdown with emergency measures to control the rapid spread of coronavirus, which came into play on midnight on Monday 4 January. Crucially this means that primary and secondary schools […]
Lockdown supporters must be ready for the same medicine every winter
When Professor Chris Whitty said this week that restrictions on normal life might still be needed next winter, most people shrugged. Que sera sera. We’ll cross that bridge. Let’s deal with one year at a time. But next winter will come soon enough, and if, as appears likely, Covid will still […]
Easy At-Home Fitness Programmes To Do During Lockdown
Much like Zoom meetings and Tik Tok dances, indoor workouts became ubiquitous during lockdown last year. As the UK starts 2021 under new COVID-19 restrictions with nationwide gym closures, many will be wondering whether they’d have to put their fitness plans on hold (especially if you hate outdoor running). To […]
14 mental health experts on what they’re doing differently in lockdown 3.0
Lockdown 3.0 is upon us, and it feels a little bit like stepping into a time warp. I had to check my calendar just to make sure it wasn’t March 2020 all over again on Monday night, when Boris Johnson appeared in a pre-recorded speech on our screens, instructing the […]
15 fitness experts on what they’re doing differently this lockdown
Photo credit: Jessica Lockett | Getty Images From Cosmopolitan It’s official: the country is back in lockdown. Like the last two times, we’ve seen restaurants, offices and gyms close their doors, while a tonne of incredible fitness brands have pivoted to up their online offerings. But unlike last time, we’re […]
11 best online baby and toddler classes for parents to try in lockdown
With the stay at home order in place, we’ve found the alternatives to not attending a physical class (iStock/The Independent) As of midnight on Monday 4 January, England has entered its third national lockdown. While small children will be allowed to play together outside and – unlike the lockdown of […]
8 new skills to learn while in lockdown, from cooking to photography
We’re all sick of baking banana bread and Zoom quizzes, so here are some alternatives (Getty) As Boris Johnson has announced a third national lockdown in England, we’ll all be looking for ways to keep busy as we face more than a month of staying at home. And let’s face […]
The best resources and lessons to help homeschool kids during lockdown
Make sure your pupil has a busy timetable so they don’t fall behind (iStock) Boris Johnson has announced a new national lockdown with emergency measures to control the rapid spread of coronavirus, which came into play on midnight on Monday 4 January. Crucially this means that primary and secondary schools […]
What would tier 5 lockdown look like?
Is England heading for another national lockdown? (AFP via Getty Images) More than 40 per cent of the population of England is already under tier 4 restrictions, which involves the closure of non-essential shops and a ban on household mixing. However, some scientists argue that the spread of the virus […]
Christmas cancelled as London and South East plunged into Tier 4 lockdown
Coronavirus Article Bar with counter Boris Johnson has cancelled Christmas for millions of people across London and south-east England after scientists said that a new coronavirus variant is spreading more rapidly. The Prime Minister announced that from Sunday areas in the South East currently in Tier 3 will be moved into […]
Most of California under strict new lockdown as cases surge
San Francisco’s local lockdown began slightly earlier than in some other parts of the state Most parts of the US state of California are under a strict new lockdown, as Covid-19 cases surge across the state and the country. The stay-at-home order affects around 85% of the state’s 40 million […]
Most of California faces strict new lockdown as cases surge
San Francisco’s local lockdown begins on Sunday night, slightly earlier than in some other parts of the state Large parts of the US state of California are facing a strict new lockdown, as Covid-19 cases surge across the state and the country. More than half of the state’s 40 million […]
Column: Books to read in California’s coronavirus lockdown
So ready for the coming lockdowns? Of course you’re not! That’s why your humble columnist is here to help the best way a nerdy Mexican with glasses can: offer a Christmas reading list. One of the few good things Southern California saw in 2020 was a bounty of history books […]