By Dade Hayes
23.04.2020 - 11:09 / breakingnews.ie
Anthony Horowitz has said he hopes one of the lasting impacts of the coronavirus lockdown is that people will continue to read more once restrictions are lifted.
He made the comments after new research by The Reading Agency suggested that nearly half (45%) of 18 to 24-year-olds have been reading more since the lockdown began, as well as one in three adults.
The research was published ahead of World Book Night on Thursday evening.
The author, who created the Alex Rider series of novels for young
Things are going just fine for Bruce Willis — even though he’s currently quarantined with his wife, Emma Heming, AND ex-wife, Demi Moore, in Idaho. Bruce and Demi’s daughter, Rumer Willis, took to Instagram on May 6 to share a video of Bruce and Emma’s daughter, Evelyn Willis, successfully riding a two-wheel bike for the first time.
A third of the Scottish workforce will either be on furlough or made unemployed by the end of June just as the Tory chancellor considers reducing support for the government job retention scheme.
A beloved Wigan bakery has announced that it is preparing to open at least half of its shops.
Tony Bennett led a moving tribute to San Francisco on Saturday.
Tony Bennett led a moving tribute to San Francisco on Saturday.
Jerry Seinfeld is returning to the stage for a new Netflix standup special, “Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill”.
His name is Seinfeld. Jerry Seinfeld.
With the lockdown in full swing we are confined to to our houses, except for daily exercise and trips to buy essentials. Because our houses are now where we work, socialise and relax, making them the best they can be in our interests.
By Michele Amabile Angermiller
Bury Council is expecting the COVID-19 crisis to last beyond September as the peak of the virus flattens.
Florence and the Machine have shared a previously unreleased song from the sessions for 2018’s High as Hope. The track is called “Light of Love,” and Florence Welch said she’s releasing it “as a little token of [her] love.” Welch also said she plans to donate all her proceeds from the song to the United Kingdom’s Intensive Care Society. Hear “Light of Love” below.
The mother of Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns has died from complications of the coronavirus, his family announced on Monday. Towns pleaded with fans about the severity of COVID-19 last month when his mom, Jacqueline, was battling symptoms of the virus.