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Proof lockdown IS working? PHE data backs up Test and Trace figures to show Covid infections fell in every region and age group last week after mass study claimed cases ROSE in first 10 days of national restrictions  Coronavirus infections fell in every region and age group last week, Public Health England data revealed today after a huge surveillance study controversially claimed the outbreak didn't shrink during the first ten days of lockdown. … [Read more...] about ‘The whole country will suddenly develop a dry cough’: No10 and Treasury slam Matt Hancock’s ‘bonkers’ plan to PAY people who test positive £500 Covid handouts to ‘encourage more swabs’… at cost of HALF A BILLION POUNDS A WEEK

It was a conversation many years ago in a barber’s shop that led me to one of the most sublime kachori outlets in Delhi. I was getting my hair trimmed when a fellow customer began telling us all about the (dal) moth-topped kachori in Multani Dhanda, Paharganj. We all drooled as the barbers snipped away. Soon after, I went looking for moth kachori — and ended up forging an everlasting relationship with it. … [Read more...] about Moth kachori at home, from East Delhi’s Nagpal di Hatti

New Delhi: Coal rose to the occasion when India's power demand peaked at a new high of 187.3 Gigawatt (GW) on Friday, helping meet supply for the record single day surge in electricity consumption by supporting 78.6 per cent of the total power generation."Of the total 3.906 Billion Units (BU) generated on 22 January, coal-fired generation chipped in the bulk with 3.072 BUs. CIL is well geared to meet any surge in demand for the dry fuel from the power sector especially on the back of close to 63 Million Tonne stock at its pitheads," Coal India (CIL) said in a statement.The previous high for the country's power demand occurred on 20 January when consumption rose to 185.82 GW. "The company is also pushing ahead for increased production, committed to shore up the supplies to coal fueled power plants," the company said. Around 67 per cent of the total coal fired power generation in the country is fueled through CIL supplies. Of the 199 GW of coal-based power programmed for generation, per … [Read more...] about Coal helped meet India’s record power demand on Friday: Coal India

'I was really lucky when I was on E Street. So, my manager had been with me since I was eight, and she told me that the execs had said to her, "Toni's put on weight. She needs to do something about it,"' she told her co-stars. … [Read more...] about I’m A Celebrity stars Grant Denyer, Colin Fassnidge and Toni Pearen reveal they’ve all been ‘body shamed’ in the entertainment industry

Each pot of bonsai is priced at between VND600,000 (USD26.08) and VND4 million (USD173.91), depending on the age and design. There are three popular kinds of bonsai pots: a single buffalo, a couple of buffalo and with a buffalo couple and a miniature. … [Read more...] about Buffalo-shaped bonsai trees bring good money on Tet