Daily Mirror - 26.08.2019

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Patch to cure

skin cancer

THE deadliest form of skin
cancer could be cured with
a sticking plaster, accord-
ing to research.
The patch destroys
melanoma cells by pain-
lessly delivering drugs
through microscopic
needles in just one minute.
Developed in the US by
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, it could also
administer vaccines.
MIT’s Prof Paula
Hammond said: “We are
excited by the possibility
the patch is another tool in
the oncologists’ arsenal
against melanoma.”

Green garden

climate fight

PEOPLE are being urged to
dig up “concrete” gardens
and swap them for plants
to fight climate change.
The Royal Horticultural
Society says it can create a
microclimate to fight
extreme temperatures, and
noise and air pollution.
Dr Tijana Blanusa said
Virginia creeper can cut
the temperature on a
south-facing wall by 7C.
Hedges can reduce
harmful particulates in the
air by 15% and plants can
cut flooding by retaining
rainfall for 20 minutes.

HS2 ‘will up

energy bills’

FAMILY electricity bills
may rise as energy giants
prepare for High Speed 2.
Scottish Power has asked
Ofgem if it can raise
£35million to plan for the
London to Birmingham
Manchester and Leeds rail
link. Some £27million of
that would pay for “wider
network reinforcement”.
But a Scottish Power
source said the “worst case
scenario” would see only
75p a year added to bills.
Yet the regulator is
“minded” to deny Scottish
Power the extra funds.

ANSWERS: PAGE 38

1

. An octadecagon has
how many sides?

2

. Which bell is in the
insurance offices of
Lloyds of London?

3

. Balmoral Castle in
Scotland was built
for which monarch?

4

. Which gland in the
human body
releases cortisol?

5

. The 2019 film
Captain Marvel is
based on the Marvel
character, a) Carol
Danvers or b) Jessica
Jones?

OUR DAILY

PUB QUIZ

TWIST Bleeding a radiator

Millennials worst generation for doing basic household jobs

IF your leaky loo needs mending ask an adult

aged 25-34 but for any other DIY job around

the house don’t bother, a survey has found.

While just 25% of those in that age range –

millenials – think they can fix a toilet that’s

still more than other groups of adults.

But they came bottom in many of the eight

other DIY tasks asked about in a poll of 2,

people, even beaten by those younger.

It found 82% of millennials could not change

a light bulb, compared with 68% of 18-24 year

olds, generation Z, 65% of those 35-44, 45% of

those age 45-54 and 40% of people over 55.

People in the last group were also most

confident about bleeding a radiator as well as

fixing wobbly furniture and a hole in the wall.

The over 55s are also your best bet for fixing

a squeaky door hinge, a blocked loo, leaky tap

or replacing a shower head.

The Water Regulation Advisory Scheme,

which did the survey, said it showed young

Brits had “low basic home repair skills”. Julie

Spinks, of WRAS, said: “There is a clear general

divide when it comes to doing repairs in the

home. Generation rent seems to have created

a nation of people who aren’t confident in

dealing with straight-forward tasks.

“Knowing how to do some of these tasks can

save time and money.”

■ NEARLY a quarter of millennials are too

body conscious to go swimming at the seaside

as they do not like how they look in swimwear,

a survey of 2,055 people has found.

Grande gesture

Singer takes centre stage two

years after bombing at Arena

Music should

be the safest

thing in the

world. It’s still

so heavy on

my heart

ARIANA GRANDE

REFLECTS ON TERROR ATTACK

getting that sense of ‘it’s going

to be ok.”

Grande has said that she

suffered from post-traumatic

stress disorder after the

bombing at Manchester Arena.

She told Time magazine last

year: “Music is supposed to be

the safest thing in the world.

“That’s why it’s still so heavy

on my heart every single day.”

For some, seeing

Grande would evoke

painful memories.

Figen Murray, 56,

whose son, Martyn,

29, died in the

attack, said: “I don’t

feel strong enough

to see her.”

She added: “I

find it difficult to

listen to the songs.”

Pride boss Mark Fletcher

said: “Ariana means so much to

Mancunians. She is a fantastic

LGBT+ ally.”

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@StephenWhite

TRIBUTE Excited Ariana

tweets her about being

back in Manchester

ARIANA Grande paid

tribute to Manchester as

she returned two years after

22 people died in a terror

attack at her concert.

The US singer, 26, tweeted:

“On our way to Manchester

pride. love u so much. can’t wait

to give u all our love.”

The star, who headlined

the Pride festival last

night, added: “You’re

my heart in every

way. see u soon.”

She last

performed in the

city at the One Love

tribute gig two weeks

after the suicide

bombing in 2017.

Carla Seath and

her daughter, then aged 11,

were at last night’s gig.

They had stayed until the

very end of Grande’s 2017 show,

only narrowly missing the blast.

Carla said they hoped to get

closure, adding: “It is [about]

BY STEPHEN WHITE

ICON Street mural of Ariana by artist Akse BOMBING Emergency services outside Arena in 2017

SURVIVOR Carla Seath