you

Game of Thrones and golf tickle your fancy? A visit to Girona could be your ideal break



Golf, Game Of Thrones and gastronomic delights are just a few of the gems this Spanish city has to offer.




you

Hot-tub hideaways across the UK where you can enjoy sweet seclusion this autumn



SOAK UP SCANDI-CHIC In scenic Devon countryside deemed an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Otter Falls is a beautiful collection of 16 holiday cottages and 13 Scandinavian-style lodges set around three lakes.




you

Can you evict tenants right now?



TENANTS have been issued more protection amid the coronavirus outbreak as the pandemic forces many people into financial hardship, but can you evict tenants right now?




you

Home security system: How to keep your home safe during lockdown



CRIME rates seem to have dropped in the UK during the lockdown phase of the Government's response to the coronavirus pandemic. However, that doesn't mean you are completely safe. Here's some tips on how to keep your home safe during the lockdown.




you

Mrs Hinch fan reveals quick and cheap hack for cleaning your carpets



MRS HINCH - aka Sophie Hinchcliffe - is an Instagram cleaning sensation who has inspired millions over the past year to clean their homes. She reveals cheap and quick cleaning hacks online to help people speed clean their homes. A fan has recently revealed a quick hack on how to remove hair and dust from carpets with easy to follow steps.




you

Should your child wear a face mask?

As provinces across the country move towards reopening schools and daycares, you might be wondering if your child should be wearing a face mask to prevent infection from the novel coronavirus. One expert says not to worry about it.




you

You have to be an Oxford University student to be this stupid, says VIRGINIA BLACKBURN



THE entire world is in the middle of a terrible pandemic. Everyone is worried sick both about catching it and the long-term effects of putting the global economy in the deep freeze. People are concerned about jobs, health, the wellbeing of elderly relatives.




you

Two major cruise lines cancel nearly all summer cruises - is your cruise affected?



CRUISE holidays have been hugely impacted by the coronavirus crisis with cruises cancelled left, right and centre as the pandemic batters the travel industry. Now a fresh blow comes as two major cruise lines announce cruises won't be returning until autumn.




you

Football quiz questions and answers: 15 questions and answers for your home pub quiz



Express Sport has compiled a football quiz with questions and answers that you can use with your friends and families during the lockdown.




you

What would you do if someone starts coughing next to you in public, says VANESSA FELTZ



Here's the question. With coronavirus raising its ugly head in this green and pleasant land, and with a pressing desire not to catch the horrible bug or pass it on to nearest and dearest - not to mention vulnerable strangers - at which point do we pitch in and speak out?




you

VE Day baking ideas: Five simple baking ideas for you to celebrate VE Day at home



VE DAY will be spent at home this year due to coronavirus. Here are some great baking ideas to help you celebrate at home.




you

Scone recipe: Can you make scones with plain flour?



FLOUR shortages across the UK mean new and old bakers alike are struggling to make their favourite recipes. If you've run out of self-raising flour, can you make the British classic scones with plain flour?




you

Aldi makes big change to Specialbuys - have you noticed while shopping?



ALDI has revealed it is changing the way customers can get hold of its Specialbuy products. The budget supermarket has made changes due to the current coronavirus crisis.




you

Why buying tinned food could save you over £200 a year on your weekly shop



SHOPPERS could save hundreds of pounds a year simply by making the swap from fresh foods to tinned alternatives, according to an exclusive cost comparison. What's more, an expert nutritionist weighs in on why buying canned food could help you to stick to healthy habits, especially in lockdown.




you

Premier League quiz questions and answers: Test your knowledge of the top-flight



Premier League quiz questions are a great way of testing your top-flight knowledge with friends and family.




you

THANK YOU BRITAIN: Robert Jenrick amazed as volunteers deliver one MILLION food parcels



The coronavirus emergency has brought uncertain and difficult times. It has changed how we live, separated us from our loved ones and tested our resolve as a nation. But the willingness of people to pull together and help those most in need is a powerful reminder of the strength of our communities.




you

May the Fourth be with you: St. George enthusiast talks Star Wars, local 501st Legion

A local 501st Legion member discusses his introduction to the Star Wars universe, what it takes to be a trooping member of the worldwide organization.

       




you

Springdale mayor shares details of Zion reopening, urges visitors to 'take your turn'

Zion National Park officials announced this weekend the park will be reopening May 13 "certain areas" of the park. Here's what that means.

       




you

Your guide to COVID-19

What you need to know about coronavirus, including what to do if you think you might be sick, how to keep you and your family safe and tips on what to do while staying home.

      




you

Delta, citing health concerns, drops service to 10 US airports. Is yours on the list?

Delta said it is making the move to protect employees amid the coronavirus pandemic, but planes have been flying near empty

      




you

Amid COVID-19 delays, football helmet outfitters face production logjam that threatens start of prep, youth seasons

Football Helmet companies will have tight deadlines to recondition, recertify and redistribute helmets needed for youth and high school programs.

      




you

Young Actors Theatre presents new play, 'Love Over Dose,' at the Anthenaeum

The play is the theater program's way of countering anti-drug programs that haven't worked — the kind where adults shake fingers at students.

      




you

Indy art historian's 'You Are an Artist' book supplies ideas, and readers supply effort

Indianapolis art historian Sarah Urist Green presents more than 50 do-it-yourself projects in 'You Are an Artist' book

       




you

Here's why you'll see colorful 'smoke' coming from an Old Northside chimney on Friday

You can see this art in person while you social distance. The Harrison Center will send colorful "smoke" from its historic chimney for the first time.

       




you

Retro Indy: Vintage life hacks your grandma might have used

From restoring a corset to avoiding banana unpleasantness, some of these hints are still helpful today.

      




you

Your Letters

Kat (Monday's letters) the pedants' plural for the octopus is 'octopodes' since the word is of Ancient Greek rather than Latin origin - this is why the pedants' word for 'Latin name' for a species is 'scientific name', since not all species names are in Latin. For regular folk ˜octopuses" are perfectly acceptable; this also avoids invoking James Bond film titles. Pedants may wish to note that Octopussy wasn't a James Bond book title in itself... I could go on; the world of the pedant is a Mandelbrotian nightmare. I'll get my anorak.
Duncan, Hurstpierpoint

Kat, (Monday's letters)
modern dictionaries say 'octopuses' or 'octopi' are acceptable, but marine biologists prefer 'octopodes'. Although quite how you could make something of that in Scrabble, I have no idea...
Fee Lock, Hastings, East Sussex

Re: Iron Lady's passing. Handbags at half mast today.
Candace, New Jersey, US

To Rob Falconer (Monday's letters), I don't know why you're worrying about that rabbit eating 50 quids worth of lettuce and carrots or whatever. He'll still have three quid left over for frivolities such as visiting the Bunny Club.
Emigrant, Marseille, France

Kat, actually it's octopodes as the root word is Greek (eight-footed) not Latin. Yours in Pedantry.
Heather Simmons, Champaign, Illinois, USA

I'm aware that Lady Thatcher is dead, but the Magazine Monitor is more important.
Rob Mimpriss, Bangor, Wales

Oh, poor PM. I recommend a nice cup of hot cocoa, some biscuits, and a good thoughtless movie on the telly. Maybe an early bedtime, too.
Dragon, Concord, Calif, US




you

Your Letters

Duncan: "Pedants may wish to note that Octopussy wasn't a James Bond book title in itself"
No, but it was itself in a James Bond book title: "Octopussy and the Living Daylights", a book of (two) short stories by Ian Fleming published posthumously.
Goldfinger, London

Duncan (Tuesday's letters) - surely that should be "species' names"? I'll get my apostrophe.
David, Cardiff, South Wales

Fee - look for lots of space when your opponent plays "pod", and hope you have the right letters.
Mark, Banbury, Oxon

Really, it's their own fault for delaying this so long - had they done it earlier, there'd be less history to teach.
MK, Reading




you

Your Letters

Mark (Wednesday's Letters) - Fee can get her octopodes after the opponent plays to,top,op,po, pod,od,de,ode,odes or es. I'll get my tiles.
Steve, Southampton

I was out by one! When, on Monday, I saw the published letter on octopodes which said, and I quote, "octopuses (octopi?)", my first thought was "Ooh! That person really needs to know the correct plural of octopus! Somebody well-informed on such important matters had better write in and tell them. I'll do it." But I was busy, so I didn't. Instead, I mulled the matter over and came to the conclusion that you, Magazine Monitor, deliberately published that letter knowing that it would be extremely provoking to many of your readers, and that you would get a mailbag stuffed to the electronic gills with letters giving the proper plural form of the word. I then guessed that you would publish four of them.
P.S. Duncan's was my favourite.
James, Stockport

Dutch horse or Malian camel?
Martin, Luxembourg

How sad the Dutch didn't take warning - one of the companies behind the current meat scandal is in the town of Oss.
Rahere, Smithfield

The new Galaxy Mega phone appears to be displaying a weather forecast of a sunny 25 degrees for London on Tuesday April 30th. That must be almost as optimistic as the idea of getting a 6.3inch phone in your trouser pocket.
Simon, Cambridge





you

Your Letters

Re: labrador puppies tussling under one's jumper. Running does, however, have a synchronising effect on those puppies. The scientific question then becomes a problem of clockwise or anti-clockwise motion.
Candace, New Jersey, US

"Jam firm given permission to spread"? So what else are you supposed to do with it? Fire it off your spoon like a trebuchet? Sheesh!
Fi, Gloucestershire, UK

I could point out that 50,000 tons of meat is equivalent to about two thirds of the London bus fleet but that doesn't help very much. 50,000 tons of meat is one dodgy quarter-pounder for every EU citizen.
David Richerby, Liverpool, UK

Great. As if we weren't already being forced to hear people chatting on their mobiles in public too much. Now we're going to have to put up with mega-phones.
Dave, Truro

There IS a God!
Angus Gafraidh, London UK




you

Your Letters

Vodafone making bird-brained decisions like usual.
Chris Malton, Southampton, UK

Re this story: It calls to mind Mario Balotelli's reply when police questioned why he had £5,000 in cash on his person - "Because I am rich".
AD, London

Streetview, Pot, Kettle, Black.
Andrew, Malvern, UK





you

Your Letters

Considering what a superlative conductor of electricity gold is, I do believe that Datta Phuge has become the world's most expensive lightning rod.
roarshock, Oregon, USA

I just want to clear up any confusion regarding this story "Narrow Swindon alleyway painted with double yellow lines". This is an art installation and is a project on my media studies course. I'll get my paint brush.
Graham, Hayle, Cornwall

Andrew, Malvern, I knew I should have closed the curtains when the car drove past. Now everyone knows the colours of my kitchenware!
Darren, Birmingham

Re: tobacco memories. My grandfather regularly fielding calls at his corner grocery asking "Do you have Prince Albert in a can?"
Candace, New Jersey, US

Re: the story on Liberace. He was gay? Honestly? Well I would never have thought it. While the revelation floodgates have been opened - d'you have you any clues to the religious leanings of the Pope?
Ted Rodgers, Cheshire




you

Letters: A message to nonvoters: America's democracy needs you

Half of Americans do not vote, and many choose not to stay politically informed because the display can be infuriating, a letter to the editor says.

      




you

Letters: Homeless Indianapolis youth can tap resources for help

In 2019, we connected young people to shelter, food, counseling, a non-judgmental listening ear and more, a letter to the editor says.

      




you

Detective begs for help finding 8-year-old's killer: 'I just want to know what you know'

"He was eating dinner in his own home and did absolutely nothing to bring this upon himself," IMPD Detective Chris Edwards said.

       




you

Will Power on iRacing: 'If you're driving like an idiot, you'll be called out. It's a great tool'

Oliver Askew: 'Wish I could have handled the situation differently, but I am thankful I am able to learn from this in sim rather than real life.'

       




you

Varvel: How a kid from Castleton went from playing with dolls to a YouTube sensation

Taking the road less traveled has made all the difference

      




you

Varvel: Thank you and farewell

This is a look back at Gary Varvel's 24-year career as IndyStar's editorial cartoonist.

       




you

Varvel: IndyStar's cartoonist says thank you and farewell

I am leaving my dream job to pursue new dreams.

       




you

Tully: On guns, we need Todd Young to be Todd Young

Todd Young has a lot of smart things to say about a lot of issues. On one issue, though, he dodges when his leadership is needed.

      




you

Tully: Todd Young shows us that not all is broken in D.C.

Democrat Joe Donnelly is known for his bipartisan ways. But the state's junior senator, Republican Todd Young, also reaches out to the other side.

      




you

Swarens: Well done, Matt Tully. You served Indiana well.

With Matt Tully's death, our community has lost a strong and passionate advocate for those whose needs are often overlooked, especially children.

       




you

Take your Buick Roadmaster station wagon or Honda Civic on a drag race. Here's how.

For 15 years, Lucas Oil Raceway's Wild Wednesday has offered residents around Indianapolis the opportunity to drive fast, drag race — legally.

      




you

Wild Wednesday drag racing: 'This is a run what you brung night.'

Wild Wednesday drag racing: 'This is a run what you brung night.'

      




you

'You have to show up for the animals': Brownsburg teen's sanctuary has rescued 150+ pigs

Olivia Head discovered there was a high demand for fostering and adopting potbellied pigs. Thus, Oinking Acres Pig Rescue and Sanctuary was born.

       




you

Coronavirus pushed school online. But what happens when you don't have internet at home?

The coronavirus outbreak shut down Indiana schools until at least May 1, meaning many are moving online. But not all students have internet access.

      




you

'Mind Your Banners' podcast: Time to answer your questions

IU Insider Zach Osterman sits down with Chronic Hoosier to answer your questions, talking everything from IU sports to Btown eats to memories and more

       




you

We're moving on in our Build-A-Team bracket, and you get to pick the roster additions

The 64-team 'Build-A-Team' first-round results are in as bracket moves into second round this week with roster additions

       




you

Mother's Day: Here's what loved ones want you to know about some amazing sports moms

For 2020 "Sports Mom of the Year," Kyle Neddenriep received heartfelt nominations from fathers, mothers, husbands, sons, daughters and friends.

       




you

10 of the biggest things you should know about stay-at-home in Indiana

Ten things to know as Indiana prepares to hunker down to fight coronavirus.

      




you

Stop saying I recruited you to run, Susan Brooks' office tells a 5th District candidate

Beth Henderson on the "Good Morning Grant County" radio show said U.S. Rep. Susan Brooks encouraged her to run for Indiana's 5th District.