BOOK OF THE WEEK FROSTQUAKE: THE FROZEN WINTER OF 1962 AND HOW BRITAIN EMERGED A DIFFERENT COUNTRY by Juliet Nicolson (Chatto £18.99, 368 pp) Perhaps every half-century we need an intervention outside our control, an uninvited pause, in order for resurrection to take place.’ Thus writes Juliet Nicolson in her fascinating, quirky and evocative book … Read more
A businesswoman is locked in a bitter inheritance fight over the family jewels after her wealthy aunt left her £6m fortune to an ex-British Airways air steward she met on a cruise. Julia Titcombe, 46, says her rich and ‘unconventional’ aunt Patricia Thompson promised her treasured £150,000 jewellery collection to her in a Skype call … Read more
Row breaks out over Treasury’s plan to set up Northern base after top civil servants accused of ‘Yes, Minister’ style stitch-up Rishi Sunak has proposed moving 800 officials to the hub – dubbed Treasury North – with locations thought to include Leeds, Teesside and Newcastle But top civil servants have been accused of trying to … Read more
Donald Trump Jr launched a final salvo at President-elect Joe Biden in a bitter farewell message as his father’s time in the White House comes to an end. Don Jr took a kid-friendly approach this time, with a not-so-subtle comparison of Biden to the villain in Disney’s Lion King, Uncle Scar. ‘Remember in the Lion … Read more
Mike Pence arrives for Joe Biden’s inauguration in display of his split from Donald Trump after MAGA mob chanted about HANGING him – even though president thanked him in final speech Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence arrive at Joe Biden’s inauguration as Donald Trump refuses to participate for the transition of … Read more
Battle: Princess Camilla Crociani de Bourbon des Deux Siciles Giant French bank BNP Paribas has been locked in a hugely complex inheritance dispute with an Italian business dynasty for over a decade. Now Princess Camilla Crociani de Bourbon des Deux Siciles – the daughter of industrialist Camillo Crociani – hopes to end the dispute over a … Read more
Tensions are growing between Princess Mary and her sister-in-law Princess Marie – with the bitterness slowly threatening to expose cracks in the Danish Royal family. The relationship between the Hobart-born royal – who married Prince Frederik of Denmark in 2004 – and the French princess is believed to have gone rapidly downhill in recent months. … Read more
Tonight Britain will leave the European Union for good, as the demands of the 2016 referendum are finally met. Ever since that historic result, there have been four and a half years of relentlessly bitter rancour between opposing sides, and in the process reputations were made and lost. So, more than 1,600 days after the … Read more
He has a castle in the Scottish Highlands, a villa in St Tropez and an estate in Surrey. But there is, alas, no prospect of billionaire former Harrods owner Mohamed Fayed enjoying a happy family Christmas at any of them, following the latest round in a toxic High Court battle which has pitted his youngest … Read more
Jaime King and Sennett Devermont pack on the PDA while out shopping in LA… amid her bitter divorce and custody battle with ex Kyle Newman By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 01:09 GMT, 13 December 2020 | Updated: 01:17 GMT, 13 December 2020 Jaime King has been enjoying some romantic outings with the new man … Read more