For centuries, the United Kingdom was the leader of the world in the freedom of its citizens. We were permitted to do what we wanted to, unless the law explicitly prohibited it. Unless the sign said ‘Do not walk on the grass’, we could stroll across the lawn. Not for us some irksome, officious policemen … Read more
‘We’re all struggling you a***hole:’ Bake Off star Candice Brown reveals her dad’s van has been broken into amid coronavirus lockdown By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 16:36 BST, 3 April 2020 | Updated: 16:37 BST, 3 April 2020 The Great British Bake Off star Candice Brown has revealed that someone broke into her father’s … Read more
Plans have been drawn up to deploy 20,000 troops to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic. They will be drafted in to guard key sites, including hospitals, pharmacies and supermarkets. Soldiers are being trained to drive oxygen tankers around the country and Army reservists may be called up to join a special ‘Covid support force’. Richard … Read more
Whitney Port poses in bikini on Mexican beach as she reflects on dad’s death ahead of her 35th birthday By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 02:39 GMT, 4 March 2020 | Updated: 02:39 GMT, 4 March 2020 She lost her father to kidney cancer in March 2013. And on Tuesday, the day before her 35th … Read more
MEMOIR THE MOVES THAT MATTER by Jonathan Rowson (Bloomsbury £20, 352pp) Grandmaster chess is associated in the public’s mind with disproportionate levels of eccentricity, or even insanity. This is a statistically invalid cliché created by journalists who don’t have a passion for the game themselves and therefore can’t understand why others would devote their lives … Read more
My father, 92, was admitted to a dementia care home early last September. I have Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA). I rang TalkTalk to cancel his account but they refused because I wasn’t the account holder and didn’t have his password. I was passed around, each time explaining that my father had no memory of … Read more