Priti Patel doesn’t like to dwell on the racism she used to experience as a child. ‘She doesn’t talk about it much,’ a close friend told me. ‘But she used to get a lot of name-calling at school and when she was out with her parents. She has told me it was pretty horrible.’ That was … Read more
A reflective glory: It’s 400 years since the Mayflower Pilgrims set off for America from the charming Dutch city of Leiden – and it’s never looked better (think Amsterdam without the queues) A Dutch group set off from Leiden in north-west Holland for America in 1620 To absorb their world, follow a trail that takes … Read more
‘Say t’rah to my family’: BBC viewers left in tears at 81-year-old patient’s final words before he dies in heart surgery during Hospital documentary Joe, 81, died during his heart surgery at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Viewers have been left in tears after watching him in BBC Hospital programme In days leading up to surgery, he … Read more
Four-time gold medallist Laura Kenny CRASHES as British cyclist is bloodied and bruised at the World Track Cycling Championships just a month on from breaking her shoulder Laura Kenny crashed at the World Track Cycling Championships in Berlin The Briton said it was a ‘risk’ competing as she broke her shoulder last month Reports of … Read more
A new collection of artifacts have been pulled from the wreckage of the HMS Erebus, an English ship that became trapped by sea ice in the Canadian Arctic in 1846, leaving its 128-person crew to die under still mysterious circumstances. The artifacts were retrieved by a team of divers from Parks Canada’s underwater archaeology team, … Read more
Boy, nine, wins £17million NHS payout after he was left brain damaged and needing 24 hour care because medics failed to provide him with enough nutrition when he was born A boy, 9, was left brain damaged after medics failed to provide proper nutrition East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust has admitted liability for his … Read more
‘Ian looks like a Borrower!’ EastEnders fans are left baffled as Peter Beale returns SEVEN INCHES taller… after role was recast for the seventh time Fans took to Twitter to joke that Peter ‘resembled Peter Crouch’ due to his drastic change in height The role has been recast for the seventh time with actor Dayle … Read more
How will I know? Whitney Houston fans are left stunned by lifelike hologram of the singer as it goes on tour eight years after the star’s death By Jennifer Ruby For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 25 February 2020 | Updated: 22:05 GMT, 25 February 2020 She may have died in tragic circumstances – … Read more