BOOK OF THE WEEK ON THE HIGH WIRE By Philippe Petit (Weidenfeld & Nicholson £9.99, 115pp) When my son ran away to join the circus, I more or less ran away with him. I couldn’t be kept away from the Academy of Circus Arts, the apprentice arm of Zippos. Most weekends, I would cook a … Read more
A mother-of-three whose husband died of cardiac arrest nine years ago has spoken out to raise awareness of the dangers of drinking even one energy drink – as she revealed a doctor told her it is ‘like playing Russian roulette with your life’. Cassondra Reynolds, 49, from California lost her ‘soul mate’, husband of ten … Read more
NATURE TURNING THE BOAT FOR HOME By Richard Mabey (Chatto £18.99, 262pp) As a young man working in publishing, Richard Mabey would use his lunch hour to go for a walk, observing kestrels wheeling overhead, sand martins burrowing in a sandbank and the profusion of plants such as Canadian fleabane and Indian balsam. Far from … Read more
Some architects clearly like a challenge. A new coffee table book has revealed the world’s ‘edgiest’ homes – eye-catching houses located in some of the most treacherous places. Studded into cliff faces, steep mountain slopes and other unlikely plot locations, these head-scratching architectural wonders defy logic – and gravity. The book – Edgy Architecture: Architecture in … Read more
‘I’ve missed out on jobs because I wasn’t curvy enough’: Model Tegan Martin reveals she’s ‘definitely felt pressure to be a certain size’ to get work in the fashion industry By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 14:03 GMT, 1 March 2020 | Updated: 14:19 GMT, 1 March 2020 Tegan Martin has revealed that … Read more
Jess Wright reveals she’s ENGAGED to William Lee-Kemp as he pops the question on romantic holiday in the French Alps after 13 months of dating By Rebecca Lawrence For Mailonline Published: 12:21 GMT, 1 March 2020 | Updated: 12:31 GMT, 1 March 2020 Jess Wright has revealed she’s engaged to boyfriend William Lee-Kemp. The former … Read more
Former British Airways steward reveals his top tips for getting a flight upgrade (and yes, dressing smartly DOES help) – and why bumping up passengers is ultimately beneficial to the airline Simon J Marton is a former chief steward on BA 777s and 747s out of Heathrow The married father-of-four is the author of Journey … Read more
‘I am trying to empower my sons’: Actress Lisa McCune reveals the words of advice she gives her teenage boys amid ‘an interesting time for men’ By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:38 GMT, 1 March 2020 | Updated: 08:35 GMT, 1 March 2020 Australian actress Lisa McCune is the proud mother of … Read more
China has slaughtered thousands of its citizens to harvest organs such as hearts, lungs, kidneys, eyes and even skin for sale and to transplant into sick patients in hundreds of hospitals across the country. A landmark international investigation, published in full today, will accuse the Beijing government of covering up ‘crimes against humanity’ that have been … Read more
Apple is rumored to be working on a secret weapon that will help its iPad stand up against traditional laptops – a keyboard with a built-in trackpad. A new report from The Information reveals the tech giant is planning on release the redesigned iPad keyboard ‘alongside the next version of the iPad Pro expected later … Read more