‘I was thrashed by a ruthless emperor – at ping pong’: Susanna Johnston collates her diary entries

MEMOIR RESCUING MY FATHER by Susanna Johnston (Zuleika £10, 128pp)  Doting elder sister of the late Spectator editor Alexander Chancellor, slightly less adoring daughter of the late-lamented (and late-demented, poor man) former Reuters chairman Sir Christopher Chancellor, the writer Susanna Johnston has collated this charming, witty selection of vignettes and diaries from her well-connected life. … Read more

From red carpet to real life… SUSANNA REID: Why I vetoed hugs at work

This week, Bill Turnbull sat next to me to present our first breakfast television show together in six years. A veteran television presenter, experienced foreign correspondent, writer, football commentator and even beekeeper, in recent years he has also become an inspirational figure in the way he is dealing with his incurable cancer. It was so … Read more