Scenes from Dean and Nala’s photo album of their travels He was determined to cycle solo around the world. But then Dean Nicholson found himself adopted by a four-legged stray who was equally determined to change everything There is a wise old saying where I come from in Scotland – whit’s fur ye’ll no go … Read more
North Korea has tripled the dose of propaganda taught to children, so now leader-worship makes up half of the school day, under new orders handed down by Kim Jong Un’s sister. The new curriculum specifies that ‘Greatness Education’, which focuses on the upbringing of Kim Jong Un and his two predecessors, must take up half of … Read more
MPs will be given lessons on woke language and history by consultants who declared the words ‘lady’ and ‘pensioner’ to be offensive. Parliament has paid Challenge Consultancy £7,000 to design a course on ‘unconscious bias’ for MPs. In total the company, which has also trained BBC staff, has raked in nearly £800,000 from Parliament for … Read more
Shopping trips would begin with me snapping up designer Mulberry handbags like I was choosing vegetables for dinner — and conclude with me staggering home, weighed down by bags filled with Agent Provocateur lingerie. There were endless holidays, too, to exotic locations from Los Angeles to Mykonos, where I’d dance into the small hours. And, I … Read more
Gwyneth Paltrow, 47, reveals her mother Blythe Danner, 77, taught her a ‘trick’ for keeping her skin young looking: ‘It helps with wrinkles’ By Heidi Parker For Dailymail.com Published: 15:43 BST, 5 August 2020 | Updated: 15:49 BST, 5 August 2020 Gwyneth Paltrow takes beauty tips from her mother. The 47-year-old actress and GOOP founder … Read more
The family of a train guard who overturned a ban on non-white staff at British Railways in the 1960s has said his contribution to UK race relations should be taught in schools. Asquith Xavier applied for a promotion that would see him move from Marylebone Station to Euston in 1966, a shift that would boost … Read more
Coronavirus lockdown taught us to spend less…and save more By Rachel Wait, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:57 BST, 11 July 2020 | Updated: 22:40 BST, 11 July 2020 As lockdown restrictions finally ease and life begins to feel more ‘normal’, a number of financial lessons have been learnt along the way. We highlight six. … Read more
Actress Maxine Peake has condemned racism after she was accused of making anti-Semitic comments today in an interview with The Independent. The 45-year-old Shameless star has come under fire after claiming Israeli secret forces taught US police tactics which killed George Floyd. Peake, a Jeremy Corbyn supporter, also called for the overthrow of ‘capitalist, fascist … Read more
Michael with his father Philip in 1986 Growing up, Michael Christensen’s life was overshadowed by a father who was unpredictable, violent and largely absent. He reveals here how their turbulent relationship has had a profound effect on his own approach to parenting One afternoon in early February this year, out of the blue, my four-year-old … Read more
On Sunday morning I awoke with a headache, slight temperature and stomach pain. I also had a sore throat, which started several days earlier. I would normally have assumed I had picked up a bug. But in the present climate I naturally wondered whether I had been struck by Covid-19. Though the symptoms weren’t severe, … Read more