Amy Winehouse’s parents reunite to commemorate her as she is honoured at Camden’s Music Walk of Fame

She tragically passed away aged just 27 in 2011.   And, Amy Winehouse’s parents – who divorced in 1993 – reunited to commemorate her life on Wednesday, as she was honoured with a posthumous tribute slab at Camden’s Music Walk of Fame, in London.  Her father Mitchell ‘Mitch’ Winehouse wept as he attended the ceremony alongside his … Read more

A festive walk on the wild side: Our critic reveals the best books for nature lovers this Christmas

A festive walk on the wild side: Our critic reveals the best books for nature lovers this Christmas Christopher Hart rounded-up a selection of the best books on British landscape The Easternmost House is a series of letters Julie Blaxland dedicated to Suffolk Still Water celebrates ponds throughout the traditional countryside  By Christopher Hart For … Read more

Shocking pictures shows horse with hooves so overgrown it cannot walk found by rescuers in France

Shocking pictures have revealed a horse with hooves so over grown it can no longer stand and dozens of cats and dogs surrounded by their faeces and the unidentifiable rotting remains at a rundown French mansion. A decomposing horse tangled in an electric fence and emaciated cows and pigs were also found at the property … Read more

Actresses walk out of ceremony after Roman Polanski wins best director for An Officer and a Spy

BEST DIRECTOR La Belle Époque − Nicolas Bedos By the Grace of God − François Ozon The Specials − Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache An Officer and a Spy − Roman Polanski Les Misérables − Ladj Ly Portrait of a Lady on Fire − Céline Sciamma Oh Mercy! − Arnaud Desplechin  BEST ACTRESS Anaïs Demoustier … Read more

10 year-old boy who suffers from rare condition that causes skin to blister defies the odds to walk

A boy who with a rare skin condition, who first appeared on This Morning with his parents as a baby, returned to the show today to reveal how he’s defied the odds to walk, play sports and become a high achiever at school.  Mason White, 10, from Bournemouth suffers from Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) a rare disorder that … Read more

Overlooked arch in the foot may be the key to how humans are able to walk upright

An unappreciated quirk of human anatomy hidden in the foot is thought to be the secret behind how humans evolved to walk and run on two legs.  The feature, dubbed the transverse tarsal arch (TTA), runs over the top of the foot from left to right and provides 40 per cent of the foot’s stiffness.  … Read more

White Island volcano eruption survivor learns to walk again after suffering excruciating burns

A White Island tour guide who survived the deadly volcano eruption with burns to 45 per cent of her body has learnt to walk again. Kelsey Waghorn, who had worked for White Island Tours for five years, was leading a group of tourists when the volcano erupted off the coast of Whakatane in New Zealand … Read more