Katherine and Daphne in Toronto, 2017, where Daphne was working When piano teacher Daphne Bryan was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, she thought she’d never play again. But, as she and her daughter Katherine – a top flautist – reveal, when your passion and determination are strong enough, miracles can happen… Daphne’s story Music teacher Daphne, … Read more
We’ve been humbled by crisis at Metro Bank, bosses finally admit after accounting error that sent shares crashing By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 00:00 BST, 22 May 2019 | Updated: 11:42 BST, 6 June 2019 Metro Bank’s boss said he feels ‘humbled and chastened’ after an accounting error wiped more than £1billion … Read more
Even in our hospitals, there is hope that the worst is over. But as one frontline NHS doctor reveals in her latest diary, the heartache and tragedy go on… MONDAY He just wants to go home to die Since the crisis began, I’ve been drinking too much coffee to try to stay alert. I’ve suffered … Read more
Shortly after lockdown began, two-year-old Bertie Brown developed a rash on his stomach and chest. Over a video conference call, the toddler’s GP concluded that it was a virus. But by the following day the rash had spread to Bertie’s legs and was starting to go black. He also had a temperature of 42c. Terrified, … Read more
Sunday, April 12 ‘Can you do 100 laps of your garden, Piers?’ read a tweet to me today from someone named Captain Tom Moore. I wasn’t sure what he was getting at until I discovered he’s a 99-year-old Second World War veteran who is walking 100 laps of HIS garden before his 100th birthday on … Read more
Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock faced accusations they had failed to follow their own advice on social distancing after both tested positive for coronavirus. The Prime Minister and Health Secretary were pictured at close quarters in the Commons in recent days – well within the advised 6ft limit. Just hours after they confirmed they had … Read more
British tourists have been filmed chanting ‘we’ve all got the flu, na na na na!’ and taunting police in Spain as they defy the country’s lockdown during the coronavirus outbreak. Footage shows at least 50 Britons, some topless and others appearing to sip from cans of beer, yelling outside a block of flats in Benidorm … Read more
At times of crisis most people will offer up thanks that they are not running the country, and that someone else is prepared to undertake such an unenviable task. For days many of us have been cavilling at Boris Johnson. What has he been doing? Was he really too occupied with his bride-to-be Carrie Symonds … Read more
Flesh And Blood Monday-Thursday, ITV Rating: Murder 24/7 Monday-Wednesday, BBC2 Rating: The latest domestic thriller is Flesh And Blood, and already it’s getting mixed up in my head with Liar, Cheat, Trust Me, Trauma, Gold Digger, etc. Their formats are so similar – whom should we trust? – that I’m beginning to wonder if they … Read more