Military veteran who lost the use of his right arm finds his passion in pottery

A military veteran who lost the use of his right arm in a motorbike accident and was later imprisoned for money laundering is now making a living from his newfound love of pottery.  Gary Fulton, 53, from Hayle, Cornwall, who served in Northern Ireland and Kenya, was one of the last soldiers to guard Nazi Rudolf … Read more

The top 50 most Instagrammed destinations in the world for 2019 revealed

The top 50 most Instagrammed destinations in the world for 2019 revealed: London takes the No1 spot, knocking Paris into second and New York into third Berlin, meanwhile, is the most ‘selfied’ location in the world, according to a study It also revealed that Santiago in Chile is the No1 for scenic posts  Dubai took … Read more

DEBUTS – Nov 07, 2019

DEBUTS By Fanny Blake for the Daily Mail Published: 22:13 GMT, 7 November 2019 | Updated: 22:14 GMT, 7 November 2019 DELAYED RAYS OF A STAR DELAYED RAYS OF A STAR by Amanda Lee Koe (Bloomsbury £16.99, 400 pp) by Amanda Lee Koe (Bloomsbury £16.99, 400 pp) A photograph taken of a chance meeting between … Read more

When two zoos went to war: Separated by the Berlin Wall, the men were bitter rivals

HISTORY  THE ZOOKEEPERS’ WAR  by J.W. Mohnhaupt (S&S £18.99, 272 pp) Here’s a tale from the Cold War that’s little-known but deserves not to be. After World War II, as you know, Berlin was split into two. West Berlin was under the control of the Allies, while East Berlin was under the Soviet yoke, and an … Read more

Herbert Von Karajan album review: Some of his most enjoyable recordings here are of lighter stuff

Herbert Von Karajan had an extremely wide repertoire, and some of the most enjoyable recordings in his Complete Decca Recordings are of lighter stuff By David Mellor for Event Published: 22:01 GMT, 29 February 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 29 February 2020 Herbert Von Karajan    Complete Decca Recordings    33 CDs, out now Rating: Herbert … Read more

Football under threat from Coronavirus: Newcastle United ban players from shaking hands

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES  In doubt  The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers have told athletes to train as … Read more

How my daring Dad duped the Nazis: Jews were send to Auschwitz but Hans Neumann moved to Berlin

BOOK OF THE WEEK WHEN TIME STOPPED: A MEMOIR OF MY FATHER’S WAR  by Ariana Neumann (Scribner £16.99, 368pp) In the opening pages of this beautifully written, heart-wrenching memoir of love and family and war is a detailed family tree of the author’s Czech heritage. It seems dauntingly complex as family trees often do, littered … Read more