BOOK OF THE WEEK THE MOTHER OF BEAUTY by Nigel Andrew (Thorntree Press £10, 244 pp) We English have a world-class literature, it is often said, with Dickens and Shakespeare, but we’re not so good on art and music. If it’s great symphonies you want, you have to turn to Germany and Austria; for painting and … Read more
‘I love Hong Kong – there’s something magical about the Far East’: Chelsea pensioner and BGT winner Colin Thackery recalls his travel adventures By York Membery for the Daily Mail Published: 11:06 GMT, 24 February 2020 | Updated: 11:20 GMT, 24 February 2020 Chelsea pensioner and Britain’s Got Talent winner Colin Thackery Chelsea pensioner and … Read more
Ah, Valentine’s Day, scourge of chefs the world over. Those once-vibrant rooms, now packed with despondent tables for two. The heavily marked-up ‘romantic’ menus, the soppy specials with a side order of schmaltz. And all those flaccid, overpriced roses. It’s enough to send Venus running for cover. But worry not. The following restaurants are chosen … Read more
Britain’s hospitals have ‘little fuel in the tank’ to cope with coronavirus, warn experts as research shows most frail patients are routinely stranded on trolleys in corridors for more than four hours amid a crippling shortage of NHS beds One in four people admitted this winter have waited four or more hours for a bed … Read more
Owner of Canary Wharf in £1.6bn talks to sell one of Britain’s oldest port companies Brookfield looking to run a ‘strategic review’ of PD Ports PD Ports owns 13 UK shipping terminals, including those at Hull and Felixstowe By Ben Harrington For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:16 GMT, 29 February 2020 | Updated: 23:10 … Read more
To me, the beautiful Labrador cross looked in tip-top condition. Lean, fit and full of energy. His owner had been coming in to see me regularly for years but this time she was distraught. The problem? Someone in the park had looked at her with disgust and said she should be prosecuted for cruelty because … Read more
More than 3,000 council-owned bridges in Britain are unable to carry the heaviest vehicles on our roads, says a new report released today. The estimated cost to bring all the ‘substandard’ bridges back up to perfect condition is £1.12 billion, according to analysis of 2018/19 data by motoring research charity the RAC Foundation. Many of … Read more
For cod’s sake: Boris Johnson warns the EU he will NEVER surrender Britain’s fishing waters as Michel Barnier threatens to scupper trade deal PM Boris Johnson last night drew a red line around Britain’s fishing waters EU yesterday made a series of demands in its new ‘negotiating mandate’ EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier said without … Read more