Hilary Mantel, Michelle Gallen and Marina Lewycka: This week’s best new fiction

From Hilary Mantel’s cracking The Mirror & The Light to a funny debut by Michelle Gallen and Marina Lewycka’s latest, this week’s best new fiction By Hephzibah Anderson and Amber Pearson For Event Magazine and Eithne Farry For Event Magazine Published: 22:02 GMT, 29 February 2020 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 29 February 2020 The Mirror … Read more

ROB WAUGH: The Pixelbook Go is deliciously slim and worth the money

I’m finally being dragged out of my dinosaur-ish tendencies by Google’s Pixelbook Go. It’s deliciously slim, affordable and can do pretty much anything a ‘real’ PC can By Rob Waugh Event for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:02 GMT, 29 February 2020 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 29 February 2020 Google Pixelbook Go From £629, store.google.com … Read more

‘Tunguska event’ site scoured for traces of ‘cosmic matter’

Russian scientists have been scouring a remote Siberian lake for traces of ‘cosmic matter’ to prove that a meteor caused the ‘Tunguska event’ explosion in 1908. The event saw an explosion above the lake flatten 770 square miles of Siberia, and scientists believe it was caused by a meteor exploding miles above the surface.  The … Read more

Laura Kenny crash: Four-time gold medalist left with cut under eye in first event in the omnium

Four-time gold medallist Laura Kenny CRASHES as British cyclist is bloodied and bruised at the World Track Cycling Championships just a month on from breaking her shoulder Laura Kenny crashed at the World Track Cycling Championships in Berlin The Briton said it was a ‘risk’ competing as she broke her shoulder last month  Reports of … Read more

Kate Middleton practising her taekwondo moves during SportsAid event

A royal bow! Kensington Palace share a behind-the-scenes glimpse at Kate Middleton practising her taekwondo moves during a SportsAid event Kensington Palace have shared a behind-the-scenes glimpse at Kate Middleton’s visit to a SportsAid event in London yesterday Kate, 38, a patron of SportsAid, was on hand to celebrate the important role parents and guardians … Read more

Pope cancels event due to ‘illness’ after touching hands and kissing heads at Vatican

Pope Francis has been forced to cancel a planned Mass in Rome with other clergy after suffering a ‘slight illness’.  The Vatican said the 83-year-old pontiff had a ‘slight indisposition’ that meant he did not attend an event at the St John Lateran basilica in Rome on Thursday morning. A spokesman said Francis would continue with … Read more

Church of Scientology apologizes for releasing hundreds of balloons at California event

Church of Scientology apologizes for releasing hundreds of balloons at California event as officials warn of ‘incredible harm’ to the environment The Church angered local officials by releasing 100s of helium balloons at event It claims there was miscommunication about the City’s approval of a permit  Ventura Mayor insists the city was ‘very clear’ it … Read more

Kate Middleton dresses down in jeans and trainers for a SportsAid event at London Stadium  

Kate’s a knockout! Duchess of Cambridge dons green culottes as she practises taekwondo moves and takes to the racetrack at SportsAid event Sporty Duchess of Cambridge, 38, attended a SportsAid event at London Stadium this morning Kate Middleton was on hand to celebrate the role parents and guardians play in their child’s sporting success The … Read more

It’s horribly ironic that I wrote to Caroline: ‘It’s just TV and nobody died’

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15 Woke in Los Angeles to the shocking news that Caroline Flack has taken her own life at just 40 years old. After decades working in the news business, I don’t shock easily but this left me, like everyone who knew her, absolutely reeling. Caroline was a mate of mine. We weren’t close … Read more