There was a time when Andre Leon Talley’s friendship with Dame Anna Wintour was regarded as a match made in fashion heaven. She was the formidable British editor-in-chief of Vogue whose presence in the front row at catwalk shows left designers quaking in their well-heeled boots. He was the flamboyantly dressed gay black fashion commentator, … Read more
A new analysis of Twitter indicates that social distancing measure are having an effect in slowing the spread of coronavirus in the US Since social distancing began on March 16, mobility among Americans has been cut by almost half of what it was. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University found that the biggest drop in geo-tagged … Read more
HISTORY MISSING By Richard van Emden (Pen & Sword £20, 292 pp) Francis Mond was born into a world of riches and privilege. Yet he died on May 15, 1918, aged only 23, when his RAF plane was shot from the skies and plummeted into no man’s land in Northern France. Both Mond’s body and … Read more
Most mortgage lenders HAVEN’T even passed on last week’s Bank of England base rate cut to customers – we reveal the ones that did The Bank of England cut base rate twice in as many weeks, now to 0.1 per cent This means lenders can now borrow money more cheaply than ever before Despite this … Read more
Divorces sparked by adultery have fallen more than 50 per cent in the last decade, new figures show Adultery was cited in 9,205 divorces in 2018, down from 20,765 in 2008 In 1998, the total stood at 36,310, according to the Office for National Statistics The ONS revealed the divorce rate is now at its … Read more
The Duke of Sussex attended church with his wife Meghan and the Queen yesterday to pay tribute to a Royal Marine who died in Afghanistan 13 years ago. Ben Reddy, 22, was killed when K Company of 42 Commando came under fire from militants in the volatile Helmand province on March 6, 2007. And Harry … Read more