Valkyrie review: Johanna Fridriksdottir makes the Vikings feel far closer to us than ever before

Valkyrie: The Women Of The Viking World Johanna Katrin Fridriksdottir                              Bloomsbury Academic £20 Rating: When we think of Vikings, we immediately conjure up a vision of hairy men in pointy helmets with nothing but pillage and slaughter on their mind. But … Read more

Naomi Campbell, 49, hates the word ‘retire’ and will feel ‘blessed’ to reach 50 amid COVID-19 crisis

She’s the world-renowned supermodel who’s carved out an impressive career in the fashion industry spanning over 30 years.  And Naomi Campell, 49, has dismissed the word ‘retire’ and told how she’ll simply walk away from the catwalk when she’s ready, stating: ‘If I don’t wanna do it any more, I just won’t do it’. The … Read more

Simon Rimmer: Tim Lovejoy queries Sunday Brunch co-star’s issue ‘Feel sorry for your wife’ | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV

Sunday Brunch hosts Simon Rimmer, 56, and Tim Lovejoy, 52, have been presenting the Channel 4 show from their homes amid the coronavirus pandemic. Last weekend, Tim joked that he felt sorry for his co-star’s wife as the latter lamented about circular bins. After a viewer sent in a picture of their food creation, Tim … Read more

Captain Tom Moore ‘doesn’t feel famous’ despite raising £28m for NHS

Captain Tom Moore’s fame has catapulted over the last fortnight (Picture: Reuters, Getty Images) Captain Tom Moore has become a national treasure after raising more than £28 million for the NHS’ fight against coronavirus, but he still ‘doesn’t feel famous’.  The 99-year-old war hero attracted the staggering amount of donations after successfully completing 100 laps … Read more

Matt Hancock urges patients who feel unwell with a non-coronavirus illness to seek medical help

Matt Hancock yesterday urged seriously ill patients to contact their GP amid fears that thousands of cancers are going undetected. The Health Secretary stressed that the NHS was still open for anyone with non-coronavirus symptoms, especially those with suspected tumours, heart attacks and strokes. His statement in the Commons came after the Daily Mail yesterday … Read more

‘I feel hot and sweaty’: Piers Morgan denies he’s ill

‘I feel hot and sweaty’: Piers Morgan denies he’s ill (despite losing his voice) and blames clammy appearance on ‘feeling pressure to do his own make-up’ By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline Published: 08:46 BST, 21 April 2020 | Updated: 09:14 BST, 21 April 2020 Piers Morgan was forced to deny he is ill on Good … Read more

Bella Thorne remembers father on 13th anniversary of death: ‘I still feel very broken without you’

Bella Thorne pays tribute to her dad Delancey 13 years on from his death: ‘I still feel very broken without you’ By Glenn Garner For Dailymail.com Published: 00:28 BST, 17 April 2020 | Updated: 00:29 BST, 17 April 2020 Bella Thorne has long been open about losing her father Delancey Reinaldo “Rey” Thorne at a young … Read more

JOHN HUMPHRYS: I feel a chill when our politics goes in the deep freeze

As close encounters go, it was the sort most of us have probably experienced at least once over the past few weird weeks.  The lines in my small local supermarket had been clearly marked. There was one customer in front of me and she was fishing around in her bag for her credit card. I … Read more

It’s easy to feel imprisoned under lockdown, so thank goodness for non-fiction books

With so many of us now prisoners in our own homes, trapped inside the same four walls and sick of the same old view from the same old windows, it’s tempting to brood about everything we’re missing. Other people, obviously: not just friends and family but colleagues, acquaintances, even strangers. Other places: long country walks … Read more

Nothing makes a toddler feel better than a cuddle from mum or dad, study shows

A hug from mum really is the best medicine: Study shows nothing makes a baby feel more relaxed than being cuddled by a parent Hugs from mum or dad are the best way to calm a child as young as four months  Japanese researchers measured babies’ heart beat intervals – a sign of calmness  Babies … Read more