Five total strangers and the shocking scandal that would bond them for life 

To his surprise, Joey Hoofdman found out he was related to (clockwise from right) Marsha Elvers, Martijn van Halen, Peter Liefhebber – and many others Joey Hoofdman still gets goosebumps when he describes the moment he saw a picture of his biological father for the first time. The resemblance was striking and undeniable. The slightly aquiline … Read more

The Oxford University professor digging for life on Mars from 140 million miles away in Oxford

The distance between Professor Scott McLennan’s desk at Oxford University and Mars is about 140 million miles, but it doesn’t stop him using his computer to direct Nasa’s latest spacecraft on the Red Planet’s surface. He is a member of a team that controls the car-sized vehicle, named Curiosity, as they try to discover if … Read more

Isabel Lucas reveals why she quit her US role in MacGyver and left her Hollywood life behind

‘It wasn’t healthy’: Former Home And Away star Isabel Lucas reveals why she quit her US role in MacGyver and left her Hollywood life behind to relocate back to her native Australia By Shive Prema For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:24 GMT, 15 March 2020 | Updated: 04:33 GMT, 15 March 2020 Former Home and … Read more

The bananas life of the £40m chimp: DAVID JONES lays bare the life of Kalu

Nibbling on peanuts foraged from the straw carpeting their den, I watched two female chimpanzees sit side by side in a Dorset ape sanctuary this week, slowly getting to know one another. It was a touching scene, made all the more remarkable by their very different backgrounds. One of the chimps, named Naree, had a … Read more

Kate Langbroek on what life is like under ‘total lockdown’ in Bologna amid the coronavirus crisis

Australian radio personality Kate Langbroek has been documenting the stark reality of life in Italy amid the coronavirus crisis.   And on Saturday, via satellite from ‘lockdown’ within her Bolgna apartment, she gave further updates on Nine’s program, Weekend Today. The mother-of-four, 54, revealed police were patrolling the city, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, to conduct … Read more

Taylor Swift is now living a low-key life in north London after falling for British actor Joe Alwyn

Taylor, 30, who is worth £282 million, had popped in to celebrate British boyfriend Joe Alwyn’s 29th birthday with close pal, singer Ed Sheeran and his wife Cherry Dinner at Bob Bob Ricard in Soho — with its endlessly Instagrammed marble interiors and famous ‘press for champagne’ button — is a luxe London experience. And earlier … Read more

Kate Langbroek shares the stark reality of life in Italy during coronavirus lockdown

Italy’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak reached 1,016 on Thursday, according to the country’s Civil Protection Agency. And Australian radio presenter Kate Langbroek, who lives with her family in Bologna, has shared the stark reality of life in Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bologna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, has become a ghost city … Read more

Coronavirus: How the virus is affecting life in Australia

Prime Minister Scott Morrison made the stunning announcement following a meeting with the states’ premiers on Friday evening Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the government will ban ‘non essential’ public gatherings of more than 500 people from Monday.   The government is taking the drastic move in the wake of growing evidence the coronavirus pandemic is … Read more

Richard Branson’s daughter-in-law reveals jetsetting life with her hunky husband 

Little-known Isabella Branson may not be as famous as sister Cressida Bonas, but the daughter-in-law of Sir Richard recently celebrated her 40th birthday with a getaway in Bali with her glamorous friends and family.  Adventurous-loving Isabella, who is affectionately known as Bellie to her loved ones, leads a jetsetting life with hunky husband Sam, as … Read more

I keep forgetting that I’ve got this horrible illness: BONNIE ESTRIDGE on life with Alzheimer’s  

Chris and I are on holiday – we’ve come to see an old friend Patricia, who lives here in Barcelona  I am writing this column from my hotel room in Barcelona, sporting a large plaster on my left knee. Chris and I are on holiday – we’ve come to see an old friend Patricia, who lives … Read more