Mums spend £1,000 a year ferrying kids about: It’s them – not dads – doing most driving in 7 out of 10 families Mothers do most of the driving in seven out of 10 families, according to a poll Of the journeys undertaken, the school run is the biggest Nearly a third say they would … Read more
For mums across the land tomorrow, Mothering Sunday will be perhaps the most poignant — and unnerving — they’ve ever experienced. So many elderly parents will be kept away, in self-isolation, from those they care for most. There will be no parties for them, no flowers hand-delivered to mother by those who once depended on … Read more
The launch in Belfast of RMS Titanic on May 31, 1911, attracted 100,000 people — around one-third of the city’s population. At the time, she was the largest ship yet built. This I learned on a visit to the spectacular Titanic museum in Belfast, where I joined the new Seabourn Ovation on its cruise around … Read more
As live owls swooped around my garden and 15 children raced about on broomsticks playing a game of Quidditch, one incredulous parent joked: ‘You’ve certainly set the bar high.’ Who would spend ten hours crafting foam ‘brooms’ and chopstick ‘wands’ for a six-year-old’s birthday party? Daughter Matilda (pictured) requested a Harry Potter-themed bash for her … Read more