Juicy tales of the world’s smelliest fruit! Poet whose husband begged her to throw away a durian, examines the most challenging produce to grow and cook U.S. poet Kate Lebo is the author of two cookery books about fruit pies Reveals the most difficult to grow and challenging fruits to cook in a new book … Read more
For millions of frazzled parents, homeschooling has become synonymous with tears, tantrums and frayed tempers. A survey by the Trades Union Congress reveals seven out of ten working mothers who asked to be furloughed for childcare reasons were refused, and 90 per cent have seen their anxiety levels increase. But in a growing number of … Read more
A TV adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s Tales of Dunk and Egg, a prequel to the events of Game of Thrones ‘is in early development at HBO,’ according to Variety. Like his best-selling book series A Song of Ice and Fire, which was brought to screen by the cast of Game of Thrones from … Read more
FAIRY TALES By Sally Morris for the Daily Mail Published: 22:02 GMT, 19 November 2020 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 19 November 2020 GENDER SWAPPED FAIRY TALES by Karrie Fransman and Jonathan Plackett (Faber £20, 208pp) GENDER SWAPPED FAIRY TALES by Karrie Fransman and Jonathan Plackett (Faber £20, 208pp) Once upon a time, Jonathan Plackett developed … Read more
The Haunting Of Alma Fielding Kate Summerscale Bloomsbury Circus £18.99 Rating: Kiss Myself Goodbye: The Many Lives Of Aunt Munca Ferdinand Mount … Read more
BOOK OF THE WEEK THE GRAN TOUR by Ben Aitken (Icon £14.99, 306 pp) When Ben Aitken discovers that for £109 he can get a four-night coach trip to Scarborough, with a cooked breakfast every morning, three-course dinner every night and excursions to York and Whitby, his first thought is: ‘That’s how much my sister … Read more
It’s MC Chaucer in da house! Grime artist will retell the Canterbury Tales in new curriculum drawn up after Black Lives Matter protests The Oak National Academy has recorded 10,000 free online lessons for pupils Their government-funded curriculum is a backup in case schools close again Schoolchildren aged 11 to 14 would receive a more … Read more
Ministers were last night facing mounting pressure to give Afghan interpreters sanctuary in Britain immediately as more came forward to reveal their plight. The shocking stories of 48 interpreters who worked alongside British forces and say they have since been abandoned to the Taliban are laid bare in the Daily Mail today. Around 150 interpreters … Read more
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The Mr. Men and Little Miss stories have been a family favourite for generations, and what better way to bring some sunshine into lockdown that with a very special reading of one of these tales? Adam Hargreaves, … Read more
As Britain’s most beloved vet, James Herriot’s delightfully honest and at times hilarious reminiscences of a vet’s life in 1930s Yorkshire charmed millions in his books — and were turned into a long-running hit series. And as this exclusive reprint reveals around 50 years after it was first published, his magical work is still able … Read more