‘We have broken up’: Ferne McCann confirms she has ended her relationship with beau Albie Gibbs

Ferne McCann has confirmed she is single again after splitting up with boyfriend Albie Gibbs despite admitting she wanted to marry him.    The reality star, 29, confirmed in Wednesday’s episode of First Time Mum that she and the city trader, 25, had ended their romance due to being apart because of the coronavirus lockdown. Ferne … Read more

Traveller funeral is broken up by police after mourners seize the body back from morgue

Traveller funeral is broken up by police as mourners flout social distancing rules after they demanded body back from the undertaker the night before ceremony – and drove it to the church in the back of a Transit van About 60 grievers – some swigging beer – moved on by Bedfordshire Police at Dunstable Cemetery … Read more

Worse to come for ‘broken’ oil market as pandemic causes oversupply

Worse to come for ‘broken’ crude oil market as coronavirus crisis causes extreme oversupply By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 22 April 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 22 April 2020 Oil prices sank to fresh 21-year lows before recovering as markets continued to grapple with extreme oversupply caused by the coronavirus … Read more

Falling In Reverse guitarist Derek Jones’ death at 35 confirmed by bandmate: ‘My heart is broken’

Falling In Reverse guitarist Derek Jones’ death at 35 confirmed by bandmate: ‘My heart is broken’ By Kelby Vera For Dailymail.com Published: 20:13 BST, 22 April 2020 | Updated: 20:20 BST, 22 April 2020 Derek Jones, the guitarist and a founding member of the band Falling In Reverse, has died at 35-years-old. The metalcore band’s … Read more

Growing petunias on the balcony healed my broken heart

MEMOIR  ROOTBOUND: REWILDING A LIFE by Alice Vincent (Canongate, £14.99, 368pp)  How do you mend a broken heart? The dumped often find solace in getting drunk, gorging on ice cream or stalking their ex on Facebook. For journalist Alice Vincent, salvation came in the form of a tiny balcony. When this memoir begins, she is … Read more

How does my garden grow? With broken fingernails, chilblains, rampant slugs and damned hard work

BOOK OF THE WEEK  DIARY OF A MODERN COUNTRY GARDENER  by Tamsin Westhorpe (Orphans £20, 248 pp)   When it comes to gardens, no one does it better than us Brits. From Sissinghurst and Kew in the South to Harlow Carr and Chatsworth in the North, we have some of the world’s most dazzling gardens. A … Read more