HISTORY MISSING By Richard van Emden (Pen & Sword £20, 292 pp) Francis Mond was born into a world of riches and privilege. Yet he died on May 15, 1918, aged only 23, when his RAF plane was shot from the skies and plummeted into no man’s land in Northern France. Both Mond’s body and … Read more
HEALTH: Cycling: healthy or high-risk? By Dr Clare Bailey for You Magazine Published: 00:02 BST, 5 April 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 5 April 2020 Over a ten-year study, cyclists suffered more injuries but fewer heart attacks I have a long-running dispute with my husband, Michael Mosley, about his cycling, which seems to me to … Read more
Julie Ding (pictured, right, as a child with her mother Roberta and late sister Susan) fears she will not be able to be at her dying mother’s bedside because she was banned from visiting her nursing home Britain’s official coronavirus death toll is missing 10 per cent of victims because they died in care homes … Read more
Talk to any shopkeepers in this Belgian city and they’ll tell you they’re excited. Excited because Ghent, a sleepy university city just 30 minutes from Brussels, is seeing a new wave of visitors charmed by its beguiling cobbled streets, Gothic architecture and laid-back atmosphere. Once the seat of the Counts of Flanders, whose castle has … Read more
Should state pension triple lock be axed to help pay coronavirus bill? It’s ‘not too much to ask’ elderly to sacrifice £4bn a year, think tank claims The triple lock guarantees the state pension rises by at least 2.5% a year A move to a double lock would base future increases on wage and price … Read more
Original hand-drawn plans of the Statue of Liberty show last-minute design changes to its torch-bearing arm – going against the wishes of architect Gustav Eiffel Uncovered plans showing the changes were discovered by a map dealer in 2018 The Statue was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi in 1870 Gustav Eiffel was hired by … Read more
A Scottish newsagent is selling coronavirus test kits for £30 each – and claims he has already sold £750,000 worth to a pharmacy. Nadeem Anwar says the antibody test, which can tell if someone has already had the killer infection, he sells is 92 per cent accurate. He has already bought 100,000 kits from China … Read more
Leaked memo reveals MSC Cruises ‘will not be paying some crew members who are stuck onboard its ships’ as they wait to be let back into their home countries Crew members of ships operated by MSC Cruises have reportedly been told that they will not be paid while waiting repatriation onboard the vessels Those employees … Read more
SUNDAY, MARCH 15 The coronavirus is now erupting all over the world, and I have grown increasingly strident in my pleadings on social media for people to take it more seriously. But it’s not easy when the people running the country have appeared so bafflingly relaxed about it. While some high-profile friends, such as Gary … Read more
Need a little springtime sparkle? By Edwina Ings-chambers For You Magazine Published: 00:02 BST, 5 April 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 5 April 2020 The silver is dazzling even if applied just along the lash line Then look no further than these multicoloured multitasking palettes Your social life might be somewhat on hold right now … Read more