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

Firms going above and beyond: The selfless army keeps on growing 

Businesses are fighting for survival amid the pandemic. Some have chosen to exploit customers to save their own skin and Money Mail has been quick to call out these misdeeds. But our inbox has also been flooded with emails from readers praising firms that have gone above and beyond for their customers.  Here we highlight … Read more

Growing fear you can catch Covid-19 more than once

For those who have already been infected with Covid-19, the idea of having an immunity certificate to allow a return to normal life sounds like an attractive prospect. The proposal, put forward by Health Secretary Matt Hancock earlier this month, is based on the theory that having the virus and beating it means we have … Read more