Fattoush salad By Ainsley Harriot For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:02 BST, 22 March 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 22 March 2020 Fattoush is a fresh, crisp salad popular throughout the eastern Mediterranean. It’s a great way to use up any leftover flatbreads or pitta and makes a crunchy side dish or satisfying lunch … Read more
Military Wives Cert: 12A, 1hr 52mins Rating: The film year is not quite the same as the calendar … Read more
Garlic and chilli prawns By Ainsley Harriot For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:02 BST, 22 March 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 22 March 2020 Gambas al ajillo is a popular Spanish tapas dish, which also makes a great midweek supper when served on toasted bread with a side salad. It’s delicious and so quick … Read more
MEMOIR THE SECRET MIDWIFE by Anonymous (John Blake £16.99, 320 pp) On her first day as a student on a labour ward, the Secret Midwife was directed to a quiet room. Inside, a woman was sitting on a bed, cradling a small, silent bundle. ‘Ah, thank goodness!’ the woman said. ‘I’ve been pressing the buzzer … Read more
Bryan Ferry SEC Armadillo, Glasgow Touring until Friday Rating: Like Bob Dylan, whose songs he sings so well, Bryan Ferry has gone from being a bit of a … Read more
Ever since Cilla won our hearts with her matchmaking skills on Blind Date, we’ve loved the idea of watching couples fall for each other on TV. Now, with Netflix’s Love Is Blind the hot topic of water coolers everywhere and Channel 4’s Five Guys a Week recently unveiled, Jo Macfarlane looks back on some of the … Read more
BOOK OF THE WEEK NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN’S LEGACY by Nicholas Milton (Pen & Sword £25, 279pp) The wheel had turned, and, in a matter of a few weeks, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain had gone from the hero promising ‘peace in our time’ to the villain whose attempted appeasement of the rapacious Adolf Hitler had failed. He … Read more
Moroccan vegetables and sesame seed parcels By Ainsley Harriot For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:02 BST, 22 March 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 22 March 2020 During our stay in Riad Monceau in Marrakech, we were treated to a daily selection of wonderful appetisers, often including small pastries similar to these vegetable parcels (or … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Royal Mail boss Rico Back displaying a sad derogation of leadership by working from home in Switzerland By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:06 BST, 15 April 2020 | Updated: 22:36 BST, 15 April 2020 Royal Mail employees have courageously kept letter and parcel services operating in the midst of a … Read more
He is the laser-sharp lyricist behind James Bond’s most stirring theme songs, the man with the Midas touch. The Oscar-winning writer was responsible for five 007 classics: Thunderball, Diamonds Are Forever, The Man With The Golden Gun, Surrender from Tomorrow Never Dies and The World Is Not Enough. Such is Black’s standing in Hollywood that … Read more