The time is 4pm on December 8, 1980, a mild day in New York. As John Lennon leaves his home on Central Park West, he pauses to autograph a record album for a 25-year-old former security guard named Mark David Chapman, without a suspicion in the world. The moment is caught on camera by Paul … Read more
Prince William has spoken in candid detail about how he found himself overwhelmed by parenthood because of the devastating impact of his mother’s early death. In an unusually heartfelt interview, he described how becoming a father had brought back emotions ‘in leaps and bounds’ and how having children was ‘one of he most amazing moments … Read more
How do retail chains keep going? While the rest of the country worries about the survival of small businesses, in soapland it is only the small ones that are doing a booming trade. Despite the presence of Weatherfield’s Co-op in Corrie, I’ve yet to see a person carrying a bag from there. Why would you … Read more