Hot island hopping: You’re spoilt for choice in the Caribbean writes Jonathan Wilkes

After nearly 1,000 performances of Robin Hood at the Regent Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent, I was becoming weary of pulling on my green tights each night. I come from Stoke, so I’m biased in favour of its attractions, but I realise abundant winter sunshine isn’t one of them. After a long panto season, I was ready … Read more

Raising the bar in Zanzibar! A chic new resort adds extra zing to Africa’s exotic Spice Island

Deo the barman greets me with a big beer and an even bigger smile. ‘Jambo!’ he says, handing me an icy glass of Kilimanjaro beer. In front of me, jade-coloured water slides onto the sand and I can feel a lunchtime snooze at Zuri Zanzibar beckoning. The resort, on the north-west shore of this bewitching … Read more

Japan’s coolest secret… Ten ways to enjoy the mesmerising – and often snowy – island of Hokkaido

All eyes are on Japan this year as it hosts the Rugby World Cup in September and the next G20 meeting in June, and readies itself for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.  But visitors who want to explore beyond the obvious tourist attractions should consider Hokkaido. The wild north island is a peaceful enclave of stunning nature … Read more

WHAT BOOK would Wilbur Smith take to a desert island? 

WHAT BOOK would Wilbur Smith take to a desert island? Wilbur Smith revealed that he’s currently reading The Egyptian by Mika Waltari He would take My African Journey by Winston Churchill to a desert island He said King Solomon’s Mines by H. Rider Haggard gave him the reading bug By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:09 … Read more

WHAT BOOK would author Sue Monk Kidd, take to a desert island?

WHAT BOOK would author Sue Monk Kidd, take to a desert island? Sue Monk Kidd reveals the first book she remembers was Alice in Wonderland  The American author fell in love with England when she read Jane Eyre aged 13 If trapped on a desert island she’d read The Shark Club, a novel set on an … Read more

WHAT BOOK would Val McDermid take to a desert island? 

WHAT BOOK would Val McDermid take to a desert island? Val McDermid is currently reading Emma Smith’s This Is Shakespeare She would take The Collected Works of Robert Louis Stevenson to a desert island Crime writer revealed The Wind In The Willows gave her the reading bug By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:01 BST, 30 … Read more

Ouch! Love Island star reveals bizarre way influencers make bikinis look perfect

What’s wrong with this picture? Love Island star reveals the bizarre way influencers make their bikinis look perfect in every photo… and it looks painful By Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:31 BST, 16 April 2020 | Updated: 13:58 BST, 16 April 2020 Love Island star Amelia Marni always stuns fans with her … Read more

WHAT BOOK would Joanna Scanlan take to a desert island?

WHAT BOOK would Joanna Scanlan take to a desert island Actress Joanna Scanlan would take Lissa Evans’ Old Baggage to a desert island She is reading Catch And Kill: Lies, Spies And A Conspiracy to Protect Predators Joanna also revealed The Young Elizabeth by Jean Plaidy gave her reading bug By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:01 BST, 6 … Read more

WHAT BOOK would thriller writer Clare Mackintosh take to a desert island? 

WHAT BOOK would thriller writer Clare Mackintosh take to a desert island? Clare Mackintosh is currently reading The Giver Of Stars by JoJo Moyes She would take Life After Life, by Kate Atkinson to a desert island British thriller writer revealed Patricia Highsmith has left her cold By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:01 BST, 13 February 2020 … Read more

WHAT BOOK would novelist Sadie Jones take to a desert island? 

WHAT BOOK would novelist Sadie Jones take to a desert island? Sadie Jones is currently reading My name Is Lucy Barton, by Elizabeth Strout She would take Middlemarch, Nicholas Nickleby or Vanity Fair to a desert island British novelist said The Bonfire Of The Vanities left her cold By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:03 BST, 20 … Read more