Through the keyhole of the villa used as Marcus’s Ibizan house in hit Netflix series White Lines – which is available to rent on Airbnb for £1,100 a night The real-life villa is called Villa Can Pirata and is actually located in Cala d’Or in Majorca The listing says: ‘Fantastic seafront luxury villa with pool, … Read more
Secret to successful flirting still lies in appearance rather than corny chat up lines — but women also like intelligence and tenderness in a man Experts from Cyprus surveyed around 800 people about preferred flirting traits Both men and women fall for people who are well presented and charming But women prefer men who appear to … Read more
David Beckham risked angering locals on Monday as he parked his Land Rover Defender on double yellow lines to pick up supplies in the Cotswolds. The former footballer, 45, was joined by daughter Harper, eight, to shop at local upmarket deli Mr Bumbles in Burford, Oxon, Oxfordshire. David and wife Victoria have already faced backlash from locals for staying in the countryside … Read more
NETFLIX White Lines When the Spanish crime drama Money Heist became a global hit, Netflix shrewdly signed up creator Álex Pina to make another show. This ten-episode series, which has the producers of The Crown on board, is the result. The latest show from Money Heist creator Álex Pina follows Zoe as she travels to … Read more
The DVLA has earned £3million over four years by charging callers to use controversial premium rate phone lines Income is generated from premium-rate lines that cost 51p per minute to call They are more than three times the 16p per minute standard 01 and 02 numbers The income is proving ‘a nice little earner’ for … Read more
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines is worth $37billion (£28billion) and flies to 370 destinations on six continents with state-of-the-art aircraft. Truly, it’s a titan of aviation. But it started life as a crop-dusting outfit in 1924. And when it expanded to passenger transportation it used planes that could only hit 90mph, with the wind behind them. … Read more
A Little History Of Poetry John Carey Yale University £14.99 Rating: Roughly 250 years ago, James Boswell asked Dr Johnson: ‘What is poetry?’ ‘Why sir, it is much easier to say what it is not,’ replied Johnson. ‘We all know what light is; but it is not easy to tell what it is.’ John Carey … Read more