Meet the headmaster of Reykjavik’s Elfschool, where you can learn all about elves and hidden people

Meet the headmaster of Reykjavik’s Elfschool, where you can learn all about elves and ‘hidden people’ – magical beings that are real for 54% of Icelanders Historian and folklore expert Magnus Skarphedinsson runs the Elfschool  Elves, he says, are not an illusion for Icelanders, or for a great many foreigners  Mr Skarphedinsson he’s met more … Read more

Meet the Flintstones with a semi! They’re part of a TV experiment about surviving against the odds

How gloriously autumnal the Stone Age capsule wardrobe is. A bit beige, thanks to all the buckskin, but the layers of taupe and moss and tawny brown work so well in a woodland setting. Naomi Walmsley, 38, runs through her mix ‘n’ match items. There’s a skirt and a pair of trousers, a bikini of … Read more

Anthony Anderson reveals his mother turned down a chance to meet President Obama for a bingo game

Anthony Anderson reveals to Ellen guest host Sarah Silverman that his mother turned down a chance to meet President Obama for a bingo game By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 06:54 GMT, 9 November 2020 | Updated: 07:05 GMT, 9 November 2020 Anthony Anderson’s mother Doris is such a big fan of bingo that she … Read more

Meet the first dogs-elect: Joe and Jill Biden are bring pooches back to the White House

For the first time in four years, dogs will be returning to the White House when Joe Biden is sworn in as president in January 2021.  First dogs-elect, Champ and Major, will be reviving a tradition that goes back to George Washington – the first president to have a dog – when the two German … Read more

Exclusive for MoS readers: Take a sailing ship to Iceland and meet TV’s Kate Humble 

Exclusive for Mail on Sunday readers: Take a sailing ship to Iceland and meet TV’s Kate Humble By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:01 GMT, 7 November 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 7 November 2020 If you need something to look forward to next year, Iceland makes a stunning destination. Its landscapes featuring towering waterfalls, … Read more

Meet the furloughed worker who turned a gift into a £1million business

A woman who was furloughed in May due to the coronavirus has since made £1million after turning an idea to cheer up her colleagues into a new business. Natalie Bamford, 35, from Derby, worked as an expedite services assistant at technology company Selenity. She was one of the millions to be furloughed this year as … Read more

United States Postal Service FAILS to meet deadline to sweep facilities and deliver mail ballots

United States Postal Service FAILS to meet deadline set by judge to sweep facilities and deliver remaining mail ballots US District Judge ordered postal officials in swing states to sweep USPS facilities by 3 pm today so that any delayed ballots could be delivered in time for counting However, the USPS say they were ‘unable … Read more

One woman and corg! Meet Britain’s unlikely sheepdog… But is Daphne’s baa-rk worse than her bite?

Meet the tiny corgi who has become an ace sheepdog on a busy farm. When little Daphne, a two-year-old, was originally bought for her owner Heather Rutter as a Christmas present, her family expected her to enjoy a right royal pampered lifestyle like the corgis the Queen used to own. But Daphne is definitely a … Read more

Exclusive for MoS readers: Meet TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall at the legendary River Cottage

Exclusive for Mail on Sunday readers: Meet TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall at the legendary River Cottage By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 21:00 GMT, 31 October 2020 | Updated: 21:00 GMT, 31 October 2020 Channel 4’s Escape To River Cottage hit our TV screens in 1999, telling the story of chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s journey to … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Pub landlords set up marquees so people can meet ‘outside’

With many parts of Britain now under local lockdowns preventing friends from different households meeting indoors, pubs across the country are having to come up with ingenious methods to get people to visit. And these photographs show how venues are turning to marquees and teepees with heaters to follow Covid-19 rules and ensure those living in … Read more