Tripadvisor reveals most popular experiences for 2020 from a Dubai desert BBQ to a Harry Potter tour

A Dubai desert barbecue and camel ride trip has been named by Tripadvisor as its No1 experience, with a pizza and gelato cooking class in a Tuscan farmhouse in second place. They have both been honoured in the 2020 Travellers’ Choice Experiences awards, with the Harry Potter Walking Tour for Muggles in London claiming the … Read more

Harry Potter actress Miriam Margolyes reveals a fear of flying and a love of Adelaide

Checking in… Harry Potter actress Miriam Margolyes reveals a fear of flying – ‘for years I went everywhere by boat’ – and her favourite part of Australia By Roz Lewis for the Daily Mail Published: 13:34 BST, 26 July 2020 | Updated: 13:35 BST, 26 July 2020 Harry Potter actress Miriam Margolyes This week the … Read more

Harry Potter book sales provide strong boost for Bloomsbury

Harry Potter publisher boosted by lockdown readers: Bloomsbury magics up strong sales for fantasy fiction and digital books Harry Potter book sales helped Bloomsbury’s children’s division to jump by 27%  In April, the company furloughed staff and cut its board members’ pay by 30%  Britons read 2.7 hours more per week in early May than … Read more

Pregnant Harry Potter star Jessie Cave reveals she’s been hospitalised

Pregnant Harry Potter star Jessie Cave has spent the afternoon in hospital after struggling with headaches and swollen ankles. The actress, 33, took to Instagram on Saturday to reveal she’d been admitted after struggling with health problems she didn’t have in her previous pregnancies, but later reassured fans that she’s been given the all-clear. Jessie … Read more

David Beckham swaps football for Quidditch as he narrates Harry Potter

‘I was always better with a ball than a book!’ David Beckham swaps football for Quidditch as he narrates Harry Potter with David Tennant for new Wizarding World celebrity series By Ciara Farmer For Mailonline Published: 14:04 BST, 10 June 2020 | Updated: 14:04 BST, 10 June 2020 He is famed for his prowess on … Read more

Harry Potter author JK Rowling will publish new children’s fairy tale The Ickabog FREE

Harry Potter author JK Rowling will publish new children’s fairy tale The Ickabog FREE online after keeping it hidden in her attic for 10 years Fans of JK Rowling can expect new material coming their way very soon  The 54-year-old wrote The Ickabog shortly after her great Harry Potter success  But the script was kept … Read more

Olivia Colman unveiled as the next A-List narrator for Harry Potter At Home series on Spotify

Oscar-winner Olivia Colman unveiled as the next A-List narrator for Harry Potter At Home series on Spotify By George Stark For Dailymail.com Published: 19:51 BST, 23 May 2020 | Updated: 19:51 BST, 23 May 2020 Oscar-winning British actress Olivia Colman has been unveiled as the next Harry Potter At Home chapter narrator on Spotify. The news … Read more

Harry Potter star Rupert Grint is seen with his newborn daughter for the first time

They confirmed the arrival of their first child, a girl, earlier this month.  And Rupert Grint and his girlfriend Georgia Groome looked like they were settling into parenthood well as they were seen with their child for the first time on Thursday. The couple enjoyed the sunshine as they went for a stroll with their … Read more

Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury warns book sales could plunge 65%

Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury warns book sales could plunge by as much as 65% By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 20 May 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 20 May 2020 Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury has warned that book sales could plunge by as much as 65 per cent. Lockdown measures in many … Read more

Expat Harry Potter star Miriam Margolyes tells Australians to ‘get f**ked’

British expat Miriam Margolyes was warned by her partner about criticising Australia too harshly in her new ABC documentary – but she didn’t take the advice. The 78-year-old Harry Potter star, who became a naturalised citizen seven years ago, travelled from coast to coast for her series Almost Australian, but the process left her feeling disenchanted with her … Read more