A New York fairytale-like castle complete with stained glass windows has gone on the market for $675,000. The two-acre property in Lake Peekskill is complete with stained glass windows and panoramic views. Built in 1935 at a time when summer homes were the only other properties in the area, the property on Tanglewylde Road is assuredly … Read more
Shoppers have praised Barbour’s ‘brilliant’ Christmas campaign for its heartwarming tale on sustainability and encouraging repair, rather them always buying new. The heritage and lifestyle brand’s 2020 Christmas campaign is inspired by the popular children’s books written and illustrated by Raymond Briggs and the iconic 1991 animated special, Father Christmas, for the second year. The … Read more
Incredible story of the British Airways captain who was sucked out of a cockpit window mid-flight 30 years ago yet lived to tell the tale – thanks to a flight attendant who held on to his trouser belt It was June 10, 1990, and the flight crew had performed a routine take-off But then the … Read more
Legendary cricketer Graham Cowdrey has been remembered after his untimely death at the age of 56. Friends and family spoke of his warmth, wit and generosity of spirit as well as his passion for cricket, the sport in his blood. He was a much-loved player, an attacking batsman who scored more than 14,000 runs in … Read more
The Handmaid’s Tale has resumed filming in Toronto as it’s announced Mckenna Grace, 14, is joining the cast for season 4 By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 03:04 BST, 18 September 2020 | Updated: 03:04 BST, 18 September 2020 Production on Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale was halted in mid-March due to the coronvirus. And while … Read more
Featherhood Charlie Gilmour W&N £16.99 Rating: Like many children, Charlie Gilmour never had much success with goldfish and hamsters and mice. ‘No matter what you do, it seems like they always end up in the same place: a shoebox at the bottom of a shallow grave.’ Charlie with his pet magpie, Benzene. Benzene’s bad habits were … Read more
‘Been doing it before it was cool’: Elisabeth Moss wears her Handmaid’s Tale character Offred’s red mask as she recycles it for the Covid pandemic By Amelia Wynne For Mailonline Published: 10:25 BST, 28 August 2020 | Updated: 10:25 BST, 28 August 2020 She’s the star of the hit TV drama The Handmaid’s Tale. And … Read more
He has a peerage to his name and lives in splendour in a £5million house in Hampstead, the leafy enclave favoured by the north London intelligentsia. But broadcasting and literary grandee Melvyn Bragg has never forgotten, still less attempted to disguise, his earliest years in Wigton, Cumbria, when he and his parents lived in a … Read more
The Luminaries Rating: Lost Pyramids Of The Aztecs Rating: Flashback, as a method of bridging time and filling the viewer in on a narrative, can be a highly effective method in film. If overused though, it can be frustrating, confusing and downright annoying. In new BBC drama The Luminaries, the time-jump trick was constantly employed … Read more
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews weekend TV: They promised us a tale of royal skulduggery and then… pffft! By Christopher Stevens for the Daily Mail Published: 01:47 BST, 15 June 2020 | Updated: 02:03 BST, 15 June 2020 The Queen And The Coup Rating: Great Paintings Of The World With Andrew Marr Rating: What a downright swizz. … Read more