Tales of terror from the Titanic: The horrific 1912 tragedy from the eyes of 10 survivors

At just before midnight on April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic hit an iceberg while travelling on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. Within three hours, the ‘unsinkable’ ship had slipped beneath the waves of the freezing Atlantic Ocean, killing more than 1,500 people. At its launch, the luxurious Titanic was the largest … Read more

People who ditched busy city life for the suburbs reveal hilarious tales of their new neighbours

The joys (and sorrows!) of life in suburbia: People who’ve left the city behind share their hilarious stories – from leaving the door unlocked so the postman can ‘pop in’ to a neighbour who VACUUMS the driveway Reddit users shared their stories after swapping their city lives for the suburbs British woman sparked thread revealing she’d … Read more

FAIRY TALES  | Daily Mail Online

FAIRY TALES By Sally Morris for the Daily Mail Published: 22:02 GMT, 19 November 2020 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 19 November 2020 GENDER SWAPPED FAIRY TALES by Karrie Fransman and Jonathan Plackett (Faber £20, 208pp) GENDER SWAPPED FAIRY TALES by Karrie Fransman and Jonathan Plackett (Faber £20, 208pp) Once upon a time, Jonathan Plackett developed … Read more

DAVID BAILEY’S rollicking memoir tells roguish tales as vivid as his era-defining photos 

My first glimpse of Jean Shrimpton was when I poked my head round the door of my mate Brian Duffy’s photographic studio. She’d been sent by a model agency and was posing for a Kellogg’s ad. Duffy was using a sky-blue background, and you could see the sky behind her eyes, as if you could … Read more

Mayfair penthouse where P.G. Wodehouse penned his famous tales goes on sale for £6.95million

A luxury apartment once renovated by Alexander McQueen in a historic building where renowned comedic author P.G. Wodehouse penned his famous tales has gone on the market for £6.95million. The spectacular penthouse in London‘s Mayfair was bought by the late fashion designer in 2009, a year before he tragically took his own life, and while he never got … Read more

Tales of gloriously eccentric British pensioners

BOOK OF THE WEEK THE GRAN TOUR    by Ben Aitken (Icon £14.99, 306 pp) When Ben Aitken discovers that for £109 he can get a four-night coach trip to Scarborough, with a cooked breakfast every morning, three-course dinner every night and excursions to York and Whitby, his first thought is: ‘That’s how much my sister … Read more

New heads for old tales: Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads monologues are coming back with A-list stars

Net curtains. They’re respectable enough when they hang straight, especially when made from lace, not nylon. But if they’re drawn to the side with a loop hitching them up at the middle, they’re common — like a blousy woman emerging from the lavatory who doesn’t realise she’s got the hem of her underskirt tucked into … Read more