TALK OF THE TOWN: Poldark star Eleanor Tomlinson swaps her Captain for a colonel… as she reveals KFC is her late-night choice of takeaway By Alistair Foster, Joanna Bell And Sophie Cockerham For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:46 BST, 2 May 2020 | Updated: 22:46 BST, 2 May 2020 Ever staggered into a KFC … Read more
Gatwick Airport has furloughed 90 per cent of its staff leaving nearby Crawley in crisis with reports that half of the town’s population facing being laid off. The airport employs 3,500 people directly, although a further 21,000 people work for 250 different firms based at the campus. Also, the airport supports a further 12,000 jobs … Read more
Britain at its best: Whitby is the Yorkshire seaside town that inspired Dracula – and it’s to die for In Bram Stoker’s 1897 classic, Count Dracula lands at Whitby on a schooner The most splendid Gothic spot is its abbey, which overlooks the coast Harry Mount stayed at The Riviera, a comfortable B&B with ‘epic’ sea … Read more
The Queen has her throne. Trump has his Oval Office chair. I have seat 2A in first class on a British Airways A380. Yes, it feels that epic. And so it should. This is, after all, BA’s top offering. The biggest and poshest suite in its fleet. Before sitting down in it on a flight … Read more
The Rolling Stones have rocketed to the top of the iTunes chart more than 40 years after their last number one hit. The single ‘Living In A Ghost Town’ – the band’s first for eight years – beat stars including Travis Scott, The Weeknd and Drake to the peak of the US table. The legendary … Read more
Town mayor refuses to open parks despite government advice because area has one of highest coronavirus rates outside London Middlesbrough mayor Andy Preston has released a statement that parks in the area will remain closed despite government advice to the contrary Robert Jenrick MP reaffirmed that people need parks and green spaces to exercise and … Read more
‘Rave king’ James Perkins is the unlikely saviour for listed £15m Elizabethan mansion destroyed in a mystery fire By Alistair Foster, Joanna Bell And Sophie Cockerham For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:01 BST, 19 April 2020 | Updated: 04:39 BST, 19 April 2020 An unlikely saviour has been found for one of the country’s … Read more
Last week I went to a beautiful part of central Europe. Not in reality, of course, and not even virtually via an online tour, but through the wonder of a jigsaw puzzle. Piece by piece, the inky waters of Lake Constance and the tree-lined shores of Mainau island, linked by a narrow causeway to the … Read more
Emissions Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the biggest contributors to global warming. After the gas is released into the atmosphere it stays there, making it difficult for heat to escape – and warming up the planet in the process. It is primarily released from burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and … Read more
Spanish fortress town that has cut itself off from the outside world to stop coronavirus has recorded ZERO infections Mayor Santiago Galván blocked all but one of the town’s five entrances Not one case of Covid-19 has been recorded among its 1,400 inhabitants Every vehicle that enters the one remaining entrance is disinfected with bleach … Read more