Best books on VE Day: Author Patricia Nicol suggests tomes on war Patricia Nicol suggests Victor Victoria Hislop’s novel Those Who Are Loved She also recommended Kate Atkinson’s book Life After Life about Ursula Todd In the month to April 17, more Londoners died of Covid than Blitz’s worst month But this Friday, the lesson to take … Read more
Royal Mint releases new £2 coin to mark 75th anniversary of VE Day as a ‘thank you’ to those who served in Second World War This Friday May 8 commemorates the 75th anniversary of VE Day The Royal Mint had made a special £2 coin for those who served in the forces The coin features … Read more
THE FINAL PUSH: Russians take Berlin, one million Germans surrender in Italy and Hitler and Goebbels dead – how the last days of the Second World War in Europe were reported in May 1945 Germany’s combined armed forces collapsed as Russian tanks rolled through Berlin with Hitler dead Southern redoubt was torn to pieces while … Read more
British make-up brand Charlotte Tilbury at centre of £1bn bidding war between Unilever, L’Oreal and Estee Lauder By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 29 April 2020 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 29 April 2020 A bidding war has broken out over British make-up brand Charlotte Tilbury, with beauty giants Unilever, L’Oreal and … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic has been more deadly for Americans than the Vietnam War with deaths from the virus in the past three months now higher than the U.S. death toll in the two-decade-long combat. Coronavirus deaths in the United States reached to 59,061 on Tuesday night, according to Reuters, meaning more Americans have died of … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic has been more deadly for Americans than the Vietnam War with linked deaths across the country in the past three months now higher than the U.S. death toll in the two-decade-long combat. Coronavirus deaths in the United States reached to 58,233 on Tuesday night, according to Reuters, meaning almost 1,000 more Americans … Read more
Senior sister Anthea Allen has been a nurse for well over 20 years and thought she had ‘seen it all’ in her long NHS career. Then came the coronavirus pandemic. When it hit, she was — still is — among those in charge of the critical care unit at St George’s Hospital in South London, … Read more
The Queen’s closest confidantes and oldest friends have revealed the realities of living through the Second World War in a Tatler issue celebrating Her Majesty’s rousing message invoking the spirit of the Blitz. A silhouette of the 94-year-old monarch appears striking on the publication’s British issue, which goes on sale 30 April, and follows the … Read more
Piers Morgan has once more slammed Donald Trump for his handling of the coronavirus crisis and launched a fresh attack on his ‘lies’. The Good Morning Britain presenter, who previously appeared on The Apprentice during the president’s reality TV days, slammed Trump for lacking the ‘kind of leadership needed in a crisis’. Morgan, who voiced his … Read more
The cast of Shahs of Sunset are in Hawaii – but it’s far from a relaxing vacation. The problems begin when Mike tells his girlfriend Paulina that she’s going to be spending her birthday with him – even though she said she explicitly said she wanted to go surfing with the rest of the group. … Read more