‘I wish with all my heart I’d never become a sub-postmaster,’ says Sarah, 56, who took over the Starbeck Avenue branch in the Newcastle upon Tyne district of Sandyford in November 2005 Posing proudly outside her sub-post office, Sarah Burgess-Boyde looked the very picture of success. Trusted, respectable and capable, the popular sub-postmaster appeared a shining … Read more
President Donald Trump announced on Friday that the United States was terminating its relationship with the World Health Organization as he laid down the gauntlet against China. ‘We will be today terminating our relationship with the World Health Organization and directing those funds to worldwide and deserving, urgent global public health needs,’ he said during … Read more
NATURE DIARY OF A YOUNG NATURALIST by Dara McAnulty (Little Toller £16.99, 224pp) Dara McAnulty is a brilliant young teenage naturalist from Northern Ireland who writes a popular blog about his sightings and adventures, and has also appeared on BBC’s Countryfile. He’s on the autistic spectrum, and doesn’t so much coolly observe nature as passionately … Read more
Hay Festival booms online as fans from more than 60 nations around the world tune in to events after it was axed amid coronavirus crisis The Hay Festival of literature was cancelled for the first time due to coronavirus The 33-year-old annual event normally takes place in Hay-on-Wye in Wales The festival did appear in a … Read more
‘Safety stamp’ launched by World Travel & Tourism Council for ‘hygienic’ destinations and businesses in bid to reassure holidaymakers and speed up tourism recovery Saudi Arabia, Barcelona, Portugal, Cancun and Seville all back the stamp The initiative is also backed by the United Nations World Tourism Organization Businesses can use the stamp once hygiene protocols … Read more
It’s being billed as ‘the greatest safari in the world’ – though some might conclude that it’s the greatest holiday in the world. Full stop. Unsurprisingly, it’s not cheap. You’ll need to find $125,000 (£102,000) to book a place on the ‘Roar Africa Emirates Executive Private Jet Safari’, but for that whopping sum, you’ll go … Read more
Billions of ash trees could be rescued from a killer beetle through cross-breeding with more resistant varieties and gene editing, scientists have claimed. Emerald Ash Borer larvae have already killed millions worldwide by burrowing through their stems and sucking out the nutritious fluids. But scientists at Queen Mary University of London and the Royal Botanic … Read more
Muslims around the world on Sunday began celebrating Eid al-Fitr, a normally festive holiday marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, with millions under strict stay-at-home orders and many fearing renewed coronavirus outbreaks. The three-day holiday is usually a time of travel, family get-togethers and lavish daytime feasts after weeks of dawn-to-dusk fasting. … Read more
J STERN & CO WORLD STARS: The global equity fund seeking quality over quantity By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 23 May 2020 | Updated: 22:31 BST, 23 May 2020 Although the Stern family’s connections with banking and the provision of financial services across Europe can be traced back more … Read more
Even the porridge is five-star. It’s the perfect consistency and comes with a dinky jug of delicious cream – and is garnished with just the right number of raspberries and quantity of brown sugar. I’m having breakfast in a Qatar Airways’ business class Qsuite, which the airline patented. It should do the same with its … Read more