A slight, watchful figure, she perched on a sofa in the camp commandant’s office studying me. Having had no visitors for many months, she was very wary. ‘What are you?’ she asked finally. I didn’t need to ask her the same question. By then her face was instantly recognisable; the so-called poster girl for Islamic … Read more
With every new development from his Californian base camp, with each fresh initiative that finds him strapping on his trusty crampons of wrath to scale new-found peaks of pique, I worry about Harry. I really do. He’s just so furious all the time! Whatever next for our little lost prince, as he negotiates what he … Read more
PAUL WELLER: On Sunset (Polydor) Rating: Even a musician as restless as Paul Weller sometimes feels the urge to return to the sounds that first inspired him. Since taking a leap into the unknown on 2008’s 22 Dreams, The Modfather has regularly wheeled away from the mainstream with detours into tango, free-form jazz and abstract … Read more
Desperate to hit the gym when they reopen? Do these five exercises first, writes MARIAM AL-ROUBI By Mariam Al-roubi, Personal Trainer For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:01 BST, 27 June 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 27 June 2020 The lockdown has given Britain something it did not need – an even more sedentary lifestyle. But it’s not … Read more
Pope Francis has written a heartfelt letter to Alex Zanardi, paying tribute to the former Formula One driver and Paralympic champion who is in a medically-induced coma after suffering a severe head injury in a crash during a hand-bike race. Zanardi’s condition remains ‘stationary’ according to the latest statement from the the Santa Maria alle … Read more
There’s no room for a trolley down either aisle of this Boeing 767 wide-bodied passenger airliner. Indeed, it’s such a squeeze that, at some points, the cabin crew have to walk sideways. Not that there would be any takers for a drink anyway, let alone a little something from the duty-free catalogue. Because the owners … Read more
Mail Force, the charity providing personal protective equipment for the UK’s fight against the coronavirus, will enter a fresh phase this week as it begins an ambitious new programme of support for some of Britain’s best-known charities. Some of that PPE is now already in active use on the Covid-19 front line following the first … Read more
The Government has done a very poor job of keeping the public properly informed about the Covid-19 pandemic, but at last some sanity seems to be emerging from the confusion that has marked policy since the lockdown began. According to media reports, Boris Johnson will halve the social distance rule from two metres to one. … Read more
Millions of people have campaigned to protect British bees over the past few years. It’s a subject close to our hearts. One MP told me he got more letters from constituents about bees than on any other issue – including health and education combined. Yet it’s only recently that politicians have acted to protect them. … Read more
Britain has reached a bleak turning point. I do not say this lightly, but I believe that the very fabric of our civilisation is under threat. By caving in to the censorious mob, and giving the green light to the removal of its statue of Cecil Rhodes, Oxford University has taken a wrecking ball to … Read more