We were lying along a thin tree line by a ditch, having just come under accurate machine gun fire for the first time that day. It was a little after 10.30am and hot. Very hot, certainly, by the standards of Derby, Nottingham and Worcester, where the recruiting officers had welcomed the soldiers beside me. Not … Read more
Here’s an embarrassing confession — and I fear that I’ll never be admitted to polite society again once it’s out in the open: reader, I’m not at all keen on live theatre. Indeed, my heart used to sink before the lockdown on those mercifully rare occasions when kind friends would ring to say they had … Read more
Friends of Meghan Markle say she has no regrets about the bombshell Oprah interview and that the royal family should be ‘relieved’ that she didn’t go into more detail about what went on behind palace doors. An insider with close ties to Meghan tells DailyMail.com exclusively, ‘[Meghan] said she has absolutely no regrets about what was … Read more
There is a new rule at Meir Elbaz’s synagogue near Tel Aviv. Only people who can produce a green pass, Israel’s new Covid passport, may cross the threshold. If you don’t have one of the highly-prized passes, you are relegated to the courtyard and forced to listen to prayers through the open windows. ‘It’s a … Read more
As roadmaps go, it’s hardly the full AA atlas. Yes, it leads us out of the cul-de-sac we’ve been stuck in since December, but sadly not as far as the open road. That page appears to be missing. If advance indications are to be believed, Boris Johnson’s chart for national reawakening is cautious, highly conditional … Read more
The Sony World Photography Awards 2021 is shaping up very nicely indeed. The judges have revealed the winners in the competition’s National Awards. And they’re quite something. Overall, the contest receives entries from over 200 territories. However, these winners are drawn from the 51 countries in its National Awards programme, which celebrates local photography talent. … Read more
Most of us operate at 50 per cent of our mental capacity. It’s like having a high-performance Ferrari and just using it to nip to the shops once in a while. Having spent the past 25 years practising as a neurosurgeon, there is not much I don’t know about the workings of the brain, and … Read more
The City’s last open outcry trading ring – at the London Metal Exchange (LME) – could close after 144 years. The site where traders shout at each other across the floor to set the world’s metal prices has been shut since Covid struck in March. But bosses at the LME now believe it is the … Read more
Icebergs in the Antarctic gradually melting further and further from the frozen continent could be the trigger that plunges Earth into a new ice age, study finds. Researchers from Cardiff University reconstructed past climate conditions and identified tiny fragments of Antarctic rock dropped in the open ocean as part of a study designed to understand … Read more
Ray Liotta looks ready for a workout as he makes his way to Gold’s Gym in Venice… 10 days after announcing engagement to Jacy Nittolo By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 07:07 GMT, 8 January 2021 | Updated: 07:07 GMT, 8 January 2021 Ray Liotta and Jacy Nittolo announced their engaged just 10 days ago. … Read more