MEMOIR The See -Through House By Shelley Klein (Chatto £16.99, 288pp) From the outside it might not look like much: one of those weird, modern, flat-roofed, single-storey, ‘architect-designed’ houses with plate-glass windows. But for Shelley Klein and her father Bernat Klein, High Sunderland in the Scottish Borders meant everything. In this remarkable, moving tribute to … Read more
A man has been jailed for eight years after dousing his childhood friend in half a litre of sulphuric acid in an act of ‘vengeance’. Ibrahim Khan, 22, from Slough, had fallen out with Amar Hussain, who he had known since he was only a young boy, a judge was told. After two stand-up rows, Khan … Read more
A man has been jailed for eight years after dousing his childhood friend in half a litre of sulphuric acid in an act of ‘vengeance’. Ibrahim Khan, 22, from Slough, had fallen out with Amar Hussain, who he had known since he was only a young boy, a judge was told. After two stand-up rows, Khan … Read more
Demi Lovato puts on a colorful display for the May issue of Harper’s Bazaar as she talks about her career comeback after almost two years. With a new album on the way, the singer and actress is ready for a fresh start after her near-fatal drug overdose 18 months ago, and looks the picture of … Read more
He’s taken the nation by storm with his YouTube videos helping thousands of kids and adults keep fit during the coronavirus lockdown. And with the news that his videos racked up £80k in revenue in just a week and was viewed by over 22 million fans, Joe Wicks has credited the motivation behind his success … Read more
The launch in Belfast of RMS Titanic on May 31, 1911, attracted 100,000 people — around one-third of the city’s population. At the time, she was the largest ship yet built. This I learned on a visit to the spectacular Titanic museum in Belfast, where I joined the new Seabourn Ovation on its cruise around … Read more
A mother has revealed the heartbreak of watching her two-year-old die of ‘childhood dementia’. Vicky Cunningham, 34, of West Lothian, Scotland, said her baby, Mirryn, was happy and healthy, despite being born premature. But at 10 months old, Ms Cunningham instinctively knew something wasn’t right when Mirryn stopped trying to hold her hand or rock … Read more
Gwyneth Paltrow enjoys a virtual cocktail hour with childhood friends as she practices social distancing amid coronavirus outbreak By Christine Rendon For Dailymail.com Published: 03:54 BST, 29 March 2020 | Updated: 03:54 BST, 29 March 2020 Gwyneth Paltrow is embracing social distancing. The Goop founder, 47, enjoyed a virtual cocktail hour with her childhood friends … Read more
Babies who persistently struggle with sleep in their first year are more likely to have childhood anxiety One in five babies has sleep difficulties in their first 12 months – such as frequent waking or trouble falling asleep These babies are three times as likely to suffer with emotional problems by the age of four, … Read more
MEMOIR MOTHERWELL: A GIRLHOOD by Deborah Orr (Weidenfeld £16.99, 304 pp) Deborah Orr, a leading Fleet Street columnist who died of breast cancer last October aged 57, has left behind this memoir of growing up in Lanarkshire that is searing, candid, magnificently perceptive and lingeringly tragic — tragic because the story is full of conflict, … Read more