Real Housewives Of Cheshire star Missé Beqiri has revealed that her five-year-old Julian is ‘stuck’ in Denmark, as coronavirus restrictions force them apart. Taking to her Instagram Stories on Thursday, the Swedish beauty, 33, admitted that she was feeling down, as pandemic lockdowns separated her from her offspring, who is with his footballer father Anders Lindegaard, … Read more
A mother and daughter have lost nearly 9st between them and shed four dress sizes apiece by cutting out unhealthy snacking and running 5K races together. Elsie Spalding, 21, and her mother Tracey Spalding, 50, from Hertford, Hertfordshire, say they are ‘closer than ever’ since taking on their weight-loss challenge in January. In a matter … Read more
An Ohio teenager fell ill with flu on Christmas Eve. She died on New Year’s Eve. In the last several weeks, nearly 40 children have died of the flu as the virus spreads across the US early. Kaylee Roberts is among the latest children to succumb to the virus. The 16-year-old had been otherwise healthy … Read more
Roger phoned me in a foul mood. ‘How dare they!’ he said. ‘What a nerve!’ ‘What’s happened?’ I asked, knowing he’d been awaiting a script from the BBC and it was all very hush-hush. ‘They’ve sent the scene. They want me to play an old fart in a club. With one line. One line!’ He … Read more
CHRISTMAS IN AUSTIN by Benjamin Markovits (Faber £16.99, 432 pp) CHRISTMAS IN AUSTIN by Benjamin Markovits (Faber £16.99, 432 pp) If you haven’t read the first in this rangy, yet addictively immersive, American family saga, all you need know is that Paul Essinger, retired from his undistinguished tennis career, is having a slow-motion breakdown. Now, … Read more
A PIG CALLED ALICE by Paul Heiney (The History Press £10.99, 176 pp) A PIG CALLED ALICE by Paul Heiney (The History Press £10.99, 176 pp) It’s often said that pigs are smarter than dogs, but it’s rare to find a farmer who regards his hog as man’s best friend. In this slim volume, Paul … Read more
MOUSE’S NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS by Tracey Corderoy illustrated by Sarah Massini (Nosy Crow £6.99) PICTURE BOOKS MOUSE’S NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS by Tracey Corderoy illustrated by Sarah Massini (Nosy Crow £6.99) ’Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house’ . . . except here a lonely little mouse is very much stirring, making a … Read more
A festive walk on the wild side: Our critic reveals the best books for nature lovers this Christmas Christopher Hart rounded-up a selection of the best books on British landscape The Easternmost House is a series of letters Julie Blaxland dedicated to Suffolk Still Water celebrates ponds throughout the traditional countryside By Christopher Hart For … Read more
Haemin Sunim is a Zen Buddhist teacher, and author of in Love For Imperfect Things (pictured) Should it all get a bit much for you this Christmas, console yourself with the thought that at least you’re not working as a doctor in an NHS maternity ward. Such was the fate for several years of Adam … Read more
YOUNG FICTION By Sally Morris for the Daily Mail Published: 22:03 GMT, 2 January 2020 | Updated: 22:03 GMT, 2 January 2020 THE KID WHO CAME FROM SPACE by Ross Welford (HarperCollins £6.99) THE KID WHO CAME FROM SPACE by Ross Welford (HarperCollins £6.99) When 12-year-old Tammy goes missing on Christmas Eve, her twin brother … Read more