I love Northern Ireland and most of its people, and find it heartbreaking to see the province in the news today not in commemoration of its centenary year but once again because of vicious communal violence. The law-abiding majority feel betrayed, and a new generation of young people is being encouraged by criminals to run … Read more
Singer and former X Factor contestant Rebecca Ferguson wants a parliamentary inquiry into the music industry to help protect young artists. Against what? Exploitation and mistreatment primarily, with a backbeat of bullying, grooming and even sexual abuse. She wants music managers and agents to have a ‘licence’ and ‘face a tribunal’ if they ‘mistreat an … Read more
Who fancies a trip to the pub? Monday, April 12 is the long-awaited day when we can finally chill out at our local and enjoy a drink with family and friends. But don’t get too excited. A simple pleasure has become (in the hands of Boris and Co) an exercise in unnecessary red tape, with … Read more
A blue Raleigh Traveller bicycle that once belonged to Princess Diana is up for auction. She owned it before her marriage, when she was working as a nanny. Three years ago, it sold for £9,200, and it is now expected to fetch £20,000 or more. If this sounds a little steep, you should remember that … Read more
A blue Raleigh Traveller bicycle that once belonged to Princess Diana is up for auction. She owned it before her marriage, when she was working as a nanny. Three years ago, it sold for £9,200, and it is now expected to fetch £20,000 or more. If this sounds a little steep, you should remember that … Read more
The pungent smell of cannabis on Britain’s streets and in its parks is hard to escape. People openly smoke and share joints, or even deal it, safe in the knowledge they are unlikely to be apprehended, let alone punished. Yet cannabis is a class B drug and possessing or selling products that contain THC — … Read more
As a clinical neurologist, I must balance on a daily basis the risks and benefits of interventions in often complex, high-risk situations. While these are specialised decisions about the net benefit of a particular course of action, they are the stuff of medicine in general – and of course of life, too. And it is … Read more
A man has sparked a social media debate after saying foreign holidays were for the ‘rich’ and that he only ever went to Center Parcs and Butlins as a child – but people have responded saying he’s underestimating the price of UK holidays. Taking to Twitter, a man named Danny, from London, responded to the … Read more
A man has sparked a social media debate after saying foreign holidays were for the ‘rich’ and that he only ever went to Center Parcs and Butlins as a child – but people have responded saying he’s underestimating the price of UK holidays. Taking to Twitter, a man named Danny, from London, responded to the … Read more
HENRY DEEDES: Beaming in from Liberace’s boudoir, came Boris Johnson’s dread word – ‘But…’ By Henry Deedes for the Daily Mail Published: 22:27 BST, 5 April 2021 | Updated: 07:51 BST, 6 April 2021 On skipped the Prime Minister, with that mild jauntiness of his that has happily returned in recent weeks, confirming our long … Read more