Kaylynn Gilbert was one of several eye witnesses to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The 17-year-old saw Offcer Derek Chauvin keep his neck on Floyd for more than nine minutes, killing him.
NATURE THE NIGHTINGALE by Sam Lee (Century £14.99, 240pp) At 10.45pm on May, 19, 1924, BBC radio announcer Rex Palmer interrupted the Saturday evening broadcast by dance band The Savoy Orpheans to whisk listeners into a Surrey woodland, where cellist Beatrice Harrison had been joined by a nightingale. In those days, just two years after … Read more
‘The general rule over human history is that once powers are yielded to the state at moments of crisis or emergency, it’s never the case – or very very, rarely the case – that the state hands them back.’ The words of Michael Gove in 2009 as he railed against Tony Blair’s failed attempt to … Read more
There’s no shortage of advice on how buyers, sellers, renters and landlords can get the best out of the housing market. Conversations about property at dinner parties (remember those?) and programmes like Homes Under The Hammer and Location, Location, Location have made us all experts, or so we think. But are some of our certainties … Read more
It was a haul of treasure hailed upon its discovery as Britain’s ‘Tutankhamun’. The 86ft Anglo-Saxon burial ship at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, was unearthed in 1939. More than 260 items were discovered, including weapons, armour, coins, jewellery, gold buckles, patterned plaques and silver cutlery. New Netflix film The Dig, starring Lily James, Ralph Fiennes and … Read more
BBC director of cultural diversity June Sarpong insists white privilege is a ‘fact of life’ – but backed reintroducing lyrics to Rule Britannia at this year’s Proms and insists ‘I’m NOT part of the “liberal elite”‘ June Sarpong said white privilege is rife as ‘unfairness is baked into our system’ She said that even white … Read more
BBC director of cultural diversity June Sarpong insists white privilege is a ‘fact of life’ – but backed reintroducing lyrics to Rule Britannia at this year’s Proms and insists ‘I’m NOT part of the “liberal elite”‘ June Sarpong said white privilege is rife as ‘unfairness is baked into our system’ She said that even white … Read more
Earl Spencer reveals how he refused requests by producers of The Crown to film at Althorp and says he fears fans of the show will ‘forget it’s fiction’ Princess Diana’s brother Earl Spencer worries people see The Crown as factual Appearing on Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh the 56-year-old said that elements of The Crown were … Read more
Earl Spencer reveals how he refused requests by producers of The Crown to film at Althorp and says he fears fans of the show will ‘forget it’s fiction’ Princess Diana’s brother Earl Spencer worries people see The Crown as factual Appearing on Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh the 56-year-old said that elements of The Crown were … Read more
Faced with a barrage of questions about the dubious graphs they wheeled out during Saturday night’s Halloween Horror press conference, Sir Patrick Vallance and Professor Chris Whitty spent much of yesterday’s Commons select committee hearing shifting in their seats. But there was one question in particular that got Sir Gloom and Professor Doom extremely hot … Read more