RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Here’s to Fleet Street’s finest (and that includes you) 

Reading the supplements celebrating 125 glorious years of the Daily Mail has been like watching my life flash before me. Not that I’ve been around for 125 years, although sometimes it feels like it. The lovingly recreated highlights of this newspaper’s, and our nation’s, history have transported me on a sentimental journey. For instance, I … Read more

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Here’s to Fleet Street’s finest (and that includes you) 

Reading the supplements celebrating 125 glorious years of the Daily Mail has been like watching my life flash before me. Not that I’ve been around for 125 years, although sometimes it feels like it. The lovingly recreated highlights of this newspaper’s, and our nation’s, history have transported me on a sentimental journey. For instance, I … Read more

Exploring Tyneside – home to a beach George V said was the ‘finest’ anywhere

George V considered Sandhaven, the beach at South Shields, the ‘finest’ anywhere. It is indeed a beautiful spot, with its rolling sand dunes, pleasant promenade and view of the River Tyne. There is an elemental rawness here. Gazing out from the end of the South Pier, which curls into the North Sea for a mile, … Read more

Exploring South Shields – home to a beach George V said was the ‘finest’ anywhere

George V considered Sandhaven, the beach at South Shields, the ‘finest’ anywhere. It is indeed a beautiful spot, with its rolling sand dunes, pleasant promenade and view of the River Tyne. There is an elemental rawness here. Gazing out from the end of the South Pier, which curls into the North Sea for a mile, … Read more

Sinfonia of London albums review: Some of the finest string playing ever put on disc

English Music For Strings by Sinfonia of London embraces some of the finest string playing ever put on disc by a British orchestra By David Mellor for Event Published: 22:01 GMT, 9 January 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 9 January 2021 English Music For Strings   Sinfonia of London, conducted by John Wilson  Chandos, out January 29 … Read more

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: Ninety minutes of David Jason’s finest moments

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: Ninety minutes of David Jason’s finest moments? Lovely jubbly! By Christopher Stevens for the Daily Mail Published: 01:51 GMT, 22 December 2020 | Updated: 01:52 GMT, 22 December 2020 David Jason: Britain’s Favourite TV Star Rating: Marcus Rashford: Feeding Britain’s Children Rating: All right, ladies and gents, let’s be … Read more

Christmas dinner shopping guide – from pigs in blankets to the finest puds

Tuck into the great festive food test: From pigs in blankets to the finest puds, your shopping guide for Christmas dinner By Tessa Cunningham for the Daily Mail Published: 00:54 GMT, 19 December 2020 | Updated: 00:55 GMT, 19 December 2020 Advertisement Still searching for the perfect Yule feast?  Here, TESSA CUNNINGHAM samples supermarket staples … Read more

Jessica Alba reveals why she decided to star in L.A.’s Finest after taking a break from spotlight

Jessica Alba reveals why she decided to star in the action series L.A.’s Finest after taking a break from the spotlight to raise her family – and admits she struggles homeschooling her children By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 10:14 GMT, 27 November 2020 | Updated: 10:14 GMT, 27 November 2020 She pulled … Read more

McDonald’s is accused of ‘cultural appropriation at its finest’ over its new Jerk Chicken Sandwich

Fast food giant McDonald’s has been accused of ‘cultural appropriation at its finest’ over one of its new Christmas menu items. The chain announced a new Jerk Chicken Sandwich for its festive menu, which also features a double Big Mac and a Celebrations McFlurry. But it is the Jerk Chicken Sandwich which has caused the … Read more

Lap up the UK’s finest hotel pools, from underground baths to wild clifftop ponds

There is one thing these hotels all have in common – they have gone to great lengths to provide guests with a spectacular swimming pool. Whether you’re looking for somewhere to clock up the laps or the perfect spot to unwind, dive head first into our round-up of the UK’s finest hotel pools. The Scarlet, … Read more