A teenage pilot has become the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe alone after he touched down in the Netherlands earlier today. Travis Ludlow, aged 18 years and 149 days, has set a new Guinness World Record with his 25,000-mile solo flight which took him 44 days to complete. The gruelling expedition saw the teenager, … Read more
Soviet tanks in Slovakian fields, fighter aircraft resting in tropical waters, a French submarine pen impervious to the biggest of bombs and intimidating guns standing sentry over rugged coastlines. World War II ended more than 75 years ago but, as an intriguing new book reveals, the remnants of the six-year conflict can be found all … Read more
Soviet tanks in Slovakian fields, fighter aircraft resting in tropical waters, a French submarine pen impervious to the biggest of bombs and intimidating guns standing sentry over rugged coastlines. World War II ended more than 75 years ago but, as an intriguing new book reveals, the remnants of the six-year conflict can be found all … Read more
Tom Cruise has reportedly returned his three Golden Globe awards amid the outcry against the HFPA for its failure to reform its lack of diversity. The news that the action star had given back his awards was confirmed by Deadline on Monday. Cruise won Best Actor for Jerry Maguire in 1997, Best Actor for Born on … Read more
HISTORY THE EMPEROR’S FEAST by Jonathan Clements (Hodder £25, 320 pp) British cuisine may have its fair share of strange foods — faggots, jellied eels and haggis, to name a few — but when it comes to stomach-churning dishes, the Chinese are in a league of their own. Those of a squeamish disposition will need … Read more
Jamie Lee Curtis pokes fun at her busty Alex Perry gown after presenting at 78th Golden Globe Awards: ‘They are back in the stable’ By Glenn Garner For Dailymail.com Published: 02:01 GMT, 6 March 2021 | Updated: 02:43 GMT, 6 March 2021 Jamie Lee Curtis has come a long way since her star-making role in … Read more
Many in isolation are desperate for travel. I, meanwhile, have been travelling in order to find isolation. Inspired by a 13th-century Cistercian wall at the bottom of my garden in Norfolk, a couple of years ago I began visiting some of the great religious houses of Britain and then traced the route of monasticism from … Read more
Anya Taylor-Joy can’t hide her happiness as she steps out in sweater and sweats after Golden Globe win for The Queen’s Gambit By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 02:50 GMT, 2 March 2021 | Updated: 02:50 GMT, 2 March 2021 She won her first Golden Globe on Sunday night for her performance in the hit … Read more
Some of the world’s biggest screen stars have offered viewers a very rare glimpse inside their homes while virtually tuning in to the 78th annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday. Presenters Tina Fey and Amy Poehler took to the stage separately in New York and Beverly Hills respectively, while the nominees appeared via video link from … Read more
Sterling, 44, and Susan, 39, took to the stage at Beverly Hills’ Beverly Hilton Hotel amid controversy over the revelation that the HFPA doesn’t include a single black journalist.