‘The angel who rescued my daughter’

Maggie with her eldest daughter when she was just 14 months old: ‘If she encounters anything on her long list of allergies, she can go into anaphylactic shock’ How does a mother cope with the knowledge that her child’s life is in constant danger? That’s the reality for award-winning novelist Maggie O’Farrell, who tells Natasha … Read more

Dame Shirley Bassey album review: It’s brassy, it’s classy, it’s sassy

It’s brassy, it’s classy, it’s sassy: Dame Shirley Bassey is a one woman genre, a bridge between the Broadway standards and the Bond themes By Tim De Lisle for Event Magazine Published: 22:00 GMT, 31 October 2020 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 31 October 2020 Dame Shirley Bassey                  … Read more

A slice of comfort: Cauliflower and smoked cheese gratin 

A slice of comfort: Cauliflower and smoked cheese gratin By Danielle Alvarez Published: 00:02 GMT, 1 November 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 1 November 2020 SERVES 6-8 1kg cauliflower (approx 1 large head) 70g butter 50g panko or other fresh breadcrumbs, dried 30g plain flour 550ml cold full-cream milk 1 bay leaf 1 tbsp salt 70g … Read more

Trump supporters picket Bill Barr’s home to demand Joe Biden jailed

Trump supporters gather outside AG Bill Barr’s Virginia home and ‘demand he take action and lock up Joe Biden’ in the wake of son Hunter’s emails Group was spotted outside of Barr’s home in McLean on Saturday afternoon Protesters apparently wanted Barr to take action against Democrats Trump has repeatedly complained about lack of DOJ … Read more

Interiors: Winter is coming… | Daily Mail Online

 …which means it’s time to cosy-up your home. From inviting lighting to touchy-feely textiles, Charlotte Page shows you how to hunker down in style    Nothing says welcome back winter like a roaring fire. Here the fireplace is enjoyed to the max with furniture positioned around it, while warm, chunky textures add to the cosiness of … Read more

A slice of comfort: Buttermilk-marinated chicken with roasted grapes and za’atar 

A slice of comfort: Buttermilk-marinated chicken with roasted grapes and za’atar By Danielle Alvarez Published: 00:03 GMT, 1 November 2020 | Updated: 00:03 GMT, 1 November 2020 SERVES 4 1 x 2kg chicken, butterflied 600ml buttermilk 1.5 litres full-cream milk extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling 1 tbsp za’atar 150g red grapes 50ml verjus, or … Read more

From Jonathan Coe to David Leavitt, Don DeLillo and William Hjortsberg: This week’s best fiction  

From Jonathan Coe’s love letter to Billy Wilder to Shelter In Place by David Leavitt, a dystopian novella by Don DeLillo and William Hjortsberg’s latest, this week’s best new fiction By Neil Armstrong and Jeffrey Burke and Max Davidson and John Williams Published: 22:01 GMT, 31 October 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 31 October 2020 … Read more