Just imagine Angela Merkel’s teenage years in the German Democratic Republic. The Berlin Wall was dividing the city, and dozens of her fellow citizens were shot dead when they tried to climb it and escape. Across East Germany, every second German was informing on neighbours and work colleagues to the Stasi secret police. Soviet KGB … Read more
Evening shadows were falling across the Long Walk at Windsor Castle when the call came through. From her desk at the window of her private sitting room, the Queen could look up the broad avenue towards Frogmore where, less than two years ago, she had chuckled at the stream of lorries bringing the paraphernalia of Prince … Read more
Evening shadows were falling across the Long Walk at Windsor Castle when the call came through. From her desk at the window of her private sitting room, the Queen could look up the broad avenue towards Frogmore where, less than two years ago, she had chuckled at the stream of lorries bringing the paraphernalia of Prince … Read more
A bad influence: Teenagers with friends from a different school are more likely to drink alcohol and lie to their parents, study warns Scientists surveyed 81,674 teens who enrolled in school from 1994 to 1995 They were asked about friendships, and how often they drank alcohol Results revealed that non-school friendships were more strongly associated … Read more
NETFLIX The Dig Wonderful, moving dramatisation of the 1939 dig at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk that unearthed an Anglo-Saxon ship burial and a hoard of buried treasure. Ralph Fiennes is Basil Brown, the self-taught archaeologist who made the discovery. Wonderful, moving dramatisation of the 1939 dig at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk. Ralph Fiennes (above) … Read more
Defiant Britons ignored Boris Johnson’s plea to ‘stay at home this weekend’ as vast crowds flocked to the country’s beauty spots and Saturday food shoppers shunned wearing face masks in supermarkets. The Prime Minister yesterday released a video calling on the public to ‘think twice’ before leaving the house as he moved to cool rising optimism that … Read more
Defiant Britons ignored Boris Johnson’s plea to ‘stay at home this weekend’ as vast crowds flocked to the country’s beauty spots and Saturday food shoppers shunned wearing face masks in supermarkets. The Prime Minister yesterday issued a video calling on the public to ‘think twice’ before leaving the house as he moved to cool rising optimism that … Read more
A violent and controlling boyfriend condemned his long suffering girlfriend to take a lie detector test to prove she was not cheating on him. Ben Halpin, 34 was so convinced Sandra Newton was having an affair he would delete male friends from her phone contacts and log into her Facebook account to check up on … Read more
A violent and controlling boyfriend condemned his long suffering girlfriend to take a lie detector test to prove she was not cheating on him. Ben Halpin, 34 was so convinced Sandra Newton was having an affair he would delete male friends from her phone contacts and log into her Facebook account to check up on … Read more
The year’s Mad Eye Friday celebrations were an unusually subdued affair as Covid restrictions saw countless bars, pubs and clubs forced to close their doors on one of the busiest nights of the year. The last Friday before Christmas is normally the biggest night of the year for office parties, bringing a rush of revellers … Read more