CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: There’s just no stopping DIY Nick and his builders

DIY SOS: The Big Build  Rating: Jay And Dom’s Home Fix Rating: Every time, it happens. The builders start work. The electrics go off, a floor comes up, maybe part of a roof disappears. After a couple of days, one of them yells, ‘Chriiiis!? Your eight-by-four lower brickwork ratcheting is gonna need some extra liner … Read more

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: There’s just no stopping DIY Nick and his builders

DIY SOS: The Big Build  Rating: Jay And Dom’s Home Fix Rating: Every time, it happens. The builders start work. The electrics go off, a floor comes up, maybe part of a roof disappears. After a couple of days, one of them yells, ‘Chriiiis!? Your eight-by-four lower brickwork ratcheting is gonna need some extra liner … Read more

The Bachelor’s Bella Varelis sums up Friday nights in her mid-twenties

The Bachelor’s Bella Varelis sums up Friday nights in her mid-twenties as she pours a HUGE glass of wine in a viral TikTok video By David Lawrance For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:44 GMT, 15 February 2021 | Updated: 04:44 GMT, 15 February 2021 She’s in a new romance with Sydney photographer Will Stokoe. But … Read more

Melt our hearts: Arabian Nights coffee chocolate cake with rose-scented ganache

Melt our hearts: Arabian Nights coffee chocolate cake with rose-scented ganache By Sue Quinn Published: 00:02 GMT, 14 February 2021 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 14 February 2021 The flavours of the Middle East work gorgeously with cocoa. I’ve combined cardamom-infused Turkish coffee and the flavoursof Turkish delight in an intense chocolate cake. SERVES 8-12 PREP … Read more

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: Darcey swaps dancing shoes for boots

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: Darcey swaps dancing shoes for boots to visit her Scottish roots By Christopher Stevens for the Daily Mail Published: 01:56 GMT, 9 February 2021 | Updated: 01:59 GMT, 9 February 2021 Darcey Bussell’s Wild Coasts Of Scotland  Rating: Britain’s Lost Masterpieces  Rating: You can’t get more English than Dame … Read more

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: Darcey swaps dancing shoes for boots

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: Darcey swaps dancing shoes for boots to visit her Scottish roots By Christopher Stevens for the Daily Mail Published: 01:56 GMT, 9 February 2021 | Updated: 01:59 GMT, 9 February 2021 Darcey Bussell’s Wild Coasts Of Scotland  Rating: Britain’s Lost Masterpieces  Rating: You can’t get more English than Dame … Read more

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: The flowerpot menace and other dangers in your garden 

Your Garden Made Perfect  Rating: Ken Burns: Here and There  Rating: Step away from the patio doors! According to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, 87,000 people need hospital treatment every year for injuries sustained while gardening. Cuts and falls are the most common disasters, but more than 3,000 accidents involve — yikes! … Read more

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: There’s gold in them thar hills of junk in your garage

The Repair Shop  Rating: Mend it for Money Rating: They said it would never be done. More specifically, my wife thought I’d never get round to it. There’s been junk boxed up in our garage, unseen since we moved in more than 20 years ago. But one of the bonuses of lockdown is that we’ve … Read more