The novelty of it all takes some time to sink in. But it is not the tranquillity which is most peculiar, nor all the technology, nor the fact that this is the first electric service station in Britain — and very possibly the world. It is the loos. Low-lit, self-contained, unisex rooms (not cubicles) with … Read more
The Elf On A Shelf phenomenon forces parents to get creative. And the Beckhams were certainly winning in the creative stakes on Friday, as David revealed they had used a Spice Girls doll as a friend for their elf. The footballer, 45, shared an image of the Posh Spice doll – in the image of … Read more
She was the poshest of the Spices, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Victoria Beckham’s well-stocked larder boasts an array of the finest condiments. The 46-year-old star has given her 29 million Instagram followers a peek at the food supplies packing the shelves at her family home near the trendy Oxfordshire market town … Read more
She was the poshest of the Spices, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Victoria Beckham’s well-stocked larder boasts an array of the finest condiments. The 46-year-old star has given her 29 million Instagram followers a peek at the food supplies packing the shelves at her family home near the trendy Oxfordshire market town … Read more
They’re both dashing, thoroughly middle-class and with careers that have followed very similar paths. Yes, it isn’t just a name Hugh Grant, 60, and Hugh Laurie, 61, share. The pair are currently starring in gripping TV dramas, playing decidedly dodgy characters: Grant as a murder suspect in The Undoing and Laurie as a corrupt politician … Read more
They’re both dashing, thoroughly middle-class and with careers that have followed very similar paths. Yes, it isn’t just a name Hugh Grant, 60, and Hugh Laurie, 61, share. The pair are currently starring in gripping TV dramas, playing decidedly dodgy characters: Grant as a murder suspect in The Undoing and Laurie as a corrupt politician … Read more
SOCIAL HISTORY SCOFF by Pen Vogler (Atlantic £20, 480 pp) How do you pick up your peas from the plate? I ask because the humble little legume turns out to be the ultimate challenge when it comes to polite eating, the Mount Everest of etiquette. Debrett’s, the bible of good manners, is firm on the … Read more
SOCIAL HISTORY SCOFF by Pen Vogler (Atlantic £20, 480 pp) How do you pick up your peas from the plate? I ask because the humble little legume turns out to be the ultimate challenge when it comes to polite eating, the Mount Everest of etiquette. Debrett’s, the bible of good manners, is firm on the … Read more
A £14,000-a-year private school has apologised after a group of students posted an ‘offensive’ video bragging about how wealthy they are. Hill House in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, said the TikTok clip was ‘in bad taste’ and did not represent the ‘tone or demographic’ of the institution. The footage starts as six sixth-formers – four boys … Read more
A £14,000-a-year private school has apologised after a group of students posted an ‘offensive’ video bragging about how wealthy they are. Hill House in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, said the TikTok clip was ‘in bad taste’ and did not represent the ‘tone or demographic’ of the institution. The footage starts as six sixth-formers – four boys … Read more