BOOK OF THE WEEK THE WELL-GARDENED MIND by Sue Stuart-Smith (William Collins £20, 352pp) Back in 1915 Alexander Douglas Gillespie, an officer with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, wrote a letter home from the battlefields of Northern France. He told how ‘a big shell suddenly swooped down from nowhere into the trench, killing five and … Read more
Katherine and Daphne in Toronto, 2017, where Daphne was working When piano teacher Daphne Bryan was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, she thought she’d never play again. But, as she and her daughter Katherine – a top flautist – reveal, when your passion and determination are strong enough, miracles can happen… Daphne’s story Music teacher Daphne, … Read more
Reckitt Benckiser and AstraZeneca are among the firms that have proven their worth and their reputation as ‘defensive’ stocks over recent months, as global markets were rocked by the coronavirus pandemic. The spread of Covid-19 and the resulting lockdowns implemented worldwide have caused suffering for many companies and even those that have weathered countless recessions have fallen … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn today claimed the coronavirus crisis had validated his general election spending plans and showed he was ‘absolutely right’ to advocate boosting investment. The Labour leader, who will step down on April 4, said he had been widely ‘denounced’ for the amount of money he wanted to spend on the UK’s public services. But … Read more
Loved the TV series? Our critic reveals the best books that have proved popular on screen Christopher Stevens rounded-up a selection of this year’s best TV books Kate Brown delves into Chernobyl in fascinating read Manual For Survival Another must-read is Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett By Christopher Stevens for Daily Mail Published: 22:02 … Read more