Traveller mother says traveller children shouldn’t stay in school ‘longer than they need to’

A traveller mother-of-two who entered her two-year-old daughter into a beauty pageant claims looking good takes priority over schooling in her community. Lavinia, a Romani traveller who lives in Dorset with her husband Danny, her son Young Danny, eight, and daughter Valentina says traveller women pay a lot of attention to their appearance in order … Read more

Traveller mother says traveller children shouldn’t stay in school ‘longer than they need to’

A traveller mother-of-two who entered her two-year-old daughter into a beauty pageant claims looking good takes priority over schooling in her community. Lavinia, a Romani traveller who lives in Dorset with her husband Danny, her son Young Danny, eight, and daughter Valentina says traveller women pay a lot of attention to their appearance in order … Read more

Bear Grylls wins bid to put up signs warning tourists to stay off his private island in Wales

Bear Grylls has been granted permission to install two ‘Private Property’ signs warning tourists to stay off the Welsh island where he and his family live part-time.  The television personality, 46, purchased the island of Saint Tudwal’s West on the Llŷn Peninsula, North Wales, in 2001 for £95,000. He is said to split his time … Read more

Scientists reveal how aerosols from a flushing toilet stay in the air for up to 20 seconds

Tiny droplets which can harbour small pieces of urine, faeces, vomit and viruses float into the air at mouth-level after a toilet is flushed, a new study has warned. It shows that tens of thousands of particles are spewed into the air by a flush and can rise several feet above the ground.  Droplets were … Read more

‘Stay there… good bear’: Runner keeps his cool as hungry bear stalks him

‘Stay there… good bear’: Runner keeps his cool as hungry bear stalks him in terrifying close encounter in national park Evan Matthews filmed chase through Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming  The runner noticed he was being followed by the bear and started filming Mr Matthews is heard calmly reasoning with the bear who he thinks is … Read more

ELIZABETH DAY: The sight of the Queen on her own will stay with us for years

What a day it was. Blue skies. Bright sunshine. Turreted shadows cast across green, green lawns. It all looked so beautiful, so stark in its resonance. But there is a peculiar anguish of sunshine for those who are grieving. It seems so painful that the world can carry on with such dazzling grace when you … Read more

ELIZABETH DAY: The sight of the Queen on her own will stay with us for years

What a day it was. Blue skies. Bright sunshine. Turreted shadows cast across green, green lawns. It all looked so beautiful, so stark in its resonance. But there is a peculiar anguish of sunshine for those who are grieving. It seems so painful that the world can carry on with such dazzling grace when you … Read more

Prince Philip funeral: How the UK will pay respects as public told to stay away from Windsor

The nation marks Philip’s final journey: Britons share pictures of knitted tributes, decorated trees and Union Jack socks after being told to stay away from Windsor By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 09:29 BST, 17 April 2021 | Updated: 09:53 BST, 17 April 2021 Britons have taken to social media to show how they will … Read more

Prince Philip funeral: How the UK will pay respects as public told to stay away from Windsor

How the nation will mark Prince Philip’s final journey: Britons share pictures of knitted tributes, decorated trees and Union Jack socks after being told to stay away from Windsor By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 09:29 BST, 17 April 2021 | Updated: 09:44 BST, 17 April 2021 Britons have taken to social media to show … Read more