Thanks a million! That’s how many miles of Britain you’ve pledged to tidy for the Mail’s campaign

Thanks a million! That’s how many miles of Britain you’ve pledged to spruce up for the Mail’s campaign Army of volunteers help the Great British Spring Clean reach major milestone So far 160,270 volunteers have pledged to tidy up 1,006,135 miles of Britain Network Rail pledges all of their 42,000 employees will spend time picking … Read more

American greats as you’ve never seen them before: Colorized portraits

They were the most influential people of their time captured by the eminent photographer of the day. And now the stunning portraits of legendary figures such as Thomas Edison and Anna Elizabeth Dickinson taken by pioneering photographer Mathew Brady have been colorized for the first time  All the photographs in the series were taken by … Read more

American greats as you’ve never seen them before: Colorized portraits

They were the most influential people of their time captured by the eminent photographer of the day. And now the stunning portraits of legendary figures such as Thomas Edison and Anna Elizabeth Dickinson taken by pioneering photographer Mathew Brady have been colorized for the first time  All the photographs in the series were taken by … Read more

‘You’ve won’: Mother-of-two, 49, took her own life after sending final tragic texts to husband

‘You’ve won’: Mother-of-two, 49, took her own life after sending final tragic texts to husband in next room who replied ‘Whatever’, inquest hears Amanda Jayne Sedgwick, 49, was found dead in her home in Doncaster last May The mother-of-two had been texting with her husband about their marriage  Husband was investigated but released and not … Read more

‘You’ve won’: Mother-of-two, 49, took her own life after sending final tragic texts to husband

‘You’ve won’: Mother-of-two, 49, took her own life after sending final tragic texts to husband who replied ‘Whatever’, inquest hears Amanda Jayne Sedgwick, 49, was found dead in her home in Doncaster last May The mother-of-two had been texting with her husband about their marriage  Husband was investigated but released and not charged on suspicion … Read more

Poland as you’ve never seen it before, from epic mountains to fairy-tale castles 

There can be few better adverts for a trip to Poland (when travel reopens) than this set of photographs. They come courtesy of Karol Nienartowicz, from Krakow, who you won’t be surprised to learn is a professional photographer. His images capture Poland’s most enticing aspects, from its fairy-tale castles and fascinating cities to its epic … Read more

How do you get over losing the partner you’ve spent nearly all your life with?

Few moments in life are as profoundly lonely as the day after the funeral of a loved one.  And if the loss is of a lifelong companion – one’s ‘strength and stay’, as the Queen so elegantly described her husband of 73 years, the Duke of Edinburgh – then it marks the point at which … Read more

Prince Philip as you’ve never seen him before in newly colourised images

Newly colourised photographs showing Prince Philip playing cricket, performing in a school play and spending quality time with his family have been released to celebrate his life, following his death last week aged 99. The touching photographs, which have been edited by press agency MediaDrumWorld, date between 1935 and 1970; in one the Duke of Edinburgh is seen … Read more

New ITV documentary Queen Unseen reveals the royals as you’ve NEVER seen them before

A new ITV documentary has unveiled never-before seen moments from the Queen’s personal life – including playful antics with her father King George VI as a child, idyllic trips to the beach with her children and Prince Philip teaching them how to fish. The Queen Unseen, which aired on ITV1 at 9pm tonight, delved into candid … Read more