MARION McGILVARY admits to a nagging anguish when her own daughter was expecting
My mother was shocked when I told her that I was pregnant with my third baby. She was not expecting the general joy and parade with a full marching band,…
The one lesson I’ve learned from life: Author Lynne Truss says avoid fame – it’s a terrible trap
The one lesson I’ve learned from life: Author Lynne Truss says avoid fame – it’s a terrible trap Lynne Truss, aged 66, lives near Brighton, East Sussex. She became famous…
Want to save your marriage? Take a gap year together
Galina and me knew we were at crossroads when our third child left in 2018. Many marriages fall apart once kids leave, and we’d already begun sensing for ourselves how…
‘Criminal in uniform’ Ali Dizaei trades on his police career in slick corporate video
The corporate video shows him as a respected former Scotland Yard chief, who is now an international criminal thief. He heads a successful crime-fighting consultancy, the film suggests, which specialises…
RICHARD KAY: The biggest gamble of Prince Andrew’s life will either save him… or sink him
For months, years even, the accusations have piled up against Prince Andrew, always denied by him but left unchallenged with nothing more than an apparent vow of silence. This omerta…
DR MAX PEMBERTON: It’s not just Facebook: the whole web is a risk to children
There was a time when Sheryl Sandersberg could do no wrong. The chief operating officer of Facebook — or rather ‘Meta’, as it’s now been renamed — was once the…
US electricity generated from coal goes up for first time in seven years, as Biden heads to COP26
According to new data, the amount of electricity from coal in the United States will rise this year for the first-time since 2014. This will be a blow to President…
The very latest in home workout tech is a talking looking glass to put you through your paces
You may have believed that talking mirrors could only be found in fairy tales, just like me. Yet, here I am in my living area, wearing gym gear, doing lunges,…
World must move to a ‘war-like footing’ to combat Climate Change, Prince Charles will tell delegates
Prince Charles will tell delegates at the opening of COP26 in Glasgow that the World must be on a ‘warlike footing’ to combat Climate Change. Prince Charles will argue ‘war-like…
Action plan: Nigel Colborn’s essential jobs for your garden this week
Action plan: Nigel Colborn’s essential jobs for your garden this week Nigel Colborn believes now is the best time to plant woody plants or move them. To dig a deep…