Treachery, trysts & tiaras: Taking us behind palace doors, this year’s reads are a right royal riot
ROYAL BOOKS FOR THE YEAR PHILIP – THE FINAL PORTRAIT by Gyles Brandreth (Coronet £25, 528 pp) Gyles Brandreth is careful to not quite say that Prince Philip was his…
Constance Craig Smith selects the year’s best cookery books
RAMSAY IN 10 by Gordon Ramsay (Hodder £25, 256 pp) COOKERY RICK STEIN HOME Rick Stein (BBC £26, 320 pp) Rick Stein says he enjoyed locking himself up and being…
Go WILD in the garden! Our critic selects her pick of this year’s best books for nature lovers
RHS: HOW TO GROW PLANTS FROM SEEDS by Sophie Collins and Melissa Mabbitt (Mitchell Beazley £12.99, 144 pp) GARDENING RHS: HOW TO GROW PLANTS FROM SEEDS By Sophie Collins, Melissa…
Our reviewers choose the best books to fill your family’s stockings
THE PROMISE by Damon Galgut (Chatto £16.99) LITERARY FICITION ANTHONY CUMMINS THE PROMISE by Damon Galgut (Chatto £16.99) No arguments about this year’s Booker winner, centred on a white family’s…
DAN WOOTTON: Boris is aiding and abetting the migrant murderers and will pay the price with his job
Most people now accept that the migrant crises is a national emergency. It shouldn’t have taken so many heartbreaking deaths before the government realized that illegal Channel crossings were a…
Donald Trump teases another presidential run in Thanksgiving message
Donald Trump sent a thanksgiving message to America that suggested he could run for the presidency again. “A very exciting time in our country, but don’t worry, we’ll be great…
Department For Transport website starts showing explicit PORNOGRAPHY instead of traffic statistics
Department For Transport site now shows explicit PORNOGRAPHY, instead of boring traffic statistics. Also the ministry’s business plans are shown. Instead of traffic charts, subdomain charts.dft.gov.uk displayed adult material Although…
Channel 5 apologises with payout to woman distressed by appearing on Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away
Channel 5 apologizes to OCD-prone woman for appearing on Can’t Pay. It’s All Away! She was forced to surrender her house by bailiffs despite saying that she did not want…
Impartiality continues to be a ‘complex challenge’ for the BBC, Ofcom report says
A BBC report stated that impartiality remains a complex challenge. However, the BBC must be more transparent to make it appealing to those who are less fortunate. Annual report of…
Madonna, 63, SLAMS Instagram for taking down post of her exposed nipple but shares them AGAIN
Madonna has republished edited versions after the images were taken down due to violations of community guidelines. In a lengthy caption, the hitmaker, 63, branded the social media platform’s strict…