A new book on poison is a detailed primer on getting rid of your enemies
BOOK OF THURSDAY POISON TASTE by Neil Bradbury (HarperNorth £20, 304 pp) Who hasn’t thought of poisoning someone? It’s something I do. One of my true enemies is dead and…
Splendid houses… shame about the teeth: Georgians had terrible hygiene – but beautiful architecture
BOOK OF THE WEEK THE GEORGIANS: THE DEEDS AND MISDEEDS OF EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY BRITAIN by Penelope J. Corfield (Yale £25, 488pp) I’d have fitted proper in as an 18th-century gent. I…
Sailing away with an ocean of memories! Author reflects on the time he spent at sea during lockdown
Sail away, with an ocean full of memories. The author reflects upon the time spent at sea while locked down John Passmore served as a feature writer in the Evening…
WHAT BOOK would novelist Tessa Hadley take to a desert island?
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Wife who banned gay couple from buying her £650,000 Surrey home says they are sticking to beliefs
A church-going wife who banned a gay man and his ITV producer partner from buying her £650,000 Surrey home has hit back in the row and insisted they are just…
Burglar is jailed after being identified on CCTV by wearing shorts that showed off tattoos
Who’s tat then? Burglar is jailed for 3 years after being recognized on CCTV by carrying shorts that confirmed off his distinctive leg artwork Adrian Stanton, 42,stole jewelry, electricals and…
Matt Hancock climbs ladder at RAF base in latest bid to return to the top of politics
Matt Hancock, who was seen climbing a ladder while visiting an RAF Base in his latest attempt to recover the political top after a long fall from grace, has been…
France next week will introduce new vaccine passport rules for visitors to cafes and restaurants
The government of France announced that new rules will be in place for cafe and restaurant visitors from France starting next week. Jean Castex, the Prime Minister, stated that this…
Businesses reveal plans to get staff back to desks from hybrid-working to ‘fully open’ offices
Major companies have begun to adopt hybrid and blended working methods in an effort to entice their workers back into the workplace after the end of the days of work…