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On Saturday, we revealed how the opening hours of VE Day were marked by uncertainty that yielded at last to delight, as Britain finally awakened from the nightmare of six long years of war. Today, the concluding part of our gripping minute-by-minute account shows how the nation celebrated with joy — and rather a lot … Read more
Norton Motorcycles ‘will be restored to its former glory’: New owner set to invest tens of millions of pounds By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 23 April 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 23 April 2020 Norton Motorcycles’ new owner has pledged to double its workforce and launch more products. India’s TVS … Read more
On The Road James Naughtie Simon & Schuster £20 Rating: As a young student with journalistic ambitions, the broadcaster and former Radio … Read more
The stark beauty of deserted Britain: Empty of people, nation’s landscape reveals itself in all its glory as coronavirus lockdown bites Britons would normally be basking in the sun and heading to the beach on this glorious Easter weekend Instead, millions are obeying lockdown rules by avoiding going outside unless absolutely necessary The country’s usually … Read more
Seven of Europe’s most impressive ruined castles have been given an extreme makeover. They have been ‘rebuilt’ by a team of designers and architects using the wonders of computer-generated imagery. Scroll down to see these epic ruins – from a beautiful fortified Irish mansion to Vlad the Impaler’s former Romanian abode – travel back in … Read more
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Banks are hardly covering themselves in glory as businesses and households struggle for survival – they MUST be working for us By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 21:58 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 21:58 BST, 4 April 2020 Our country’s banks, some rescued by us taxpayers in the 2008 … Read more
Basil Brown, pictured – who unearthed a Saxon longboat and a hoard of treasure on land at Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge, but never enjoyed the wealth or fame he truly deserved – will finally have his story told in a major new Netflix film, The Dig Basil Brown did not look a lot like an archaeologist … Read more
You won’t find any of the latest juicers, blenders or fashionable steam ovens in Robert Deeley’s kitchen. But if dangle spits, bottle jacks and faggot ovens from centuries long past are more your taste in culinary gadgets, then the cavernous room with its flagstone floor and two roaring open fires in his French chateau will … Read more
Romans had a difficult history with Germany, and was repeatedly dragged into battled with the tribes from Germania. The Roman Empire stretched from Italy westwards through Iberia and into Britain and Eastwards into modern-day Syria and Turkey. However, for the most of the duration of the Empire, Germany was not conquered or ruled, maintaining relative … Read more
Our first sight of the brilliant blue iceberg was from the road bridge. A shimmering galleon making stately progress through the channel where the lagoon feeds the ocean. It had been polished by its voyage down the glacial lake so it glittered like a sapphire, its ethereal beauty anointing the landscape. We had been expecting … Read more