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Year after year, it is always one of the most moving sights in the calendar. For as far as the eye can see, there are veterans of all ages — a few frail witnesses to Monte Cassino or the Burmese jungle or the huts of Bletchley Park; old sweats from Korea or Malaya or Aden; … Read more
As every new edict is handed down from the authors of the Covid rulebook, Frances Gledhill and her team here at the Red Pump Inn in the wilds of the Forest of Bowland have somehow found a way of making it work. Indeed, they have gone the extra mile in their quest to make their … Read more
Whatever the merits of a Tier Three lockdown – and it is very hard to find a single fan here on Merseyside – one thing is beyond doubt: it is bad news for the waistline. For you can still get a pint of beer or a glass of wine or any other drink in Liverpool, … Read more
They haven’t had much to cheer about in 2020. But at least some of Britain’s best-loved charities have one reason to smile this week – an early Christmas present of sorts, courtesy of Mail Force. Our charitable campaign, started by this newspaper and backed by our generous readers, is on the road once again with … Read more
There is a wonderful photograph on the wall of the old parsonage in Haworth. It shows the day this place opened as a museum — back in August 1928. As far as the eye can see, the road outside is packed with people flocking to poke their noses around a house that has produced some … Read more
To the untrained eye, it could be a photocopier with a few plastic trays on top. Except that you need to wear a gown, mask and gloves and enter a secure zone via two pressurised doors to access this particular piece of dull grey machinery. It is also one that plays a vital role in … Read more
A preachy message to infuriate the Palace: Anyone who is still clinging to the idea that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle might be torn between their old world and the new, should just watch their US election video, writes ROBERT HARDMAN By Robert Hardman for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 23 September 2020 | … Read more
And then there was one. We are preparing to remember arguably the most precarious moment in the history of this country — the week when our very existence hung in the balance; when the odds of invasion and subjugation finally tipped in our favour thanks to the gallantry of a youthful band of brothers whom … Read more
Standing by the Thames, enjoying one of London’s prettiest views, I can’t help humming the tune from that children’s classic, We’re Going On A Bear Hunt. As the characters find their path blocked by a river, they all sing: ‘We can’t go over it, we can’t go under it. Oh, no! We’ve got to go … Read more
Deep down, Tim Davie may be rather grateful to whoever came up with the bonkers idea of deleting the words of Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory from this year’s Last Night of the Proms. In his very first week as director-general of the BBC, Mr Davie has been handed a very simple, … Read more