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In the bin go David’s gluten-free flours, Gaviscon and tea bags The tweet that has most resonated with me during lockdown has been the following: ‘You know how you used to begin an email with, “Hi!”, and now it is Colin Firth as Mr Darcy, saying, “I trust you and your family are well.”’ Well, … Read more
Liz Jones’s Diary: In which I try to tackle my anxiety By Liz Jones Diary For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:03 BST, 14 June 2020 | Updated: 00:03 BST, 14 June 2020 The therapist thinks that this one event triggered a lifetime of worry I thought I would use the time on lockdown to… … Read more
He was rich, funny… but I’d decided against him as he was shorter than me Bad news. Bad news. Odd news. Slightly nice news. I finally plucked up the courage to read the text from Australia. It wasn’t from the Hunk, but from my nephew, about my sister, who is in a care home outside … Read more
The killer of schoolboy Rhys Jones used an illicit phone to message a woman he met online – and has now been pictured for the first time since he was jailed. Sean Mercer, now 29, was sentenced to life with a minimum of 22 years after shooting dead 11-year-old Rhys as he walked home from … Read more
Liz Jones’s Diary: In which I dare to dream big By Liz Jones Diary for The Mail on Sunday Published: 00:02 BST, 24 May 2020 | Updated: 02:04 BST, 24 May 2020 You might think I’m successful, but I have been rejected many times When I was 11, newly enrolled in Brentwood County High School … Read more
After a great deal of agonising, I press Send. What have I got to lose? I’ve been thinking, over the past few days, about failure. Sometimes, something happens to throw your life into stark relief. This morning I was interviewed over Zoom by a journalist about my new book. She wanted me to hold up … Read more
Liz Jones’s Diary: In which I try positive thinking By Liz Jones Diary for The Mail on Sunday Published: 00:01 BST, 26 April 2020 | Updated: 00:01 BST, 26 April 2020 I do catastrophise. But things are never as bad as they seem I woke at 3am last night, could not get back to sleep. … Read more
Liz Jones’s Diary: In which I go it alone (literally) By Liz Jones Diary for The Mail on Sunday Published: 00:02 BST, 19 April 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 19 April 2020 The broken table lamp was symbolic, prophetic… the final straw I finally caved and sent David a light, friendly text. We should all … Read more
Is Bridget Jones’ Mr Darcy based on Keir Starmer? New Labour leader ‘flattered’ by claims he inspired Colin Firth character By Kate Thomas for MailOnline Published: 15:09 BST, 6 April 2020 | Updated: 15:53 BST, 6 April 2020 Bridget Jones’s love interest Mr Darcy is rumoured to have been based on new Labour Party leader … Read more
Liz Jones’s Diary: In which I’m second row at the shows By Liz Jones Diary for The Mail on Sunday Published: 00:03 GMT, 22 March 2020 | Updated: 00:03 GMT, 22 March 2020 ‘It’s lovely being in Paris on my own. No man to pretend to listen to’ I’m in Paris for the fashion shows. This … Read more