Let’s get puzzling, Britain! Here’s more puzzles to help you and your family through lockdown

What an oasis in the day! That priceless moment when you sit down with the puzzle pages, pick up a pen and start filling in your favourite brain-teaser. For me, it’s the crossword. I’d love to tell you that I race through the clues like a word-crunching automaton, but my colleagues at Countdown would howl … Read more

Pets in lets: Government moves against ‘blanket bans’ – but landlords want to charge higher deposits

Pets in lets: Government makes it harder to impose ‘blanket bans’ on tenants having animals – but landlords want to charge higher deposits The Government’s model rental contract now allows pets as the ‘default’ Landlords using it will need to provide a ‘good reason’ for not allowing animals  The industry body says they should be … Read more

Beyonce’s mother Tina Knowles lets granddaughter Blue Ivy, nine, do her makeup

She’s a devoted grandmother to her daughter Beyonce’s three children. And on Thursday, Tina Knowles gushed about the talents of nine-year-old Blue Ivy Carter in an Instagram post. Sharing a close-up of her fully made-up face, Tina, 67, shared that her glam look was created by the youngster.  Glam: She’s a devoted grandmother to daughter … Read more

Emily Ratajakowski lets her husband do the heavy lifting as he carts home a 25lb bag of dog food

Emily Ratajkowski and her husband of almost three years Sebastian Bear-McClard were seen walking their dog in New York City on Thursday. The couple stopped at a pet store to pick up food for their a Husky-German Shepherd mix pooch Colombo whom they adopted almost two years ago. This comes after the Versace model revealed she … Read more

Hilary Duff lets two-year-old daughter Banks do her makeup before reporting to set on Younger in NYC

Hilary Duff lets two-year-old daughter Banks do her makeup before reporting to set on the final season of Younger in NYC By Glenn Garner For Dailymail.com Published: 03:45 GMT, 24 January 2021 | Updated: 03:45 GMT, 24 January 2021 Hilary Duff is preparing to welcome her third child, as her due date quickly approaches. But … Read more

JOHN HUMPHRYS: Let’s not kid ourselves. The NHS puts a price on ALL our lives

The bigger they are the harder they fall may be true of heavyweight boxers. It’s just as true of distinguished figures in public life. And they don’t come much more distinguished than Lord Sumption. He was a Supreme Court judge with more letters after his name than a postman’s sack. He’s won wide praise for … Read more

Ariel Winter lets platinum locks fly free as she models sleek pearl grey jumpsuit

Ariel Winter lets platinum locks fly free as she models sleek pearl grey jumpsuit while running errands By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 08:09 GMT, 20 January 2021 | Updated: 08:18 GMT, 20 January 2021 Ariel Winter was California casual when she was spotted running errands in sunny Los Angeles this Tuesday. The 22-year-old Modern … Read more

Wristband that tracks your emotional state lets bosses monitor employees’ wellbeing in lockdown

A £50 wristband created by a British health technology firm is helping people track the wellbeing of their friends, family and employees in lockdown.  Moodbeam features two buttons that the wearer simply has to press throughout the day depending on their mood – yellow for happy and blue for unhappy.  This is logged alongside both … Read more

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Divisive, vindictive… let’s give this idea for tax grabs on property short shrift

The pandemic has left a chasm in the national finances, and it rests on the slender shoulders of Rishi Sunak to ensure our Covid debts are not insupportable. But he should resist siren calls to attempt this through tax grabs on property and other wealth. If the Chancellor is as astute as I believe him … Read more

IAN BIRRELL: It’ll be an unforgivable insult to the dead if the world lets China bury the truth 

It has taken 14 months since a sinister new disease emerged in Wuhan for the global health body responsible for protecting the world to be allowed into the Chinese city to investigate the origins of the pandemic. The belated arrival last week of a team from the World Health Organisation (WHO) follows persistent stonewalling from Beijing … Read more