Breaking news
After storming up vertical zigzag gradients in turbo gear, the only thing that I could mutter was: ‘Alleluia!’ But I wasn’t the slightest bit tired. Indeed, thanks to my magical electric bicycle I had barely broken out a sweat. These e-bikes have become exceedingly popular, and I can understand why. Breathtaking: Switchbacks like these in … Read more
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews the weekend’s TV: Magical view from above that only Santa usually gets to see By Christopher Stevens for the Daily Mail Published: 02:04 GMT, 1 February 2021 | Updated: 02:04 GMT, 1 February 2021 Stormborn Rating: A Perfect Planet Rating: We’ve been looking at things all wrong. Wildlife film-makers endure all kinds … Read more
Looking to stave off lockdown boredom with a little online shopping? This week sees one of the UK’s most eclectic art collections going on sale in a live virtual auction – and you could pick up a 65-million-year-old dinosaur skull, a floating giraffe named Gerard, or an antler chair that has housed the derriere of Liam … Read more
Pulling goofy faces, play fighting, larking around and generally looking as if they are enjoying every minute of each other’s company. This isn’t the way that John Lennon described the Beatles’ recording sessions for the film Let It Be. He told me those days were ‘the most miserable sessions ever’. But more than half a … Read more
As a soft grey dawn breaks over Loch Affric in the Scottish Highlands, my fiancee Alizee and I stand at the water’s edge in bathrobes, sipping our morning tea. We’re steeling ourselves for a shock — the sensory jolt of our daily dip in the icy water. A low mist hangs over the mountains; there … Read more
Given the state of the world, can I really justify writing at length about a dead dog? And one that has been dead for 40 years, at that. I know well the answer I shall be given by readers who don’t hold with keeping pets, and probably by some who do. And perhaps they will … Read more
Angelina Jolie is back on the back screen, as newly released images show the Hollywood star transformed into the Queen of Hearts. The actress, 45, is unrecognisable as the character made famous in Alice in Wonderland, for her part in major new family movie Come Away The magical fairy tales Peter Pan and Alice in … Read more
The position of the left ear, cocked in a pose of perpetual curiosity, is instantly familiar. The brown fur remains ever-so-slightly threadbare, testament to the affections of one very devoted owner. More than 40 years have passed since a stuffed toy dog named Dogger and his doting, but occasionally careless, owner Dave first captured the … Read more
Tayshia Adams after stepping in as a mid-season replacement enjoyed a ‘magical’ date on Tuesday’s episode of The Bachelorette and may have found her husband. The 30-year-old reality star went on a one-on-one date with Brendan Morais, 30, and opened up about her divorce after he admitted to being previously married. The discussion brought them … Read more
Les Miserables — The Staged Concert (VOD) Verdict: Fortifying brilliance Rating: We’re all going to need fortification in the coming weeks — and not just of the liquid variety. How happy, then, was I to discover that Cameron Mackintosh was releasing a live concert performance of Les Miserables — recorded in December last year at … Read more