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There is much that is bafflingly random about the way lockdown is slowly being lifted. Why is it, for example, that I can fly to Torremolinos in a tightly packed metal tube, breathing in other people’s fumes for the best part of three hours solid — but am prevented from sitting in an air-conditioned auditorium? … Read more
Jeremy Vine has furious stand-off with Fiat 500 driver after he undertakes a car on a box junction, with the Radio 2 star telling him: ‘You’ve only gained 15ft!’ Jeremy Vine filmed a male driver furiously honking his horn at a female driver who didn’t want to get stuck on a box junction in West … Read more
Is it just me? Or has shopping become utterly joyless? asks SARAH VINE Sarah Vine argues shopping in the UK has become a lengthy, mindful process Claims it’s impossible to pop into a shop during your lunch or on your way home She fears the pandemic shopping guidelines may not be good for business By … Read more
All those weeks ago (and goodness, it feels like an age) at the start of the lockdown I, like many women, found myself going through a kind of cold turkey. The weekly visits to the hairdresser, the monthly waxing sessions, the eyebrow threading, the manicures, pedicures and massages I used to enjoy regularly, the occasional … Read more
Gregg Wallace shows off his strength as he demonstrates clap push ups… while Jeremy Vine face plants the floor after trying to keep up By Rebecca Lawrence For Mailonline Published: 12:56 BST, 23 June 2020 | Updated: 12:56 BST, 23 June 2020 He is launching his own fitness website after an incredible four stone weight … Read more
They are pictures of sunny normality, a captivating expression of a couple’s desire to give their children the kind of happy, secure and carefree childhood that will, hopefully, set them up with a solid foundation in a life that comes with enormous privilege – and great challenge. Released by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge … Read more
Around 8.30 on Monday morning, I was confronted by an unfamiliar sight: my teenage daughter, up and dressed, preparing to leave the house. Fair to say it’s been some weeks since she last saw the right side of lunchtime, so I was a little surprised. And then I remembered: the shops were reopening. After weeks … Read more
Well, I don’t know about you, but events over the past few days have left me feeling very depressed. I think it’s a combination of things: revisiting the Madeleine McCann case; the shaming Prince Andrew saga; the spiralling cost — both human and economic — of coronavirus; the fact that our children’s education is being … Read more
Those of us who have followed the twists and turns of the Madeleine McCann story had all but given up hope of the long-running inquiry into her disappearance leading anywhere. So yesterday’s announcement by the police came as a bolt from the blue. So much time has passed and so many leads have come to … Read more
There is a scene in George A. Romero’s 1978 cult zombie classic Dawn Of The Dead, where survivors arrive at a post-apocalyptic shopping mall to discover it teeming with the infected, stumbling around closed shops, blindly riding the escalators in a grimly comedic ballet of gore. ‘But what are they all doing?’ asks the heroine. … Read more