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‘I hope you didn’t mind me cuddling your wife’: Schoolboy, 16, writes letter to Prince Harry to say sorry for breaking Royal protocol by hugging Meghan Markle but insists he was just ‘overwhelmed and shocked’ to see the Duchess at his school Head boy Aker Okoye told the Duchess of Sussex she was ‘really beautiful’ … Read more
A takeaway diet based on cheap, addictive carbs, oceans of grease and tonnes of processed meat — often rounded off with a sugary processed dessert — is inherently unhealthy. We all know that. Of course we do. But our growing dependence on the convenience of online ordering means we are not only consuming more and … Read more
Priti Patel is set to survive the extraordinary Home Office bullying row – for now. But she is wounded. Boris Johnson’s decision to make a public show of support for the Home Secretary means that the howls of protest from Labour about the need for an inquiry will come to nothing. Sir Philip Rutnam is … Read more
One day, long after the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is behind us, historians may see the last few days as the moment when the world tumbled into the abyss. On Thursday, the head of the World Health Organisation declared that mankind stood at a ‘decisive point’. The world faced ‘a crisis, an epidemic that … Read more
Reckitt is rocked as it writes off £5bn from value of baby formula maker Mead Johnson By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 27 February 2020 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 27 February 2020 Reckitt Benckiser has written off £5billion from the value of baby formula maker Mead Johnson, just three years after … Read more
Tyson Fury’s comeback, culminating in his sensational victory in Las Vegas in the early hours of yesterday, eclipses the storyline of Rocky (…and Rocky II… Rocky III… Rocky IV… and Rocky V). How so? You simply have to turn the clock back three years to a harrowing moment in October 2016 for evidence. Tyson is … Read more
Stephen Hough is a genuine polymath who, among other gifts, talks and writes about music as insightfully as he plays it By David Mellor for Event Published: 22:01 GMT, 11 January 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 11 January 2020 Stephen Hough Wigmore Hall, London Rating: Historically, the list of great British pianists is a sadly … Read more
After nearly 1,000 performances of Robin Hood at the Regent Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent, I was becoming weary of pulling on my green tights each night. I come from Stoke, so I’m biased in favour of its attractions, but I realise abundant winter sunshine isn’t one of them. After a long panto season, I was ready … Read more