Bureaucratic backlogs caused by the lockdown are paralysing the country, campaigners said last night. Despite coronavirus restrictions being eased, lives are still on hold because of massive delays at official agencies. Thousands of elderly motorists are housebound and isolated because of chaos at the DVLA – and: More than 150,000 …...Read More

By Tanya Gold Last spring, I borrowed a beautiful new campervan to drive from Cornwall to Dorset and back. It was as stylish as a boutique hotel: black, with two double beds (one up, one down), swivel seats and a kitchen with two hobs and a fridge. I should have …...Read More

On Saturday, in an electrifying extract from her new book, Victoria Cilliers revealed how she plunged 3,000ft after her parachute failed to open during a routine jump. Her marriage was in tatters thanks to her husband Emile’s serial womanising and out-of-control spending but it hadn’t occurred to her that he …...Read More

More than a quarter of people in the UK may refuse to be vaccinated against coronavirus, a worrying survey reveals. Results will be released today for a global frontrunner vaccine, developed at Oxford University, showing whether it is safe and triggers a positive immune response. But shocking figures show, even …...Read More

Sweep down the tea and coffee aisle of your local supermarket in search of PG Tips and you’ll find the shelves peppered with new ranges of bright, colourful boxes and jars. For where oolong might have nestled next to Darjeeling or stacked happily beneath lapsang souchong and Lady Grey, there …...Read More

This is the dog that wasn't going to be allowed to sleep upstairs. This is the dog that wasn't going to get on furniture. The dog that would be trained, obedient, quiet. His name would be Toffee and he would be sweet. It said as much in the lengthy notes, …...Read More

Kym Vincenti is single and lives in Leigh-on-Sea. She is a writer and runs wellness retreats. She has one son, Jordan, 33. TRY WRITING THERAPY As a child, I was taken into care and, by my early 20s, I felt like the world had forgotten me. One day, in a …...Read More

Boris Johnson has been warned he must honour his year-old pledge to tackle the social care crisis – or thousands of elderly people will continue to suffer needlessly. The Prime Minister – who will celebrate his first anniversary in No 10 this week – was told that without action, the …...Read More

Earnest, bespectacled, boyish, Nathan Law, 27, has a gentle, scholarly air that belies the fierceness of his convictions. Speaking to me from a small apartment in London – he will not disclose the location – the fear that drove him to flee his native Hong Kong is tangible. 'Wherever I …...Read More

She recently returned to EastEnders filming after being suspended in January for reportedly 'boozing on set'. And Jessie Wallace was seen putting on an animated display as she enjoyed a big drinking session at a pub in north London last Sunday. The actress, 48, who is known for playing Kat …...Read More