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Every week our Holiday Hero Neil Simpson takes an in-depth look at an important holiday topic, doing all the legwork so you don’t have to. This week: how to avoid a staycation scam. The staycation summer is set to stretch into September and beyond as holiday firms report high demand …...Read More

The US government’s leading health research body has raised a series of bombshell concerns over the origins of the coronavirus pandemic and the activities of a secretive Chinese laboratory that was investigating bat diseases. The National Institutes of Health has asked if Covid-19 was linked to the deaths of three …...Read More

Advertisement It’s a hardy beast that can stand Iceland’s elements year-round. But even when lashing snow clings to their teddy-bear-like coats, Icelandic horses can. They are Viking stock, after all, having been purebred for 1,000 years, and, despite their low-slung bodies, I’ve been promised the smoothest horse ride in the …...Read More

Tenet Cert: 12A 2hrs 30 mins Rating: Christopher Nolan is a brave, brave film-maker, and never more so than when it comes to his much-anticipated, oft-delayed new film, Tenet. He’s brave when it comes to pressing ahead with a brain-befuddling plot, often opting to elaborate when others might simplify. He’s …...Read More

NETFLIX Cobra Kai On the surface, a spin-off sequel to The Karate Kid made by the teams behind the Harold & Kumar films and Hot Tub Time Machine doesn’t sound too promising. But this comedy drama is more entertaining than it has any right to be, and it even secured …...Read More

Tailenders Greg James, Jimmy Anderson and Felix White are, it’s fair to say, pleased as punch that cricket has returned. Their laid-back BBC podcast was originally slated to have a short run but it proved so popular that it recently celebrated its 100th episode. Greg James, Jimmy Anderson (above) and …...Read More

Six million furloughed workers broke the rules by doing their jobs from home during lockdown, according to a major report. Almost two-thirds of the 9.4 million people whose salaries were paid by the Government worked during April and May, despite businesses being banned from claiming for employees who did so. …...Read More

A ship contracted by the British Government to maintain navigational installations made its way through the North Sea waves seven miles off the coast of Essex. As the crew passed a Second World War fort, they noticed an incongruous sight: on top of its tower lay a pretty teenage girl, …...Read More

An Education Minister was under fire last night for enjoying a holiday in the French Alps while teenagers in Britain went ‘through hell’ over their exam grades. The Mail on Sunday can reveal that as students worried over their futures, Gillian Keegan enjoyed hiking trips, mountain biking and dips in …...Read More