For Princess Beatrice, this was the ultimate ‘something borrowed’. Fashion is so often used to make a statement and this gown, personally loaned by the Queen, sends a huge message of her support to a much-loved granddaughter on her wedding day. The Queen Mary tiara – worn by the Queen …...Read More
Second-hand taffata gown with bodice encrusted with diamante was huge message of support from Queen
You don't need to wear a mask at the gym
Keep-fit enthusiasts working out at gyms when they open on Saturday will not need to wear masks – adding to growing confusion over Government guidelines for face coverings. Gyms across the country are preparing to open their doors in the latest wave of businesses emerging from lockdown. Fitness chains have …...Read More
Beatrice poses with new husband Edoardo and her grandparents after socially distanced wedding
Advertisement Smiling with pride, the Queen and Prince Philip may have been required to keep their distance from newlyweds Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi – but a Royal relationship has rarely been closer. Beatrice married on Friday wearing both a tiara and vintage dress generously lent to her by …...Read More
SAS snipers target British jihadis' cave hideaways in Iraq
Special Forces sniper teams have targeted British jihadis in fierce cave battles in the mountains of northern Iraq, killing at least 100 fighters in a ‘secret war’ to crush an Islamic State resurgence. In scenes similar to the hunt for Osama Bin Laden in the Tora Bora mountains of Afghanistan …...Read More
Emma Donoghue, Amity Gaige, John Boyne and William Shaw: This week's best new fiction
The Pull Of The Stars Emma Donoghue Picador £16.99 Eerily topical, Donoghue’s new novel reads like an episode of Call The Midwife set during a pandemic. The main character is a nurse on a Dublin maternity ward in 1918. The Spanish flu is rampant and one midwifery drama follows another …...Read More
30,000 kidney dialysis patients to benefit from no-scar operation...thanks to micro magnets in veins
Britain's 30,000 kidney dialysis patients could soon benefit from a new operation that allows them to undergo the lifesaving treatment but spares them the permanent scar it usually leaves. The innovative procedure creates a super-strong needle access point into the body that can cope with the large amount of blood …...Read More
From My Mate Bought A Toaster to Crowdscience, Backlisted and Job Centre: This week's top podcasts
My Mate Bought A Toaster What does your Amazon purchase history say about you? An uncomfortable amount, it turns out. In this weekly podcast Tom Price asks guests to submit their Amazon accounts to his ruthless judgement. Tom Price scrolls back years, uncovering the stories behind objects like puzzles for …...Read More
'Will and Jada's turbulent marriage? They'd told me all about it already'
Sunday, July 12 Movie superstar Will Smith and his actress wife Jada Pinkett Smith have sparked worldwide shock and bemusement by publicly discussing their turbulent 22-year marriage, including a hitherto unknown break-up, during which Jada had an affair with singer August Alsina. Piers Morgan writes: 'I remember thinking when I …...Read More
JARV IS... album review: Each track in Beyond The Pale is an event
JARV IS... Beyond The Pale Out now Rating: An act called JARV IS… who could that possibly be? At a time when millions of people are facing up to wearing masks, Jarvis Cocker has opted for something fairly transparent. This may be a relief to his record company, as his …...Read More
DEBORAH ROSS: Chaos. Drugs. But one of the best series I've ever watched
Cursed Netflix, Friday Rating: I May Destroy You BBC1, Monday and Tuesday Rating: Cursed is the latest fantasy series from Netflix, and you could say I did the opposite of binge-watch, in that I scarcely made it through the first episode (of ten). I barely watched. Looking for a new …...Read More
