Last month, a picture of my friend, journalist Emma Woolf, appeared on my Twitter feed. It made my heart swell. Looking beamingly happy and relaxed, she was cradling a neat baby bump – she was seven months pregnant, according to the caption. I was among scores of wellwishers – many …...Read More

A drug to treat motor neurone disease is being trialled in UK patients. About 5,000 people across the country have the rare muscle-wasting condition – also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – which affects the brain and nerves. Symptoms include weakness in the body and slurred speech, which get worse …...Read More

For the full, unforgettable nautical experience, nothing beats arriving at Falmouth’s Greenbank Hotel by boat. You’ll chug past charming waterside cottages and pubs before disembarking at the hotel’s 400-year-old jetty, perched on the edge of one of the world’s most beautiful harbours – all for just £5 in a water …...Read More

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: why ferries to Europe are set to win new fans this summer. Ferries are back in business as the holiday season finally bursts …...Read More

Advertisement The British countryside is woven through with home-grown classical music, from symphonies inspired by the Scottish islands to Sir Harrison Birtwistle’s chamber composition that references a prehistoric mound in Wiltshire. And exploring the areas which influenced a composer’s finest work, or visiting museums which celebrate their legacy, makes for …...Read More

No way am I wearing these,’ says my 14-year-old daughter Hannah. She’s referring to a pair of padded undies that were recommended by a friend when she heard we were going on a cycling holiday in France. Admittedly they’re little more than hot- pink nappies, but they should help prevent …...Read More

Is it safer to stay working from home, or should we be going back to work? The short answer is both are safe – but some think staying at home would be preferable, just in case. On Friday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that, as of August 1, the Government …...Read More

The wife of an aristocrat who flew more than 30 times on Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘Lolita Express’ private jet has stepped down from her role at the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Clare Hazell raised thousands of pounds for the charity by hosting a classic car show …...Read More

Prince Andrew discussed the Queen Mother while having a massage on the island home of his paedophile friend Jeffrey Epstein, it has been claimed. According to Heidi Windel, an adult masseuse hired in 1999 to give him the treatment during a stay at Little St James in the US Virgin …...Read More

On the day her former fiance Edo Mapelli Mozzi married Princess Beatrice, Dara Huang enjoyed a relaxed and carefree evening sharing drinks with friends. At what could have been a difficult time, the Chinese-American architect appeared in high spirits as she sat outside a fashionable restaurant in Belgravia, London. While …...Read More