Advertisement His newspaper scoops were described as the 'stuff of legend,' and if the walls of his home could speak, they would undoubtedly have some extraordinary tales to tell. Nigel Dempster was best known for his celebrity gossip column in the Daily Mail, with the newspaper's editor at the time …...Read More

Thanks to Chancellor Rishi Sunak's bounty, aspiring homeowners could save as much as £15,000 on stamp duty on a £500,000 property. Meanwhile, although many households have suffered in lockdown, others are now better off having not had to pay for travel or socialising. So what to do with this extra …...Read More

The phones started ringing in June and they haven't stopped. Homeowners at Britain's top holiday parks are seeing bookings hit record levels this summer. 'I could have rented our lodge three times over,' says Lyndsey Lake, 47, who owns a large two-bedroom lodge with en-suite bathrooms and a private garden …...Read More

Last year I bought myself a present of two very large lemon trees. It was entirely unplanned but I was at the Malvern Spring Festival, saw the trees, had just finished working on my Paradise Garden and it seemed like the right thing to do. I do not have a …...Read More

When the UK froze in late March, parents across the country were suddenly called upon to home-school their children. The theory was simple - while Mum and Dad worked from home, little Janet and John would be following lessons online. Learning would take place around the kitchen table. The reality …...Read More

NEON by G. S. Locke (Orion £8.99, 416 pp) NEON by G. S. Locke (Orion £8.99, 416 pp) This high-concept novel tells the story of DCI Matt Jackson, who’s in such despair over the murder of his wife by a serial killer — who likes to illuminate his victims with …...Read More

THE ALL TRUE ADVENTURES (AND RARE EDUCATION) OF DAREDEVIL DANIEL BONES by Owen Booth (4th Estate £14.99, 352 pp) THE ALL TRUE ADVENTURES (AND RARE EDUCATION) OF DAREDEVIL DANIEL BONES by Owen Booth (4th Estate £14.99, 352 pp)(4th Estate £14.99, 352 pp) This captivating caper, inspired by the real-life rapscallion …...Read More

Society STORIES WE TELL OURSELVES by Richard Holloway (Canongate £16.99, 272pp) How does a child begin to understand the stars, the menace of thunder — or the death of a grandparent? How can any of us explain human cruelty and can anything help us come to terms with suffering? Who …...Read More

Anthology Dear NHS: 100 Stories to Say Thank You by Adam Kay (Trapeze £16.99, 416 pp) ‘The hours are terrible, the pay is terrible, the conditions are terrible; you’re underappreciated, unsupported, disrespected and frequently physically endangered. But there’s no better job in the world.’ That’s how doctor-turned-comedy writer Adam Kay …...Read More

. . . are you reading now? Babes In The Wood by Graham Bartlett and Peter James. I have been an avid reader of true crime all my life. It is considered a little sordid and grubby by some and, in bookshops, it’s invariably displayed on the bottom shelf in …...Read More