Mr. McClain went into cardiac arrest on the way to a hospital. He died a few days later. Who was Elijah McClain? Mr. McClain was a massage therapist who is said to have loved animals and who taught himself to play the guitar and the violin, according to The Cut. …...Read More

Advertisement Liverpool fans are celebrating wildly tonight after their team ended a 30-year wait to win the Premier League title. The Reds, who had to endure a three-month wait for glory amid the coronavirus pandemic, were crowned champions tonight after Manchester City failed to beat Chelsea. This means that Liverpool's …...Read More

He put his body on the line during his England career, sustaining a punctured lung and a lacerated liver in the process. But, though long since retired, Rugby World Cup winner Mike Tindall, now 41, will push himself to the limit this weekend, getting on his bike to cover more …...Read More

A Queens County, N.Y., Surrogate’s Court judge on Thursday rejected a request to bar President Trump’s niece, Mary L. Trump, from publishing a tell-all book about the family because the court lacked jurisdiction in the case. Judge Peter J. Kelly recommended that Robert S. Trump, the president’s brother, take to …...Read More

They're a godsend for foodies who have been craving a meal out during lockdown – and certainly make for dinner with a view. Now, these futuristic dining pods may be the invention that saves the struggling restaurant industry after restrictions are eased on July 4. The perspex dining bubbles – …...Read More

SAFE by S. K. Barnett (Century £9.99, 336pp) SAFE by S. K. Barnett (Century £9.99, 336pp) With Madeleine McCann back in the headlines, this story could hardly be more topical. It opens with the return home of Jenny Kristal, who disappeared 12 years ago, aged six, on the way down …...Read More

SOMEONE AT A DISTANCE by Dorothy Whipple (Persephone £10, 432pp) SOMEONE AT A DISTANCE by Dorothy Whipple (Persephone £10, 432pp) Frailty, folly and the fragility of love are brilliantly explored in Whipple’s perfect, engrossing deckchair read. Happily married Avery and Ellen are well-off, adore their teenage children and treasure their …...Read More

THE FAMILY HOLIDAY by Elizabeth Noble (Michael Joseph £7.99, 432pp) THE FAMILY HOLIDAY by Elizabeth Noble (Michael Joseph £7.99, 432pp) Charlie Chamberlain wants to mark his 80th birthday in style. He hires a fabulous Cotswolds house and invites his children and their families. They’re a troubled bunch: Nick is recovering …...Read More

THE GOLDEN RULE by Amanda Craig (Little, Brown £16.99, 400 pp) THE GOLDEN RULE by Amanda Craig (Little, Brown £16.99, 400 pp) I loved the opening to this tonally unpredictable state-of-the-nation novel, which nods to Patricia Highsmith’s Strangers On A Train. Hannah, who once worked in advertising, is struggling to …...Read More

HISTORY THE HISTORY OF MAGIC by Chris Gosden (Viking £25, 512pp) The 2011 Census revealed that 56,620 of us said we were pagans, 11,766 described themselves as Wiccans and 1,276 people confessed they were signed up to witchcraft. Twenty-seven per cent of the British population also maintained that ‘communication with …...Read More