Princess Madeleine of Sweden has shared a sweet tribute to her son Nicolas to mark his fifth birthday. The mother-of-three, 38, posted a new official portrait of the youngster to her official Instagram account yesterday with a touching message. She wrote in the caption: ‘Happy Birthday to the most kindhearted brother and sweetest son! We love […]
The number of people dying in London has fallen below average for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak started in March, promising data shows. A weekly report from the Office for National Statistics shows that the number of people who died of any cause in London was three per cent lower than average between […]
A US fighter pilot who died when his jet crashed into the North Sea off the north-east coast of England has been named by the US air force as 1st Lt Kenneth Allen. Lt Allen’s F15C Eagle crashed at around 9.40am on Monday while on a routine training exercise. The American airman had served with […]
A teenager who’s fascinated with the 1940s has spent around £10,000 snapping up memorabilia from the war-time era – and spends his time dressing like a middle class man from the period. Charlie Roy, 19, from Milton Keynes, believes his love of all things vintage was sparked at the age of six, after listening to […]
A kayaker became trapped with a torrent of water crashing down onto his head in a terrifying ordeal when he tried to follow his friends down a waterfall. Footage recorded in San Luis Potosi, central Mexico, shows a group of five kayakers taking turns descending a small waterfall. Things start out ok as four of the […]
China has put parts of Beijing back into lockdown and reimposed some travel restrictions in an attempt to contain a new coronavirus outbreak and prevent it spreading more widely in a country that previously appeared to have largely contained the virus. Beijing’s coronavirus situation is ‘extremely severe’, a city official warned Tuesday, as 27 new […]
England’s high streets saw a 50 per cent rise in shoppers yesterday compared to the previous week as Britons made the most of non-essential stores reopening. Retail experts said the sunny 78F (26C) weather made queuing ‘a more pleasurable experience’ – although footfall was still 45 per cent down on the same time last year. […]
Marks and Spencer has delighted fans by launching a vegan bread made from avocado instead of eggs. The upmarket grocer says its ‘avocadough’ buns are perfect for a summer barbecue, and taste like a classic brioche. The buns cost £1.15 for a pack of two and are available for burgers as well as hot dogs. […]
Parents often feel guilt-tripped into buying the best, and sometimes most expensive, items for their children. This results in many suffering buyer’s remorse – especially when it comes to prams, a new start-up claims. Many parents end up buying multiple ones, research for London-based Buggi shows. One parent, Stacey Waddell from Luton, even claims she […]
The Queen will be absent from Royal Ascot for the first time in her 68-year reign as the famous race meeting gets under way behind closed doors today. More than 300,000 guests, dressed in their finery, usually gather for the five-day sporting and social highlight in Berkshire, but this year there will be no monarch, […]