Never mind the ‘backstop’, there’s a good deal to be found on a trip to Derry! Named 2013 UK City of Culture, Northern Ireland’s Derry clearly has a lot to offer The city, surrounded by historic walls, is proud of its two Nobel prize winners And the twice daily service from Stansted means now is … Read more
Private island off the coast of Sicily with a 17th century watch tower hits the market for £1.7million Isola delle Femmine is an uninhabited, wild 37-acre atoll, almost 1,000 feet from the mainland of Sicily It is located within a protected Italian marine park that is a hit with both scuba divers and snorkellers Island … Read more
WHAT BOOK would children’s author and illustrator Nick Butterworth take to a desert island? Nick Butterworth is currently re-reading George Orwell’s Coming Up For Air He would take Tolkien’s The Lord Of The Rings to a desert island He revealed The Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T. E. Lawrence left him cold By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:10 GMT, … Read more
CLASSIC CRIME By Barry Turner for the Daily Mail Published: 22:12 GMT, 28 March 2019 | Updated: 22:12 GMT, 28 March 2019 DEATH HAS DEEP ROOTS by Michael Gilbert (British Library £8.99, 288 pp) DEATH HAS DEEP ROOTS by Michael Gilbert (British Library £8.99, 288 pp) The late Michael Gilbert knew his stuff. A practising … Read more
POPULAR By Wendy Holden for the Daily Mail Published: 22:11 GMT, 28 March 2019 | Updated: 22:11 GMT, 28 March 2019 REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL by Nina Stibbe (Viking £12.99, 288 pp) by Nina Stibbe (Viking £12.99, 288 pp) Misfit lit is the new big thing. Following Gail Honeyman’s Eleanor Oliphant, … Read more
MUST READS By Jane Shilling for the Daily Mail Published: 22:11 GMT, 28 March 2019 | Updated: 22:11 GMT, 28 March 2019 UNMASKED: A MEMOIR UNMASKED: A MEMOIR by Andrew Lloyd Webber (Harper Collins £10.99, 544 pp) by Andrew Lloyd Webber (Harper Collins £10.99, 544 pp) Lord Lloyd Webber insists that he never meant to … Read more
BOOK OF THE WEEK HOW WAS IT FOR YOU? WOMEN, SEX, LOVE AND POWER IN THE 1960S by Virginia Nicholson (Viking £20, 512pp) Have you ever had the experience of watching your life flashing before your eyes? Traditionally, it’s a sign of impending doom, but it happened to me joyfully — to a soundtrack of … Read more
DO rock the boat! Fans of Jon Bon Jovi can now sail around the Caribbean and Mediterranean with him The rock singer is hosting two voyages on board Norwegian Cruise Line ships The first sailing takes place next month and takes in Miami and the Bahamas A second sailing is planned for August from Barcelona … Read more
‘Stop using feminism to sell frocks’ By Elizabeth Day for You Magazine Published: 00:02 GMT, 24 March 2019 | Updated: 17:49 GMT, 28 March 2019 Elizabeth wears: Jumper, River Island. Skirt, Kitri. It is a truth universally acknowledged that a journalist on a deadline is in want of a distraction. So it was that, before … Read more
Thousands of Airbnb-style holiday rentals in Madrid could be rendered illegal after the city limits the unlicensed leasing of homes The city council has placed a 90 day limit on the unlicensed leasing of homes Licences can only be given if he lodging has its own, independent entrance It is estimated the new rule could render about … Read more
Buying and selling a home is often considered to be a drawn out – and frequently emotionally exhausting – process that can typically take a couple of months. Even once you have had your offer accepted on a property to buy, or accepted one on yours for sale, there is plenty that can go wrong. … Read more
An airport lounge in Ecuador with panoramic views and a fine wine cellar has been named as the best in the world in a global awards. The Sala VIP Internacional lounge at Quito International Airport claimed the top prize in the Global Airport Lounge of the Year Awards, which rates business facilities, comfort, service from … Read more
BEAUTY CLINIC: Adaptive make-up for summer skin By Jo Fairley and Sarah Stacey for the Daily Mail Published: 00:01 GMT, 24 March 2019 | Updated: 10:42 GMT, 28 March 2019 Jo and Sarah answer real questions from readers: to put your query, go to beautybible.com Q I’m trying to find a tinted moisturiser for summer … Read more