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I inherited a granite worktop I simply can’t stand in the kitchen of my new house — it’s brown, cream and black and so speckled that you can’t see anything on it. It’s in great condition and I can’t bear to think of it languishing in landfill if I dispose …

From the outset, The Crown has set out to sensationalise and distort the story of the Royal Family.  But of all the many falsehoods, exaggerations and, frankly, downright lies presented as truth, there is a moment in the final episode of the this latest, fourth, series that must surely count …

Few people over the age of 30 will have heard of the clothes label Shein. Yet from its base 6,000 miles away on the Pearl River delta, this Chinese brand could soon be the biggest retailer of fast fashion in Britain, if it isn’t already.  The giant firm is taking …

The Queen will spend Christmas at Sandringham with Prince Edward and his family, reports have suggested. Her Majesty will spend the festive period in a bubble with three households, just like the rest of the country. It will see Edward and his wife Sophie join the Queen and Prince Philip, …

A new documentary about Princess Diana reveals how BBC reporter Martin Bashir played on her conspiracy fears to land their famous bombshell interview, telling her security forces were “going to wipe you.” In “The Diana Interview: The Truth Behind the Scandal,” royal biographer Andrew Morton alleges Bashir referred to the …

Boris Johnson’s decision to impose tough Tier curbs on 99 per cent of the country this week will cost the UK a staggering £900million a day, according to an extraordinary projection by top economists. Analysis by the Centre for Economic and Business Research forecasts that the Tiering system will cut …

Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe is understood to have been cremated in a secret ceremony two weeks after his death from coronavirus aged 74. The killer’s funeral is thought to have been arranged by his ex-wife Sonia Woodward, 70, who may also have paid for the ceremony. But family and friends …

Self-isolating since the start of this crisis, the Queen will have been eagerly looking forward to being reunited with her family at Christmas. The festive season is, after all, the only time of the year that the royals stay together, when they gather at Sandringham in Norfolk to exchange presents on …

Rocketing Black Friday online sales threaten to cause a delivery meltdown over Christmas as an extra 200m orders are expected, experts warn A surge in online shopping amid the pandemic has boosted Black Friday sales Experts warn that there are not enough packers, drivers and vans to cope because the …

Towns and villages near coronavirus hotspots could be lifted out of the toughest lockdown Tiers in plans being drawn up to quash growing Tory backbench anger at the restrictions.   Ministers are trying to win over Tories by offering them hope that their constituencies will be ‘decoupled’ from hotspots when a …