LONDON – Former prime minister Boris Johnson was named as a new columnist for the Daily Mail newspaper on Friday, in a return to a journalistic career that has seen him write for several leading British titles and sacked from one for making up a quote. Johnson, 58, who stood …
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Dr Woodrow Pattinson died while diving above the shipwreck Niagara, seen here in 1937. The Royal Mail Steamer was sunk in June 1940 when it hit a German mine off the coast of Northland. Photo / NZME A diver’s dream of reaching a shipwreck cost him his life, as his …
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Bridget Lawson, centre, worked in Africa in later life for AMREF, a non-governmental organization that provides health care in East Africa. From 1984 to 1990, she was executive director of AMREF Canada and travelled to Africa twice a year.Courtesy of the Family The Second World War first altered the life …
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Want to help your kids get their very own letter from Santa? Here’s everything you need to know. We’re gearing up for the festive season and honestly, we couldn’t be more excited. The only thing better than binge-watching Love Actually on repeat is watching the little ones in your life …
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People reach for the first copies of Andrew Morton’s reissued book about the life of Diana, Princess of Wales entitled Diana, Her True Story – In Her Own Words on Oct. 3, 1997.Peter Jordan/The Associated Press Long before British royal biographer Andrew Morton wrote his famously candid and controversial Diana: …
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Tina Brown’s new book, The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor, the Truth and the Turmoil is a follow-up to her well-received 2007 The Diana Chronicles and focuses on the period after the Princess’s death.Handout In July, 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, invited Tina Brown, then-editor of The New …
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Jake Epstein decided to channel his complicated feelings about his experiences into a song-filled solo show, Boy Falls From the Sky.Luke Fontana/Handout Jake Epstein has some showbiz stories to tell. The erstwhile Degrassi: The Next Generation star went down to the United States to follow a musical-theatre career, making his …
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Just wait… A single man is regularly posting what he’s having for tea each night on his Instagram – people are absolutely losing it over his now-viral plates but the culinary genius doesn’t get “what all the fuss is about”. Jason Jovanovic – self-styled as ‘Daft Jason’ on his Instagram – …
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Her face was a picture An expecting mum was left distraught after her own mother wrecked her gender reveal party in front of friends and family. Soon-to-be mum-of-two Ashlee (@dinkymisspretty) was celebrating her gender reveal where family and friends eagerly awaited the popping of a balloon. While the world collectively …
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We’re hoping this catches on quick A man in Australia who was looking to rent out a new apartment in Sydney has gone viral on TikTok after his application was withdrawn when he asked for a landlord reference. Comedian Tom Cashman shared an initial video explaining how he’d been looking …
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