Twenty retired French generals have called for military rule if Emmanuel Macron fails to halt the ‘disintegration’ of the country ‘at the hands of Islamists’, in an open letter published ahead of next year’s presidential election. The open letter, published in Valeurs Actuelles, a right-wing news magazine, claims a military coup might be necessary to … Read more
As photographs of Prince Philip’s bespoke Land Rover hearse are unveiled ahead of his final farewell in St George’s Chapel, FEMAIL takes a look at the rise of the bespoke hearse. The Duke of Edinburgh‘s project to custom build his own Land Rover hearse spanned 16 years, with Philip, who died on Friday aged 99, requesting a … Read more
Visitors to Buckingham Palace this summer will be able to picnic in its gardens and explore the open space by themselves for the first time, the Royal Collection Trust has announced. The traditional summer opening of the palace’s state rooms and themed exhibition, which normally welcomes thousands, has been cancelled for a second year due … Read more
We were lying along a thin tree line by a ditch, having just come under accurate machine gun fire for the first time that day. It was a little after 10.30am and hot. Very hot, certainly, by the standards of Derby, Nottingham and Worcester, where the recruiting officers had welcomed the soldiers beside me. Not … Read more
Here’s an embarrassing confession — and I fear that I’ll never be admitted to polite society again once it’s out in the open: reader, I’m not at all keen on live theatre. Indeed, my heart used to sink before the lockdown on those mercifully rare occasions when kind friends would ring to say they had … Read more
Friends of Meghan Markle say she has no regrets about the bombshell Oprah interview and that the royal family should be ‘relieved’ that she didn’t go into more detail about what went on behind palace doors. An insider with close ties to Meghan tells DailyMail.com exclusively, ‘[Meghan] said she has absolutely no regrets about what was … Read more
Enough to leave you gassssping for air: Venomous red-bellied black snake is found hiding inside a teen girl’s asthma puffer Venomous red-bellied black snake was found curled up inside an asthma puffer A teenage girl was bringing in her washing at her home in Bli Bli, Sunshine Coast The snake slithered out of her clothes … Read more
There is a new rule at Meir Elbaz’s synagogue near Tel Aviv. Only people who can produce a green pass, Israel’s new Covid passport, may cross the threshold. If you don’t have one of the highly-prized passes, you are relegated to the courtyard and forced to listen to prayers through the open windows. ‘It’s a … Read more
As roadmaps go, it’s hardly the full AA atlas. Yes, it leads us out of the cul-de-sac we’ve been stuck in since December, but sadly not as far as the open road. That page appears to be missing. If advance indications are to be believed, Boris Johnson’s chart for national reawakening is cautious, highly conditional … Read more
The Sony World Photography Awards 2021 is shaping up very nicely indeed. The judges have revealed the winners in the competition’s National Awards. And they’re quite something. Overall, the contest receives entries from over 200 territories. However, these winners are drawn from the 51 countries in its National Awards programme, which celebrates local photography talent. … Read more