High Street’s gone mad for mother-and-daughter dressing. So brace yourself for the MINI MES

Prepare to see double this season as the trend for ‘mini-me’ dressing hits its peak on the High Street.  Autumn/winter ranges are full of matchy-matchy mother-and-daughter outfits. While we may only just be thinking of mothballing our summer wardrobes, the fashion industry is already concentrating on what we’ll be buying this winter (Christmas in particular) … Read more

Plug is pulled on lights switching-on ceremonies ALREADY due to Covid-19 crisis 

Christmas really is cancelled! Plug is pulled on lights switching-on ceremonies ALREADY due to Covid-19 crisis Some councils have already scrapped plans to hold Christmas light switch-ons The cancellations were made over concerns about large gatherings of people Winter Wonderland was also cancelled earlier this month over Covid concerns By Sam Baker For Mailonline Published: … Read more

Will ‘rule of six’ ruin the Queen’s Christmas? Traditional royal celebrations may be scrapped

Will ‘rule of six’ ruin the Queen’s Christmas? Traditional royal celebrations at Sandringham may be scrapped due to Covid regulations The Queen, Charles and senior Royals will be unlikely to walk to church in public   ‘Rule of six’ also means she may have to choose who she spends the period with Boris Johnson was unable … Read more

TALK OF THE TOWN: New baby joy for Lady Bianca Eliot who is expecting her fourth child

TALK OF THE TOWN: New baby joy for Lady Bianca Eliot who is expecting her fourth child with 36-year-old Mark Tamburrino By Alistair Foster, Joanna Bell And Sophie Cockerham For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:32 BST, 13 September 2020 | Updated: 02:07 BST, 13 September 2020 Lady Bianca Eliot (pictured) lives with 36-year-old Mark … Read more

Britons want under-12s to be exempt from draconian rule of six

Voters and Tory MPs last night urged Boris Johnson to rescue Christmas by exempting children from his ‘rule of six’. A Daily Mail poll showed more than four in ten support a U-turn on the policy, letting grandparents see their families over the festive season. Tory backbenchers savaged the ‘grotesque’ restriction which, from Monday, bans groups … Read more

Wonder Woman 1984 undergoes fifth release date shakeup as the COVID-19 crisis pushes to Christmas

Wonder Woman 1984 undergoes FIFTH release date shakeup as the COVID-19 crisis pushes it back three more months By Deirdre Simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 19:16 BST, 11 September 2020 | Updated: 19:16 BST, 11 September 2020 Wonder Woman 1984, the sequel to the hugely-successful 2017 film starring Gal Gadot, is moving from an October debut … Read more

Sir Winston Churchill’s 1950’s Chartwell House staff office is recreated by the National Trust

Winston Churchill’s rousing speeches inspired a nation and played a key role in Britain’s morale during the dark early days of the Second World War. It was a time when the country was almost at its knees, with men dying and morale sinking. But Churchill’s defiant and powerful words allowed ordinary Britons, soldiers, sailors and … Read more

John Lewis reveals the top ten toys predicted to go down a storm with children this Christmas

John Lewis & Partners has announced its predicted list of top ten toys to give children this Christmas. The retailer suggested gifts this year will be driven by the importance of learning through play and enhancing communication skills through interaction with toys.  As children adapted to playing in smaller groups and with due to the … Read more

Doctor Who fans ‘may wait TWO YEARS for the new series after filming was delayed by COVID-19’

Doctor Who fans ‘may be forced to wait TWO YEARS for the new series due to filming delays sparked by COVID-19 pandemic’ By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 09:00 BST, 11 September 2020 | Updated: 09:02 BST, 11 September 2020 Doctor Who fans may be forced to wait until 2022 for the new series after … Read more

Self-catering providers hit by cancellations after rule of six announced

Beleaguered self-catering providers have been hit by swathes of cancellations after the Government made its rule of six announcement – while restaurants fear there will be no Christmas party trade.  From Monday, new lockdown rules in England will mean no more than six people will be able to gather indoors or outdoors.  The hospitality industry … Read more