The murder mystery that leaves you mesmerised and wary of modern-day quackery | Books | Entertainment
[ad_1] Ambrose Parry: Marisa Haetzman and Chris Brookmyre (Image: ) Smothering a victim’s face with a chloroform-doused rag is favoured by filmmakers and writers as a dramatic way to knock out a character fast…which irritates anaesthetist-turned-novelist Marisa Haetzman, as science has long proven this to be complete nonsense. “It takes More...
FREE children’s e-book from Simon & Schuster! | UK | News
[ad_1] First we have a fun-filled adventure, How I Became a Dog Called Midnight by the bestselling author and actor Ben Miller. This body-swap story follows George as one night there’s a magical mix-up and More...
Ronnie Biggs on the day the Express paid him a fortune and called cops | Books | Entertainment
[ad_1] Great Train Robber, Ronnie Biggs (Image: Getty) Great train robber Ronnie Biggs was relaxing in his trunks and thinking of the £35,000 fee a newspaper interview had just netted him, when he heard the More...
For the record, these album sleeves are truly terrible | Music | Entertainment
[ad_1] Michael Sumner is the proud owner of what must be the most bizarre collection of vinyl records in the land. Over the years, this DJ and record salesman has scoured car-boot sales, charity stores and second-hand More...
The tragic failure of care in the community, as witnessed by an ex-nurse | Books | Entertainment
[ad_1] Today Belinda is a registered mental health nurse and director at the Care Quality Commission (Image: Getty) When mental health nurse Belinda Black arrived at work one day in the early 1990s she was More...
Why Sherlock Holmes’ razor sharp creator embraced the paranormal | Books | Entertainment
[ad_1] Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Image: Getty) Peering through a magnifying glass beneath his signature deerstalker hat, sucking on a blackened clay pipe, Sherlock Holmes remains the world’s greatest literary More...
Steve Cavanagh’s thriller screams revenge is a dish best served bold! | Books | Entertainment
[ad_1] Author Steve Cavanagh (Image: ) Before you seek revenge, dig two graves, including one for yourself. Or so warns the ancient proverb commonly attributed to Confucius. It’s a cautionary message author More...
What I’ve learned as a healthy 24-year-old living in a care home
[ad_1] Teun Toebes with care home resident and ‘housemate’ Murielle (Image: Marijke Krekels) In Teun Toebes’s small bedroom is a pub-style peanut dispenser, coffee machine, and well-stocked bar. In the More...
What a drag it is getting old…unless you’re Mick Jagger | Music | Entertainment
[ad_1] The Rolling Stones’ singer Mick Jagger (Image: Getty) What is it with pop stars and ageing? Roger Daltrey sang the immortal line from The Who’s hit My Generation – “Hope I die before I get old” More...
Winds of Winter – George RR Martin shares latest news after months of silence | Books | Entertainment
[ad_1] It’s been 12 years since George RR Martin last published a novel in his A Song of Ice and Fire series. Since then the Game of Thrones TV show has come and gone, with its creators having had to rely on More...
