Freedom is hard-won and easily lost – which makes it a good story, writes Ken Follett | Express Comment | Comment
[ad_1] Freedom is hard-won and easily lost, says Ken Follett (Image: Ken Follett) Freedom is an anomaly. Throughout the history of human civilisation, most people have lived under some kind of tyranny, with no vote and few if any rights. Even in today’s world, free people are in a minority. It’s hardly surprising. Those who have power are More...
I’d rather be read than dead: Jeffrey Archer on why, at 83 he’s more driven | Books | Entertainment
[ad_1] Jeffrey Archer pictured exclusively at the Tower (Image: ) We are standing in the inner ward of the Tower of London amid school parties and anorak-clad tourists while Jeffrey Archer is explaining how More...
How a dolphin helped me escape my past | Books | Entertainment
[ad_1] Melody with her inspiration, Jock (Image: Getty) “Growing up was challenging,” says Melody, 55, a former TV presenter turned author and public speaker. “Domestic violence was rife. I held my breath More...
‘Burton told me I’d break his record if I didn’t sleep with him’ | Books | Entertainment
[ad_1] It was one of the biggest tests of Joan Collins’s career. Would she star in one of the most-hyped films of the era? Or would she have to watch another actress win the role of a lifetime? But this was More...
There’s far too much fuss about ageing says Joan Collins, 90 | Books | Entertainment
[ad_1] Dame Joan Collins is happier than she has ever been (Image: Getty) Age is a dirty word in the Collins household. Not because Dame Joan’s scared of her 90 years. Or because her beloved fifth husband More...
Pooh’s stumped as Hundred Acre Wood lies bare in new green edition | UK | News
[ad_1] The children’s book Winnie-The-Pooh has been revised to imagine Hundred Acre Wood without any trees. Winnie-The-Pooh: The Deforested Edition features new illustrations and is the first classic More...
Mum’s the word: The women who inspired some of the greatest literary works | Books | Entertainment
[ad_1] Clara Miller painted on her wedding courtesy of the National Trust. Inset, daughter Agatha aged 36 (Image: National Trust) Too often female authors are defined solely by their relationships with the More...
Young Ones star opens up on falling in love with his future wife in moving autobiography | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV
[ad_1] Adrian Edmondson played a key role in the success of Absolutely Fabulous, he reveals. He had the inspired idea of Joanna Lumley playing the iconic Patsy Stone, suggesting the actress to his wife Jennifer More...
No dancing around ownership: The British Museum should hand back the Elgin Marbles | Books | Entertainment
[ad_1] The Elgin Marbles on display at The British Museum (Image: Getty) Have I Got News For You stalwart Ian Hislop may be a national treasure in the UK for his sardonic sideswipes at power, but in Greece More...
Nights at The Ambassador were like something out of Casablanca | Books | Entertainment
[ad_1] Journalists packed into Douglas DC-3 bound for Rhodesia (Image: Fincher//Popperfoto) The threat of violence was everywhere, betrayal was an ever-present danger, but forbidden love was a risk that journalist More...
