All is not well in a place normally known for fun.
Instead, Britain’s biggest seaside resort resembled a ghost town this week – as Blackpool businesses told the Daily Express: “We cannot survive.”
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Thousands of jobs saved as Nissan backs Brexit Britain
BORIS Johnson yesterday praised Nissan’s pledge to keep its Sunderland plant, as a “great vote of confidence” in Brexit Britain.
Spain ‘closed to us for summer'
BRITISH tourists may be unable to visit Spain until “the end of summer”, the country’s prime minister has warned.
Police swoop on 150 at wedding
A WEDDING with 150 guests has been branded a “shameful desecration of all that we hold dear”.
Floods ease at last ...but snow's next
FLOODED families may get a respite this weekend with heavy rainfall predicted to ease until Tuesday next week.
Don't insist on UK vaccine says expert
OXFORD vaccine scientists are urging people to take whichever jab they are offered to drive down infections as quickly as possible.
Vets Criticise Joe Wicks For Praising ‘Sickly' Bulldog Breed
Joe Wicks is under fire from vets after showing off his dad’s French bulldog on social media.
Kate ‘Borrows' Sandringham While Kids Are Home Schooling
THE Queen has lent Sandringham House to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for an office while they are homeschooling their children in Norfolk.
Back With A Bang
Fresh Rory putts down a marker
Appointing Lampard Was A Mistake But Sacking Him Now Would Be A Worse One
Frank Lampard’s frown grows ever deeper as the cracks widen at Chelsea and above him the bookmaker vultures circle, squawking the shortening odds on his sacking.
EU Jabs Shambles Shows Britain At Its World-Beating Best
‘Many EU countries face a second winter without full vaccination’
10 Tips to Enjoy Low-Sugar Holidays
For weight control and improved health, follow these strategies to keep your sugar intake to a minimum while still relishing the sweetness of the season.
What to Know Before You Mistletoe
How to make your break Holly Lolly – with or without a BAE.
Share The Love
Hark! Here’s how to spread some supersized seasonal splendor.
The Existential Despair of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Revisiting the most disturbing Christmas special
There's No Stopping Santa
The middle of a global pandemic might seem like a good time to cut back on holiday excess. But then, we live in America.
The Group Portrait: Rockettes, Spectacular-less
For the first time since its inception in 1933, there will be no Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall.
This Year's Winter Harvest Takes the Cake
Celebration calls for cake
Why Iranians Continue to Seek Refuge in Australia
Shokoofeh Azar moved to Australia as a political refugee in 2010. Her novel The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree (see WLT, Spring 2020, 96), originally written in Farsi, was shortlisted for Australia’s 2018 Stella Prize for Fiction and the 2020 International Booker Prize. Here she recalls her refugee journey from Iran to Christmas Island and reveals why Iranians continue migrating to Australia, despite the absence of war.
Christmas Cactus, And An Early Start To Holiday Decorating
I’ve been asked how you can tell whether you have a Christmas, Easter or Thanksgiving cactus.
The Jolie-Pitts Torn Apart At Christmas
’Tis the season for good will toward men, but not all of Brad Pitt’s kids have a lot of love for their dad