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British women civilian internees queue up for food at the camp mess area (Image: Popperfoto) The beautiful voices of the ladies’ choir rose clear and true over the congregation, balm for the fractured minds and aching hearts of wartime. As the final notes of Land of Hope and Glory quivered …

It was 1629 and England’s poor were suffering. Failed harvests, rocketing food prices and a slump in the cloth industry had brought families to the brink of starvation as merchants exported scarce grain abroad for greater profit. Hungry and incensed, scores of rioters stormed a ship docked in Maldon, Essex, …

Lucca Comics and Games 2023 is celebrating a lot this year. Not only is it the 30th anniversary of the “Lucca Games” portion of the convention, but also – generally – the explosion of popularity in the gaming community over the past few decades. This creative spearheading began wholeheartedly in …

Midlands primary school that will be the deserving recipient of a brand new library (Image: PA) For a school so committed to reading, the library for the youngest learners at Longwood Primary in Tamworth, near Birmingham, is woefully inadequate. Sharing corridor space with the lockers where the children store their …

She published her first novel, A Woman Of Substance, in 1979 which went on to become one of the best-selling novels in history. Now, 44 years later, she’s publishing her 40th, The Wonder Of It All, the cumulative sales of her books have topped 90 million and she celebrated her …

Val McDermid (Image: Getty) The Scottish crime writer Val McDermid should be over the moon. As we meet in a London café, Time magazine in the US has just unveiled its prestigious list of “The 100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time” – and McDermid’s 1999 novel A …

Former Big Breakfast star Gaby Roslin (Image: Getty) Even a cursory glance at Gaby Roslin’s dayglo Instagram feed tells you everything you need to know about the effervescent 59-year-old’s tortured state of mind. Luminous lime, canary yellow and retina-burning tangerine outfits abound, encasing the Duracell bunny-esque former Big Breakfast presenter, …

Fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger’s Connecticut estate (Image: Getty) Impressively, British-born Bullard keeps a straight face while saying this, as his fabulous new book, Star Style, displays the opulent homes he has designed for stars including pop icons Elton John and Cher, fashionista Tommy Hilfiger, supermodels Alessandra Ambrosio and Winnie Harlow, …

AT 11am on January 31, 1943, Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring stood up to speak. Primped and powdered in a uniform carefully tailored to flatter his bulk, the former First World War ace was in his pomp. Commander in Chief of the Luftwaffe and the Third Reich’s most senior military officer, his …

Michael Chiarello died last Friday after suffering from an allergic reaction, his representatives said this week. A new statement published on Tuesday confirms that doctors are still unsure what caused the fatal reaction. Reps for Gruppo Chiarello told PEOPLE: “The doctors don’t know what caused the allergic reaction and neither …