The Premonitions Bureau: how 1960s scientists tried to predict disasters through dreams
In October 1966, a 10-year-old Welsh girl named Eryl Mai Jones told her mother of a disturbing dream. “I dreamt I went to school and there was…
April Fool’s Day jokes: How many did you spot and did you miss any?
The Daily Express ‘announced’ one of the most significant finds in archaeological history – a cash machine dating back over 2 millennia. The paper said the first…
Monica Bellucci on Maria Callas: ‘I had the feeling that I could get in touch with her soul’
Bellucci’s brief first marriage (to photographer Claudio Carlos Basso) dates from her early years in fashion, but her marriage to Cassel lasted for 14 years. “Me and…
Inventing Anna, review: a drama as trashy and superficial as its con artist protagonist
There is a brilliant drama to be had from the story of Anna Delvey, and when someone makes one I’ll be sure to let you know. In…
The man behind Alex: ‘After a couple of glasses of wine, City people got indiscreet’
They don’t lunch ’em like they used to. That’s the conclusion Russell Taylor has come to after chronicling the City of London for over three decades in…
‘Sources’ will no longer speak for Duke and Duchess of Sussex
Anonymous “friends” have long been speaking about the Duke and Duchess, with some genuine associates doing so in a bid to protect Meghan against what they considered…
Daily Mirror owner faces action over pension fund deficit
The publisher of the Daily Mirror faces an intervention by the Pensions Regulator after refusing demands from its retirement scheme to make larger contributions to address a…
Guardian under pressure to stop spilling red ink
The trust fund owner of the Guardian has put pressure on the news organisation to balance the books by signalling that it no longer wishes to provide…
Martin Clarke resigns as Lord Rothermere’s online chief
Martin Clarke, the combative mastermind of MailOnline, has stepped down as the website’s editor and chief executive in the latest executive reshuffle at Lord Rothermere’s media empire….
Daily Mirror publisher builds financial firepower for takeovers
The publisher of the Daily Mirror is building its financial firepower for more newspaper mergers as it grapples with soaring print costs. Reach has extended its loan…