On paper, at least, Last Christmas seemed to have so much going for it - a screenplay co-written by the clever, funny, not-to-mention double-Oscar-winning Emma Thompson.

My mother, a former actress, adored Little Women and read the book aloud to my sisters and me, with different voices for each of the March sisters.

By strange happenstance, Guy Ritchie's new film is full of actors I haven't always been very complimentary about being really rather good - with one disappointing exception.

At first glance, 1917 seems a strange film, a First World War picture that arrives three years too late for a centenary, three months too late for Remembrance Day.

By and large, I rather admire the film career carved out by Steve Coogan, an actor to whom there's always been more than the admittedly ridiculously funny Alan Partridge.

Footage shows the neighbours - an elderly man and another who appears to be in his thirties - trading feeble punches on a street in Buriram, north-eastern Thailand.

A monkey refused bananas before accepting a handful of crisps by a tourist driving along Bang Saen beach, in Chon Buri, Thailand. He aggressively chucked the fruit on to their seat.

The daredevil pooch carried out the incredible feat in Hua Hin, Thailand. An amazed onlooker films as the hound slowly scales the gate before wiggling through a gap and jumping down the other side.

The unnamed holidaymaker in his 30s (pictured) called emergency services in the notorious red-light city of Pattaya, while yelling incoherently down the phone on Saturday night.

There are 117 nationals from Wuhan in Bangkok, Thailand, and a further 100 in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, who are understood to be desperate to get back to the coronavirus-stricken city 'as soon as possible'.

The Good Spa Guide reports a steady increase in UK spa-break bookings in general but particularly in breaks offering a taste of Thailand or a massage Moroccan-style.

Medics in Thailand tested the drug mix on a patient in a 'serious condition' with the disease and within 48 hours they were declared disease-free. The drugs are normally used for HIV and influenza treatment.

Puppy Kevin was born on Sunday in Chachoengsao, central Thailand. Despite only having one eye the newborn dog appears to be otherwise healthy and is being bottle fed by his doting owners.

Tests have revealed that Mark Rumble (pictured, with boxer Ricky Hatton) and another prisoner at HMP Bullingdon in Oxfordshire do not have coronavirus.

The medic treated a 'small number' of patients at Worthing Hospital in West Sussex (pictured) on February 4 and 5 before they became unwell and 'self-isolated'.

The ship, MS Westerdam, has 650 Americans on board and has finally been allowed to anchor down in the port of Sihanoukville this afternoon.

A fluffy Bangkeaw puppy went missing soon after it was born in Yasothon, north eastern Thailand. It was rescued by teenage boys after burrowing three feet into the ground.

Amanda Drish-Adolf, 30, decided to get a large intricate Mandala-style design while visiting Bangkok during an action-packed 'bucket list' trip to Thailand with husband Nick.

Dashcam footage filmed in Krabi, southern Thailand, shows how the truck turns a corner, throwing cement all over the road, and causing a huge cloud of dust to cover a woman's car.

Customers set to go on Tui's Marella Cruises trip to Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore have pleaded to have their money refunded but the travel firm says the cruise will 'sail as planned.'

Bobby Watson (pictured right as a baby) died on Sunday afternoon after falling into a pool at the bottom of a water slide at a water park in Phuket, Thailand, while on a day out with his parents.

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES - The annual Cobra Gold military exercise got underway in Thailand on Tuesday, which saw US troops undergo a series of grueling and garish tasks.

A family who were forced into quarantine in their Wirral home over Coronavirus fears have said they feel like 'caged animals' in bizarre interview outside their window on This Morning.

The motorcyclist pulled over next to the shop in the early hours of yesterday morning before using a hole in the iron gate to perform the unusual sex act in Chonburi, Thailand.

Married At First Sight star Cathy Evans had a $9048 breast enhancement surgery in Phuket in 2016. 

I never thought spending two weeks soaking up the sun and dancing in Thailand could land me in a hospital waiting room in Sydney.

Arisa Udsanee allegedly killed her baby boy in a cabin in Bueng Kan, northeast Thailand. Officers arrested her and made her do a crime reconstruction, using a Winnie The Pooh bear.

Vice President Mike Pence's coronavirus taskforce is now looking at the process in which USAID sends medical supplies to other countries to combat the coronavirus.

Professional pilot Dennis Michael Flynn, 62, was using the machine with friends in Chonburi on Wednesday morning when he lost control shortly after takeoff.

More than 3.9 billion people, or half of the world's population, are now being called on to remain in their homes to combat COVID-19, according to an AFP tally on Thursday.

Berlin Senator Andreas Geisel had claimed the US seized the masks when they arrived in Bangkok, after they were ordered from American company 3M. He has since backtracked on the claims.

The monarch, 67, left the 4-star Grand Hotel Sonnenbichl in Bavaria on Saturday night so he could attend the Chakri Festival in Bangkok which began on Monday.

The forensic worker was infected in Bangkok in what is thought to be the first such case anywhere in the world, scientists wrote in the Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine (file photo).

A herd of adult and baby elephants crossed a major highway in Chachoengsao. Crowds gathered either side of a road block to witness the majestic animals in a rare occurrence in the area.

Bill Patterson's CCTV cameras filmed the man dressed in a white protective suit on their property in Haberfield in Sydney's inner west on Monday.

Somporn Najin, 43, bought the cow for a traditional feast in Trang, southern Thailand, and tried to slaughter her last weekend. But the bullets fired did not pierce the cow's skin so it survived.

The pictures were taken by photographer Sam Gregg, 30, in the Klong Toey slums in the country's capital which are home to around 100,000 people.

Delivery company employee Tinnakorn Rattanauppaphan, 32, had the smartphone plugged in to an extension cable while using it at his rented room in Nan, northern Thailand.

The soap star, 48, was spotted out and about in Chigwell, Essex, on Friday and appeared to be on the road to recovery.

Lewis Hamilton is one of the favourites to win the race that could see him clinch the world championship in Mexico, which means the driver could cap his sixth victory by celebrating with his car.

Lewis Hamilton could win his sixth title on Sunday but was only fourth fastest in final practice for the Mexican Grand Prix which only had dry running for the final 15 minutes of the hour session.

Lewis Hamilton is on course to secure his sixth world championship at this weekend's Mexican Grand Prix but first the Brit will be hoping to land pole position ahead of the race. Follow qualifying live.

JONATHAN McEVOY IN MEXICO CITY: Lewis Hamilton was given an unexpected leg-up towards claiming his sixth world title after Max Verstappen was stripped of pole position for the Mexican Grand Prix.

Following the third-place finish of Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas, Hamilton needs just four more points at the United States Grand Prix next week to kick-start his title celebrations.

JONATHAN McEVOY IN MEXICO CITY: Lewis Hamilton came as close to winning his sixth world championship title as anyone's nerves could stand without actually doing so.

JONATHAN MCEVOY IN MEXICO CITY: Max Verstappen has been singled out as Formula One's 'silly' dangerman after his gung-ho approach in last weekend's Mexican Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen claimed Lewis Hamilton criticised his aggressive driving style only because he had got into the world champion's head. Hamilton said he feared being 'torpedoed' by the Dutchman.

EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: Lewis Hamilton's stunning sixth World Championship triumph was achieved amid a backdrop of tragedy, Sportsmail can reveal.

EXCLUSIVE BY JONATHAN McEVOY: As Lewis Hamilton whisked friends and family away to celebrate his sixth world championship the great and good were working on another important trip.

The Austrian said that having secured the both championships this season, he would stay in Europe to attend to other matters, with Mercedes set to make its Formula E debut on November 22.