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How does my garden grow? With broken fingernails, chilblains, rampant slugs and damned hard work

Tamsin Westhorpe is the head gardener at Stockton Bury in Hertfordshire. The former journalist has penned a diary account of the four-acre garden that has been in her family for five generations.




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WHAT BOOK would TV presenter Timmy Mallett take to a desert island? 

Timmy Mallett is currently reading Peace In War by Edward Seago, The TV presenter said he would take The Secret Footballer series to a desert island.




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WHAT BOOK would biographer Hugo Vickers take to a desert island?

Biographer Hugo Vickers said he would take A. G. Macdonell's satirical interwar novel England, Their England, with him on a desert island.




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WHAT BOOK would novelist Annalena McAfee take to a desert island? 

Novelist Annalena McAfee said she would take Palgrave's Golden Treasury on a desert island. She said she is currently reading Self-Portrait, the memoir of the artist Celia Paul.




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WHAT BOOK would fantasy novelist Sarah J. Maas take to a desert island? 

Sarah J. Maas is currently reading Nalini Singh's A Madness Of Sunshine. The American fantasy novelist revealed that she would take Sally Thorne's The Hating Game to a desert island.




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WHAT BOOK would novelist Anne Tyler take to a desert island? 

Anne Tyler has recently finished reading Miriam Toews's All My Puny Sorrows. The American novelist revealed that she would take Eudora Welty's The Golden Apples to a desert island.




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WHAT BOOK would comedian and writer Robert Webb take to a desert island? 

Robert Webb is currently reading Carrie Fisher's Wishful Drinking. The British novelist revealed he would take Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy stories by Douglas Adams to a desert island.




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WHAT BOOK would farmer and writer Amanda Owen take to a desert island? 

Amanda Owen is currently reading The Bolter: Edwardian Heartbreak And High Society Scandal In Kenya by Frances Osborne. The British writer would take Swaledale to a desert island.




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WHAT BOOK would writer Emily Gunnis take to a desert island? 

Emily Gunnis is currently reading Elizabeth Is Missing by Emma Healey. The British writer would take The Wicked Wit Of Winston Churchill to a desert island.




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Food for the brain! Fascinating book of 'uncommon knowledge'

Tom Standage reveals a series of fascinating little-known facts in a new book. The UK-based deputy editor of The Economist examines facts and figures, including what causes happiness.




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Acclaimed author Jan Morris is 93: One hell of a dame (So why don't they make her one?)

Jan Morris, 93, who lives in the Llyn Peninsula has penned new book, Thinking Again. She would become the first transgender person honoured if made Dame Jan Morris.




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When the going gets tough: Just pick up a poem!

John Carey takes the reader on a helter-skelter ride through 4,000 years of an art form central to human life in his book A Little History of Poetry. The book is 80,000 words in Yale's Little History series.




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Terrifying book reveals how half a billion people live close to active volcanoes

Marine scientist and science communicator Ellen Prager explores hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes and also climate change in her book Dangerous Earth.




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Keep laughing and read on!  our pick of the most riotously funny stories ever written 

British writer Roger Lewis, rounded up a selection of the funniest stories ever written. Among his picks is the eccentric absurdity of the Starkadders in Cold Comfort Farm.




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Shocking price of man's inhumanity to woman

British foreign correspondent Christina Lamb, chronicles mass-rape in war in a devastating new book, featuring interviews with survivors.




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Blood, guts and junk food! Fascinating new book delves into the lives of fishermen on trawler boats 

Lamorna Ash who took a break from her career in London as a playwright, spent months living with Cornish fishermen for a new book. Almost everyone she met has lost someone to the sea.




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The power crazed crook in the Kremlin: The Oligarchs thought he'd last one term

Former Moscow correspondent to the Financial Times Catherine Belton forensically examines Vladimir Putin's rise to power in Russia.




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Make them think it was their idea! Marketing expert explores the art of persuasion

Jonah Berger who is a marketing professor at the University of Pennsylvania, has advised Apple and Nike. In a new book, he shares advice for changing people's minds.




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Think you're tough? Try herding a Galloway cow

Patrick Laurie who is a farmer in Galloway, Scotland, has penned a new nature book. He has seen a decline of the curlew and claims Galloway cattle has become a rare breed.




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Malcolm McLaren's life celebrated in new book by Paul Gorman

A gripping new biography by Paul Gormam, reflects on the life of Malcolm McLaren. The Sex Pistols creator who grew up in North London, was taught by his grandmother 'to be bad is good'.




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Former Secret Service agent is teaching the rest of us how to take on the world 

Former U.S. Secret Service Agent Evy Poumpouras, has penned a memoir. The tome started with the idea of how to create inner strength and mental resilience.




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Unspeakable truth of life as a eunuch

Laurence Dillon who had an orchidectomy for testicular cancer, explores the history of eunuchs around the world in a gripping memoir.




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I just wish Hitler could hear the cheering! That was one little girl's take on VE Day

Maureen Waller's detailed portrait of London in 1945, has been reissued in paperback to commemorate this year's anniversary of VE Day.




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Helen É Makeup Kit for just £20 for every reader!

This weekend, the Mail on Sunday is offering every reader the chance to claim a Helen É Celebrity Red Carpet Kit, RRP £42.97, for just £20 This fantastic kit includes all the products you need to make your eyes really stand out for your special night out




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Derek Sawyer

An article about convicted paedophile Derek Slade was published on 11 September 2010. Derek Sawyer, the former chairman of the London Regional Courts Board, has complained that it falsely alleged that he knew Slade was committing crimes against children and protecting him. We did not intend to make this allegation and are happy to make this clear.




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Get the Daily Mail for Kindle or the Daily Mail newspaper iPad app

Get the Daily Mail newspaper iPad app, or the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday for Kindle - and save money!




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Krysten Ritter: She's sleek, she's chic

The B**** knows how to dress...




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Like a Disney fairy tale: 4-year-old cancer survivor gets dream vacation after all

McKenna May, a Ohio girl who has spent most her life battling cancer, will get to visit Disney World after family members raised funds for her to take the trip.




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Screaming spirits, unexplained voices and ghosts in the kitchen: Inside New Mexico's haunted saloon

The Man In Black, The Woman In White and many other other mysterious presences have been detected in the spooky Legal tender saloon




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Wat-er miracle! Terrifying moment tanker driver escapes death after his truck is hit by train crossing rails

The lucky escape occurred in Utah this Friday, and if that were not extraordinary enough, the entire incident was caught on camera.




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Take a look at the business stories that got us talking this week

From cut-price Dreamliners and tented cities to SeaWorld's sales plunge: Take a look at the business stories that got us talking this week




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Dog owner lets Rhodesian Ridgeback lick canned cheese off his BALD HEAD so he can trim his claws

Greg Lee, 41, from Williamsburg, Virginia, was fed up with battling his 6.5 stone Rhodesian Ridgeback Jax every fortnight to cut his nails so started squirting canned cheese on his head.




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Shopping centre puts photo of Adolf Hitler on VE Day 'wall of fame' after falling foul of a trick

The photograph was sent as a prank and was unwittingly posted online and on screens displayed throughout the centre in the western Russian region of Chelyabinsk Oblast.




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Five 'kids aged three to 12' found dead 'of carbon monoxide poisoning' in family home in Georgia

The children were identified as Wendi Morales-Garcia, 12; Yakelin Morales-Garcia, 11; Gudalupe Morales-Garcia, 8; Johnathan Garcia-Garcia, 4; and Nattaly Garcia-Garcia, 3.




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Teen gets fired after pretending to catch her boss having sex for TikTok

Paige, a high school senior from Newberry, Florida, claimed that her boss and his secretary had sex at work every day. She filmed herself supposedly barging in on them and then running away,




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Strippers hit back at critics who call their job 'degrading' by showing off stacks of cash

Strippers on TikTok are sharing videos of huge piles of cash, designer accessories, and luxury cars. The trend was kicked off by user Lilithrising, who shared the original in January.




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#boycottcostco trends because people are furious the stores made masks mandatory for customers

Costco faced a backlash after requiring shoppers to wear masks in an attempt to control the spread of the coronavirus, but now shoppers are rallying around Costco to support the company's mask policy




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North Carolina man wins $2million on the lotto by playing random numbers from a FORTUNE cookie

Highway construction worker Claude Guezodje, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was one of two lottery players in the country who won the $2million Mega Millions prize on April 21.




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Jimmy Kimmel apologizes for misleading clip claiming Mike Pence delivered empty PPE boxes

During his monologue in Thursday's episode of his show, Jimmy Kimmel showed a clip of Mike Pence delivering boxes of PPEs to a Virginia hospital and implied Pence knew the boxes were empty.




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Tara Reade tells Megyn Kelly she was left traumatized by her alleged sexual assault by Joe Biden

In a newly-released interview with former Fox News and NBC News host Megyn Kelly, Joe Biden sexual assault accuser Tara Reade, 56, said that the alleged attack 'shattered' her.




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Conservative talk-radio host Dennis Prager bemoans the loss of racial slurs to describe black people

Twitter users have criticized Brooklyn-born conservative pundit Dennis Prager for voicing disappointment that he can't use racial slurs to describe Black people any longer.




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Victoria Beckham shares snaps of the family's matching outfits as they celebrate Christmas Eve

Harper Beckham, eight, who was wearing matching pyjamas with her mother, penned a sweet card, writing that she hopes Father Christmas enjoys a mince pie and milk left out for him.




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David and Victoria Beckham share family Christmas Eve photos

The Beckhams are no stranger to sharing their lavish exploits, and Christmas Eve proved to be no different, as they led stars taking to Instagram to share a glimpse of their own festive preparations.




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Victoria Beckham pokes fun at son Brooklyn's 'dodgy top' as he sweetly hugs sister Harper

The matriarch, 45, shared a sweet snap of Brooklyn, 20, hugging little sister Harper, eight, but couldn't help but mock the aspiring photographer's 'dodgy' fashion choice.




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Victoria Beckham 'told to ditch her chauffeur' after fashion empire plunges £36m in debt

Victoria Beckham has reportedly been forced to make dramatic cuts after her eponymous fashion label plunged £36million in debt.




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Victoria Beckham shares gingerbread house fail as she's rescued by son Cruz

The fashion designer, 45, shared her gingerbread house fail on Instagram on Saturday, with son Cruz, 14, coming to her rescue.




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Victoria Beckham is praised by close pal Eva Longoria as they spend Christmas together

The actress, 44, said she'd enjoyed the 'Best Christmas Ever' [sic] with the Beckhams, as she shared a snap with Victoria from a relaxing stroll in the grounds of their Cotswolds mansion.




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Eva Longoria flaunts her taut bod in a bikini before hitting the beach with baby Santiago in Mexico

She previously celebrated the holidays in the Cotswolds of England with the Beckhams. During her visit, she was named a godparent at Victoria's daughter Harper and son Cruz's baptism.




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What a difference a decade DOESN'T make!

From Victoria Beckham to Liz Hurley and Cheryl, these famous faces appear magically unchanged despite the years that have rolled by.