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The joy of heels, says Karen Kay

Thu, 17 May 2018 00:01:00 +0100

WHEN Kristen Stewart defiantly discarded her vertiginous Christian Louboutin heels on the Cannes red carpet this week and proceeded to pose for the cameras and walk into the premiere of BlacKkKlansman barefoot there can’t have been a woman in the Western world who didn’t sympathise with her.

Students all can't be first among equals, says VIRGINIA BLACKBURN

Thu, 17 May 2018 00:01:00 +0100

JUST when you think the news from our universities couldn’t get any worse another thunderbolt falls from the sky. This time it’s about the numbers expected to get a first-class degree. Nearly one-third of students look to be on track to get one this year.

Giving away my daughters was a great privilege, says Vanessa Feltz

Thu, 17 May 2018 00:01:00 +0100

Just like you I never dreamed I would be the one to walk my daughters down the aisle. I was raised to believe husbands – even an ex – did that sort of thing.

Alan Cochrane’s column: Labour patsies can't be trusted to defend Union

Thu, 17 May 2018 00:01:00 +0100

THE phrase “constitutional crisis” tripped off the tongues of all those London broadcasters as if they knew what they were talking about; they didn’t. Hardly anyone does. I was talking to a retired but still very erudite civil servant the other day who told me: “I used to understand it, but I don’t think I do now.”

Stop the persecution of British pensioners, says ANN WIDDECOMBE

Wed, 16 May 2018 15:27:00 +0100

CAN anybody remember a policy from the last Conservative general election manifesto? The chances are that if you can then the one you remember was the proposal to charge elderly folks for care if they had assets above £100,000 without the announcement of any cap to such charges – a policy seen as aimed directly at the party’s natural supporters.

Scandalous way to treat our brave Armed Forces- EXPRESS COMMENT

Wed, 16 May 2018 14:50:00 +0100

DISGRACEFUL… what a way to treat the people who have spent their lives protecting us. British soldier Dennis Hutchings was specifically sent a letter by the Ministry of Defence saying there would be no investigation into a killing in Northern Ireland in 1974 – now he has been told the opposite.

Sadiq Khan should focus on London violence - NOT telling us what to eat, says FERGUS KELLY

Wed, 16 May 2018 14:00:00 +0100

LONDON'S knife and gun crime murder rate might be soaring but, never mind, because its mayor Sadiq Khan wants to ban what he calls “harmful junk food” advertising on all Transport for London services. He says he wants to “help Londoners make healthy food choices for themselves and their families”.

Beachcomber: 101 years old and still flouting tradition...

Wed, 16 May 2018 13:34:00 +0100

UNDER normal circumstances, this column is a celebrity-free zone, that restriction covering not only film and TV celebs but also the royal family.

Have conceited peers signed own death warrant? asks LEO McKINSTRY

Wed, 16 May 2018 08:59:00 +0100

THE House of Lords has long been an affront to British democracy. Outdated, bloated and unelected this risible institution should have no role in the governance of our country. Yet instead of feeling any shame over its anachronistic, irresponsible nature the Upper House grows increasingly intoxicated by its power.

Love is in the air says ALAN TITCHMARSH

Tue, 15 May 2018 16:48:00 +0100

Whenever there’s a wedding in the family, it’s not just the venue, the flowers and the outfits that require your attention – the garden needs to look its best, too. And that’s true whether you’re hosting a marquee wedding breakfast or simply entertaining at home the following day.