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The love you get from a grandparent you can’t get anywhere else, says CAROLE ANN RICE

Mon, 18 Jun 2018 04:04:00 +0100

WHY is grandparenthood such a privilege? Is it the peace, time and patience you never had for your own children that you now discover you possess in abundance?

Leaving the EU is a huge shot in the arm for the NHS, says LEO MCKINSTRY

Mon, 18 Jun 2018 03:20:00 +0100

During the EU referendum, the Leave campaign was mercilessly attacked for its claim that Brexit could boost the NHS by £350million a week through the end of our lavish contribution to Brussels. Hysterical Remoaners wailed the argument was an outright lie and nothing more than a cynical propaganda ploy to dupe voters.

Beachcomber: 101 years old and still concerned about snails

Mon, 18 Jun 2018 03:01:00 +0100

SNAILS are having a pretty rough time of it at the moment to judge from current academic research. On one day last week, I was sent information regarding no fewer than three items which were enough to have snails quaking in their shells.

A moped mugging victim with the powers to act - EXPRESS COMMENT

Mon, 18 Jun 2018 02:47:00 +0100

You know that things are bad when the man in charge of the nation’s law and order admits he too has become a victim of the latest crime-wave – by moped-riding robbers. Sajid Javid has revealed he had his mobile phone snatched by moped muggers just months before he became our Home Secretary.

The bluebells are blooming where England team trains, says STUART WINTER

Sun, 17 Jun 2018 23:01:00 +0100

ENGLAND'S World Cup heroes have yet to kick a ball in the competition but already the Football Association's back-room team are on a winning run. Little more than a corner kick from where Gareth Southgate has been honing his squad for Russia 2018, a tactical battle has been waged with patriotic pride.

A word from the Editor – MARTIN TOWNSEND

Sun, 17 Jun 2018 11:17:00 +0100

THE NEWS that the cost of calls to the 118 118 directory enquiries service is set to be slashed by 70 per cent, and that other providers may also have their charges capped, prompted just one thought in my head: Why has it taken so long?

Chasing inspiration with Shaun Wallace

Sun, 17 Jun 2018 10:37:00 +0100

TODAY IS Father’s Day, a celebration of paternal bonding – of having a dad and of being a dad. In medieval times, a version of Father’s Day took place on March 19 . Here, we follow the US example and celebrate on the third Sunday of June.

A knockout for Trump, says NICK FERRARI

Sun, 17 Jun 2018 10:21:00 +0100

IT WAS the very epitome of self-serving, liberal elite, know-all luvviedom. In New York, stars of stage and screen gathered at the glorious Radio City Music Hall for one of the biggest nights of the showbiz calendar, the Tony awards honouring the best in US theatre.

Event shows deluded Corbyn is on the slide – EXPRESS COMMENT

Sun, 17 Jun 2018 09:49:00 +0100

AS crowds chanted his name at Glastonbury last year, Jeremy Corbyn must have believed he had the world at his feet. The euphoria felt after his unexpected performance in the general election would have been so addictive that he can almost be forgiven for trying to repeat the feat.

Fair deal for our business

Sun, 17 Jun 2018 09:36:00 +0100

A DIFFICULT feature of being Business Secretary is seeing firms fail. When I started the role in 2010, the Coalition was trying to navigate the country out of the financial crisis, so I saw first hand how some businesses survive great pressures and others collapse.