If you want to reach the top as a woman in the police, get a house husband. Britain’s most senior female officer has revealed that she was able to getto the summit only because her partner, formerly a police officer too, stayed at home. In her firstinterview, Lynne Owens — who takes over as head … Continued

Berlin plays havoc with your emotions. The brutalities in its recent history are glaring everywhere. reminders, markers, memorials of the holocaust and the subsequent terror of communism and the stasi, are spread among the stones of this intelligent, thinking city. There’s nothing dumbed down about Berlin. I found myself flipping from fascination to tears  and … Continued

Jude Law’s French ex-lover today reveals how the ­Hollywood star walked into her life – by stepping out in front of her car on the school run. The actor waved Rachel Bourlier down, chatted her up through the window and then cheekily asked the stunned mum for her phone number in true Alfie style. It … Continued

Whether you’re in sunny Cape Town or wintry London, take time to recharge and unwind. Should the Mrs. mention a spa retreat pour deux, be the first to suggest the spa at Babylonstoren, in the Drakenstein valley. It’s not the usual steam-and-cream experience but rather an escape to an idyll where understated luxury meets country … Continued

Liam Gallagher is so furious with brother Noel after an Oasis song featured in the John Lewis Christmas advert he banned him from their family’s local pub. The band’s former frontman branded Noel, 48, a “sell-out” after he allowed Half The World Away to be used as the soundtrack for the department store’s hugely popular … Continued

Her work with the free telephone counselling services ChildLine and The Silver Line has helped millions of vulnerable children and isolated elderly people but now Esther Rantzen has admitted she is suffering from acute loneliness herself. “There is a stigma to admitting you are desperately lonely,” said Rantzen, the TV presenter and campaigner whose husband, … Continued

Young British Muslims are lured to Syria by ISIS fanatics who tell them they will live like James Bond – and even dodge bullets like 007 does. They are shown pictures of smart houses by ISIS recruiters and promised plenty of money and girlfriends. In reality they end up living in squalor. Jurgen Todenhofer, a … Continued

  Bond star Naomie Harris’s car crashed off the road, flipped on to its roof, rolled five times then burst into flames. She managed to clamber to safety through the sunroof and stagger clear before the explosion – in an escape worthy of any 007 film. But the cameras weren’t rolling. This wasn’t an action … Continued