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Craig Brown loves 93-year-old Jan Morris's beguilingly dotty diary

Now aged 93 ('well past my sell-by date'), Jan Morris has taken to keeping a diary, or something like a diary, but more public, as it is clearly written for publication




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Liz Jones's Diary: In which I'm second row at the shows 

I'm in Paris for the fashion shows. This isn't a sentence I thought I would ever write again, but two or three designers invited me.




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Liz Jones's Diary: In which my search history reveals all

You can tell a lot about someone's psyche by looking at their search history. Here's mine. On just one day, I searched 124 sites.




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Liz Jones's Diary: In which I relish the joys of being single 

I've just realised that I should be loving being single. I am growing a beard.




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Liz Jones's Diary: In which I list my many misfortunes 

Can you imagine. You have just had a row with your boyfriend, he has flounced out to drive back to London, and suddenly you are told you cannot leave your house?




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Liz Jones's Diary: In which I go it alone (literally) 

I finally caved and sent David a light, friendly text. We should all be reaching out, shouldn't we?




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Liz Jones's Diary: In which I try positive thinking 

I woke at 3am last night, could not get back to sleep. Thought my throat was itchy. No nice thoughts to comfort myself with




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Liz Jones's Diary: In which I make a brave decision

I've been thinking, over the past few days, about failure. Sometimes, something happens to throw your life into stark relief




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'I was thrashed by a ruthless emperor - at ping pong': Susanna Johnston collates her diary entries

Susanna Johnston has collated a charming and witty selection of vignettes and diaries from her well-connected life. From bring her dementia-ridden father home from Cape Town, to losing at ping-pong.




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Madonna posts bizarre 'quarantine diary' video in which claims to have lost three friends

The 61-year-old pop icon mumbled her way through a 'quarantine diary' on Thursday, in which she also takes aim at her own son.




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LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which I bump into an old flame

There, seated at the bar, was a huge grey cloud of hair. An enormous afro. Only one man in London has hair like that. I kept looking, furtively, sitting up straight. I wished I’d brought a telescope.




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LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which I admit I'm spoilt 

The fundamental problem with my life is that I am high end. This doesn't mean I'm princessy, just that I expect the best. My head was turned when I was made editor of a glossy magazine




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LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which I count my blessings 

I'm feeling a little bit tearful. It must be the time of year: almost Christmas, and being female we all want it to be perfect, when it's far from that




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LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which my year ends on a high 

It wasn't quite an annus horribilis, as the Queen would say. Not like 2014. And 2015. And 2016. And, oh yes, 2017 and 2018




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LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which I try not to get angry

Some days, I should just never get out of bed. Take last Wednesday. I took delivery of a load of flagstones for the ground floor of my cottage...




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LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which David gets possessive 

You know I said last week that I wouldn't get angry? Want to know how that's going?




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LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which David proposes (again) 

David brought me a pot of coffee in bed on Christmas morning. When I came downstairs, three small parcels were on my desk




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LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which I ask for spiritual guidance 

I now have two engagement rings. Let me explain. The gold ring David gave me on Christmas Day wouldn't go over my knuckle so he insisted we go to a local jeweller to get it resized




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LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which I finally get a ring on it

On Friday afternoon I picked up my resized platinum and diamond engagement ring. I realise I'm the victim of several thousand years' worth of oppression because I keep admiring how it looks




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Liz Jones's Diary: In which reality begins to bite

Now that we are officially engaged, and with David wanting to talk things through in person, I suggested meeting at the organic pub in Islington




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Liz Jones's Diary: In which I have second thoughts

Oh dear. The platinum and diamond engagement ring has come off and is now sitting in its little box in my chest of drawers




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Liz Jones's Diary: In which I try to return the ring

Grrrr!!! Gahhhaaahhha! David went to see the flat in Notting Hill that I was thinking of renting, but not with any good grace, viz: 'I will view it for you, given you say I have no job.'




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Liz Jones's Diary: In which the Hunk gets in touch 

A strangely conflicted, confusing week. Having tried to return the engagement ring to the jeweller and failed, I texted David to try to make us work




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Liz Jones's Diary: In which my optimism amazes me 

Oh dear God. I have finally reached rock bottom. You thought it was bad when my husband cheated or I lost my home or David failed to take out the the trash?




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Liz Jones's Diary: In which I have a few more tweaks 

I know I said last week that it's how nice you are inside that shows on your face. But as I contemplate flying to Sydney to meet the Hunk, I've been reconsidering that sentiment




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Liz Jones's Diary: In which I'm second row at the shows 

I'm in Paris for the fashion shows. This isn't a sentence I thought I would ever write again, but two or three designers invited me.




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Liz Jones's Diary: In which my search history reveals all

You can tell a lot about someone's psyche by looking at their search history. Here's mine. On just one day, I searched 124 sites.




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Liz Jones's Diary: In which I relish the joys of being single 

I've just realised that I should be loving being single. I am growing a beard.




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Liz Jones's Diary: In which I list my many misfortunes 

Can you imagine. You have just had a row with your boyfriend, he has flounced out to drive back to London, and suddenly you are told you cannot leave your house?




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Liz Jones's Diary: In which I go it alone (literally) 

I finally caved and sent David a light, friendly text. We should all be reaching out, shouldn't we?




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Liz Jones's Diary: In which I try positive thinking 

I woke at 3am last night, could not get back to sleep. Thought my throat was itchy. No nice thoughts to comfort myself with




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Liz Jones's Diary: In which I make a brave decision

I've been thinking, over the past few days, about failure. Sometimes, something happens to throw your life into stark relief




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Royal Portrush diary: Jon Rahm is a fan favourite in America

Sportsmail's IAN LADYMAN is at Royal Portrush and has provided five pieces of insight after round three of the Championship.




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LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which I’m no longer a mad cat lady

They say bad things happen in threes. (Why don’t good things even happen in ones?) When my cat Susie died, I took Sweetie and Minstrel home.




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Craig Brown loves 93-year-old Jan Morris's beguilingly dotty diary

Now aged 93 ('well past my sell-by date'), Jan Morris has taken to keeping a diary, or something like a diary, but more public, as it is clearly written for publication




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DIARY OF AN NHS DOCTOR: At 11am, there's a minute's silence for the NHS staff we've lost.

Since the crisis began, I've been drinking too much coffee to try to stay alert. I've suffered heart palpitations as a result, so I'm going to try detox this week - or at least that's what I'm telling myself.




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Cheryl Cole's great-grandfather's diary amongst millions of documents made free by National Archives

The war diary of Cheryl Cole's great-grandfather is amongst the millions of digital records that the National Archives in Kew, Surrey, which is currently closed amid the lockdown, will release online.




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Survivor's no-holds-barred coronavirus diary tells how he pulled through

Panayiotis Elia, 66, didn't show typical Covid-19 symptoms. However, his condition rapidly worsened and, within ten days, he was in a critical condition at Good Hope Hospital in Birmingham.




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Taylor Swift shares diary entry from the 2009 VMAs after Kanye West rushed the stage

It's been 10 years since she won the VMA for Best Female Video at the MTV Video Music Awards. Fresh off the release of her latest album Lover, Taylor Swift is sharing an excerpt from her diary.




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ANDREW PIERCE'S DIARY: The one crisis that Ed simply can't mention 

How many times will Ed Miliband use the word ‘crisis’ in his keynote conference speech today to illustrate all that is wrong with Coalition Britain? Asks ANDREW PIERCE.




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ANDREW PIERCE'S DIARY: The Lord doth protest too much  

Lord Hill dismissed talk of a move to Brussels to be the UK's EU Commissioner but just a few weeks later, Hill has been named in that exact role, writes ANDREW PIERCE.




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Euro 2016 Diary: Albania rewarded with open-top bus despite group stage exit

Albania were rewarded with an open-top bus parade despite being knocked out of their first Euros after finishing third in Group A. England will surely have to go further before getting the same




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Anti-virus company Avast 'winding down' subsidiary that sold millions of users' sensitive web data

Avast announced its decision to wind won 'Jumpshot', a subsidiary that drew public scrutiny following a report by Motherboard and PCMag revealing how it tracked users data.




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England wing Jack Nowell's diary of a player in lockdown

In his third week in isolation, the England and Exeter wing hears from Eddie Jones and his dog, buys a bbq, wins at FIFA, orders some monkfish and is running pain free for the first time in a while...




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LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which we try to stock up for Christmas

I often think men are mad. David came for the weekend. He had, trying to be helpful, picked up a table with a marble top I'd bought for £50 on Ebay...




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Here are the dates for every fan's diary as officials plot football's return after COVID-19 lockdown

According to The Times, contingency plans to bring the beautiful game back to life is becoming a reality, with government ministers recognising that an injection of positivity and hope is sorely needed.




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Here are the dates for every fan's diary as officials plot football's return after COVID-19 lockdown

According to The Times, contingency plans to bring the beautiful game back to life is becoming a reality, with government ministers recognising that an injection of positivity and hope is sorely needed.




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Adani Enterprises incorporates subsidiary to manage road project

Adani Enterprises on Friday (8 May) said it has incorporated a wholly-owned subsidiary company, "Nanasa Pidgaon Road" on 8 May 2020.




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Election Diary: Srinagar, April 2004


Dilip D'Souza on his first-hand observations of low election turnout in Jammu and Kashmir.




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Diary of the displaced


In the Indian version of suburbanisation, the poor are being forced out of the cities, compelled to pay the price for the creation of the global city. Can we not envisage an inclusive city that caters to the needs of all its citizens, asks Kalpana Sharma.