Not that I ve been around for 125 years, although sometimes it feels like it.
The lovingly recreated highlights of this newspaper s, and our nation s, history have transported me on a sentimental journey.
For instance, I was reminded of the first time I encountered in the flesh the Grande Dame of Fleet Street, Ann Leslie.
I was assigned (condemned?) to spend a month on Neil Kinnock s battle bus during the 1987 election campaign. Ann was parachuted in for a day, sweeping on board like a Spanish galleon under full sail.
The lovingly recreated highlights of this newspaper s, and our nation s, history have transported me on a sentimental journey
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To mark 125 years of the Mail we have been reproducing the outstanding moments in our - and your - history.
Today we bring you the headlines and stories from 1960 up to 2021. We are treating them as though they were happening today with colour pictures and modern, contemporary feel.
One seismic event of this time was linked inextricably to our past - the death of wartime leader Winston Churchill in 1965.
It led to one of the Mail s greatest pieces of writing. Vincent Mulchrone s report of Churchill s lying in state was hauntingly moving.
A year later, the same reporter and the same brilliance was describing England s progress in the World Cup.
Apr 14, 2021
To use a football analogy, the pandemic is like starting a drive from deep in your own end, into the wind. At times, it even feels like the field is slanted uphill.
The Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) Foundation and business operations team at the Ottawa RedBlacks have started hosting a free three-part virtual wellness series, RedBlacks Business Redefined, for business owners, employees and working families struggling to navigate the new normal during the COVID-19 crisis.
The seminars are focusing on such timely topics as mental health, financial health and – for the benefit of families – understanding and supporting young people during these unpredictable times.