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There has been much speculation about how the singer Adele must be feeling after the death of her father, from whom she was estranged. Well here’s a thing. She might be feeling absolutely nothing. Like her, my alcoholic father abandoned his family when I was very young and I had no meaningful relationship with him. It's a peculiar and slightly embarrassing admission but I struggle to remember the date he died (it was six years ago, but I had to check with my sister). What I can recall is, after hearing the news, I put on my makeup, caught the train to work and continued my day as normal. When at lunchtime I told a colleague “my dad died today” she gasped. But to me, his death at the age of 79 was as meaningless as the sandwich I was eating. My father left when I was eight years old. He was an alcoholic who spent most of his waking hours in the pub. So it was perhaps fitting, but exceptionally humiliating, that he abandoned his wife and three children for the barmaid of The Red Lion. From that day on he provided no financial support, leaving Mum to struggle to bring us up on a single factory workers’ wage. The next time I saw him was on the eve of my ninth birthday, where I met him in the shopping centre of our Liverpool town, so he could buy me a present. It hadn’t been his suggestion. We spent no more than half an hour together. He asked me nothing, just cracked a couple of daft jokes and I could tell he was itching to get away. To my mum’s shaking fury I returned home alone on the 97 bus, clutching a wooden musical box in the shape of a Swiss cottage. He’d got off a few stops earlier for a lunchtime pint at his local. Even at that age I worked out that my father simply had no need for me in his life. “Street angel, house devil” was the phrase I heard used to describe a man who would laugh and joke and buy pints for his mates but treated his family with disinterest.
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Holidays are go! From May 17 – next Monday – you can officially, legally, embark on a good old-fashioned getaway. But where on the ‘green list’ is actually accepting Britons, without the need for vaccination certificates, quarantine on arrival, or worries of whether borders will open in time? Of England’s 12 ‘green’ destinations, just two will be accepting British leisure travellers from May 17 with minimal faff: Madeira and Gibraltar. Here, tourists need only take PCR tests on travelling/arrival – no quarantine, no vaccination certificates and no hassle. For detailed entry requirements, see the FCDO’s pages for Madeira and Gibraltar. The green list, you see, is not quite as simple as it sounds. Of course, the likes of Australia and Singapore remain closed to tourism, but even the closer ‘options’ come with unnecessary stress. As it stands, mainland Portugal is open to essential travel only (not holidays), Israel requires non-vaccinated travellers to quarantine for at least 10 days and Iceland asks for vaccine certificates or a whopping three PCR tests. But, if you choose your destination wisely, you could be on holiday one week from now… Sounds tempting, doesn’t it? Here are some ideas – all with flights and accommodation included, and availability at time of press. Gibraltar The Rock Hotel Six nights, from £799 per person (incl flights from Gatwick). Departing May 22. This four-star hotel is set on the western face of The Rock, where it has welcomed a star-studded line-up of guests since the 1930s. When our reviewer Belinda Beckett visited, she wrote: ‘On the edge of town opposite the magnificent Botanical Gardens, cable car trips to monkey territory are a five-minute stroll beneath arbours of tropical greenery. ‘The swimming pool hides in a secret garden across the road, [where] you can chill under the bougainvillea all day.’ Heavenly, no? Price based on two people travelling together, room-only. Book through Hays Travel.
It’s official: hotels can fling open their doors from Monday, May 17. And oh how we’ve missed them. Though self-catering properties have valiantly filled the void for the past month, the excitement and indulgence of a good hotel stay simply can’t be matched. As expected there’s been a rush on bookings – yes, Cornwall is out. However, there are still a number of fabulous options across the country for stays throughout May and June. From seaside spots to city slickers, here are 10 top hotels to book for that first break. University Arms Cambridge
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