Kerry Parnell

Nov 20, 2024 | dailymail.co.uk | Kerry Parnell

Do you turn up to your GP’s surgery with a shopping list of ailments, inform them you’ve already consulted Dr Google, or play down your problem when pressed? Chances are your doctor secretly wants to pen a prescription for a new patient. KERRY PARNELL spoke to medics across the UK to find out what they would like you to do and what they really wish you wouldn’t…While it’s good you’ve done some research, most doctors are not a fan of Dr Google.

Nov 10, 2024 | dailymail.co.uk | Kerry Parnell

Ever wondered what your child’s teacher really thinks about them – and you? If they describe your little darling as, ‘full of energy’ and ‘super-enthusiastic’, don’t take it as a compliment – it’s teacher-speak for annoying. ‘Likes to entertain’? They’re the class clown. ‘Real character’? They can’t stand them. Kerry Parnell decodes what teachers say, versus what they mean, in time for parents’ evening.

Oct 31, 2024 | qantas.com | Kerry Parnell

“What’s the story morning glory?” If you had wandered through Manchester 30 years ago, you would've passed youths in baggy jeans and bucket hats heading to a Britpop gig or a game at one of the city’s football stadiums. Or both. In 1996, local lads Oasis played a legendary show at Maine Road stadium, then home of Manchester City Football Club, which laid the soundtrack to a formative time in Mancunian culture.

Oct 25, 2024 | dailytelegraph.com.au | Kerry Parnell

Who knew a 1980s bonkbuster is what we all needed right now but, trust me, need it we do, writes Kerry Parnell. Superb bums, magnificent mansions, hilarious hairdos and more cheese than a Swiss fondue – if you haven’t streamed Rivals yet, what have you been doing? Who knew a 1980s bonkbuster is what we all needed right now but, trust me, need it we do. I’ve been bingeing on this ribald romp on Disney for a week and, well, let’s just say, my dreams have gone technicolour.

Oct 18, 2024 | dailytelegraph.com.au | Kerry Parnell

Farewell tour? I wouldn’t be so sure; we’ve heard it all before. As King Charles and Queen Camilla visit Australia this weekend, much has been made of the Australian Republic Movement’s declaration it’s their Farewell Tour, complete with merch to celebrate, with the slogan, “Let’s wave goodbye to royal reign!”“It’s time for Australia to say, ‘Thanks, but we’ve got it from here’,” co-chair Esther Anatolitis said in a statement.