One of the Government’s most senior officials has made the incendiary suggestion that Britain does not need its own farming industry. In leaked emails obtained by The Mail on Sunday, powerful Treasury adviser Tim Leunig argues that the food sector is not ‘critically important’ to the economy – and that agriculture and fishery production ‘certainly isn’t’. … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Nearly 3,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 83,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
The most senior civil servant at the Home Office quit yesterday and launched an astonishing broadside against Priti Patel. After months of Whitehall warfare spilled over into a lurid public briefing war, Sir Philip Rutnam – dubbed ‘Sir Calamity’ – dramatically summoned the BBC to announce his walkout and vowed to sue the Government. He accused … Read more
‘God must have smiled at me,’ says Craig Charles. ‘They got me to hospital in time.’ The BBC Radio 6 funk and soul DJ and star of sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf is talking about the heart attack he suffered in his home two years ago, which he is speaking of publicly for the first time. … Read more
Homeless woman, 23, who turned her life around after starring in BBC documentary Love And Drugs On The Street is found hanged at home Paige Greenaway was found hanged at her flat in Brighton earlier this month Her mother Edell, 47, said the death had come as ‘a shock’ to the whole family Since TV … Read more
BritBox ‘struggles to keep viewers’ after 30-day free trial with only 380,000 estimated to be paying £5.99 a month for BBC and ITV’s streaming service BritBox, launched last year, offers 283 box sets and claims to have a larger UK collection than rivals, including Amazon and Netflix But only 1.5% of respondents to survey by Oliver … Read more
When Bill Turnbull appeared beside Susanna Reid on breakfast television this week, he urged her: ‘Pinch me. Go on, pinch me. I can’t believe this is really happening.’ Those of us who know what the broadcaster has suffered in recent years were similarly incredulous. Four years after stepping down from BBC Breakfast, Bill, now 64, … Read more
‘Say t’rah to my family’: BBC viewers left in tears at 81-year-old patient’s final words before he dies in heart surgery during Hospital documentary Joe, 81, died during his heart surgery at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Viewers have been left in tears after watching him in BBC Hospital programme In days leading up to surgery, he … Read more
A talent producer who worked on The Jeremy Kyle Show before it was axed last year has died. Natasha Reddican was employed on the controversial show from October 2014 until May 2019 when it was pulled after the death of Steven Dymond, 63, who took his own life a week after appearing on the programme. … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Dancing on Ice star Kevin Kilbane hunts celeb jeweller over fears £30k engagement ring he bought fiancée Brianne Delcourt is a FAKE By Vivek Chaudhary For Mailonline Published: 14:45 GMT, 28 February 2020 | Updated: 14:53 GMT, 28 February 2020 Dancing on Ice star Kevin Kilbane fears that a dazzling diamond engagement ring he … Read more