Afternoon delights: Earl Grey panna cotta with caramelised mandarin By Roger Pizey Published: 00:02 BST, 18 April 2021 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 18 April 2021 The Earl Grey adds a fragrant scent here, while the mandarin cuts through any sweetness, adding citrus appeal. You can use the recipe without the tea, too, simply adding more … Read more
It is rare to find moments of perfect tranquillity in this increasingly tense world, but the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, offers a treasure trove of them. Yes, a stay at this stunning luxury hotel with its amazing suites, half with a ‘country’ view looking on to the Royal parkland, the other ‘town’ side, facing bustling … Read more
Some civil servants may NEVER go back to the office says boss who predicts working from home will become ‘permanent feature’ of Government departments Alex Chisholm said a ‘positive’ impact of the crisis was allowing ‘hybrid’ working He told MPs news about reducing Whitehall estate coming ‘in the weeks ahead’ His comments come despite recent … Read more
The wealthiest mandarin in Whitehall: How Boris’s covid guru Sir Patrick Vallance took a £600,000 pay cut to join government but bought a £1.8million house in cash (and is now set for another windfall – thanks to a £600,000 stake in vaccine search company) By Dan Sales For Mailonline Published: 18:17 BST, 25 September 2020 … Read more
A former head of the civil service has labelled Boris Johnson’s decision to sack the Department for Education’s top mandarin in the wake of the Government’s A-level results chaos a ‘disgrace’. Sir Bob Kerslake said getting rid of Jonathan Slater was another example of Downing Street making senior civil servants take responsibility ‘for the failure … Read more
His film Bad Boys For Life had its theatrical run curtailed as the coronavirus pandemic began to spread. But Will Smith was ready to welcome moviegoers for the long-delayed release in China with a public service announcement recorded partly in Mandarin, as published by TMZ. The 51-year-old actor laid down the rules about wearing masks … Read more
A top civil servant retracted explosive claims that ministers made a ‘political decision’ to shun EU procurement schemes for coronavirus ventilators and PPE amid fury from Dominic Raab, it was revealed today. The government is facing fresh questions about the behind-the-scenes manoeuvring in the wake of extraordinary comments by Foreign Office mandarin Sir Simon McDonald. … 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
Allies of Priti Patel (pictured in London this week) have angrily denied that she has been snubbing Home Office mandarin Sir Philip Rutnam Priti Patel’s allies today angrily denied that she has been snubbing Home Office mandarin Sir Philip Rutnam – saying he failed to turn up for a meeting with the Cabinet minister yesterday. … Read more