Barbara Broccoli recently claimed Daniel Craig is the most handsome man in the world, but come off it, we all know he is not even the most handsome James Bond. Even die-hard Dan-fans such as me know when to admit defeat. For the most handsome man in the world is, was and perhaps ever more … Read more
Barbara Broccoli recently claimed Daniel Craig is the most handsome man in the world, but come off it, we all know he is not even the most handsome James Bond. Even die-hard Dan-fans such as me know when to admit defeat. For the most handsome man in the world is, was and perhaps ever more … Read more
For those lucky people cushioned by wealth, sequestered by acres, pampered by staff and soothed by circumstance, Covid-19 is merely a summer squall in their long winter of deep content. The elites, the A-listers, the millionaires, the celebs? They are never knowingly undersupplied with lockdown loo rolls and bags of flour, nor do they have … Read more
My gold medal for 2020, if there were a Duchess Olympics, would be pinned on the uncomplaining chest of the Duchess of Cambridge. The past year has shown that Kate can ride the turbulent waters on the Windsor flume of fame and still keep her wits about her. She can soar over the hurdles of … Read more
Today marks 200 days since lockdown started. Two hundred days! This is not what we all signed up for. We thought we would be free by now, or at least out on parole. Instead, here we are. Either heading for a lockdown or already in another lockdown, and the mood on the streets is not … Read more
FIRST REVIEW: It’s no joke – Spitting Image’s new marvels of boneless spite are let down by lame scripts, writes JAN MOIR By Jan Moir for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 2 October 2020 | Updated: 01:14 BST, 3 October 2020 Spitting Image, Britbox Rating: You won’t be surprised to hear that the Conservatives … Read more
Boris Johnson has shirked responsibility throughout much of his adult life. This much we know. Whether dealing with wife or mistress, girlfriend or lover, friend or foe, it is clear he is the kind of man who has always done exactly as he pleased. In his churning wake he has left a bitter flotilla of disillusioned … Read more
Muffle the bells, stop all the clocks, put away the silvered robins and the tinsel packs. For Christmas as we know it appears to have been cancelled this year. Not since the 17th century, when Oliver Cromwell stopped Christmas altogether — and Mrs Cromwell kissed him on the forehead, put her feet up and told … Read more
Gary Lineker has invited a refugee to move into his mansion in Barnes, on the lush, south-western fringes of London. Do you know Barnes? It’s doubly desirable, being both leafy and on the river: a slice of prime urbanalia with posh cheese shops and residents such as Gyles Brandreth and Sir Tim Rice — but … Read more
Surely no civilised person could condone the barbaric sentence meted out to Ye Ming Yuen for drug offences in Singapore. The former public schoolboy was given 20 years after being found guilty of selling a small amount of illegal drugs to his friends; an amount that probably would have got him 12 months in a … Read more