Left-wing Remainers force gay pride festival to cancel its virtual event – because its organiser is a Tory-backing Brexiteer Labour adviser Linda Riley objected to Virtual Pride 2020 organiser Charlie Shakespeare being right-wing so would rather have the event cancelled Linda Riley, the publisher of DIVA magazine, was appointed as an LGBT+ adviser by Jeremy Corbyn … Read more
Colin Firth claims playing Mr Darcy in Pride and Prejudice wasn’t ‘helpful’ to his career and saw him typecast as someone who ‘looks good and struts around’ (despite being famed for his brooding roles) Colin Firth famously played Mr Darcy in 1995 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice Said it wasn’t ‘helpful’ to his career because … Read more
Are you spending lockdown perfecting home-made sourdough? Perhaps a malted rye, or artisan wholegrain? It may have started with a shortage in shops – and has been driven by a sudden surplus of time – but bread-making is now on trend. Supermarkets are selling out of flour, and even celebrities are at it, with This … Read more
Captain Tom Moore, whose fundraiser raised more than £28m for the NHS, will receive a Pride Of Britain award. The WWII veteran, 99, originally from Keighley in West Yorkshire had vowed to walk 100 laps of his garden at home before his 100th birthday on April 30 in honour of the NHS – with his … Read more
Pride of lions sleep in the road as coronavirus lockdown keeps tourists away from South Africa’s Kruger National Park and the animals take full advantage Pack was spotted by park ranger Richard Sowry near the Orpen Rest Camp on the western border of the park The lions took advantage of the deserted road to spread … Read more
Is this the real-life bad girl of Pride and Prejudice? Tiny portrait shows ‘pretty girl’ who was once engaged to Jane Austen’s brother and said to be inspiration for the scandalous Lydia Bennet The tiny portrait has been acquired by the museum at Jane Austen’s cottage The painting portrays Mary Pearson, who was briefly engaged … Read more