Pubs are where you meet people and it’s well documented that at least 90% of all relationships start by getting drunk – usually where alcohol is readily available in unlimited amounts. Was it a smart move by Boris Johnson to reopen pubs and bars as the weather warmed up and the holiday season (at least … Read more
Prince Andrew is now so irrelevant he was invisible at his own daughter’s wedding but, be honest, ladies – haven’t most middle-aged men outlived their usefulness? We know the Royals don’t do things like the rest of us, but Princess Eugenie’s wedding last weekend was a first. The father of the bride was nowhere to … Read more
Honestly, I am not a particularly vain person, which is a good thing because I now have a scar running right down my nose. Yes, slap bang in the middle of my face. It will fade, but for the time being I am going to have to get used to seeing this new line when … Read more
If there’s one phrase I’m sick of (spoken by Boris and Co in a serious tone) it’s ‘scientific advice’ and its partner-in-crime ‘medical advice’. So far members of the public have been the guinea pigs for the Prime Minister’s steep learning curve, ever since Covid-19 arrived in our lives. And we know from bitter experience … Read more
Every time I go shopping, I leave with vouchers, a wad of extra paper promising cash and discounts off my next purchases. Loyalty in the hard-fought battle between supermarkets and discount stores, can only be bought with cash, not quality. Spending £60 in Marks and Spencer’s Food Hall today, I was rewarded with a whopping … Read more
What are your plans for so-called Super Saturday this weekend? If you’ve any sense, don’t leave home. July 4th might spell freedom for some, but – based on recent displays of social distancing on the streets of Brixton, the beaches of Bournemouth and the swampy ponds on Hackney marshes – the partial reopening of pubs … Read more
What are your plans for so-called Super Saturday this weekend? If you’ve any sense, don’t leave home. July 4th might spell freedom for some, but – based on recent displays of social distancing on the streets of Brixton, the beaches of Bournemouth and the swampy ponds on Hackney marshes – the partial reopening of pubs … Read more
Janet Street-Porter reveals she developed skin cancer on her nose but had procedure to remove carcinoma delayed for MONTHS during lockdown Janet Street-Porter, 73, from Brentford, developed Basal cell carcinoma on nose Loose Women panellist developed ‘small spot’ on nose while visiting Australia She was diagnosed with form of skin cancer which grows underneath the … Read more
A well-mannered polite young footballer has shamed a leader old enough to be his dad. And right now, I know who I’d rather have running Britain. After a series of embarrassing U-turns and climb downs, is Boris Johnson just too exhausted to do his job? Less than a week after the BBC decided Basil Fawlty … Read more
Matt Hancock says that Test, Track and Trace – the latest Government ‘solution’ for easing lockdown and allowing our lives to return to a version of normal – relies on goodwill and our desire to do our best for the community and ‘our’ NHS. Mr Hancock and Boris Johnson are not coercing us into co-operating, … Read more