Stanley Johnson slams Nigel Farage for suggestion that he takes money from China

Stanley Johnson slams Nigel Farage for ‘totally unforgivable’ suggestion that he takes money from China after PM’s father said it was ‘absolutely vital’ to work with Beijing Nigel Farage suggested Stanley Johnson is pro-Beijing because of his brothers Mr Johnson said Mr Farage ‘should know better than to fling accusations’  It comes after Mr Johnson … Read more

Dominic Cummings in row over suggestion for new science body chief

Labour MP slams Dominic Cummings for recommending a scientist who quit his university post over ‘eugenics’ row for role as head of new UK research agency Dominic Cummings floated Stephen Hsu as the head of new UK science body Prof Hsu was forced out of his role after being accused of racism and sexism He … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Bailey’s anger at suggestion he was responsible for LCF

Andrew Bailey is not easily ruffled. The Bank of England governor has been in the furnace of enough crises to know that the best response is to keep calm and carry on. During his appearance before the Treasury Select Committee to answer questions on Dame Elizabeth Gloster’s damming report on the Financial Conduct Authority’s faulty … Read more

Alex Scott is targeted by racist trolls over Sue Barker replacement A Question Of Sport suggestion

Alex Scott has been targeted by ‘awful trolls’ on social media after she was tipped to be in the running to replace Sue Barker on A Question Of Sport. The former England and Arsenal footballer, 35, was rumoured to have secured the gig on Wednesday after the after Sue, 64, was axed as host after … Read more

Matt Hancock LAUGHS OFF suggestion he has rushed contact tracing scheme

The government’s coronavirus contact tracing site crashed on launch this morning amid complaints it has been a ‘complete shambles’. Doctors and other staff reported major teething troubles as the much-trumpeted scheme finally got up and running, with some saying they had not even received passwords to start work.  Meanwhile, NHS chiefs have warned that ‘key … Read more

Kourtney Kardashian scoffs at the suggestion she’s pregnant after sharing sexy underwear selfie

Kourtney Kardashian seemed irritated as she reacted to fan speculation she was pregnant again. The reality star, 40, caught follower’s attention when she shared a snapshot wearing a loose tunic and underwear that accentuated the curve of her belly to her Instagram.  While the eldest Kardashian sister joked about the comments at first, she later … Read more

Piers Morgan slams Gary Neville’s suggestion for Premier League season to be ‘condensed’

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES   The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more

Was Orwell’s 1984 his wife’s idea? That’s the suggestion in a new biography

BOOK OF THE WEEK  EILEEN: THE MAKING OF GEORGE ORWELL  by Sylvia Topp (Unbound £20, 560 pp)  Back in 1934, a poem appeared in the Sunderland Church High School magazine, written by one of its alumnae, Eileen Maud O’Shaugnessy. Its title? End Of The Century, 1984. The poem foresaw a bleak near-future in which scholars, … Read more