Teeth flashing, eyebrows arched stiffly like two bows stretched at full twang, in a hot and humid House of Commons Labour’s Sarah Champion was not happy. She was unleashing a torrent of anger over the Prime Minister’s decision to merge the Department for International Development (Dfid) with the Foreign Office. It was ‘incredulous’ that the … Read more
Who was this cheery chap arriving in the Commons with a nod and a wink and a cheery ‘wot ho’? Why, it was Robert Jenrick, Minister for Housing, Communities and Local Government. Or the current minister, at any rate. His cheeks were flushed peony pink, his brow a frown-free zone. As he waited for departmental … Read more
Many thought the rumours were a silly hoax – until they heard it on the news. Others had already made a beeline for the waterfront just in case. By the time council contractors arrived at Poole Quay on Thursday to explore the removal of one of the town’s best-known landmarks, a posse of residents was already … Read more
Colourful outfits, jazzy production values and a telegenic anchor who, despite technical difficulties, never let her Colgate smile drop once. Despite the serious nature of the Global Vaccine Summit, there was a welcome hint of Eurovision about proceedings. Welcome because the virtual conference, which aimed to raise $7.4billion for global vaccines over the next five … Read more
PMQs is back. No, I don’t mean back as in back after the recess. I mean back, back. As in back to its punchy old self. The session was rowdy, even if there were only 50-odd members in the chamber. With the TV screens gone and the noisy SNP lot back in situ, there was … Read more
Moment 18 covidiots start ‘exercising’ when policeman spots them chatting outside a supermarket, leaving him baffled A group of men pretended to be doing exercise as a police officer approached The scene was captured in Birmingham outside a Lifestyle Express supermarket As a policeman approaches a man can be heard shouting ‘high knees everyone’ By … Read more
Premier League footballer Dele Alli had three watches worth a total of £350,000 stolen when he was punched in the face and held at knifepoint during a robbery. Masked raiders burst in and robbed the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder and his model girlfriend Ruby Mae at their £2million North London mansion on Wednesday. The three watches … Read more
Collectors buying up watches, coins and even vintage Hornby model trains to cash in on crisis By Amelia Murray For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 5 May 2020 | Updated: 23:36 BST, 5 May 2020 Collectors have flocked online to buy vintage watches, gold coins and memorabilia since lockdown began. Experts say the trend … Read more
‘I don’t watch because I think I look old and fat’: Alison Steadman admits she never watches herself on TV but made an exception for the Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 15:57 BST, 22 April 2020 | Updated: 16:01 BST, 22 April 2020 Alison Steadman has revealed she never … Read more
The Prince of Wales has praised the viral videos shared by Britons to help boost the country’s morale and paid tribute to the ‘crucial role’ of home-grown producers in keeping the country fed amid the coronavirus crisis. The royal, who revealed he had entertained himself during his time in lockdown by watching ‘some of the … Read more