Eamonn Holmes bids final farewell to This Morning viewers and thanks fans after axe

Eamonn Holmes has said he and wife Ruth Langsford are ‘going to get on with their lives’ after their final Friday hosting This Morning.  It was revealed last month that the couple, who fill in for Holly and Phillip on Fridays, had been cut from their weekly slot to be replaced with Alison Hammond and … Read more

Bill Bailey, 55, bids to become the oldest ever Strictly winner tonight, writes JAN MOIR

Tonight, a 55-year-old man with screaming calf muscles will take to the dance floor for one more twirl of twinkle-toed glory. Comedian and musician Bill Bailey is the oldest male contestant to ever reach the Strictly Come Dancing final and in the process has become the unexpected hit of this series. Aided by professional partner Oti … Read more

EastEnders star Jake Wood bids goodbye to Max Branning after 15 years as he shoots his final scenes

EastEnders star Jake Wood said a heartfelt goodbye to Max Branning as he shot his final scenes on Friday. The 48-year-old actor, who played Max for 15 years, took to his Instagram to share a farewell video as he walked around the famous BBC set. Jake said ‘That’s a wrap’ as he thanked fans for … Read more

Sweet moment Prince William bids the Queen farewell after reuniting at Windsor

The moment the Duke of Cambridge tenderly bid farewell to the Queen after reuniting in public for the first time since March was caught on camera last night. Prince William and Kate Middleton, both 38, finished off their whistle-stop Christmas Express tour of the UK by visiting Windsor Castle yesterday, where they met with the monarch, … Read more

Virgin Atlantic bids farewell to its last Boeing 747 with a pop-up dining experience on board

Virgin Atlantic bids farewell to its last Boeing 747 with a pop-up first-class dining experience on board – and the public will be able to ‘delve around’ secret areas, including crew bunks For one day only, the public will be able to purchase tickets for the ‘ultimate 747 experience’ Hosted at the airline’s Heathrow hangar … Read more

ALEX SEBASTIAN: Shareholders should be wary of takeover bids at the moment

Shareholders should be wary of takeover bids at the moment, says ALEX SEBASTIAN: Deals done for British firms now could look like a steal in 2021 By Alex Sebastian for This is Money Published: 13:45 GMT, 26 November 2020 | Updated: 13:45 GMT, 26 November 2020 When a company is subject to a takeover approach … Read more

Market watchdog bids to stop internet swallowing start-ups with potential to become global rivals

UK watchdog draws up plans to stop internet giants like Google swallowing start-ups with potential to become global rivals Currently the Competition and Markets Authority rarely intervenes on takeovers Wants to step in even if there is only a small chance competition will be harmed  Concerned tech giants have grown powerful as people spend more … Read more

Meghan Markle bids to postpone High Court privacy trial

Meghan Markle bids to postpone her High Court privacy action trial over letter to her estranged father Thomas published by the Mail On Sunday Duchess of Sussex is suing Associated Newspapers Ltd over August 2018 article MoS reproduced parts of handwritten letter sent to 76-year-old Thomas Markle Hearing to consider costs and case management issues … Read more

Andy Burnham centre-stage again after failed Labour leadership bids

He has been dubbed the King in the North, but Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham – today accused of holding the government to ransom over coronavirus – has not always wielded such power, despite a life in politics. Burnham, who turned 50 in January, has been centre stage this week, earning himself the Game … Read more

Skeet Ulrich bids Riverdale farewell as he announces his last day on the set of the CW series

He announced in February that he would be leaving Riverdale after filming its upcoming fifth season. And Skeet Ulrich said goodbye to the long-running CW series on Thursday to mark his last day on set. The 50-year-old actor, who played the father of Jughead Jones (Cole Sprouse), shared a moody image of himself standing on … Read more