It’s the smell I remember. The stench permeated everything in the hotel: the lobby, the bedrooms and the bar. I was in California visiting a tomato farm, making a TV programme, Global Harvest, for the BBC about food production, and staying in this lovely, genteel old hotel – which reeked. On the last day I … Read more
Three quarters of pubs, restaurants and hotels could go bust unless the Government’s two-metre rule is scrapped, MPs warned last night. In a bleak assessment, a cross-party group of MPs said the majority of businesses in the catering and tourism sector would find it ‘impossible to operate financially’ if staff and customers were required to … Read more
One in 10 British charities may face going out of business in the next six months due to the coronavirus pandemic, warns think tank boss Sir Stephen Bubb, from Charity Futures, suggested there are ‘too many’ charities He also called for more mergers and improved relationships with government The comments come as Oxfam lays off … Read more
Mad Men vet January Jones, 42, looks wrinkle free as she puts her bust on display in a burgundy bikini: ‘Tried to boost my mood’ By Deirdre Simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 22:46 BST, 6 May 2020 | Updated: 22:46 BST, 6 May 2020 January Jones looked sensational as she stripped down to a burgundy two-piece in her … Read more
A zip wire company has gone bust after a top TV writer won his fight to stop hundreds of thrill-seekers ‘whizzing past’ the windows of his home. Doctor Who writer Russell T Davies led the campaign against plans to rig up a 360-metre long wire outside his waterside home. City Zip Company wanted to launch … Read more