Great British September Clean group urge visitors not to leave national park strewn with rubbish

Q&A by Xantha Leatham  What is the Great British September Clean? The Great British September Clean is, in fact, the postponed Great British Spring Clean, which had to be mothballed in March when the country went into lockdown. How can I get involved? Anyone who wants to take part can do so by registering via … Read more

Ringo Starr says The Beatles turned down a £200m reunion gig in 1976 because of a Great White shark

An 18ft Great White shark scuppered plans to for a £200million Beatles reunion show in 1976, according to Sir Ringo Starr. The drummer, who is 80 on Tuesday, said the iconic band was offered £50million – worth quadruple that in today’s money – to reunite five years after their breakup. All four bandmates, including Paul … Read more

Haim album review: They bring the smooth harmonies of all the great sibling acts

The Haims bring the smooth harmonies of all the great sibling acts from the Andrews Sisters to the Bee Gees in Women In Music Pt III By Tim De Lisle for Event Magazine Published: 22:00 BST, 4 July 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 4 July 2020 Haim                  … Read more

Will the great pub return be a tonic for investors?

There could be a few ‘Super Saturday’ hangovers this morning after many of the UK’s pubs, bars and restaurants opened their doors yesterday after months of lockdown.  But will the re-opening of the hospitality and leisure sector bring opportunity to investors or just lead to a hangover of a financial kind instead? From alcohol companies … Read more

How you can make your investment portfolio great again

Whatever you think about Donald Trump’s promise to ‘make America great again’, investing in some of the country’s biggest companies has certainly been the saviour of many an investment portfolio. As a result of strong stock market performance, British investors who bought into the S&P 500 index of major American stocks at the beginning of … Read more

Great British boltholes: A review of The Crown in Church Enstone Oxfordshire 

Great British boltholes: Hipsters want to be part of the inn crowd at The Crown, a 17th-century Oxfordshire pub in a quintessential English village The Crown is an ‘inn lover’s heaven’ located in the village of Church Enstone   Each country-chic room has a different layout with digital radios and TVs   It’s popular with hipsters using … Read more

Great British Spring Clean: Daily Mail’s joins UK war on litter

 A massive nationwide campaign to clean up Britain backed by the Daily Mail is relaunched today after being postponed by the coronavirus crisis. Shocking pictures have shown the lockdown litter blighting the nation’s beauty spots in recent weeks. From the countryside to the coast, thoughtless people have left piles of waste and plastic while meeting … Read more

Home and Away’s Sam Frost hopes to stay ‘great mates’ with ex Dave Bashford

Home and Away’s Sam Frost hopes to stay ‘great mates’ with ex-boyfriend Dave Bashford as she speaks about their break-up for the first time By Jabeen Waheed and Zoe Burrell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:44 BST, 2 July 2020 | Updated: 06:17 BST, 2 July 2020 Sam Frost has officially split from Dave Bashford after … Read more

Boris Johnson vows Roosevelt-style ‘New Deal’ to avert Great Depression

Boris Johnson today warned that the UK must ‘work fast’ on a Roosevelt-style ‘New Deal’ to stop coronavirus plunging the UK into a Great Depression. In a rallying cry to the British people, the PM said he would turn on the spending taps and ‘build, build, build’ to kickstart the economy. Defying mounting fears about spiralling … Read more

The great escape! Holiday bookings explode ahead of air bridges opening across Europe

Holiday bookings have exploded as ministers are poised to confirm which countries will be connected to the UK through ‘air bridges’. Over the weekend, Britain’s biggest travel websites saw inquires for some European destinations rise by 350 per cent and bookings were up by as much as 80 per cent on the week before. Travellers … Read more