Jamie Laing sparks debate online after claiming ‘ease is a greater threat to progress than hardship’

Made In Chelsea millionaire Jamie Laing is accused of being ‘privileged’ as he uses Denzel Washington quote to claim ‘ease is a greater threat to progress than hardship’ By Lydia Spencer-elliott For Mailonline Published: 15:13 GMT, 17 February 2021 | Updated: 15:49 GMT, 17 February 2021 He raked in a staggering £2million in just one … Read more

DAN HODGES: The Irish Sea border is bringing real hardship and the grim spectre of violence

Sammy Cotter has been running his grocery wholesalers for a quarter of a century. But now he’s living day to day. ‘I’ve got £7,000 worth of goods sitting in Manchester,’ he tells me. ‘It was supposed to be delivered on December 21. But I’m still waiting.’ At first glance, his warehouse in Quarry Heights, Newtownards, … Read more

The Block’s Luke and Jasmin reveal they’re ready for a third child after years of financial hardship

They are doting parents to four-year-old daughter Lola and two-year-old son Sonny. And The Block’s Luke and Jasmin have now revealed that they are keen on adding to their family after recovering from a few years of financial hardship. Speaking to Woman’s Day, Jasmin, 36, gushed: ‘We’d love another little person in our home. It … Read more

End of the loophole that let motorists dodge a road ban by using ‘exceptional hardship’ plea

End of the loophole that let motorists dodge a road ban: ‘Exceptional hardship’ plea to avoid losing your driving licence disappears from sentence guidelines A legal loophole that let drivers with 12 points dodge road ban is to be closed Motorists can currently avoid ban by saying would cause ‘exceptional hardship’ In March, the Mail revealed there … Read more

How the other half locks down: Wealthy woman sparks backlash by moaning about so-called hardship 

The food hall of Harrods shut. Ocado deliveries restricted to one a week. Chanel blazers relegated to the back of the wardrobe on account of being too formal for Zoom. Forget, for a moment, the grim reality of daily life for the masses in lockdown Britain. Spare a thought, if you will, for the super-rich … Read more

Coronation Street’s Shelley King, 64, shares hardship faced through filming domestic abuse

Coronation Street star Shelley Kelly has candidly discussed how acting out scenes of domestic abuse affected her.   The 64-year-old actress – who plays Yasmeen Nazir on the ITV soap – admitted she couldn’t stop thinking about the real-life victims of abuse while she was shooting her scenes. In dramatic episodes earlier this month, Yasmeen fought … Read more