This is the moment a ‘real life Lord of the Flies’ castaway returned to the island 50 years after he was shipwrecked there as a teenager for 15 months. Spanish explorer Alvaro Cerezo became obsessed as a youngster with the story of six Tongan schoolboys who, in 1965, stole a boat and attempted to sail … Read more
Lord Blunkett blasts teaching unions for ‘working against the interests of children’ by blocking June reopening plan in blistering row with teachers’ leader Government aiming for the phased reopening of primary schools from June 1 But National Education Union has told members not to engage with Government Union chiefs cited safety fears and want guarantees … Read more
The Apprentice’s Lottie Lion has apologised after she took to Instagram live and referred to Lord Sugar as an ‘actual racist’. The former contestant, who made headlines in 2019 for allegedly making racist remarks herself, took part in the online chat with fellow ex-candidate Ryan Mark Parsons over the weekend, where she threw shade at … Read more
Adair Turner, the economist who became chairman of the City regulator days after Lehman Brothers collapsed, wrote a book based on his ringside seat when the 2008 banking crisis went nuclear. Just over a decade later, the man once tipped to run the Bank of England is writing a script he believes will speed up … Read more
Savage poem by Lord Longleat’s brother is unearthed calling him an ‘egocentric fool’ and slamming the ‘smutty pictures’ of the Karmasutra he hung around his manor Brothers Christopher and Alexander were notoriously bitter rivals in life Alexander sacked his brother running the Wiltshire estate and turfed him out An unearthed poem sees Christopher describes Alexander … Read more
Stephen Fry reprised his iconic role as Lord Melchett to take a Zoom call with Prince William in a hilarious Blackadder sketch for The Big Night In coronavirus fundraiser. Melchett paced around his office impatiently waiting for the Duke to call in, quipping: ‘I thought Germans were meant to be punctual’. Apologising, William said Zoom … Read more
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has appointed a ‘personal protective equipment tsar’ to take on the shortage of supplies across NHS trusts in the UK. Lord Deighton, 64, has been appointed to get a grip on the situation, as thousands of doctors and nurses across the country are being forced to work without the correct PPE. … Read more
Lance Corporal Matthew Croucher was on a mission to investigate a Taliban compound near Sangin in Afghanistan in 2008 when he accidentally triggered a booby-trapped grenade. He and his men were heading back to base under cover of darkness when he stumbled into a four-metre tripwire linked to the explosive. Instead of running for cover, the … Read more