The Apprentice’s Lord Alan Sugar says bosses are ‘fighting’ to get the show back on air

The Apprentice’s Lord Alan Sugar says bosses are ‘fighting’ to get the show back on air despite the Covid pandemic and reveals production has begun for the new series By Clare Mccarthy For Mailonline Published: 00:51 GMT, 6 March 2021 | Updated: 00:52 GMT, 6 March 2021 Lord Alan Sugar has revealed The Apprentice bosses … Read more

Boris Johnson rebuked by Lord Coe for using tired mantra after confirming backing for 2030 World Cup

Prime Minister Boris Johnson blasted by Lord Coe for using the ‘red-blooded’ and ‘very tired mantra’ of ‘bring football home’ to confirm Government’s £2.8m backing for UK and Ireland’s 2030 World Cup joint-bid – as he calls for ‘humility’ By David Coverdale For The Daily Mail Published: 20:25 GMT, 2 March 2021 | Updated: 20:38 … Read more

Lord Advocate says claims of interference in Salmond probe ‘wholly without foundation’

MSPs voice fury today after it emerged Nicola Sturgeon could ‘dodge’ questions about crucial legal advice at her crunch committee hearing on the Alex Salmond row. The First Minister is finally set to be grilled by the inquiry tomorrow, but her deputy John Swinney has been accused of treating Holyrood with ‘contempt’ by dragging his … Read more

Duke of Wellington’s youngest son Lord Frederick, 28, is engaged to bomb disposal expert

The Duke of Wellington’s youngest son Lord Frederick Wellesley is set to marry a bomb disposal expert who served in Iraq with the Royal Engineers.   Lord Frederick, 28, who is the godson of Prince Charles and a direct descendant of the ‘Iron Duke’ who masterminded victory over Napoleon at Waterloo, is engaged to fellow soldier Katie … Read more

School axes historical icons including Sir Walter Raleigh and Lord Nelson as school House names

Primary school headteacher replaces Houses named for ‘oppressive’ figures such as Sir Walter Raleigh and Lord Nelson with Greta Thunberg and Marcus Rashford after ONE ex-pupil complained Howden Junior School, in East Yorkshire, announced four new names this week Lord Nelson, Sir Walter Raleigh and Sir Francis Drake will not be used as names Pupils … Read more

University regulator faces ‘conflict of interest’ questions over appointment of Lord Wharton

University regulator head Lord Wharton in ‘conflict of interest’ row as it’s revealed he is paid adviser for company planning to build on Portsmouth campus Lord Wharton has been appoint as the chair for the Office for Students (OfS) But he is also a paid adviser for Aquind which plans to build cables through uni … Read more

New Brexit minister Lord Frost ‘believes Michael Gove was ‘too weak’ in dealings with the EU

Boris Johnson’s new Brexit minister Lord Frost ‘believes Michael Gove was ‘too weak’ in dealings with the EU over Northern Ireland border row’ with his successor set to adopt a much more ‘hardline’ stance with Brussels Allies of Lord Frost say he plans a more ‘hardline’ stance over Northern Ireland Under agreement he negotiated, movements … Read more

Boris Johnson makes top Brexit adviser Lord Frost a Cabinet minister

Boris Johnson makes his top Brexit adviser Lord Frost a Cabinet minister – giving him Michael Gove’s job overseeing future relations with the EU Lord Frost is to become a minister in the Cabinet Office, Downing St said Comes weeks after PM axed plans to make him the National Security Adviser Frost is ex-ambassador to … Read more

Lord Marks’s wife avoids driving ban after repeatedly speeding

The wife of Lib Dem peer Lord Marks with a ‘flagrant disregard for speed limits’ has been caught over the limit twice in five months. Lady Clementine Medina Marks has narrowly avoided a driving ban after she was repeatedly caught speeding.  The 53-year-old now has 11 points on her licence – one point short of an automatic … Read more

LORD GRADE makes a passionate plea to save independent pharmacies

Down by the quayside at Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight, where my wife and I are living under lockdown, there stands a stalwart of the community, a sweetly old-fashioned local chemist. The pharmacist’s wooden windowfront sits on a narrow street between the local newsagent and the King’s Head pub. To the casual passer-by, it … Read more