Did BBC pass up All Creatures revamp because it was too WHITE? Channel 5 rakes in record 3.3m viewers for new series after corporation felt it wouldn’t appeal to prized millennial audience All Creatures Great And Small series has drawn millions of viewers to Channel 5 Show’s producer has revealed that the BBC was given … Read more
The Chancellor has ordered a ‘review’ of capital gains tax, signalling a future raid on the wealthiest taxpayers to help pay the gigantic bill for combating Covid-19. Rishi Sunak’s brief to the Government’s tax gurus includes looking at whether the levy on asset sales is ‘fit for purpose’, ways it can ‘distort behaviour’, and the … Read more
Michael Gove urges radical post-Brexit revamp of Whitehall to make it ‘less southern, less middle class’ Cabinet Office Minister spoke of how ‘distant’ government is from many people He said in a speech that it should be closer to the 52% who voted Leave in 2016 Mr Gove referred to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s appeal to … Read more
Boris Johnson vows that workers who bore brunt of austerity WON’T have pay to revamp economy after coronavirus as he vows to usher in ‘decade of investment’ PM will unveil ‘decade of investment’ in an infrastructure spending spree Expected to stand in contract to 2008 bank bailouts which saw workers suffer Rishi Sunak will expect shareholders … Read more
Historic silver, crystal and ashtrays from the Paris Ritz hotel are to go under the hammer in the French capital in a two-day sale starting Saturday. The mythic hotel on Place Vendome was a favourite of such icons as actress Audrey Hepburn, fashion designer Coco Chanel – who spent part of World War II tucked … Read more
Simon Cowell ‘is granted permission to revamp his £15m London mansion with outdoor pool, extended sunroom and state-of-the-art security’ The music mogul, 60, has reportedly been given the go-ahead from the council to transform the seven-bedroom property into his dream home Sources claim the media personality is adding a pool house, a bar, three new … Read more
Jamie Oliver plans a six-figure revamp at his £6million home including new automatic gates and driveway less than a year after his restaurant chain collapsed Jamie Oliver has lodged refurbishment plans for home Spains Hall near Braintree Application includes new automatic gates, driveway and upgrade to the library His restaurant business collapsed Last May, leaving … Read more
The beautiful mansion where author Victor Hugo wrote Les Misérables has re-opened after a stunning £3.8million revamp. Hauteville House in Guernsey had been closed for 18 months while being extensively restored to its former glory. And yesterday, the home, which is now a museum, finally opened to the public once again. Inside the restored Hauteville … Read more