RUTH SUNDERLAND: Wealth taxes don’t work

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Persecution of supposedly rich, whilst imagining rest of us can escape share of bill not realistic way to repair national balance sheet Covid-19, a virus with no respect for wealth or status, has reminded us of our common humanity  It has also exposed deep inequalities – we may be in the same storm … Read more

Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford ‘have been told to keep quiet about This Morning axe’

Eamonn Holmes and his wife Ruth Langsford have reportedly been told to keep quiet about their axing from This Morning. According to sources, the presenters, aged 61 and 60, have been advised to not address losing their slot on the ITV programme to avoid missing out on more work opportunities.  The hosts – who are … Read more

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield fail address Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes’s departure

This Morning presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield stayed quiet as Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes celebrated their final day on their Friday show. Holly, 39, and Phil, 53, failed to reference the presenting couple’s last day on social media, while Alison Hammond praised her predecessors on her own page. While Holly appeared absent from her Instagram … Read more

Alison Hammond shares sweet message to Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford after final This Morning

Alison Hammond has shared a sweet message to Eamonn Holmes and his wife Ruth Langsford after their final Friday show on This Morning. Eamonn, 61, and Ruth, 60, who fill in for Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield on Fridays, have been cut from their weekly slot to be replaced with Alison, 45, and Dermot O’Leary.  After the married presenting duo fought back … Read more

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Old are valuable asset to economy

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Affluent ‘young-old’ have amassed billions of savings before and during pandemic and will be spending it once virus has been tamed As a society, we are conflicted in our attitudes to old age and the economics of an ageing population  We are simultaneously protective and dismissive, a contradiction that has been highlighted by … Read more

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Business rides to the rescue

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Business is up to the challenge of using coronavirus as a catalyst for change – as long as politicians don’t muck it up Many of those going under are victims of their over-indebtedness and bad management, not the virus The coronavirus vaccine has the potential to pull us out of our financial funk … Read more

Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford appear in ITV’s new Christmas advert

Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford are featured in ITV’s new Christmas advert despite being demoted on This Morning. The couple both appear in the new festive ad featuring some of the channel’s most well known presenters.  The pair are featured on This Morning in the clip with animated crowns and Santa hats as the station … Read more

From Cecily von Ziegesar to Bridget Collins, Thomas McMullan and Ruth Ware: This week’s new fiction 

From Cecily von Ziegesar’s warm novel to The Betrayals by Bridget Collins, a thought-provoking debut by Thomas McMullan and Ruth Ware’s latest, this week’s best new fiction By Hephzibah Anderson and Madeleine Feeny and Anthony Cummins and John Williams Published: 22:01 GMT, 5 December 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 5 December 2020 Cobble Hill Cecily … Read more

Ruth Langsford admits family’s ‘guilt’ over putting elderly mother in care home 

Ruth Langsford revealed her guilt over putting her mother Joan in a care home during a discussion on This Morning on Friday.  The 60-year-old host has previously revealed she has been talking to her mother through a window using a walkie talkie.  Ruth has been unable to hug her due to care home rules amid … Read more

Gloria Hunniford claims Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford are ‘disappointed’ by This Morning shake-up

Gloria Hunniford has claimed Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford are finding it hard to understand This Morning’s recent shake-up.  Earlier this week, ITV announced Alison Hammond, 45, and Dermot O’Leary would replace the couple to present the coveted Friday slot.   Eamonn, 61, and Ruth, 60, who have presented This Morning for 14 years will be … Read more