Teeth flashing, eyebrows arched stiffly like two bows stretched at full twang, in a hot and humid House of Commons Labour’s Sarah Champion was not happy. She was unleashing a torrent of anger over the Prime Minister’s decision to merge the Department for International Development (Dfid) with the Foreign Office. It was ‘incredulous’ that the … Read more
Who was this cheery chap arriving in the Commons with a nod and a wink and a cheery ‘wot ho’? Why, it was Robert Jenrick, Minister for Housing, Communities and Local Government. Or the current minister, at any rate. His cheeks were flushed peony pink, his brow a frown-free zone. As he waited for departmental … Read more
Many thought the rumours were a silly hoax – until they heard it on the news. Others had already made a beeline for the waterfront just in case. By the time council contractors arrived at Poole Quay on Thursday to explore the removal of one of the town’s best-known landmarks, a posse of residents was already … Read more
Colourful outfits, jazzy production values and a telegenic anchor who, despite technical difficulties, never let her Colgate smile drop once. Despite the serious nature of the Global Vaccine Summit, there was a welcome hint of Eurovision about proceedings. Welcome because the virtual conference, which aimed to raise $7.4billion for global vaccines over the next five … Read more
They officially confirmed their romance in April. And Bianca Gascoigne and Kris Boyson proved their romance was going from strength to strength as they enjoyed a beach day in Herne Bay, Kent on Thursday. The model, 33, sipped on a refreshing beer as she watched hunky fitness guru Kris, 31, tackle the waves in a … Read more
PMQs is back. No, I don’t mean back as in back after the recess. I mean back, back. As in back to its punchy old self. The session was rowdy, even if there were only 50-odd members in the chamber. With the TV screens gone and the noisy SNP lot back in situ, there was … Read more
Moment 18 covidiots start ‘exercising’ when policeman spots them chatting outside a supermarket, leaving him baffled A group of men pretended to be doing exercise as a police officer approached The scene was captured in Birmingham outside a Lifestyle Express supermarket As a policeman approaches a man can be heard shouting ‘high knees everyone’ By … Read more
Premier League footballer Dele Alli had three watches worth a total of £350,000 stolen when he was punched in the face and held at knifepoint during a robbery. Masked raiders burst in and robbed the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder and his model girlfriend Ruby Mae at their £2million North London mansion on Wednesday. The three watches … Read more
Jennifer Aniston has been holed up in her Bel Air mansion with dogs, Clyde and Sophia, amid COVID-19. And on Wednesday, the 51-year-old actress took to Instagram to express a sentiment all too familiar to those under lockdown: she is ‘bored.’ In a brief clip shared to her Story, Aniston sat before her washing machine as … Read more
Collectors buying up watches, coins and even vintage Hornby model trains to cash in on crisis By Amelia Murray For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 5 May 2020 | Updated: 23:36 BST, 5 May 2020 Collectors have flocked online to buy vintage watches, gold coins and memorabilia since lockdown began. Experts say the trend … Read more