The first time I met Lady Georgiana Gascoyne-Cecil, daughter of the present Marquess of Salisbury, she was sitting astride the sink in the pantry at a friend’s party in Notting Hill. There was a long queue for the lavatory, and she just couldn’t wait. But far from showing any sign of embarrassment over her predicament, … Read more
Three-time Grammy winner Gwen Stefani is still wondering why her fiancé Blake Shelton didn’t propose to her sooner after five years of dating. ‘I gotta tell you, I was sort of like, “What’s happening with us?”‘ the 51-year-old pop star said on Tuesday’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. ‘It was kind of … Read more
Britain and the EU finally agreed the long-awaited – and long haggled-over – Brexit deal today. But it is more the end of the beginning, with politicians, trade experts and industry leaders ready to pour over the pages of the agreement in the coming days. It’s the document the (political) world has been waiting for … Read more
Britain and the EU finally agreed the long-awaited – and long haggled-over – Brexit deal today. But it is more the end of the beginning, with politicians, trade experts and industry leaders ready to pour over the pages of the agreement in the coming days. It’s the document the (political) world has been waiting for … Read more
Holidaymakers looking to get a last minute getaway in this year could be denied entry onto planes after not receiving Covid-19 test results back in time. In one example, Christine, was due to travel to Tenerife with her sister-in-law, Caroline, from Leeds Bradford airport on Thursday 5 December with Jet2 for a short weekend break. … Read more
Hey Alexa, what’s my PIN? Cambridge researchers show voice assistants can detect what users are typing on their smartphones by the sound of their fingers tapping the screen Researchers built their own version of a smart speaker to access the recordings In commercial products the recordings are stored securely for safety But study shows that … Read more
Desz dazzled with a powerful performance of a Tina Turner hit as the Top 17 sang Monday on The Voice during the first live show of season 19. The 30-year-old Houston singer performed first during the two-hour episode and set the standard early with her rendition of the 1984 song What’s Love Got To Do … Read more
More than half of children in Britain believe they should be given pocket money until they’re employed for the first time. However, fewer than a third of parents agree, according to a Halifax survey. The average weekly pocket money that children has nudged slightly lower to £7.55 compared to the £7.71 a week that parents … Read more
‘Career psychopath’ Dominic Cummings‘ spell as Boris Johnson‘s top aide is expected to be over by Christmas with the Vote Leave campaign maestro tipped to run one of his Government ‘pet projects’ or ‘make a fortune’ as a consultant. Boris Johnson’s most senior official resigned yesterday after Carrie Symonds reportedly blocked the promotion of his right-hand man … Read more
A whistleblower NHS worker has publicly resigned and claimed she had ‘no work for three weeks’ at the height of the pandemic. A viral Facebook video shows Shelley Tasker – believed to be a healthcare assistant at Treliske hospital, which is part of the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust – telling members of the public what is … Read more