Richard Wilkins recalls life on the road with his band and with his young family in the 1970s

My life as ‘Richard Wilde’: Today Extra host Wilkins recalls going on tour with his rock band and his then high school sweetheart and their two young children in the Seventies By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:09 BST, 18 June 2021 | Updated: 00:17 BST, 18 June 2021 Before becoming a TV … Read more

Geri Horner recreates famous L’Oreal hair ad from the 1970s to mark International Women’s Day

Geri Horner looks radiant as she recreates famous L’Oreal hair ad from the 1970s to mark International Women’s Day By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 10:26 GMT, 8 March 2021 | Updated: 10:49 GMT, 8 March 2021 Geri Horner took a trip down memory lane as she recreated a famous L’Oreal ad from the 1970s … Read more

Tesco will sell unwashed potatoes for the first time since the 1970s in bid to cut food waste

Return of muddy spuds! Tesco will sell unwashed potatoes for the first time since the 1970s in bid to cut food waste  262 of the supermarket’s 2,650 stores are trialling sale of unwashed potatoes   Experts say this could help double the shelf life of the popular vegetable  Potatoes, as well as bread, milk, bacon and … Read more

Chicago in the 1970s: Street artists, Italian bakers and Greek musicians

Incredible color photographs capturing the vibrant traditions of ethnic communities in Chicago during the late seventies have been revealed.  The series of images were collected during the Chicago Ethnic Arts Project survey in 1977, and capture street artists, Italian bakers and Greek musicians.  One picture shows Mary Higeko Hamano teaching the art of Japanese flower … Read more

Former teacher, 74, denies sexually abusing two boys at George Osborne’s old school in the 1970s 

Former teacher, 74, denies sexually abusing two boys at George Osborne’s old school in the 1970s David Samson, 74, was employed at St Paul’s Preparatory School in the 1970s He has denied four counts of gross indecency with a boy under sixteen Also denied three counts of indecent assault and one count of buggery The … Read more

Awkwafina channels 1970s style with a striped Gucci dress as she presents at the Golden Globes

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Exploding 1970s favourite Watneys Party Seven beer is back

It was among the least welcome sights at a Seventies party, along with Hirondelle wine and your friend’s collection of Boney M records. But, to the probable dismay of many, Watneys Party Seven is making a comeback. Despite being promoted in TV adverts by the likes of Michael Caine and Peter Cook, the large red … Read more

Czech spy ‘targeted Royal Family through Lord Snowdon in 1970s’ 

Czech spy ‘targeted Royal Family by meeting Queen’s brother-in-law Lord Snowdon twice in 1970s’ Communist spies allegedly tried to infiltrate the Royal Family during Cold War Czech agent ‘Krupsky’ posed as embassy official to meet Lord Snowdon Suggested he discussed Royal trip to Soviet Union and possible photo exhibition with Princess Margaret’s husband By William Cole … Read more

Prince Charles says ‘no one wanted to know’ when he spoke about environmental issues in 1970s

Prince Charles has today spoken of the indifference he faced when attempting to raise environmental issues 50 years ago – saying ‘no one wanted to know’. The Prince of Wales said some people thought he was ‘absolutely dotty’ when he began speaking about plastic pollution in the 1970s. In a special interview with Radio Four’s Today … Read more

Parking space sizes haven’t increased since the 1970s but today’s cars are up to 55% bigger

A new study has revealed that parking is becoming an increasing struggle for drivers as the size of the latest vehicles have grown dramatically while bay sizes have remained unchanged for half a century.  Car owners are being left with almost no room to squeeze out of their cars in public car parks, which have … Read more