Alan Titchmarsh, 71, joins Instagram but jokes he doesn’t want to provoke any trolls

Alan Titchmarsh has decided to join Instagram at the age of 71. The TV presenter spent lockdown tending to his garden and filming his ITV series Grow Your Own At Home, but has now decided to branch out into social media.  After joining, Alan joked he won’t be provoking any trolls as he doesn’t think people can have … Read more

Alan Carr reveals he is nervous about filming RuPaul’s Drag Race UK as he has ‘put on three stone’

Alan Carr has spoken of his nerves ahead of filming RuPaul’s Drag Race UK after ‘putting on three stone’ during lockdown. Appearing remotely on This Morning on Thursday, the Chatty Man presenter, 44, revealed: ‘We stopped filming in February and the next thing you know we started in November when I’ve just eaten.’ Alan made … Read more

Alan Titchmarsh defends Prince Charles and says we don’t know full story about Meghan and Harry

Alan Titchmarsh has defended Prince Charles in wake of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey. The gardener, 71, who counts the Queen among his fans, hailed the Prince of Wales the ‘hardest working man he knows’ and said the impact the royal has had on this country is ‘self-evident’  He has been … Read more

Prince Charles’ friend Alan Titchmarsh says work royal has done for this country is ‘self-evident’

Alan Titchmarsh has defended Prince Charles in wake of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey. The gardener, 71, who counts the Queen among his fans, hailed the Prince of Wales the ‘hardest working man he knows’ and said the impact the royal has had on this country is ‘self-evident’  He has been … Read more

Garry Richardson cries foul over Alan Partridge the character he’s said to have inspired 

After four decades in the same job — however engaging — most people would be forgiven for feeling a teeny bit jaded. Particularly if it involved getting up at 3.10am every weekday and rushing into a radio studio, only to have your racing tips rubbished by your co-presenters, your fashion sense — in particular, one … Read more

Coronation Street’s Alan Halsall fears he will receive backlash over storyline

‘I’m sure I’ll get a clip around the ear!’ Coronation Street’s Alan Halsall fears he will receive backlash over his ‘cheating’ storyline on the ITV soap By Nicole Conner For Mailonline Published: 03:25 BST, 28 March 2021 | Updated: 03:25 BST, 28 March 2021 Coronation Street’s Alan Halsall is worried he will receive backlash after his … Read more

From Laura Kay to Alan Warner, Fiona Mozley and Peter Swanson: This week’s best new fiction 

From Laura Kay’s nicely written debut to Kitchenly 434 by Alan Warner, a tender narration by Fiona Mozley and Peter Swanson’s latest, this week’s best new fiction By Hephzibah Anderson and Neil Armstrong and Anthony Cummins and John Williams Published: 22:01 GMT, 27 March 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 27 March 2021 The Split Laura … Read more

GCHQ sets fiendish quiz to mark launch of Alan Turing £50 note which could take SEVEN HOURS to solve

Spy harder: GCHQ sets fiendish quiz to mark the launch of Alan Turing £50 note… but experts say it could take you SEVEN HOURS to solve the riddle Britain’s spy centre GCHQ devised a quiz to celebrate the new Turing £50 note The note itself contains coded references to the mathematician and his life The … Read more

GCHQ sets fiendish quiz to mark launch of Alan Turing £50 note which could take SEVEN HOURS to solve

Spy harder: GCHQ sets fiendish quiz to mark the launch of Alan Turing £50 note… but experts say it could take you SEVEN HOURS to solve the riddle Britain’s spy centre GCHQ devised a quiz to celebrate the new Turing £50 note The note itself contains coded references to the mathematician and his life The … Read more

Alan Titchmarsh advises gardeners to plant nettles to create a paradise for wildlife

He’s full of the joys of sting! Alan Titchmarsh advises gardeners to plant nettles to create a paradise for wildlife Alan Titchmarsh says garden space should be setting aside for stinging nettles  The 71-year-old says they provide a safe space for butterfly species to lay eggs He was speaking to Gardeners’ World about how gardening … Read more