The new barbie stars: Crispy gnocchi with charred peppers and basil pesto

The new barbie stars: Crispy gnocchi with charred peppers and basil pesto By Rukmini Iyer Published: 00:02 BST, 25 April 2021 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 25 April 2021 Forget just plain old vegetables on a stick – here, you intersperse veg of your choice on skewers with just-blanched gnocchi. The result: crisp perfection like you … Read more

Fall back in love with lunch: Warm lentil salad with burrata & basil oil 

Fall back in love with lunch: Warm lentil salad with burrata & basil oil By Bill Granger Published: 00:01 GMT, 28 February 2021 | Updated: 00:01 GMT, 28 February 2021 Braising lentils and serving warm with a spoonful of creamy melting burrata is pure comfort food. SERVES 4 100ml olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped … Read more

Basil Zempilas denies radio host Kyle Sandilands ‘cut his grass’ years ago

Basil Zempilas has set the record straight after Kyle Sandilands claimed the two men once competed for the affections of the same woman. The Mayor of Perth, 49, branded Kyle’s version of events ‘absolutely bull dust’ on his Triple M breakfast show on Thursday. ‘Like most things with Kyle, there is a tiny, tiny skerrick … Read more

Kyle Sandilands reveals he was once caught up in a love triangle with Perth mayor Basil Zempilas

‘I cut his grass’: Kyle Sandilands reveals he was once caught up in a love triangle with Perth mayor and former Weekend Sunrise host Basil Zempilas By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:49 GMT, 27 January 2021 | Updated: 08:49 GMT, 27 January 2021 Kyle Sandilands made a candid admission about his dating … Read more

Sunrise: Sam Armytage on plan for Basil Zempilas to replace David Koch

Sam Armytage breaks her silence on Channel Seven’s ‘succession plan’ for David Koch – after Basil Zempilas said he could have been his replacement By Jo Scrimshire For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:03 GMT, 26 January 2021 | Updated: 22:10 GMT, 26 January 2021 Sunrise host Sam Armytage has addressed speculation her co-anchor David ‘Kochie’ … Read more

Sunrise: Basil Zempilas was convinced Seven wanted him to replace Kochie

The man who (almost) replaced Kochie: Basil Zempilas was convinced Channel Seven wanted him to host Sunrise… before he quit his job and became Mayor of Perth By Jo Scrimshire For Daily Mail Australia Published: 20:48 GMT, 21 January 2021 | Updated: 20:48 GMT, 21 January 2021 Former Weekend Sunrise host Basil Zempilas was convinced he … Read more

Actor who found fame as Basil Brush’s sidekick ‘Mr Derek’ left an estate worth more than £3million

Actor who found fame as Basil Brush’s sidekick ‘Mr Derek’ left an estate worth more than £3million when he died aged 82 Derek Fowlds died aged 82 last January after battling pneumonia and sepsis The actor without leaving a will meaning that his estate is due to be inherited  Probate records reveal that Mr Fowlds left UK … Read more

Actor who found fame as Basil Brush’s sidekick ‘Mr Derek’ left an estate worth more than £3million

Actor who found fame as Basil Brush’s sidekick ‘Mr Derek’ left an estate worth more than £3million when he died aged 82 Derek Fowlds died aged 82 last January after battling pneumonia and sepsis The actor without leaving a will meaning that his estate is due to be inherited  Probate records reveal that Mr Fowlds left UK … Read more

Former Weekend Sunrise host and AFL commentator Basil Zempilas elected Lord Mayor of Perth

Former Weekend Sunrise star Basil Zempilas has been elected the new Lord Mayor of Perth. The TV and radio personality beat his main competitor, former ABC journalist Di Bain, by 284 votes to claim victory at Council House, Perth on Sunday evening. ‘Perth has given my family wonderful opportunity, and it has given me wonderful … Read more

Channel Seven’s Basil Zempilas butchers pronunciation of NBA star’s name in viral video

Giannis An-te-toka-toma-too? Channel Seven’s Basil Zempilas is roasted after his ’embarrassing’ attempt to pronounce an NBA player’s name goes viral By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:07 BST, 13 August 2020 | Updated: 00:25 BST, 13 August 2020 You’d think someone called Basil Zempilas would know how pronounce unusual names. But the Channel Seven … Read more