When Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator, sits down to resume Brexit negotiations with his British counterpart David Frost today, let’s hope he has learned his lesson. From the moment Britain voted for Brexit more than four years ago, Brussels became enveloped by an emotionally charged thunderstorm — with Mr Barnier as its overzealous lightning … Read more
US central bank ripping up its rule book as it attempts to rebuild America’s economy in aftermath of coronavirus By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:18 BST, 27 August 2020 | Updated: 22:18 BST, 27 August 2020 The US central bank is ripping up its rule book as it attempts to rebuild America’s … Read more
When I was presenting the news on BBC1 in the 1980s I firmly believed that the Beeb was the best broadcasting outlet in the world and the channel of choice for quality. It had strength in depth throughout its range of content — from my own bailiwick of news and current affairs through drama, comedy, … Read more
Milk from cows fed on grass is BETTER for the environment than drinking milk made from soya beans, study claims Researchers examined the environmental impact of different milk products They found it takes more soya to produce soya milk than it does to feed a cow Switching from soya milk to cows milk could reduce … Read more
Bachelor reject Nadine Kodsi makes extraordinary claims Locky Gilbert is ‘fed lines like a puppet’ via an earpiece while filming By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:02 BST, 17 August 2020 | Updated: 06:02 BST, 17 August 2020 Nadine Kodsi has made extraordinary claims about The Bachelor’s production after Locklan ‘Locky’ Gilbert sent … Read more
United States should shut down completely for another four to six weeks to save the economy, senior Federal Reserve official says Neel Kashkari, head of Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank, advised lockdown He said on Sunday that a 4-6 week closure would be beneficial in the long term Kashkari also said that Congress can afford to … Read more
‘People hate Jews’: Seth Rogen says he’s glad his Dad warned him about antisemitism as he says he was ‘fed a huge amount of lies’ about Israel when he was a child attending Jewish schools The Hollywood actor, who attended Jewish schools and camps growing up in Canada, made the comments about Israel this week … Read more
Some of Georgie’s 60s culinary successes include (clockwise from top left): Stuffed Tomatoes, Cheese and Date Pastries, Flaked Almond Biscuits, Celery Soup, The Great British Pie, Apricot Tart, Pork in Cider Sauce, Strawberry Cooked Cheesecake, and Viennese Biscuits Challenging times call for… comfort food! And finding a lovingly handwritten book of recipes from the 1960s … Read more
Keeping Britain Fed Rating: Amazing Spaces Rating: Malcolm would be regarded as a proper pest these days. He was the drippy student, played by Nigel Plaskitt in a series of Seventies telly ads, who tried to plead he was too poorly to sit his exams. His mum (Barbara New) was having none of it. ‘Course … Read more
The place ‘where Jesus miraculously fed the 5,000’ has been totally submerged by flooding, forcing archaeologists to abandon the excavation site. Bethsaida — hometown to disciples Andrew, Peter and Philip — was reputedly where Christ performed the miracles of feeding the multitude and helping a blind man see. Archaeologists have been working to prove that the … Read more