Prince William and Kate Middleton reveal they’ve been secretly answering helpline phone calls

The Duke of Cambridge has revealed he has been secretly counselling people contacting crisis helpline Shout 85258 – a round-the-clock text messaging helpline developed by his Royal Foundation.  Prince William, 37, and Kate Middleton, 38, spoke to volunteers in different parts of the country to thank them for the support that they provide to their … Read more

Ruth Davidson reveals ‘keeping her head above water’ becomes ‘harder’ the longer lockdown goes on 

Ruth Davidson, 40, admits ‘keeping her head above water’ gets ‘harder’ the longer she is in lockdown – and is exercising, avoiding alcohol and eating well to protect her mental health Ruth Davidson, 40, has spoken out about mental health struggles in lockdown Former Scottish Tory leader revealed she is trying to ‘keep head above … Read more

Couple who moved in together after one date to spend lockdown together reveal they take daily audit

Woman who moved in with man she’d been on one date with for lockdown sparks furore by revealing they do a ‘daily audit’ to make sure they’ve exercised three times, meditated and listened to a podcast together Speaking to the Guardian, a couple revealed they exercise three times a day They added they take daily … Read more

Farmer reveals vicars hire ‘Mary’ the goat for Zoom meetings for virtual church every Sunday

A farmer who started hiring out her goats for Zoom meeting calls as a joke to try and cheer people up amid the coronavirus pandemic has revealed how vicars book ‘Mary’ out for virtual church every Sunday. Speaking to presenters Ruth and Eamonn Holmes on This Morning, Dot, from Lancashire, explained how people from across … Read more

Meghan Markle sounded ‘less restrained’ and ‘like her old self’ in George Floyd speech

The Duchess of Sussex sounded like the ‘old Meghan’ in her speech on George Floyd’s death, a friend has told Vanity Fair.  Meghan, 38, this week delivered a virtual address to graduating pupils at her old school, Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles, in which she also named other African Americans who were killed … Read more

Councillor slams litter louts for leaving hundreds of ‘hippy crack’ gas canisters in local park

A rural campaigning group is pleading with the public to respect the countryside and green spaces, after beauty spots were blighted by litter.  The Countryside Alliance has highlighted the scourge of empty laughing gas containers – or ‘hippy crack’ canisters – as well as disused glass booze bottles, being strewn across the nation’s parks.  The … Read more

Author Susanna Moore opens up about being raped by designer Oleg Cassini

Author Susanna Moore has opened up about being raped by Jackie Kennedy and Grace Kelly’s designer Oleg Cassini, saying she still blames herself more than 50 years later.    The 74-year-old revealed in her new memoir, Miss Aluminum, that she was sexually assaulted by Cassini in a hotel room when she was a young model in the … Read more

American backpacker dishes out the five things he ‘hates’ about Australia

An American traveller has revealed five things he ‘hates’ most about Australia – including Vegemite, Cheeto Puffs and restaurant staff not bringing the bill to the table. Backpacker Tristan Kuhn has been travelling around Australia, visiting Melbourne, Tasmania, Adelaide and Cairns, since moving from Texas in October 2019. Earlier this week, the 22-year-old shared 10 … Read more

Supportive father wears matching costume after his son wanted to dress-up as Elsa from Frozen

An Australian father has gone viral on TikTok after sharing footage of him wearing an Elsa from Frozen costume with his son who wanted to dress up to watch Frozen 2 at the cinema in 2019. Scott Stuart, a graphic designer and children’s author from Melbourne, said his son Colin has been ‘obsessed’ with Elsa … Read more