Education Secretary Gavin Williamson faces the axe in next reshuffle

Knives out for Education Secretary Gavin Williamson after back to school fiasco as International Trade Secretary Liz Truss also faces the axe The Education Secretary is tipped to be a casualty of the PM’s next reshuffle Former Ministers think he let leftist teaching unions dictate when school returns  International Trade Secretary Liz Truss is also … Read more

James Corden steps out in LA after Gavin and Stacey became latest show dragged into a race row

James Corden stepped out in Brentwood, Los Angeles, on Friday after Gavin and Stacey became the latest series to be dragged into a race row. Viewers have called for the popular comedy, written by Corden, 41, and Ruth Jones, 53, to be pulled in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement. James was seen for the first time on … Read more

Gavin and Stacey becomes the latest series to be dragged into race row

Gavin and Stacey has become the latest series to be dragged into a race row as viewers demand its removal from TV schedules. Critics are calling for the popular comedy, written by James Corden and Ruth Jones, to be pulled in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement. The main bone of contention stems … Read more

Open All Hours and Gavin and Stacey: The filming locations for Britain’s favourite TV shows MAPPED

It’s a tour of Britain with a TV twist. UKTV Play has produced a fascinating map of the filming locations of some of Britain’s most-loved TV shows. And for a bonus, MailOnline Travel has matched some of the shows’ scenes with pictures of the real-life filming locations, which you can see below. A map produced … Read more

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson calls on Labour-run councils to open every primary school

Children in areas where councils have so far refused to reopen schools must be allowed to return to classes, the Education Secretary says today. Primary pupils across England were welcomed back by their teachers yesterday despite warnings from the hardline National Education Union. Up to 70 per cent of eligible youngsters returned after a ten-week … Read more

Gavin Williamson says it will be ‘a long journey’ to get schools back to normal

Schools face a ‘long journey’ before they are able to return to normal, Gavin Williamson admitted today as he insisted classes must restart on June 1 for the mental health of children. The Education Secretary acknowledged that there would be ‘initial nervousness’ from parents about releasing their children from the months’ long shutdown. But he said … Read more

Gavin Williamson ditches plans to cut long summer school holidays due to ‘fierce union opposition’

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson ditches plans to cut long summer school holidays due to ‘fierce union opposition’ Gavin Williamson wanted to scrap long summer holidays for summer camps He told friends that pressure from unions forced him to scrap his radical plans  Teaching union NEU may be prepared to discuss general re-opening of schools   By … Read more

Larry Lamb confirms Gavin and Stacey WILL return for more episodes following THAT cliffhanger

Gavin and Stacey is far from over, star Larry Lamb has confirmed. The actor, 72, has dubbed the 2019 Christmas episode ‘cruel’, when it was left on a cliffhanger proposal. He told OK! Magazine: ‘I think it would be pretty cruel to leave us on that cliffhanger. After the response it got at Christmas, you can more … Read more

Children MUST get back to school, insists Gavin Williamson, brushing off concerns over pupil safety

Gavin Williamson piled pressure on teaching unions and local politicians today as he warned of the dire ‘consequences if children did not start returning to school. The Education Secretary made a blunt appeal to the emotions of parents tonight as he insisted planning can begin to reopen classrooms from as early as next month. Outlining … Read more

Gavin And Stacey star Ruth Jones, 53, reveals she’s ‘too lazy to dress up and put make-up on’

Ruth Jones, 53, looks worlds away from her Gavin And Stacey alter-ego Nessa in glam new shoot as she admits ‘she’s too lazy to dress up and put make up on’ By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline Published: 10:29 BST, 29 April 2020 | Updated: 14:00 BST, 29 April 2020 Gavin And Stacey star Ruth Jones … Read more