JANET STREET-PORTER: We must shut down city pubs if selfish young drinkers can’t keep distance

Pubs are where you meet people and it’s well documented that at least 90% of all relationships start by getting drunk – usually where alcohol is readily available in unlimited amounts.  Was it a smart move by Boris Johnson to reopen pubs and bars as the weather warmed up and the holiday season (at least … Read more

JANET STREET-PORTER: Prince Andrew is so irrelevant he was invisible at his daughter’s wedding

Prince Andrew is now so irrelevant he was invisible at his own daughter’s wedding but, be honest, ladies – haven’t most middle-aged men outlived their usefulness? We know the Royals don’t do things like the rest of us, but Princess Eugenie’s wedding last weekend was a first. The father of the bride was nowhere to … Read more

Yes, the sun IS deadly – and here’s my cancer scar to prove it, says JANET STREET-PORTER

Honestly, I am not a particularly vain person, which is a good thing because I now have a scar running right down my nose. Yes, slap bang in the middle of my face. It will fade, but for the time being I am going to have to get used to seeing this new line when … Read more

JANET STREET-PORTER: Masks were useless, now they’re compulsory

If there’s one phrase I’m sick of (spoken by Boris and Co in a serious tone) it’s ‘scientific advice’ and its partner-in-crime ‘medical advice’. So far members of the public have been the guinea pigs for the Prime Minister’s steep learning curve, ever since Covid-19 arrived in our lives.  And we know from bitter experience … Read more

JANET STREET-PORTER: Nice try, Rishi

Every time I go shopping, I leave with vouchers, a wad of extra paper promising cash and discounts off my next purchases. Loyalty in the hard-fought battle between supermarkets and discount stores, can only be bought with cash, not quality. Spending £60 in Marks and Spencer’s Food Hall today, I was rewarded with a whopping … Read more

Janet Jackson, 54, heads out for a drive in her £90k Range Rover in London

Janet Jackson, 54, opts for a black hooded coat and grey harem trousers as she heads out for a drive in her £90k Range Rover Vogue in London By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 17:41 BST, 4 July 2020 | Updated: 18:58 BST, 4 July 2020 Janet Jackson showcased her laid-back sense of style as … Read more

JANET STREET-PORTER fears pub-bound Brits this weekend

What are your plans for so-called Super Saturday this weekend? If you’ve any sense, don’t leave home. July 4th might spell freedom for some, but – based on recent displays of social distancing on the streets of Brixton, the beaches of Bournemouth and the swampy ponds on Hackney marshes – the partial reopening of pubs … Read more

JANET STREET-PORTER: Lockdown-crazed Brits on a national weekend drinkathon – what could go wrong?

What are your plans for so-called Super Saturday this weekend? If you’ve any sense, don’t leave home. July 4th might spell freedom for some, but – based on recent displays of social distancing on the streets of Brixton, the beaches of Bournemouth and the swampy ponds on Hackney marshes – the partial reopening of pubs … Read more

Janet Street Porter wears a plaster on her nose after having a skin cancer growth removed

Janet Street-Porter has appeared on This Morning with a large plaster across her nose after having a skin cancer growth removed. The presenter, 73, smiled as she reassured the show’s hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield that although her bandage looked ‘frightening’ she was ‘fine’. She explained how she had the procedure a week ago, after … Read more

Janet Street Porter apologises live on air after talking about dog’s private parts

Janet Street Porter is left red-faced as she has to apologise live on air after saying her dog Badger rubbed his private parts all over her socks By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 14:34 BST, 17 June 2020 | Updated: 14:34 BST, 17 June 2020 Janet Street Porter suffered an embarrassing gaffe on Wednesday’s Loose … Read more