Inside time-warp 160-year old Southampton house with links to D-Day that’s ‘like a museum’

A quirky narrow house lived in by the same 83-year-old man for nearly all his life which is ‘like a museum’ and filled with retro fittings has gone up for sale.     The narrow house, on Millbrook Road East, in Southampton, Hampshire, somehow crams in three bedrooms, and four reception rooms across three floors and is … Read more

Exposed: Dominic Cummings’s links with two of the four companies detailed in damning PPE report 

Exposed: Dominic Cummings’s links with two of the four companies detailed in damning PPE report National Audit Office said officials signed contracts for thousands of facemasks But masks turned out to be unusable – wasting hundreds of millions of pounds  NAO looked at 8,600 contracts awarded by Government from January to July  Cummings has links … Read more

Helena Bonham Carter links arms with toyboy Rye Dag Holmboe as they step out with her son Billy

Helena Bonham Carter, 53, links arms with toyboy Rye Dag Holmboe, 32, as the couple are joined by her son Billy, 17, for a dog walk in London By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 13:17 GMT, 16 November 2020 | Updated: 13:17 GMT, 16 November 2020 They’ve been inseparable since first being linked in October … Read more

Scotland’s first black professor will lead review of statues in Edinburgh with links to slavery

Scotland’s first black professor will lead review of controversial statues and street names in Edinburgh with links to slavery in wake of BLM protests Sir Geoff Palmer, 80, will lead steering group, which will meet before end of year  Human rights activist said it was an ‘honour’ to be asked to work with the group Group … Read more

National Trust chief won’t back down in ‘slavery links’ storm

National Trust chief won’t back down in ‘slavery links’ storm as she defends ‘list of shame’ for stately homes with ties to colonialism Hilary McGrady accepts that report naming 93 historic properties caused upset But she claims Britain needs to acknowledge its past in order to face its future The National Trust said the list … Read more

Kensington Palace among those being probed by TV historian investigating slave trade links

TV historian Lucy Worsley leads ‘review’ of royal palaces’ links to slavery including Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Kensington Palace home Historic Royal Palaces review follows similar exercise by the National Trust  Review being led by Lucy Worsley, 46, known for BBC history documentaries The historian also described National Trust as ‘ahead of the game’  … Read more

Fury of locals over new £780 toll on crossing that links two hamlets

A bridge too dear! Owner charges furious localsa new £780 toll to cross bridge that links two hamlets and avoids a 10-mile detour The bridge is  shortcut for residents of 13 properties in Brandon Bank, Norfolk Also used by 35 homes in Little Ouse, Cambridgeshire, to cross the county line Residents wishing to use it … Read more

Twitter won’t remove hacked content after outrage over blocking links to Biden-Ukraine stories

Twitter will no longer block and remove hacked content and will instead label tweets after Republicans said they threatened to subpoena CEO Jack Dorsey for shutting down President Trump’s campaign account and blocking links to Biden Ukraine stories. The company’s Legal, Policy and Trust & Safety Lead announced the policy changes on Thursday, saying the … Read more

Rita Ora cuts a casual figure as she links arms with beau Romain Gavras after a night out in London

They’ve been going from strength to strength since being seen out together in July. And Rita Ora appeared as loved-up as ever as she linked arms with beau Romain Gavras after a night out with pals in London on Wednesday. The singer, 29, cut a casual figure in a black padded jacket and red sports … Read more

National Trust accused of rewriting history over property list of shame for their ‘colonial links’

The National Trust has come under fire after it published a list of nearly 100 properties under its management that have links to slavery and colonialism. Members have threatened to cancel their membership and historians have accused the trust of being ‘unfair’ after the homes of Winston Churchill and Rudyard Kipling were among the 93 … Read more