Peter Bonetti knew that not all cats have nine lives so he fought tooth and claw for the one God gave him. That long battle with Alzheimers ended this Easter Sunday, at 78, and football is in mourning for a goalkeeper so acrobatic and gravity-defying that Chelsea did indeed call him The Cat. His final … Read more
Former Chelsea and England goalkeeper Peter Bonetti has died at the age of 78 following a long battle with illness – with no suggestion of a link to coronavirus. Nicknamed ‘The Cat’ for his lightning reflexes, Bonetti is a club legend at Stamford Bridge after playing 729 games for Chelsea – making him their second-highest … Read more
Judged by the standards of most tycoons, insurance entrepreneur Sir Peter Wood, founder of Direct Line, Esure and Go Compare, is a laid-back figure. A fit septuagenarian, he likes nothing better than to spend time on the tennis court or playing golf, and loves personally to direct promotional campaigns as he constantly invents and backs … Read more
‘Our first Easter’: New parents Peter Stefanovic and wife Sylvia Jeffreys share adorable photos of baby boy Oscar with a chocolate bunny By Candice Jackson and Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:22 BST, 12 April 2020 | Updated: 06:22 BST, 12 April 2020 Peter Stefanovic and wife Sylvia Jeffreys welcomed their first child – … Read more
Until I started travelling in the Communist world, my main experience of living under tyranny was my time at a boarding school on the edge of Dartmoor, 60 years ago. The headmaster, an enormous, booming man, had many fine qualities. But he was given to dreadful rages, which tended to strike late on Saturday afternoons. … Read more
Sir Peter Viggers who came to personify MP expenses scandal when he claimed £1,645 for his ornamental floating duck island has died aged 82 The former Conservative Gosport MP resigned after claiming for a ‘duck island’ It also emerged he had filed receipts for a further £30,000 in gardening costs Sir Peter Viggers, 82, died after … Read more
Paula Radcliffe confirms her ‘brave’ father Peter has died in hospital as she thanks NHS staff who looked after him By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 14:24 BST, 9 April 2020 | Updated: 14:38 BST, 9 April 2020 Paula Radcliffe has revealed her father Peter has died in hospital. The marathon runner posted a touching … Read more
‘The perks of isolation’: Proud father Peter Stefanovic shares an adorable photo of his baby boy Oscar as they spend quality time together By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:11 BST, 7 April 2020 | Updated: 04:11 BST, 7 April 2020 He welcomed his first child – a son called Oscar – with … Read more
The Armchair Traveller: Seeing great cities through the eyes of a blind man and discovering the Amalfi coast with Pierce Brosnan – how to explore the world from home BBC’s Peter White charts his travels in the podcast Blind Man Roams The Globe The movie Love Is All You Need is set in both Copenhagen … Read more
A grand Victorian rectory that has inspired numerous thriller books has gone on the market for £2.85million. The Old Rectory was the inspiration for the best-selling ghost story The House on Cold Hill. It also featured as the home of crime-fighting Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. The four-bedroom house in Woodmancote, West Sussex, is the home … Read more