Boris will confront Ursula von der Leyen with ‘political realities’ at crunch dinner TONIGHT

Boris Johnson will confront Ursula von der Leyen with ‘political realities’ at a crunch dinner tonight in a last-ditch bid to salvage a Brexit trade deal. The PM is preparing for a make-or-break moment with the EU commission president, amid warnings from both sides that a collapse in talks is now the most likely outcome.   … Read more

Boris Johnson heads to Brussels for last-ditch talks with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen

Boris Johnson will fly to Brussels tonight in a last-ditch bid to salvage a Brexit trade deal. In a dramatic intervention, the Prime Minister will try to thrash out the framework of a deal over dinner with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen. It comes on the eve of a crunch EU summit in … Read more

From Cecily von Ziegesar to Bridget Collins, Thomas McMullan and Ruth Ware: This week’s new fiction 

From Cecily von Ziegesar’s warm novel to The Betrayals by Bridget Collins, a thought-provoking debut by Thomas McMullan and Ruth Ware’s latest, this week’s best new fiction By Hephzibah Anderson and Madeleine Feeny and Anthony Cummins and John Williams Published: 22:01 GMT, 5 December 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 5 December 2020 Cobble Hill Cecily … Read more

Kate Moss admits she made boyfriend Nikolai Von Bismarck buy a ring for her wedding finger

Kate Moss admits she made boyfriend Nikolai Von Bismarck buy a ring for her wedding finger because it felt ’empty’ after her divorce from Jamie Hince By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline Published: 12:03 GMT, 9 November 2020 | Updated: 12:03 GMT, 9 November 2020 Kate Moss made her boyfriend buy her a ring because her … Read more

Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen agree to ‘redouble efforts’ to reach a trade deal

Boris Johnson and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen have agreed to ‘redouble efforts’ to reach a trade deal and signed off on talks continuing next week. The Prime Minister told his Brussels counterpart that there remained ‘significant differences’ in the UK-EU negotiations. He said the two sides differ on their positions over fishing … Read more

Johnson will phone EU commission chief Ursula von der Leyen today to ‘take stock’ of Brexit progress

Boris Johnson will phone European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen today to ‘take stock’ of Brexit progress ahead of critical negotiations next week. The Prime Minister and Ms Von der Leyen still need to overcome ‘wide divergences’ to avoid a No Deal, according to the top negotiators for Britain and the Bloc.  Briefings between … Read more

The Sound Of Music stars who played the von Trapp children reunite online

MARTA: Debbie was as much an athlete as an actress as a child, and she opted for sports after playing Marta von Trapp. The keen ski-er and mother-of-four began a new career as an interior designer and now owns a design business in Minnesota. LIESL: Charmian Carr quit Hollywood to focus on raising her two daughters Jennifer … Read more

Kat Von D reveals she was ‘locked up’ at 15 at same ‘torturous’ boarding school as Paris Hilton

Paris Hilton recently revealed how she’d been traumatized by her time at a boarding school for troubled teens in Utah. And on Monday, Kat Von D shared on social media that she, too, had experienced the same ‘tortuous’ treatment at Provo Canyon School when she was sent there at 15. The tattoo artist, 38, recalled … Read more

EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen self-isolating after contact with Covid-infected person

EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is self-isolating after coming into contact with a person infected with Covid-19 Ms Von der Leyen attended a meeting in Portugal where a person tested positive The meeting was on Tuesday and António Lobo Xavier tested positive yesterday She took part in a summit of EU leaders in Brussels … Read more

Boris Johnson set for crunch talks with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen tomorrow

Boris Johnson is set for crunch talks with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen tomorrow amid hopes of breakthrough on trade deal – despite Brussels threatening to SUE the UK Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen are due to hold talks on trade tomorrow Comes amid hopes of progress in the fraught negotiations on … Read more