SCENE 1 The Queen’s sitting room, Buckingham Palace. The Queen rings a bell. Prince Philip: You called? The Queen: Ah, yes. Philip. They’re saying I’m a cold and distant mother. So I have decided to set up individual meetings with my children. All three of them. Prince Philip: Four. The Queen: Don’t be silly. Just … Read more
Keep Whitehall office disputes behind closed doors, Boris Johnson tells civil servants after Priti Patel was caught up in scandal over ‘bullying’ claims Boris Johnson said he has written to every minister and permanent secretary The letter tells them there is ‘no place for bullying’ in Whitehall departments PM’s letter also stressed importance of ‘keeping … Read more
A whole latte love! Starbucks barista writes ‘secret message’ on nurse’s coffee cup – but would YOU spot it? Ashley Wilkins, from the US, shared a video to TikTok showing a secret note Barista took a black marker to coffee cup to cross out part of warning message In TikTok video, Ashley showed how he left … Read more
The best show I ever played was with Des O’Connor, Bruce Forsyth and Ronnie Corbett, the four of us presenting the 100th Royal Variety Show. Des was as excited as me. There was a boyish enthusiasm that never left him. This command performance in 2012 was at the Royal Albert Hall for the first time, … Read more
When the gown she ordered looked nothing like what was pictured on the website, a Kentucky woman wrote an angry letter to the bridal store from which she bought it — and was mortified when the store wrote back to tell her that it didn’t look right because she was wearing it inside-out. Aubrey from … Read more
Who is Rishi Sunak? That’s the question I set out to answer when I decided to write a book about how he landed one of the most powerful and influential jobs in government. It all happened so suddenly. One minute almost nobody outside Westminster and Yorkshire, where he is an MP, had heard of him. The … Read more
After a week like this, there’s nothing the nation deserves more than a drop of their chosen tipple in their favourite watering hole. Sadly, with lockdown closing pubs and restaurants, that’s a dream which will have to be put on hold for the next four weeks, at least. But all is not lost. The pub … Read more
As I drove into Wythenshawe, my hometown, a couple of days ago, a sheet hanging from the welcome sign read: ‘A Humanity United.’ I couldn’t have put it better myself. ‘Pride of Britain’ they said. Believe me, I have felt no greater pride than when I witnessed people answering my call and offering help and … Read more
We made promises to voters in the North… we MUST keep them, writes former Brexit Secretary DAVID DAVIS By David Davis For The Daily Mail Published: 22:25 GMT, 27 October 2020 | Updated: 22:25 GMT, 27 October 2020 The North has always been Britain’s great industrial heartland. Yet that proud history has become its disadvantage … Read more
A big man – and a bigger politician – admits he was wrong. I applaud Rishi Sunak for acknowledging yesterday that his Job Support Scheme, which had aimed to protect jobs during local lockdowns, was not fit for purpose. Ruinously for pubs and restaurants, Tier Two restrictions stop people from different households mixing together indoors. … Read more