…. after 'being tricked into smuggling drugs into the country in his luggage' //His daughter Laura said her father has fallen for an email phishing scam and was persuaded to go to Mali to collect an...
Offended, delighted, favourites? For various reasons, the stage production of the musical ‘Godspell’ is and always will be very special to me; ‘Joseph’ I love - so funny - and who could forget...
….Government lawyers told the High Court yesterday. Ben Jaffey QC, acting for the Department of Health, made the claim during a court hearing as a female-to-male parent attempted to be registered as...
Royal photographer, Arthur Edwards, writes, // Meghan Markle, lighten up. You’re not the new Princess Diana and it’s time you and Prince Harry ended this phoney media war”. He goes on to say,...
Angelos Sofocleous, a Durham University student, whose tweet “women don’t have penises” provoked a transphobic row, has been banned by the student union from taking part in a debate about free...
In response to Nailit’s observation that “It’s gone a bit quiet on here”, in an effort to generate a little discussion that might be of interest to all, ASSUMING THE MAN JESUS EXISTED, who do...
Trouble n Paradise? //A diplomatic row between France and Italy has deepened, with France complaining of "unfounded attacks and outlandish claims" by Italian leaders. France recalled its ambassador to...
I’ve only ever seen snatches of this programme, but this morning I switched the television on to find Piers Morgan and his sidekicks interviewing three guests about the Liam Neeson racist row –...
Every time I hear a politician say “Now let me be absolutely clear”, I can practically guarantee the next thing I hear is going to be a lie.
What expressions make your toes curl?...
//Children taught at home should be recorded on a compulsory register, England's children's commissioner has said. The number of children home-schooled is "rocketing" and "no-one knows how they are...
…..unless they explicitly opt out. //An opt-out system for organ donation will soon become law after it passed its last hurdle in Parliament. Campaigners hope the new system will encourage us to...
//BBC confirms viewers will have to fork out more for their TV licence as the cost rises to £154.50 from April 1. Dozens of people have complained about the price hike on Twitter, saying that the...
Prince Harry and Meghan visited a charity that provides support to street sex workers looking for a way out of their current life. Having written messages on fruit, the Duchess said, "I was thinking...
… have you read any of them yet - and are there any you would recommend? I got : ‘Sapiens’ – A brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari ‘Mythos’ The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen...
//An army of more than 20,000 physios, pharmacists and paramedics are to be recruited to work alongside under-pressure GPs, NHS bosses say. The new staff will work with GPs, taking responsibility for...
//New powers to control suspects thought to be carrying knives are being introduced by the government in a bid to cut rising violence. The orders would target anyone aged 12 or over suspected of being...
Simon Smith was jailed in 1996 for killing his own three babies. Mr Justice McKinnon told him he would be failing in his duty if he did not recommend that in this case a life sentence should mean...
//Will Young is planning on reporting The Grand Tour to Ofcom after accusing the Amazon Prime series of featuring alleged “homophobic” content. After being told by another Twitter user that the...