BBC brings F-words and urinating on graves to Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol

BBC brings F-words and urinating on graves to Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol in the first major adaptation of the festive classic to be considered unsuitable for children By Chris Hastings for The Mail on Sunday Published: 01:51 GMT, 15 December 2019 | Updated: 01:51 GMT, 15 December 2019 It’s a festive favourite that helps … Read more

Chocolate yule log sugar content is revealed

How much sugar lurks inside your favourite chocolate yule log? By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:10 GMT, 14 December 2019 | Updated: 01:41 GMT, 15 December 2019 ‘Tis the season to be jolly – but it’s still worth checking just how much sugar is in that festive treat before you possibly overindulge. Here are … Read more

PETER HITCHENS: Pity the Conservatives are now the main Left-wing party in the country 

Well, hurrah. After almost a decade of fooling around, chaos, waste and confusion, we have finally saved the Tory Party from richly deserved doom. The Conservatives have now replaced Blairite New Labour as the main Left-wing party in the country. This is great for everyone who loves the Blair programme of fervent, intolerant political correctness, … Read more

The danger with The Crown taking liberties with reality is viewers will believe it says HUGO VICKERS

The lavish sets and gripping storylines have, once again, hooked the nation. The third series of The Crown, which covers the tumultuous, modernising years from 1964 to 1977, also has a new A-list cast, with Oscar-winning Olivia Colman taking on a starring role as the Queen. There are dramatic, memorable scenes: the Queen at Winston … Read more

PETER HITCHENS reveals evidence UN watchdog suppressed report casting doubt on Assad gas attack

The global chemical weapons watchdog is facing renewed questions after fresh details emerged about how it suppressed the findings of its own inspectors who raised serious doubts about an alleged poison gas attack in Syria. The Mail on Sunday can reveal that a senior official at the Organisation for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) demanded the … Read more

Taking three aspirin a week increases the chance of living a longer life by a fifth, research says

Taking three aspirin a week increases the chance of living a longer life by a fifth, new research suggests  Pensioners who took the drug on  a regular basis were alive a decade later  Aspirin  has a protective effect for bowel and gastrointestinal cancers  The research suggests there is a body off evidence about its benefits … Read more

Call The Midwife creator Heidi Thomas blasts TV’s ‘debased rape and murder obsession’

Call The Midwife writer Heidi Thomas says the ‘primary role of a woman in modern drama is usually to be found dead and the primary role of a child is to go missing’ Call The Midwife writer Heidi Thomas today condemns modern drama’s obsession with rape and sexual violence, accusing TV bosses of depicting ‘the … Read more

Strictly’s Anton Du Beke ‘sparks speculation he may quit the show after vowing to leave on a high’

Strictly’s Anton Du Beke ‘hit by claims he may QUIT after vowing to go out on a high… as he fears bosses might axe him from the show’ A source close to Anton denied the claims to MailOnline By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 00:35 GMT, 15 December 2019 | Updated: 01:24 GMT, 15 December … Read more

Christian doctor was investigated for six months after talking about religious freedom on the radio 

Christian doctor was investigated by the General Medical Council for six months after talking about religious freedom on the radio  GP explained on BBC radio how he raised faith matters in some consultations Dr Richard Scott faced investigation by the General Medical Council (GMC) The GMC has now written Dr Scott, concluding the case ‘with no … Read more

Withdrawal Bill and £33billion for the NHS to be top of Her Majesty’s address to parliament 

Boris finally gets a Queen’s speech! Withdrawal Bill back before Christmas and £33billion for the NHS to be top of Her Majesty’s address to parliament Mr Johnson’s majority gives Tories control of the House for first time since 2017 Queen’s Speech on Thursday will set out the agenda for the new Parliament Main items will … Read more

BBC failed to see a political earthquake was coming, former BBC Editorial Director ROGER MOSEY says 

Thursday brought us a political earthquake, but nowhere will its shockwaves have been felt more keenly and with such alarm than in the BBC‘s headquarters. There is already an embattled mood behind the imposing stone walls of Broadcasting House as the Corporation tries to resist funding licence fees for the over-75s.  Now its senior managers face … Read more