Rishi Sunak hints he could scrap the Manchester leg of HS2 and suggests the money could be spent on fixing potholes

Rishi Sunak hints he could scrap the Manchester leg of HS2 and suggests the money could be spent on fixing potholes The Prime Minister hinted he was ready to scrap the Manchester leg of HS2 By Jason Groves Political Editor Published: 00:13 BST, 29 September 2023 | Updated: 02:28 BST, 29 September 2023 Rishi Sunak … Read more

Nigel Farage says he COULD re-join the Tories if it becomes a ‘real’ right-wing party after he was feted by activists at conference

Nigel Farage says he COULD re-join the Tories if it becomes a ‘real’ right-wing party after he was feted by activists at conference By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 08:47 BST, 4 October 2023 | Updated: 10:50 BST, 4 October 2023 Nigel Farage has given his clearest hint yet that he could re-join … Read more

Keir Starmer says intrusion into his children’s private lives is the ‘single thing that keeps me awake’ about the prospect of becoming PM

Keir Starmer says intrusion into his children’s private lives is the ‘single thing that keeps me awake’ about the prospect of becoming PM By Greg Heffer, Political Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 11:55 BST, 28 September 2023 | Updated: 11:59 BST, 28 September 2023 Sir Keir Starmer has admitted that fretting about how his children might … Read more

H&M becomes latest store to axe free returns as it introduces £1.99 fee – and other retailers may follow suit to stop customers buying clothes in bulk then sending them back after pandemic shift towards online shopping

H&M has become the latest fashion giant to axe free online returns, introducing a £1.99 fee to stop shoppers buying clothes in bulk and sending them back.  The fee comes after Next, Uniqlo, Zara and Boohoo, introduced the charge with retail experts predicting even more are likely follow suit. The charge has been introduced as an … Read more

EXCLUSIVE: Collector who featured on BBC’s Antiques Road Trip is condemned for advertising £195 skulls and other human bones while boasting online that they are for their ‘more macabre collectors’

An antiques dealer who featured on a popular BBC show has been branded unethical for advertising human bones on his shop’s social media accounts. Chris Barnes, the owner of Stratton-Oakford Antiques, based in Whittlesey, Peterborough, posted photos on Facebook and Instagram of what he claimed are ‘ex medical specimens’ that were for sale. One image, which was posted … Read more

Sir David Attenborough is set to return to BBC screens to present the third season of Planet Earth at the age of 97… 17-years after filming first series

Sir David Attenborough is set to return to BBC screens to present the third season of Planet Earth at the age of 97… 17-years after filming first series By Lily Jobson For Mailonline Updated: 01:13 BST, 29 August 2023 Sir David Attenborough is set to return to our screens this autumn to host a third … Read more

Helen Skelton’s decision to quit BBC will ‘open doors and drive her to success’: PR experts say presenter’s ‘girl next door image’ will win her new advertising deals and TV roles – and she could be tempted back to Beeb with ‘lucrative’ pay offer

Helen Skelton‘s move to quit her BBC Radio 5 show could ‘open doors and drive her to success’, with PR experts saying the presenter’s ‘girl next door’ image could win her top advertising and TV roles.  The presenter bid an emotional farewell on her Sunday morning slot as she explained she was leaving the show … Read more

Ultimate Wedding Planner viewers left fuming as contestant quits in the first week of the competition to be reunited with his young family

Ultimate Wedding Planner viewers were left fuming last night as a contestant quit in the first week of the competition to be reunited with his young family.  The new TV series, which began on BBC last night and follows a similar format to The Apprentice, sees eight aspiring planners putting together real-life weddings in just … Read more

BBC misled the public over ballot for 10,000 King Charles Coronation Concert tickets after insisting they would NOT be allocated on first-come-first serve basis, ad watchdog rules

The BBC and Ticketmaster misled the public over a ballot for King Charles’ Coronation concert tickets after advertising had reassured royal fans tickets would not be issued on a first-come-first-served basis, a watchdog has ruled.  The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) found that BBC Studios breached two rules of its code covering misleading advertising. Potentially thousands … Read more

Britain’s most senior civil servant could soon be forced to step down after being sidelined by PM

Britain’s most senior civil servant could soon be forced to step down after being sidelined by PM Rishi Sunak, sources claim Cabinet Secretary Simon Case is said to no longer be attending all key meetings  By David Churchill Chief Political Correspondent Published: 00:51 BST, 1 May 2023 | Updated: 09:17 BST, 1 May 2023 Britain’s … Read more

Veteran broadcaster David Dimbleby, 84, rules himself out of BBC chairman job

Veteran broadcaster David Dimbleby, 84, rules himself out of BBC chairman job – after twice applying for it in the past By Chris Hastings Arts Correspondent For The Mail On Sunday Published: 01:53 BST, 30 April 2023 | Updated: 02:11 BST, 30 April 2023 Broadcaster David Dimbleby yesterday ruled himself out of the running to … Read more

‘Vine you p****!’: Jeremy Vine tweets video of foul-mouthed Amazon driver getting in his way

‘Vine, you p****!’: Jeremy Vine tweets video of foul-mouthed Amazon delivery driver getting in his way as he cycles to work The BBC presenter was accosted by the delivery man who called him a ‘p****’ Do YOU know the Amazon driver…? Email: [email protected]  By John James For Mailonline Published: 09:16 BST, 27 April 2023 | … Read more

Labour accused of failing to tackle ‘bully’ Gordon Brown

Labour accused of failing to tackle ‘bully’ Gordon Brown: Oliver Dowden points to allegations former PM threw phones, pens and a printer towards staff following criticism over Dominic Raab’s resignation Oliver Dowden put Labour on the spot about the woeful record by its own MPs Ahead of 2010 general election, Mr Brown faced string of … Read more