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
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, 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 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 ‘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
Broadchurch star Sarah Parish has spoken of her pain after losing her daughter at eight months old and how it inspired her to start her own charity. In 2009 she and her husband, the actor James Murray, lost their daughter Ella-Jayne to a congenital heart defect and in the aftermath of her death spent two … Read more
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
It could have been worse. We have just seen our biggest defeat since 1935, to a Conservative Party seeking a fourth term of office – even though they had just spent almost a decade making a mess of governing the country. And it could have been worse. If the Brexit Party hadn’t split the vote, … Read more
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
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
I’m on a one-woman mission to Save Our Cash. Yes, that’s those crumpled bank notes and jangling coins that we once used to buy us everyday things – food, drink, cinema tickets, car parking – but which are becoming as unwelcome as a plate of cold Brussels sprouts. A new butcher opened on my local … Read more
BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg is targeted by far-Left extremists who accuse her of a pro-Tory bias One said: ‘The day will come when we can all cheer when she’s gone’ She was accused of bias after tweeting a Labour activist punched a Tory aide Kuenssberg went on to apologise for the error which left … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn has doubled down on his support for Labour’s wildly left-wing policies despite the party’s spectacular election defeat. The outgoing opposition leader grudgingly shouldered personal responsibility for the catastrophic collapse in votes, but used two newspaper columns to pin the blame on Brexit and the media. Labour suffered its worst performance at the polls … Read more