Anne Robinson has made a thinly veiled swipe at her Countdown co-host Rachel Riley as she said they ‘didn’t not get on’ during filming. The presenter, 77, who recently revealed she was leaving Countdown after just one year, insisted there is not a feud between herself and Rachel, 36, or lexicographer Susie Dent. Appearing on…
Scottish pupils face being forced to wear gender neutral uniforms as part of a radical plan to cut costs for parents and to promote ‘equality in the classroom’. Nicola Sturgeon’s coalition government has launched a public consultation on the proposal, which says reforming the national uniform policy will remove ‘unnecessary rules around what each gender…
Three quarters of Britons believe they will be worse off in this year, with the average person estimating they will be £3,000 out of pocket by the end of 2022. Despite signs of recovery last year, Britons’ wealth has seen a sharp decline in the first quarter of 2022 as the cost-of-living crisis takes its…
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The number of young Britons relying on the Bank of Mum and Dad is set to surge over the coming months with many struggling due to rising living costs. One in four over-50s expect to support their adult children financially through the cost of living crisis, according to new research by Saga. Almost two thirds…
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Olivia Frazer has cleared up some misinformation about the ‘nude photo scandal’ that rocked this year’s season of Married At First Sight. The teaching student, 28, was accused of sourcing and distributing an ‘intimate image’ of rival bride Domenica Calarco during filming last year, thereby outing her as an OnlyFans model. While the matter remains…
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He is the last man standing, the straightest of straight arrows and according to some the only true A-list film star left in the world. He is courageous, ageless and fearless but nevertheless, Tom Cruise slightly gives me the creeps. It’s irrational, it’s unfair, but I can’t help it. In the Big Jan Book Of…
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The House of Shades (Almeida, London) Rating: Verdict: End not night enough The Breach (Hampstead Theatre, London) Rating: Verdict: More of the same One character in The House Of Shades, starring Anne-Marie Duff at Islington’s Almeida theater, has an interesting question. Given that we’re all stuck on a rock, hurtling towards extinction, how come we’re…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending that children ages five to 11 get a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot, despite a top expert having warned there is ‘no evidence’ that they need one. ‘Today, I endorsed ACIP’s vote to expand eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine booster doses,’ CDC Director…
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You could almost hear the piteous wails of grief ringing across the newsrooms of the BBC and Guardian. That strangely rhythmic, thudding sound? Could it have been those two mad professors Dominic Cummings and ITV’s Robert Peston banging their heads on their desks in exasperation? And the high priests of lockdown from SAGE and beyond…
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Are you ready for ‘charging rage’? That’s what experts predict will happen when too many electric car drivers compete for too few public charging points. Prepare for squabbles at the wave of bespoke electric charging stations springing up across the country as dawdlers are accused of taking too long or selfishly trying to squeeze in…
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