TOM MANGOLD: The BBC's bizarre obsession with wokeness will end as a fatal act of self-harm

After more than five decades working for the BBC, investigating and presenting some of the biggest stories in its history, I feel as if those three letters run through my spine like a stick of Blackpool rock. But today I write in sadness. I’ve just finished watching for the tenth …...Read More

US is accused of hampering attempts to find a Coronavirus vaccine

She's the British woman leading the race to save the world from the coronavirus. But taking on the most urgent job on the planet is unlikely to faze this 58-year-old mother of triplets. Sarah Gilbert is the brilliant professor of vaccinology at Oxford University whose team is leading the way …...Read More

MAUREEN LIPMAN: My blooming lockdown... ruined by pesky intruders

Alone in my tiny courtyard, I’m watching the small but perfect walled garden in full bloom. Hydrangeas, eh? What a voluptuous show they give you – and for so many weeks. I always think people regard them as slightly ‘common’ – too ubiquitous perhaps? Right now, I have pink, blue, …...Read More

Analysis of shopping trends reveals regional bias of people's fashion choices

It sounds like the crudest of regional stereotyping to say that Essex girls favour leopard print blouses or that Geordie blokes wear grey jogging bottoms. Amber Turner is pictured above on The Only Way Is Essex It sounds like the crudest of regional stereotyping to say that Essex girls favour …...Read More

Will BBC chiefs get nasty and difficult over Stacey Dooley's Nice 'n' Easy cash?

She is one of the BBC's most prized stars, fronting a string of documentaries on major social issues and winning Strictly Come Dancing. But now Stacey Dooley faces a showdown with Corporation bosses after signing a lucrative deal to advertise haircare products that one inside called a 'head-on conflict of …...Read More

Catastrophe star Sharon Horgan opens up about her OCD and how she had anxiety attacks

As the creator of hit TV comedies Catastrophe and Motherland, Sharon Horgan portrayed parenting for laughs – but in real life, she has revealed, the strain of being a working mother triggered obsessive compulsive disorder. The 50-year-old star says she was racked by anxiety at being separated from her two …...Read More

TALK OF THE TOWN: Model Lottie Moss lets it out... about her ADHD

Lottie Moss pictured attending Tings Magazine Private Dinner at the Private Residence of the CEO of the Absolut Elyx in January this year in Los Angeles, California Catwalk queen Kate Moss has always lived by the mantra ‘never complain, never explain’ but her younger sister Lottie has bravely decided to …...Read More

Forrest Fenn reveals his famed $3million treasure chest was found in Wyoming

Retired art dealer and author Forrest Fenn has revealed that his famed $3million treasure chest was found in Wyoming - after some people said the ten-year long hunt was a hoax. In 2010, Fenn published a memoir, The Thrill of the Chase, in which he included a poem with clues …...Read More

Smashed Potato Salad

Ricky Gervais delights fans of After Life as he reveals he has penned the first episode of series three and is 'getting there' with the rest...Read More

Avocado and Red Onion Salad

Ricky Gervais delights fans of After Life as he reveals he has penned the first episode of series three and is 'getting there' with the rest...Read More