The property tycoon at the centre of a 'cash for favours' row had drinks with the Prime Minister in No 10 months before ministers approved a controversial £1billion planning application. Tory donor Richard Desmond was pictured with Boris Johnson at a fundraising dinner last November – but the tycoon also …...Read More

There are calls for tougher quarantine checks on arrivals from 'high-risk' countries as it emerges half of Britain's imported coronavirus cases originate from Pakistan. Half the incidents of imported infections are understood to have come from Pakistan since June 4 as data from Public Health England showed 30 cases. Since …...Read More

Lewis Hamilton has slammed Bernie Ecclestone as 'ignorant and uneducated' after the ex-F1 boss said 'black people are more racist than white people'. The 35-year-old hit out at the 89-year-old in a series of Instagram posts following the controversial comments in a CNN interview. Hamilton wrote: 'Damn, I just don't …...Read More

Gavin Williamson has vowed to end the 'softly, softly' approach for dealing with teaching unions and get all children back in school by September. The Education Secretary said he plans for all children to go back to school at the start of the next school year 'come what may'. It …...Read More

Recipes in two of the world's leading food publications are being reviewed after they were accused of stealing dishes from ethnic minorities without crediting them. North American magazine 'Bon Appétit' and British publications 'BBC Good Food' and 'Olive', both owned by Immediate Media, have all been criticised for taking credit …...Read More

One of the country’s biggest pub chains has said it will not force drinkers to hand over their contact details – fearing the policy will put them off. Ralph Findlay, chief executive of Marston’s, is also refusing to make staff wear masks, claiming pubs should not feel like hospitals. He …...Read More

She has shored up her emotional defences, steeled herself against tears; stayed strong in the face of crushing setbacks. But on the day her only child Oscar was declared free of cancer, the dam burst and Olivia Saxelby cried with joy. When a stem cell transplant in the UK failed, …...Read More

Harry and Meghan have decided to make a living by singing for their supper. They’ve signed up to the top U.S. speaking bureau, the Harry Walker agency, which has ex-presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton on its books as well as Meghan’s friend Serena Williams. It has reportedly secured its …...Read More

As my daughter Martha powers through the water, I’m not even sure if she can hear me. But like any experienced parent, I’ve learned that if you can’t lead by example then the next best option is to bluff it. And to do so at volume. ‘Head still,’ I shout. …...Read More

The EU is planning to ban American travellers when it reopens on July 1, but those from countries with lower infection rates - like China - are set to be welcomed. The decision - which still needs to be formalised in member states' capitals - risks angering Donald Trump who …...Read More