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A Harley Street acupuncturist stalked by her estranged husband suffered stroke-like symptoms from stress when he bombarded her with ‘cringeworthy’ love-sick videos, a court heard. Alternative medicine expert Sahar Hooti – boss of AcuCare Clinic – was sent unwanted flowers and was followed from work by Shujat Sadique, 48, who she dumped after he cheated … Read more
Labour has suspended the former head of Britain’s equality watchdog, Trevor Phillips, over accusations of Islamophobia. Yet Phillips has fought racism all his life, while the party under Jeremy Corbyn has been accused of anti-Semitism and is being investigated by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. The only other party to have been probed in … Read more
When the fragrant Lady Rosemary Aberdour decided to organise a birthday outing for her secretary, Claire, she really went the whole hog. Since Claire’s surname was Conway-Potter, the wealthy aristocrat arranged to hire out Conwy Castle in North Wales and fly there with Claire from London, in a helicopter. On arrival, Lady Rosemary and her … Read more
She recently stirred buzz with her forthcoming thriller, The Woman In The Window, which sees her star as an agoraphobic who becomes deeply entangled in the lives of her neighbors. The six-time Oscar-nominated actress, 45, made an unusual departure from her typically chic style with a Canadian tuxedo, while making a trip to the hair salon … Read more
Priti Patel was once asked whether she thought she was widely liked by the civil servants who worked for her. ‘Probably not,’ she replied. ‘But you don’t go to work to be liked and be popular. You go to work to be effective and to change things.’ Given recent events, that attitude is probably for … Read more
A member of one of Britain’s most notorious crime families has been ordered to hand back over £1.2million of his ‘dirty’ money or face a further seven years behind bars. Thomas ‘Tommy’ Adams, 64, was jailed for seven and a half years for drug trafficking after his money laundering operation with accomplices was foiled in … Read more