Who’ll find love on our blind date? This week it’s Julie, 44, and Alistair, 53

JULIE, 44, a housing officer He wore black and white – I thought he might be a waiter VITAL STATISTICS Single for nine years with a daughter, eight. CURRENT ROLE  Housing officer working in law.  WOULD LIKE TO MEET   Some body who is grounded, busy, emotionally intelligent and truthful — I am an empath and … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Flight director in charge of SpaceX mission is descended from Alistair Cooke 

It may have been an American dream to send the first privately funded rocket into orbit this week. But I can reveal that the SpaceX mission, which saw two astronauts blast off on Saturday and safely dock at the International Space Station less than a day later, has thoroughly British roots. The Flight Director at … Read more

Olympic legend Alistair Brownlee converts garage of his Leeds home into a swimming pool

Making a splash! Team GB Olympic gold medal winner Alistair Brownlee converts his garage into 16ft swimming pool so he can stay in shape during coronavirus lockdown Alistair Brownlee, 31, has trained every single day since he was eight-years-old The athlete had a similar stroke of genius before the 2012 Olympic games  The swimming pool … Read more

Rod Stewart, wife Penny and sons Sean and Alistair sanitize their hands as they leave surfing shop

The state of Florida is currently in a non-essential lockdown due to the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. Yet Rod Stewart and his family managed to find an open sports shop on Saturday as they were out and about in Palm Beach. The Maggie May singer, 75, was joined by wife Penny Lancaster, 49, his oldest son … Read more

Coronavirus: Ex-chancellor Alistair Darling blasts lack of international cooperation

Alistair Darling blasts lack of international cooperation on tackling coronavirus as ex-chancellor who dealt with 2008 financial crisis warns government may be forced to bailout airlines and other major companies Alistair Darling was Chancellor of the Exchequer when 2008 financial crisis hit  Today he warned ministers must not ‘close the door’ on bailouts for big … Read more