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2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more
He is the laser-sharp lyricist behind James Bond’s most stirring theme songs, the man with the Midas touch. The Oscar-winning writer was responsible for five 007 classics: Thunderball, Diamonds Are Forever, The Man With The Golden Gun, Surrender from Tomorrow Never Dies and The World Is Not Enough. Such is Black’s standing in Hollywood that … Read more
Travelling in style! Pampered pooches make an entrance on skateboards and wheeled cages as they arrive for the first day of Crufts at the Birmingham NEC Crufts kicks off today at the Birmingham NEC – and the pampered competitors are arriving in style Adorable dogs donned their finest coats and hats as they were taken … Read more
Oxford don Selina Todd been BARRED from speaking at a feminist history event as fallout over her ‘transphobic’ remarks continues Modern History professor Selina Todd allegedly made ‘transphobic’ remarks She was ‘no platformed’ at Oxford event about the women’s liberation movement Professor Todd had been accompanied to lectures by the ‘two big burly guys’ By Josh White … Read more
Kim and Kourtney Kardashian enjoyed a family day out as they brought their children to Kanye West’s Sunday Service in Paris on Sunday. The sisters were dressed to impress for the religious gathering in the French capital as they both arrived in skintight latex outfits. Kourtney, 40, donned a burgundy top with structured shoulders along with … Read more
Actor Michael Medwin who played radio station boss Don Satchley in BBC’s 70s detective drama Shoestring dies aged 96 British actor Michael Medwin died yesterday in a Bournemouth hospital aged 96 Medwin best known for his role as a radio station boss in BBC series Shoestring He appeared in films alongside Michael Caine, Albert Finney … Read more
Taylor Swift’s beau Joe Alwyn is gifted a copy of the dictionary as they celebrate his birthday with Ed Sheeran By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 07:14 GMT, 23 February 2020 | Updated: 07:14 GMT, 23 February 2020 Taylor Swift enjoyed a night out in London as she celebrated her boyfriend Joe Alwyn’s 29th birthday … Read more
An ill wind blows no plant any good, and although this winter has been miserably wet, the snowdrops have not minded in the least – in fact, they have been exceptional again this year. My own garden has flooded a number of times this winter and lots of snowdrops have spent weeks with the bulbs … Read more
A Cambridge University academic at the centre of a sexual harassment case has been revealed as the author of an erotic work of fiction about students. Dr Peter Hutchinson, 74, was found to have sexually harassed 10 female students in 2015 and excluded from teaching at Trinity College in 2017. He was readmitted less than … Read more
One thing I’ve learned for certain from a lifetime gardening is to never, ever think that anything will stay the same. On the plus side it means that the same garden, with the same plants, can surprise and delight you year after year. On the minus side it means that things that have reliably performed … Read more