HENRY DEEDES watches Dominic Raab’s emotional coronavirus update from Downing Street

His lip-wobbler – Boris Johnson is our friend: HENRY DEEDES watches Dominic Raab’s emotional coronavirus update from Downing Street By Henry Deedes for the Daily Mail Published: 23:34 BST, 7 April 2020 | Updated: 23:38 BST, 7 April 2020 Interview coaches like to hammer away at the importance of first impressions.  Good job then that Dominic … Read more

Henry Kissinger warns coronavirus could spell economic doom for generations

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has warned coronavirus could cause global economic doom that could last for generations if appropriate measures aren’t taken.  Kissinger, who served under President Nixon and President Ford, wrote an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal on Friday, issuing a dire proclamation that ‘failure could set the world on … Read more

Henry Golding and his wife Liv Lo step out for an evening stroll with their new foster dog Stella

Henry Golding and his wife Liv Lo step out for an evening stroll with their new foster dog Stella By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 06:41 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 06:41 BST, 4 April 2020 They stepped up amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic to help struggling shelters by fostering a Pitbull mix. Henry … Read more

Cricket commentator HENRY BLOFELD reveals how Spanish wine is a fine medicine

There is something that is genuinely frightening about this whole self-isolation business. It might bring us new opportunities, but it is strange territory and that naturally brings great uncertainty with it. However, having just clocked in at 80, I know I am really at risk. Self-isolation for me, therefore, is in many ways a blessing, … Read more

Dominic Raab looked like someone who’d lost a pools coupon: HENRY DEEDES watches Foreign Secretary

With the Prime Minister confined to the Number 10 sick bay, Dominic Raab was entrusted with Monday’s daily Downing Street press briefing.  It was not so long ago Mr Raab was staking his claim to be the occupant of this Georgian property.  There was an irked, irritable air as he took to the lectern. Ah, … Read more

HENRY DEEDES watches Jeremy Corbyn’s last PMQs 

At precisely 1pm as Sir Lindsay Hoyle called time on Prime Minister’s Questions, Jeremy Corbyn uncrossed his legs, wrinkled his nose and breathed a little sigh of relief. He stood slowly, the old knees creaking a tad, before lugubriously making his way toward the exit, hovering briefly by the Speaker’s chair– no handshakes of course … Read more

Self-isolators screamed at the TV: HENRY DEEDES watches the speech Boris Johnson didn’t want to make

Boris Johnson’s sombre television address last night marked a moment in this nation’s life which all who watched it are likely to remember for as long as they live.  In what amounts to a dramatic escalation, the measures he unveiled surpass many of the restrictions introduced in the dark days of World War II.  The … Read more

Denise Richards is ‘gutted and devastated’ over the loss of her family’s 15-year-old dog Henry

Denise Richards is currently mourning the loss of her 15-year-old dog Henry. ‘I miss you terribly already …. we love you our boy. Home will never be the same without you,’ captioned the 49-year-old actress who took to Instagram on Sunday to announce the passing of her precious Pug. Along with her words, Richards showcased … Read more

HENRY DEEDES: Chancellor Rishi Sunak has nitrogen in his blood… but oozes compassion 

Tennis aficionados used to insist that Bjorn Borg had ice in his blood.  The bigger the challenge, it was said, the better the Swede used to play.  Judging by his appearances over the past week, we must therefore assume that through Rishi Sunak’s bulging veins flows nothing but pure liquid nitrogen.  For the third time … Read more

HENRY DEEDES: Boris Johnson is back to his positive best

Boosterism is back! The Prime Minister delivered his latest address to the nation on the coronavirus yesterday. His message was fizzy, frenetic, oozing optimism. We have seen a rather different Boris Johnson than we are used to this week. The gravity of this disease has required him to occupy a persona in which he had … Read more