Public deserve a break from Matt Hancock, writes former Cabinet minister DAVID MELLOR 

Matt Hancock reminds me of Pinocchio. Especially that bit when the wooden-headed puppet dances down the road between the Fox and the Cat.  He thinks he’s the cock of the walk. In fact he’s a dupe. I wonder if Hancock’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty and Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance see themselves as … Read more

Will Mellor admits he turned to alcohol after his father Bill’s death

Will Mellor has revealed he turned to drink after his father’s death. The actor, 44, said he started to ‘drink more than he ate’ after losing his dad Bill in April, before revealing it was ‘horrendous’ being unable to even hug him as he was hospitalised during the COVID-19 lockdown. Earlier this year Will shared … Read more

DAVID MELLOR: They’re sending us to hell in a handcart

Surely now is the time for Boris Johnson to offer the courage of his hero Winston Churchill.  We need it more than ever. Yet last week he became the reincarnation of LedruRollin, the French revolutionary, who, as the mob rampaged through Paris in 1848, declared: ‘I must follow them, for I am their leader!’  What … Read more

Sheridan Smith and Will Mellor haven’t spoken for four years

‘She’s snubbed my calls and I don’t know why’: Will Mellor claims he and Two Pints Of Lager co-star Sheridan Smith ‘haven’t spoken in four years’ By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline Published: 12:27 GMT, 30 October 2020 | Updated: 12:28 GMT, 30 October 2020 They starred together in iconic BBC series Two Pints of Lager and … Read more

Rhian Sugden flaunts her in hot pink swimsuit as she puts on loved-up display with Oliver Mellor

Rhian Sugden flaunts her eye-popping curves in hot pink swimsuit as she puts on loved-up display with husband Oliver Mellor in Turkey By Eve Buckland For Mailonline Published: 08:59 BST, 11 October 2020 | Updated: 09:02 BST, 11 October 2020 She and her hunky husband have returned to Turkey, where they wed, to celebrate their … Read more

Rhian Sugden wows in a violet swimsuit as she puts on a loved-up display with Oliver Mellor

Rhian Sugden wows in a violet swimsuit as she puts on a loved-up display with Oliver Mellor on romantic holiday to Turkey By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 08:50 BST, 9 October 2020 | Updated: 09:41 BST, 9 October 2020 They tied the knot in a lavish ceremony in Turkey in 2018.  And Rhian Sugden and … Read more

Rhian Sugden packs on the PDA with husband Oliver Mellor during paddle-boarding session in Turkey

She has jetted off to Turkey for a relaxing break with her husband. And Rhian Sugden and Oliver Mellor looked happier than ever as they packed on the PDA during a paddleboarding session recently. The glamour model, 34, and her actor love, 39, were the epitome of true love as they kissed and embraced while … Read more

Hollyoaks’ Will Mellor accidentally puts down someone else’s cat thinking it was his own

Hollyoaks’ Will Mellor admits he accidentally puts down someone else’s cat and displayed its ashes in an urn… only realising his mistake when his own cat turned up By Nick Ferris For Mailonline Published: 11:46 BST, 28 September 2020 | Updated: 11:46 BST, 28 September 2020 Ex-Hollyoaks actor Will Mellor has revealed he accidentally put … Read more

David Mellor: It’s time to stand up to this virus like our parents and grandparents would have done 

Last month I visited Wareham, my home town in Dorset. While there, I sat on the quay by the river Frome watching kids jumping into the water in the sunshine. If I’d done the same as them back in the 1950s, my mother would have half killed me. Polio, which was a scourge, could be … Read more

From banoffee pancakes to breakfast pizza, the UK’s best brunch spots revealed by Richard Mellor

Rise and shine – because there are some brilliant brunches out there. Here Richard Mellor – author of Foodie Breaks: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales – reveals his pick of Britain’s brunch spots, from gourmet fried potatoes in Brighton to Bombay-style bacon butties in London, and from loaded breakfast burritos in Wales to fabulously … Read more