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When is a Christmas party not a Christmas party? The man to ask is the Tory MP Tobias Ellwood, chairman of the Commons defence committee. As the Mail revealed yesterday, Mr Ellwood went to a gathering at London’s Cavalry and Guards Club on Tuesday, where 26 other people were in attendance. He insists it was … Read more
Tory MP’s lockdown ‘Christmas party’ with TWENTY-SEVEN guests: Ex-minister who warned of a third wave attended a festive function at exclusive London club… but insists it was a ‘business meeting’ Tobias Ellwood gave a speech at a formal dinner in Piccadilly earlier this week The Commons defence committee chair insists event was a business meeting … Read more
One of the University of Cambridge’s richest colleges is removing the memorial to a 17th benefactor who was involved with the slave trade. Jesus College, which is worth £344 million, is taking the memorial to Tobias Rustat out of its chapel because it is ‘celebratory’. Rustat, an advisor to King Charles II, was one of … Read more
It is a race in which the prize could hardly be greater – the dash to find a vaccine. There will be no true exit from the coronavirus disaster without one. The runners and riders include such familiar names as GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Sanofi, Imperial College and Oxford University’s Jenner Institute. There has been … Read more
No one speaks of la dolce vita any more — and it will be some time before they do. In less than a month, Italy has changed beyond all recognition: it feels like we’re in a war-zone. The country has a population of 60million and has suffered more deaths from Covid-19 — 4,032 — than … Read more
Gary Lineker shared a rare snap with his four lookalike sons on Monday as they enjoyed a family Sunday dinner. The former footballer, 59, took to Instagram to post the photo which saw him pose with children George, 28, Harry, 26, Tobias, 24 and Angus, 22. Gary captioned the snap with: ‘The boys.’ while his eldest son George … Read more
The far-right terrorist who killed nine and injured six during an attack on Hanau once played football for a youth team coached by Jurgen Klopp. Tobias Rathjen, 43, played in the youth section of Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt back in the 1980s, around the same time Klopp was managing there. Rathjen, who killed his 72-year-old mother … Read more