Bill Gates bids for private jet operator – one month before he releases climate change book 

Bill Gates has been accused of hypocrisy after entering a bid to buy the world’s largest private jet operator, just one month before he releases a book preaching about climate change.  The Microsoft boss’s company Cascade Investment entered the bidding war for Signature Aviation Friday, teaming up with Blackstone Group to make a $4.3 billion play … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Las Vegas bids for the Queen’s favourite bookmaker

There is a great deal not to like about the £8.1billion bid by casino operator MGM for Entain, owner of the bookies Ladbrokes and Coral, and a pioneer of sports betting technology. Britain has long been the home of sports betting and Ladbrokes, the Queen’s favourite bookmaker, is much a part of the UK’s blood … Read more

Kirsty Gallacher puts on a leggy display in thigh-split gown as she bids farewell to 2020 

Kirsty Gallagher put on a leggy display in a thigh-split gown as she shared a glamorous throwback snap on New Year’s Eve. The presenter, 44, showcased her toned legs as she posed up a storm in a chic gown and prepared to usher in 2021. The beauty made the most of her trim frame in … Read more

Eamonn Holmes bids final farewell to This Morning viewers and thanks fans after axe

Eamonn Holmes has said he and wife Ruth Langsford are ‘going to get on with their lives’ after their final Friday hosting This Morning.  It was revealed last month that the couple, who fill in for Holly and Phillip on Fridays, had been cut from their weekly slot to be replaced with Alison Hammond and … Read more

Eamonn Holmes bids final farewell to This Morning viewers and thanks fans after axe

Eamonn Holmes has said he and wife Ruth Langsford are ‘going to get on with their lives’ after their final Friday hosting This Morning.  It was revealed last month that the couple, who fill in for Holly and Phillip on Fridays, had been cut from their weekly slot to be replaced with Alison Hammond and … Read more

Bill Bailey, 55, bids to become the oldest ever Strictly winner tonight, writes JAN MOIR

Tonight, a 55-year-old man with screaming calf muscles will take to the dance floor for one more twirl of twinkle-toed glory. Comedian and musician Bill Bailey is the oldest male contestant to ever reach the Strictly Come Dancing final and in the process has become the unexpected hit of this series. Aided by professional partner Oti … Read more

Bill Bailey, 55, bids to become the oldest ever Strictly winner tonight, writes JAN MOIR

Tonight, a 55-year-old man with screaming calf muscles will take to the dance floor for one more twirl of twinkle-toed glory. Comedian and musician Bill Bailey is the oldest male contestant to ever reach the Strictly Come Dancing final and in the process has become the unexpected hit of this series. Aided by professional partner Oti … Read more

EastEnders star Jake Wood bids goodbye to Max Branning after 15 years as he shoots his final scenes

EastEnders star Jake Wood said a heartfelt goodbye to Max Branning as he shot his final scenes on Friday. The 48-year-old actor, who played Max for 15 years, took to his Instagram to share a farewell video as he walked around the famous BBC set. Jake said ‘That’s a wrap’ as he thanked fans for … Read more

Sweet moment Prince William bids the Queen farewell after reuniting at Windsor

The moment the Duke of Cambridge tenderly bid farewell to the Queen after reuniting in public for the first time since March was caught on camera last night. Prince William and Kate Middleton, both 38, finished off their whistle-stop Christmas Express tour of the UK by visiting Windsor Castle yesterday, where they met with the monarch, … Read more

Virgin Atlantic bids farewell to its last Boeing 747 with a pop-up dining experience on board

Virgin Atlantic bids farewell to its last Boeing 747 with a pop-up first-class dining experience on board – and the public will be able to ‘delve around’ secret areas, including crew bunks For one day only, the public will be able to purchase tickets for the ‘ultimate 747 experience’ Hosted at the airline’s Heathrow hangar … Read more