HENRY DEEDES sees the Home Secretary talking tough about lockdown rule-breakers 

Enter The Enforcer. Priti Patel slowly click-clacked into yesterday’s Downing Street press conference, lower jaw out, forearms bared, camera lens fixed with her best ‘let’s be ‘avin’ ya’ glare. She had come to lay down the law. Too many people were flouting lockdown rules. Or, as she put it, ‘breachin’ regulations’. So once again the … Read more

HENRY DEEDES watches as the Chancellor loses his bonhomie

Doe-eyed Rishi Sunak axed the fluffy bunny act: HENRY DEEDES watches as the Chancellor loses his bonhomie By Henry Deedes for the Daily Mail Published: 23:27 GMT, 11 January 2021 | Updated: 09:27 GMT, 12 January 2021 Usually when Rishi Sunak announces he’s adding another couple of noughts to the country’s spiralling debt, he puts … Read more

HENRY DEEDES watches as the Army is brought in to help run Covid-19 vaccine rollout

Parapapaaa! Sound the field trumpets, the cavalry’s arrived. Well, the Army at any rate – and not a moment too soon. Brigadier Phil Prosser of the 3rd Division was introduced at yesterday’s Downing Street press conference as the man in charge of rolling out the vaccine. And thank goodness for that. The Brig certainly inspired … Read more

HENRY DEEDES watches as the Army is brought in to help run Covid-19 vaccine rollout

Parapapaaa! Sound the field trumpets, the cavalry’s arrived. Well, the Army at any rate – and not a moment too soon. Brigadier Phil Prosser of the 3rd Division was introduced at yesterday’s Downing Street press conference as the man in charge of rolling out the vaccine. And thank goodness for that. The Brig certainly inspired … Read more

Henry Cavill confirms he suffered a hamstring injury while filming The Witcher’s second season

Henry Cavill has confirmed he sustained a hamstring injury while filming The Witcher’s second season. The actor, 37,  took to Instagram on Thursday to give fans an update on his health, explaining that he hurt his hamstring prior to the UK’s third lockdown. Over the past few months, Henry has been busy on set shooting … Read more

HENRY DEEDES watches the Prime Minister announcing lockdown 3

Well, what a cheery start to the New Year this is proving to be. Another day and another talking-to from Boris Johnson on why, for the third time in less than a year, we are bolting the doors and battening down the hatches. More lockdown means more dreary Downing Street press conferences. You will stay … Read more

HENRY DEEDES watches the Prime Minister announcing lockdown 3

Well, what a cheery start to the New Year this is proving to be. Another day and another talking-to from Boris Johnson on why, for the third time in less than a year, we are bolting the doors and battening down the hatches. More lockdown means more dreary Downing Street press conferences. You will stay … Read more

Lenny Henry says BBC risk losing BAME viewers to streaming services like Netflix 

Sir Lenny Henry has called for the BBC and other traditional broadcasters to follow the lead of Netflix in casting actors that represent Britain’s ethnic diversity. The actor and comedian, 62, who has been on our screens for forty years, said that he still felt ‘very lonely’ in the industry as someone from a minority … Read more

Lenny Henry says BBC risk losing BAME viewers to streaming services like Netflix 

Sir Lenny Henry has called for the BBC and other traditional broadcasters to follow the lead of Netflix in casting actors that represent Britain’s ethnic diversity. The actor and comedian, 62, who has been on our screens for forty years, said that he still felt ‘very lonely’ in the industry as someone from a minority … Read more

HENRY DEEDES: What a moment! With Ursula’s ink barely dry, Boris’s toothy grin said… WE. ARE. OUT.

HENRY DEEDES: What a moment! With Ursula’s ink barely dry, Boris’s toothy grin said… WE. ARE. OUT. By Henry Deedes for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 30 December 2020 | Updated: 01:16 GMT, 31 December 2020 Boris Johnson has signed the deal that will allow Britain to break free of the EU, declaring it … Read more