Peter: The Human Cyborg: Scientist diagnosed with motor neurone disease opens up about journey

A scientist diagnosed with motor neurone disease teared up as he heard his new robot voice singing Gene Wilder’s Pure Imagination after losing the biological ability to do so. Peter Scott-Morgan, 62, from Devon, appears in Channel 4’s documentary Peter: The Human Cyborg tonight, which documents his battle over two years to save his life … Read more

Australia’s most infamous conman Peter Foster was taken down by undercover cops

Dramatic moment infamous conman Peter Foster is taken down by undercover cops posing as joggers – as he lands in Sydney to face fraud charges over multi-million dollar scam, 18 years after masterminding the Cherie Blair property scandal Peter Foster, 57, was arrested at Port Douglas in Queensland on Thursday   The notorious conman is accused … Read more

PETER HITCHENS: Were holiday-wrecking quarantines worth it? Even the Government haven’t a clue! 

As the Government wrecks another few thousand holidays with sudden quarantine, you might assume that it takes this sort of thing seriously, and keeps close track of it. After all, you don’t force people to abandon holidays they have saved up for all year, and stampede them into dashing for the nearest port or airport, or … Read more

PETER HITCHENS: Were holiday-wrecking quarantines worth it? Even the Government haven’t a clue! 

As the Government wrecks another few thousand holidays with sudden quarantine, you might assume that it takes this sort of thing seriously, and keeps close track of it. After all, you don’t force people to abandon holidays they have saved up for all year, and stampede them into dashing for the nearest port or airport, or … Read more

Peter Butterworth was rejected for part playing himself in The Wooden Horse because he was too fat

Carry on Escaping! Comic film star Peter Butterworth was rejected for part playing himself in prisoner of war movie The Wooden Horse because he was too fat Petter Butterworth was involved in two escapes from Stalag Luft III PoW camp Actor was told he wasn’t ‘convincingly heroic or athletic enough’ to play himself Butterworth had vaulted over gymnastic … Read more

Peter Andre pays tribute to his wife Emily on her 31st birthday

Peter Andre has paid tribute to his wife Emily on her birthday describing her as an ‘incredibly talented’ ‘mother, wife, step-mother and one hell of a doctor’. The singer, 47, shared a sweet throwback picture on Sunday of the family wearing rainbow t-shirts during the NHS Clap for Our Carers outside their Surrey home.  The … Read more

PETER HITCHENS: I’m growing a new beard… because I haven’t felt so rebellious since the 1960s

This is my third beard. I grew my first in the late 1970s to see what would happen, and was astonished at the effect.  Among many other results, people feel quite free to make personal remarks about you in a way they otherwise wouldn’t. Many of my more old-fashioned colleagues were more or less horrified, … Read more

PETER HITCHENS: I’m growing a new beard… because I haven’t felt so rebellious since the 1960s

This is my third beard. I grew my first in the late 1970s to see what would happen, and was astonished at the effect.  Among many other results, people feel quite free to make personal remarks about you in a way they otherwise wouldn’t. Many of my more old-fashioned colleagues were more or less horrified, … Read more

Peter Kay writes new Car Share sketch involving cancer scare

Peter Kay has penned a new emotional Car Share sketch for a tribute book about the National Health Service.   The comedian, 47, wrote about his character John’s cancer scare, with the supermarket assistant manager telling cashier Kayleigh about having a brain scan.  The moving story is published in book Dear NHS: 100 Stories to Say … Read more

From That Peter Crouch Podcast to Paradise and The Rob Auton Daily Podcast: This week’s top podcasts

From the very funny That Peter Crouch Podcast to the pacy Paradise, The Rob Auton Daily Podcast and Passenger List, this week’s top podcasts By Leaf Arbuthnot Published: 22:00 BST, 8 August 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 8 August 2020 That Peter Crouch Podcast Last month Prince William appeared on this popular podcast to talk … Read more