European press puts boot into EU over efforts to introduce checks at Northern Ireland border

European newspapers lashed out EU leaders on Saturday after the bloc tried to impose Covid vaccine controls on the Northern Ireland border.    EU chiefs had been accused of an ‘incredible act of hostility’ after announcing controls on the export of jabs to the UK, including Northern Ireland. In a move which would have effectively created a … Read more

Matt Hancock infuriates SNP by using Covid press conference to take dig at independence referendum

Matt Hancock infuriates SNP by using Covid press conference to take dig at Nicola Sturgeon’s rogue referendum – saying Scottish Ambulance Service needed bailing out at the weekend proving the UK is ‘stronger together’ Matt Hancock made comments at the Downing Street Covid press conference He said other nations had ‘stepped forward’ to help Scottish … Read more

Prime Minister’s press secretary Allegra Stratton is self-isolating

Prime Minister’s press secretary Allegra Stratton is self-isolating after suspected coronavirus contact Ms Stratton has been in the Downing Street spokesperson role since November Earlier this week she was forced to deny claims PM enjoys a sleep during the day It comes days after it emerged Health Secretary Matt Hancock is also isolating  By Tom … Read more

Boris Johnson to hold No10 press conference as Tories demand lockdown exit plan

Boris Johnson will lead a No10 briefing tonight as he faces the wrath of Tories demanding a ‘road map’ for lifting Covid lockdown from March. The PM is to hold a press conference from Downing Street at 5pm amid mounting anxiety about how long the country will be under draconian curbs. On a visit to flood-hit Manchester … Read more

Boris Johnson to hold No10 press conference as Tories demand lockdown exit plan

Boris Johnson will lead a No10 briefing tonight as he faces the wrath of Tories demanding a ‘road map’ for lifting Covid lockdown from March. The PM is to hold a press conference from Downing Street at 5pm amid mounting anxiety about how long the country will be under draconian curbs. On a visit to flood-hit Manchester … Read more

Tom Holland found out he was cast as Spider-Man in 2015 through the press: ‘I broke my computer’

Tom Holland revealed on Wednesday that he broke his laptop after discovering, through the press, that he had landed the role of Spider-Man in 2015. ‘I flipped it up in the air. It fell off my bed,’ the 24-year-old actor told fellow MCU Londoner Daniel Kaluuya during a virtual chat for Variety’s Actors on Actors. … Read more

Susanna Reid SLAMS Priti Patel after Home Secretary’s ‘confusing’ Covid press conference

Susanna Reid has slammed Home Secretary Priti Patel following her Tuesday night Downing Street briefing. Patel held a press conference to address the widespread confusion that the public have over outdoor exercise, during the Covid-19 lockdown. Patel insisted the rules were ‘simple and clear’ – but Susanna begged to differ. ‘She’s good at using a lot … Read more

Ursula von der Leyen quoted Shakespeare and T.S. Eliot in sombre tone at EU press conference

‘To make an end is to make a beginning’: How Ursula von der Leyen quoted Shakespeare and T.S. Eliot to strike a sombre tone at EU press conference announcing Brexit deal European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen sounded despondent She quoted William Shakespeare, The Beatles and poet TS Eliot in her speech  Her sombre … Read more

Ursula von der Leyen quoted Shakespeare and T.S. Eliot in sombre tone at EU press conference

‘To make an end is to make a beginning’: How Ursula von der Leyen quoted Shakespeare and T.S. Eliot to strike a sombre tone at EU press conference announcing Brexit deal European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen sounded despondent She quoted William Shakespeare, The Beatles and poet TS Eliot in her speech  Her sombre … Read more

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry ‘drip-feeding press’ with content, says royal expert

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ‘drip feeding’ content to the media is ‘extraordinary’ after they stepped back as senior royals for more privacy, Queen’s former press secretary says Prince Harry and Meghan ‘drip-feeding press’ with content, royal expert claimed Dickie Arbiter said he found it ‘extraordinary’ after royals stepped back in March Comes after news … Read more