Are strangers having babies a reality show too far? A new TV programme encourages ‘co-parents’

Things are going swimmingly for the handsome couple having a few drinks in a cosy restaurant. They barely know each other but this first ‘date’ is changing that. They are discussing music, TV shows, holidays taken, who will stay at home with the baby and who will go back to work. This all sounds a … Read more

Britons set to be most popular holidaymakers in Europe this summer thanks to vaccination programme

Britons are set to be the most popular holidaymakers in Europe this summer thanks to the UK’s vaccination drive — but only if they are allowed to travel. The UK started 2021 as the continent’s Covid pariah, with coronavirus infections and death levels soaring above its European neighbours. But now as the country storms ahead … Read more

Royals are not racist, Lord-Lieutenant Peaches Golding tells BBC’s Today programme

The first black Lord-Lieutenant of Bristol Peaches Golding today became the latest of Britain’s BAME leaders to defend the Royal Family against claims of racism made by Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in their bombshell Oprah interview.  Today, Lord-Lieutenant Golding said she did ‘not believe in the least’ allegations they were racist. Lord-Lieutenant Golding, 67, added … Read more

US TV firm exec behind Sussex interview was producer of programme that screened dying Diana images

Exec at US TV firm behind Sussexes’ interview was producer of controversial programme that screened images of Princess Diana as she lay dying Susan Zirinsky worked on CBS’s 48 Hours Investigates in 2004 when it screened  two images of an unconscious Diana The Princess was slumped in the back of a car after the crash in Paris … Read more

Sunak set to overhaul Covid loan programme in next week’s budget

Sunak set to overhaul Covid loan programme: Bounce back scheme to close at end of March By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:52 GMT, 25 February 2021 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 25 February 2021 The Chancellor is set to shake up the Government’s emergency Covid loan programme in next week’s Budget. Rishi Sunak … Read more

Netflix is testing a ‘watch timer’ that pauses a TV programme or film if you fall asleep

Never miss an episode again! Netflix is testing a ‘watch timer’ that pauses a TV programme or film if you fall asleep The feature lets you pick a period of time that Netflix will run before pausing Users can choose to pause after 15, 20 or 45 minutes, or at the end of an episode … Read more

JANET STREET-PORTER: Boris promised us the vaccination programme would be fast and fair

If one more person texts me the good news they’ve had a jab, I’ll scream. Over 400,000 people were vaccinated yesterday, and centres are opening apace in high street pharmacies, and even a mosque. But scoring an appointment for vaccination remains a lottery depending on where you live. In the North East over two thirds … Read more

JANET STREET-PORTER: Boris promised us the vaccination programme would be fast and fair

If one more person texts me the good news they’ve had a jab, I’ll scream. Over 400,000 people were vaccinated yesterday, and centres are opening apace in high street pharmacies, and even a mosque. But scoring an appointment for vaccination remains a lottery depending on where you live. In the North East over two thirds … Read more

My miscarriage agony: How Myleene Klass lost a baby while presenting a radio programme

Myleene Klass today reveals she suffered a miscarriage while presenting a live radio programme – yet found the strength to finish the show. In a moving interview with You magazine, the singer-turned-broadcaster describes how she went to the toilet during a break and realised she had lost her child.  ‘I was on air. I went to … Read more

My miscarriage agony: How Myleene Klass lost a baby while presenting a radio programme

Myleene Klass today reveals she suffered a miscarriage while presenting a live radio programme – yet found the strength to finish the show. In a moving interview with You magazine, the singer-turned-broadcaster describes how she went to the toilet during a break and realised she had lost her child.  ‘I was on air. I went to … Read more