As Britain finally throws off the shackles of endless lockdowns and restrictions, the economy stands poised to unfurl at welcome speed. But there is one group of companies that is making a particularly powerful resurgence. Not the biggest, nor the smallest, but rather the medium-sized – or so-called mid-cap – firms. They include the Royal … Read more
He has variously been a pop icon, broadcaster, vicar — and most recently a bereft widower following the death, 15 months ago, of his beloved civil partner and fellow clergyman David, after the latter’s protracted battle with alcohol. But I can disclose that the Rev Richard Coles, one-time multi-instrumentalist in 1980s duo The Communards, is now … Read more
Civil rights leader the Reverend Jesse Jackson has today weighed into the UK’s debate on race, by saying that Britain is the ‘mother of racism’. The influential American, 79, said Britain must face up to its role in slavery, as he flatly rejected the findings of the recent report into race and racism in the … Read more
Reverend Richard Coles writes about how his late partner David ‘destroyed himself’ with alcoholism in his forthcoming memoir. In an extract from The Madness of Grief: A Memoir of Love and Loss, Richard, 59, pens: ‘It was really, really tough to see somebody you love destroy himself. It is like someone is drowning and you throw them … Read more
A few days after my partner David’s death in December 2019, I went to visit Lorna, an old friend who had once been mine and Jimmy Somerville’s manager when we were The Communards. I remember nothing about the journey from Northamptonshire to Sussex, save for straying carelessly into the path of a juggernaut driver, who … Read more
A few days after my partner David’s death in December 2019, I went to visit Lorna, an old friend who had once been mine and Jimmy Somerville’s manager when we were The Communards. I remember nothing about the journey from Northamptonshire to Sussex, save for straying carelessly into the path of a juggernaut driver, who … Read more
Phillip Schofield was asked out live on air during a radio interview on Saturday. Host of Radio 4’s Saturday Morning Live Rev Richard Coles invited the This Morning presenter, 58, onto the show to chat about his autobiography, Life’s What You Make It – and then invited Phillip to join him for dinner sometime. Richard, also 58, asked: ‘If … Read more
Bus firms’ shares revved higher after the Government offered them a further bailout package. Companies will receive £167m of funding over the next three months on the condition that they keep running up to 50 per cent of their services in England. The rescue comes on top of another promise of Government support, worth £230m, … Read more
Readers of the beloved Thomas the Tank Engine children’s tales have been offered the rare opportunity to take a glimpse into the place where it all began, after the idyllic former Norfolk home of Rev Wilbert Awdry hit the market. The enchanting Old Vicarage at Emneth, Norfolk, has eight bedrooms, five reception rooms and 1.5 … Read more
The menopause changes women’s skin dramatically The latest miracle creams for 50-plus skin will work their magic – whatever your age When it comes to skincare, we’re all very used to hearing about Gen Z and what the youngsters are keen on. But as Marie Hélène Lair, scientific communications director for Clarins, said recently: ‘What … Read more