RICHARD KAY: Why Princess Diana called Martin Bashir ‘The Poison Dwarf’

Early in the new year of 1996 there was an unexpected visitor to Princess Diana’s apartment at Kensington Palace. He had arrived unseen, emerging from the boot of the Princess’s butler’s car. Even though the furore over Panorama had subsided, Martin Bashir was taking no risks. Neither, more importantly, was Princess Diana. The cloak-and-dagger element … Read more

RICHARD KAY: Why Princess Diana called Martin Bashir ‘The Poison Dwarf’

Early in the new year of 1996 there was an unexpected visitor to Princess Diana’s apartment at Kensington Palace. He had arrived unseen, emerging from the boot of the Princess’s butler’s car. Even though the furore over Panorama had subsided, Martin Bashir was taking no risks. Neither, more importantly, was Princess Diana. The cloak-and-dagger element … Read more

Today host Allison Langdon loses it over Richard Wilkins headline

Today host Allison Langdon LOSES IT as she notices a very rude headline about Richard Wilkins from his days as a pop star in the 1980s By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:34 BST, 21 May 2021 | Updated: 02:39 BST, 21 May 2021 Before becoming a TV presenter, Richard Wilkins was a … Read more

Richard Browning was determined to reach for the stars now he’s flying high with billionaire backing

BOOK OF THE WEEK TAKING ON GRAVITY  by Richard Browning (Bantam £20, 256pp)  Richard Browning found himself standing in a Wiltshire farmyard in 2016 with jet engines the size of hairdryers attached to his arms and legs by flexible poles taken from a pop-up tent. The engines were controlled with a trigger taken from an … Read more

Richard Madeley discusses being the ‘front-runner’ to be the new co-host on Good Morning Britain 

Richard Madeley has admitted he thinks he ‘suits’ being a presenter on Good Morning Britain after Piers Morgan’s departure from the programme. The TV presenter, 65, has been a stand-in presenter alongside Susanna Reid since 2017 and confirmed he will be back again next month. Speaking to The Sun, Richard admitted he is unsure if … Read more

Richard Madeley discusses being the ‘front-runner’ to be the new co-host on Good Morning Britain 

Richard Madeley has admitted he thinks he ‘suits’ being a presenter on Good Morning Britain after Piers Morgan’s departure from the programme. The TV presenter, 65, has been a stand-in presenter alongside Susanna Reid since 2017 and confirmed he will be back again next month. Speaking to The Sun, Richard admitted he is unsure if … Read more

Acclaimed British author Richard Cohen’s new book on historians is cancelled in the US

Acclaimed British author Richard Cohen’s new book on historians is cancelled in the US amid backlash at him for ‘not including enough black academics’ Author Richard Cohen is writing new 780-page book called ‘The History Makers’ Publisher Random House concerned it did not contain enough black academics Mr Cohen, 75, wrote extra 18,000 words after … Read more

Acclaimed British author Richard Cohen’s new book on historians is cancelled in the US

Acclaimed British author Richard Cohen’s new book on historians is cancelled in the US amid backlash at him for ‘not including enough black academics’ Author Richard Cohen is writing new 780-page book called ‘The History Makers’ Publisher Random House concerned it did not contain enough black academics Mr Cohen, 75, wrote extra 18,000 words after … Read more

Richard Reid recalls his nightmare encounter with Ellen Degeneres

Ellen DeGeneres confirmed this week she was ending her long-running talk show after 19 seasons following a highly-publicised toxic workplace scandal. And on Friday, Australian entertainment reporter Richard Reid sensationally said ‘it’s about time’ fans saw Ellen as a ‘bitter, uncaring control freak’ as he recalled his own encounters with the host that still ‘sends … Read more

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: D-Day is cancelled… everybody back on the landing craft! 

They won’t be fighting them on the beaches next month to mark the anniversary of D-Day. A planned re-enactment in Devon has been cancelled — on the orders of elf’n’safety. It was scheduled to take place on Saunton Sands and the dunes at Braunton Burrows, where 10,000 troops trained for Operation Overlord in 1944. But … Read more