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

Richard Wilkins recalls his ‘weird, cold’ interview with Ellen DeGeneres

Nine’s entertainment editor Richard Wilkins has revealed what it was like to interview Ellen DeGeneres – following the news her talk show is ending after 19 seasons. In an article for Nine.com.au on Thursday, the showbusiness veteran, 66, recalled feeling awkward and ‘cold’ while meeting the 63-year-old comedian in California more than a decade ago. ‘It was the coldest … Read more

Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic faces delays over ‘wear and tear’ issues on mothership

Unlike other commercial spaceflight companies, such as Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic initiates its flights without using a traditional rocket launch. Instead, the firm launches its passenger-laden SpaceShipTwo and other craft from a carrier plane, dubbed WhiteKnightTwo. WhiteKnightTwo is a custom-built, four-engine, dual-fuselage jet aircraft, designed to carry SpaceShipTwo up to an altitude of around 50,000 … Read more

Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic faces delays over ‘wear and tear’ issues on mothership

Unlike other commercial spaceflight companies, such as Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic initiates its flights without using a traditional rocket launch. Instead, the firm launches its passenger-laden SpaceShipTwo and other craft from a carrier plane, dubbed WhiteKnightTwo. WhiteKnightTwo is a custom-built, four-engine, dual-fuselage jet aircraft, designed to carry SpaceShipTwo up to an altitude of around 50,000 … Read more

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Oi Angie, pass the Duchy from the left-hand side…

Breaking news: Woman you’ve never heard of is reshuffled out of a job you didn’t know she had, then promoted into another job you didn’t realise existed. That appears to be the sum of the story obsessing the Boys In The Bubble yesterday in the wake of last week’s elections. Aside from the tiresome Wee … Read more

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Oi Angie, pass the Duchy from the left-hand side…

Breaking news: Woman you’ve never heard of is reshuffled out of a job you didn’t know she had, then promoted into another job you didn’t realise existed. That appears to be the sum of the story obsessing the Boys In The Bubble yesterday in the wake of last week’s elections. Aside from the tiresome Wee … Read more

Tory MP Richard Holden fined £100 for littering after dropping cigarette butt outside election count

No smoke without fine! Tory MP Richard Holden is hit with £100 penalty notice for littering after dropping cigarette butt outside North-West Durham election count Richard Holden was hit with the charge in his constituency in County Durham He has previously posted images of himself on social media litter picking The MP was given ten … Read more

RICHARD KAY: The toff who made Mick Jagger’s Marianne un-Faithfull

She was the first posh-voiced girl on Top Of The Pops, who became more famous still as Mick Jagger’s girlfriend.  He was an impecunious old Etonian peer who tried and failed to rescue her from drugs. They fell so madly in love that within three days of meeting at a country house party, Marianne Faithfull had … Read more

Alessandra Ambrosio puts on a PASSIONATE display with model beau Richard Lee at the beach

Alessandra Ambrosio and her boyfriend, Richard Lee, were seen in Santa Monica on Saturday afternoon. The models appeared to be enjoying their time in the warm California sun as they hit the sand for a round of beach volleyball. The pair were first spotted together earlier this year during a dinner date, and they have … Read more

Richard Wilkins and his girlfriend Nicola Day sport perfectly coiffed hairstyles at Pantene event

It was once revealed that he and his son Christian go through 15 cans of hairspray a week to maintain their perfectly coiffed hair. And Richard Wilkins showed off his manicured mane at an event to celebrate Christian’s new job as Pantene’s first male ambassador. The Today Extra host was joined by his beloved girlfriend … Read more