Today’s PMQs was fairly subdued as the Budget followed, it always is in these situations, so I’ll merge the two as seamlessly as the government’s Brexit plan. It is International Women’s Day and the Tories were beaming they have had two female PMs. Thatcher did literally nothing for women’s rights, ...
Sport News 24/7 By Richard de Winter & David de Winter - Sports Editor @TLE_Sport @rgdewinter @davidjdewinter The TLE Sports Podcast returns with David & Richard de Winter. In this episode they discuss the final two rounds of the RBS Six Nations, England's one-day series with West Indies, Claudio Ranieri's ...
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times - pretty much any time you sit down and try to think of a memorable opening line to anything you write. Indeed there is no more important task than nailing a good opening line to a book. Great ...
"Ramen," somebody recently probed as I gushed adoringly about the food of Japan (again), "that's just noodle soup, isn't it?" Like a besieged tom cat ready to challenge the neighbours' pit bull, my back arched instinctively and I cascaded into an explosive rant. Ramen is far more than just noodle ...
Brewed: St Austell, Cornwall Strength: 4.9% Originally founded in Cornwall by Walter Hicks in 1851, St Austell Brewery is still 100 per-cent family owned and renowned for brewing some of the South-West’s most popular beers. In addition to brewing their own beers from a brewery overlooking the bay of St ...
A woman who was branded a ‘dunce’ at school and hid her illiteracy all her life is finally learning to read – at the age of 87. Retired factory worker Ursula Shepherd says her teachers in the 1930s “didn’t care” if she was educated. The pensioner, who has learning difficulties, ...
By Linda Marric @linda_marric There’s one thing Catfight director Onur Tukel cannot be accused of, and that thing is lacking in originality. However you chose to read his film, one thing is for sure, this curious little production manages to pack more punches and raise more laughs than the majority ...
A furious job-seeker has blasted high street chemists Boots after being turned away from an interview – for not being dressed “conservatively enough”. Not the best news to emerge on International Women's Day. Rosie Reilly, 26, was wearing a black and white high-collared blouse and a knee length black skirt ...
There is a certain sort of person who likes to talk a great deal about the importance of etiquette. There is also a lot of discussion about the decline of modern manners. At the same time we live in a time of the decline of ritual – if you want ...