Short-lived PM Gordon Brown has labelled Jeremy Corbyn a “phase” will have a “short shelf life.” The ex-PM said, on the Jeremy Marr show: “Everything’s a phase. “I mean Jeremy himself is going to accept that he – nobody goes on forever. “We’re all phases, we’re all sort of part of it. “Politicians have a short shelf life actually in terms of life at the top.” Gordon Brown was PM from 2007-2010 and served a Chancellor for Tony Blair for...

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Father's Day and wine are synonymous for the millions of people looking to treat their old man this weekend. Whether it's cooking the dinner or wrapping up a bottle for later a good vino is a sure fire way to their heart. And if you're looking for a bottle to fit a budget or occasion, we have just the pick for you. Take a look below for our recommended wines for Father's Day 2018. Splash out: On a bottle of Campolongo...

Between Trump wanting to slap tariffs on our steel and the UK Government refusing to be in a European customs union, UK manufacturing risks being stranded. The sharpest fall in UK manufacturing output since 2012 offers more worrying news about the state of the UK economy. The drop is in April was the highest in almost six years, with a 1.4 per cent fall in factory production marking the third consecutive monthly fall. The April dip was the steepest fall...

Last night social media was ablaze with speculation about what Robert de Niro may have said to get bleeped out at the live broadcast of the Tony Awards. At America’s glitzy theatre awards the movie star took to the stage to introduce a performance by rocker Bruce Springsteen. When the veteran actor reached his microphone he announced: “I’m going to say one thing” but it was censored, leaving many commentators scratching their heads. However it was not long before what...

10 June 1998. On a balmy Wednesday afternoon in France, the 16th FIFA World Cup was about to commence. On Auntie Beeb, Des Lynam, he of the moustache, insouciant demeanour and oak-panelled cadence, welcomed millions of viewers to the latest edition. On the pitch, it was Brazil versus Scotland. There were stars everywhere. Cafu, Dunga, Rivaldo, Ronaldo and Colin Calderwood. It was home nation versus the joga bonito nation. It was the fiesta of football. Except… I was not remotely...

Almost 100 taken to court by local authorities for social care debt during past two years according to GMB study An investigation by GMB, the union for carers, has revealed more than 21,000 people in the South East are trapped in debt for their social care. The Freedom of Information requests, submitted to every authority in the region  submitted to every authority in the region  with responsibility for social care, also shows almost 100 people have been taken to court...

The 35-year-old Albanian collapsed and died near Turnpike Lane tube station after being stabbed on Saturday night

I didn’t grow up with Tina Turner’s music. The first time I was aware of her was through her 1991 blockbuster Simply The Best collection, which swept up the highlights of the second phase of her career and seemed to be in every single CD collection I saw in the 90s. It was probably this that meant I didn’t see What’s Love Got To Do With It? for some years after it came out, because my overriding experience of Turner at...