Co-host of Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch, with Tim Lovejoy, celebrity chef Simon Rimmer also works alongside innovative barbecue brand Weber. This summer, the chef has partnered with Weber to support the ‘Weber of Life’ campaign, encouraging consumers to host fantastic barbecue experiences. Speaking about Weber, Simon said: “My favourite barbecue really is a Weber. You get what you pay for. Buy a cheap warehouse BBQ and after a year it will fall apart. Webers have fantastic technology so they do...

A WWII veteran who lived in the same house for 89 years has won his battle with a bullying landlord ... over a skip. Frail and nearly blind Lewis Banfield, 91, was traumatised after being torpedoed off Normandy during D-Day and lived a quiet life in Shepton Mallet, Somerset. But the ex-Royal Navy sailor found himself at the centre of a dispute for £500 after finally left his lifelong house and moved into a care home last year. His family...

French President Emmanuel Macron has spent a whopping €26,000 (£24,000) on makeup during his first three months in the top job, despite saying that "intelligent" savings can be found in local government. The progressive candidate swept to power earlier this year after seeing off mainstream parties and opposition from far-right candidate Marine Le Pen. But he's found himself in hot water in his first months in power, causing stirs within the European Union over labour reform and plans to give...

Writer David Wilson has penned this moving, angry message that everybody needs to read on the Government's welfare changes that have affected many Brits with disabilities like his son Ben Wilson:   By David Wilson The Government don't need a doctor to decide who is disabled. My son, Ben Wilson, is 44. He has had a lifetime of health problems. This is his story. He was three months old in 1973 when he was given his first formula of powdered...

French cuisine is undeniably some of the world’s finest, but within multi Michelin-starred temples of fine dining it’s often chintzy and over complicated. Last year, for instance, I almost had my own Mr Creosote moment over lunch at one of Paris’ most luxurious hotels. By the time I’d snarfed five courses of fare laden with more butter and cream than Marco’s ‘White Heat’ cookbook, the wafer-thin mint scenario came with the waiter’s insistence that I bolt through just one more...

A couple were left stunned after HONEY started to seep through their ceiling - because a hive of hundreds of busy bees had formed in their attic. The swarm was discovered at the Grade II listed 18th Century house in Market Harborough, Leics., earlier this month. The homeowners, who did not wish to be identified, grew concerned after finding a "sticky substance" in their light fittings. They later discovered sweet honey pouring down through the ceiling of one of their...

A Scottish ice cream maker, whose crazy flavours include Strongbow's cider and Blue WKD, has had people from all over the world calling for batches to be sent to them. Videos of the artisan ice cream being made have been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on social media. Ice in the village of Redding, near Falkirk, needs eight cans of Strongbow's Dark Fruits and a secret imported ingredient to make each batch of the alcoholic dessert. The inventive gelato,...

Golfer Mark Robinson was left stunned when he spotted a 'black panther' strolling across the greens as he was about to play a shot. Mark spotted the 'big cat' as he approached the 15th tee during a round of golf on Monday afternoon and managed to get a snap of it before it vanished. Mark said: "I spotted the animal in the distance from around 60-70ft as I was trying to take my shot on the 15th tee. "I was...

A partnership of leading theatres in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are set to embark on an epic cycle of new play commissions which will explore Britain’s changing relationship with Europe. Royal & Derngate is collaborating with producing partners Lyric Theatre Belfast, Cardiff's Sherman Theatre and Edinburgh's The Lyceum to produce the shows, along with its theatre complex in Northampton. The venues will be partnering with The RSA on talks and debates. James Dacre, Artistic Director of Royal &...