GREAT British Bake Off judge Prue Leith piled on the pounds after gorging on the show’s calorific treats. Each episode has three rounds including a Showstopper Challenge, which features the largest creation of the week. But with each Showstopper averaging 3,000 calories, cast and crew have put on up to a stone, bingeing on the […]
THE world watched Princess Eugenie walk down the aisle in a wedding dress designed by Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos. The 28-year-old, who broke with tradition and chose not to have a veil, tied the knot at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, a few months after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. But she did […]
THE world watched Princess Eugenie walk down the aisle in a wedding dress designed by Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos. The 28-year-old, who broke with tradition and chose not to have a veil, tied the knot at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, a few months after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. But she did […]
LANDLORDS should be given a cash boost if they sell to their tenants in a bid to help home ownership, a report says. Ministers must offer the incentive in a one-year offer to get first-time buyers on to the property ladder, a study has revealed. The move would see Capital Gains Tax paid by a […]
RONNIE O’SULLIVAN has three key items left on his Bucket List. His first priority is to finish his career with EIGHT world titles — elevating him above Stephen Hendry (seven), Steve Davis and Ray Reardon (both six). Then, once the cue is officially hung up, he wants to run with the best Kenyan athletes. And […]
BOSSES are failing to combat sexual harassment in the workplace – as they don’t take it seriously enough, a report has warned. Ministers must move to define unacceptable behaviour and set out disciplinary cases and stipulate penalties for offenders, MPs have said. Maria Miller, chair of the Women and Equalities Committee, also said she was […]
SIMON Cowell pampers his beloved dogs by flying them in a private jet. The X Factor mogul is so devoted to his three Yorkshire Terriers that he refuses to put them on a commercial flight. Instead, Squiddly, Diddly and Freddy enjoy “furs class” services on board a state-of-the-art Learjet. They get their own fully reclining […]
TOP brass in the Ministry of Defence wrote off almost £200million of taxpayers’ cash last year — including £4.7million for a crashed sub. Costs of repairs on HMS Ambush were allowed to more than double after it hit a tanker off Gibraltar. And £1million of equipment could not be accounted for after a major refit […]
MANCHESTER UNITED will use their option to extend David de Gea’s contract six months early — if he fails to agree a new deal by January. But it would leave Europe’s biggest hitters believing they could get the Spain No 1 in the summer. De Gea has been offered a five-year, £375,000-a-week deal, including various clean […]
THE nights are drawing in and the big coats coming out. But in Liverpool at least, it couldn’t be sunnier. That’s certainly the impression we’re getting, anyway, whenever Jurgen Klopp and his would-be title contenders are mentioned. Four games, no wins, two goals and last year’s score-for-fun Egyptian superhero going from electrified to mummified. For […]
SIZE doesn’t matter, or so my wife tells me, usually with a sympathetic smile. I’m sure — sorry, I hope — that’s true. But in certain areas of life, there is an undeniable appeal to having the biggest equipment. Let’s get this straight right now — I’m talking vehicles. Specifically, pick-up trucks. In the pick-up […]
GIBRALTAR FA were “very disappointed” that their national anthem was not played before tonight’s historic victory over Armenia. The visitors, who have since received an apology from the hosts, went on to win their first ever competitive game after 23 attempts. But the Uefa Nations League clash did not start as planned for Jeff Wood’s […]
KAY Burley has spoken out about losing best friends and family members to cancer – and that she has an 80 per cent chance of contracting it too. The Sky News newsreader, 57, reflected upon her many tragic losses while filming Channel 4’s Celebrity Hunted for Stand Up To Cancer last summer. In the six […]
FURIOUS Mel B told Victoria Beckham: “F*** off, you bitch!” during a heated bust-up over the Spice Girls reunion. News of the row emerged as the remaining quartet — Mel, Emma Bunton, Geri Horner and Melanie Chisholm — flew in to London to make promotional material announcing a blockbuster UK tour. They spent 14 hours […]
