Israel criticism has ‘crossed all sane boundaries’, Andrew Mitchell ...
WEB4 days ago — Israel criticism has ‘crossed all sane boundaries’, Andrew Mitchell claims. People who fought against Nazi Germany and South African apartheid would “turn in their graves” at the phrases genocide and apartheid being applied to the situation in the Middle East, Andrew Mitchell has said. The shadow foreign secretary told a Conservative ...
BBC apologises to Strictly Come Dancing star Amanda Abbington
WEB4 days ago — The BBC has apologised to former Strictly Come Dancing contestant Amanda Abbington, saying it had assessed and “upheld some, but not all” of her complaints about Giovanni Pernice’s behaviour during her time on the show. Sherlock actress Abbington, who pulled out of the BBC One show last year citing “personal reasons”, later claimed ...
Strictly Come Dancing fans fuming over Tom Dean's exit
WEB4 days ago — At least Anton was honest #StrictlyComeDancing #Strictly”. Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday, October 5 at 6.25pm for movie week, with the results show on Sunday, October 6 at 7.15pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Strictly Come Dancing fans said Tom Dean and Nadiya Bychkova's exit on the …
Tony Award winner and musical Broadway veteran Gavin Creel …
WEB3 days ago — Gavin Creel (Seth Wenig/AP) Gavin Creel, a Broadway musical theatre veteran who won a Tony Award for Hello, Dolly! and nominations for Hair and Thoroughly Modern Millie, has died of a rare and aggressive form of cancer at the age of 48. Publicist Matt Polk said Creel died at his home in Manhattan of …
New tipping rules in restaurants to come into force on Tuesday
WEB3 days ago — These new rules will see more than two million workers able to keep an estimated £200m a year that is paid in tips, gratuities and service charges. (Image: PA) New legislation around tips in restaurants will come into force across the UK on Tuesday (October 1). Under these new rules, restaurants will …
St Bartholomew's Church: First TardeFest is huge success
WEB4 days ago — Huge crowds gathered to enjoy live music, food and activities at a church near Redditch. St Bartholomew's Church in Tardebigge held its first ever TardeFest on Saturday, September 14 in the church grounds. Dan Sealey, from folk-rock band Ocean Colour Scene, opened TardeFest and treated visitors to a …
Widening access to private schools harder due to ‘challenges’ …
WEB4 days ago — Widening access to private schools is proving “more difficult” due to challenges facing the sector, an education leader will say. Jaideep Barot, chairman of HMC (the Heads’ Conference), which represents the UK’s top private schools, will suggest people could “seek to minimise or dismiss” the impact of bursaries offered to poorer ...
Chancellor ‘sees more black holes than Mr Spock’, says Tom …
WEB3 days ago — Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves “sees more black holes than Mr Spock”, a Conservative leadership hopeful has claimed. Tom Tugendhat said October’s Budget could “destroy growth” in the UK and he branded VAT on private schools a “vindictive and nasty policy”. The shadow security minister faces Kemi Badenoch, James Cleverly and ...
Strictly fans 'in tears' after Chris McCausland's dance
WEB5 days ago — Strictly Come Dancing fans have been left in tears after Chris McCausland's "wonderful" week two performance. He and his professional dance partner Dianne Buswell performed the Foxtrot to Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy by The Tams. This comes after fans of the BBC show called for Paul Merson to be …
Labour demands probe into £75,000 donation to Tory leadership …
WEB4 days ago — Labour has called for an investigation into £75,000 of donations to Tory leadership contender Robert Jenrick, saying it had “serious concerns” about the money’s ultimate origin. Mr Jenrick, the frontrunner for the Conservative leadership, received three donations of £25,000 in July from The ...