British council urges staff to avoid ‘Brits’ and ‘the Queen’s English’
British Council urges employees to steer clear of ‘Brits and Queen’s English in non-discrimination guide Taxpayer-funded body will receive £189 million from the Foreign Office this year Employees have been…
Scandalous past of the sumptuous villa that hosted Succession’s Tuscan wedding
It’s so fitting. Producers of Succession, a hit TV show about a feuding media family that is mega-rich and wealthy, chose to film in a luxurious Italian villa, which has…
Martin Bashir confesses to taking the clothes of a murdered girl
Martin Bashir, a disgraced ex-BBC reporter finally admits that he took the clothes of Karen Hadaway, a nine-year old schoolgirl who was murdered – seventeen years after swearing not to…
Nina Conti review: Foul-mouthed jokes and off the scale improvisation make for comedy gold
The ultimate post-pandemic lift: Nina Conti’s The Dating Show, with its foul-mouthed humor and off-the-scale improvisation, is comedy gold For Event Magazine, Mark Wareham Published: 17.01 EST 11/12/2021 | Updated:…
CRAIG BROWN: Craig’s 2021 crackers (plus a couple of right royal duds!)
Although this wasn’t a vintage year, I did manage to find diaries. The chirpy, too-big-for-his-boots Tory MP Alan Duncan released his political diaries, This is the Thick of It (William…
Boris Johnson blasts BBC over partygate saying it neglected focus on Covid-19 booster jab rollout
Boris Johnson condemned BBC’s coverage of No. 10’s ‘Partygate” row as “shamefully frivolous”, vengeful, and partisan.” In his anger at the Corporation, the Prime Minister vented out against it believing…
PIERS MORGAN: Goodbye – and thanks for putting up with my humongous ego!
Wednesday, December 1 A new survey by The Sun found that 10% of British citizens want to see me in their Christmas stockings, while only 11% desire to meet One…
From King’s choir to Stephen Hough and London Brass, the best albums of the year
The best albums of 2012: From King’s Choir’s old favorites to Chopin Nocturnes from Stephen Hough, London Brass’s most recent album. David Mellor for the Event Published: 17.01 EST 11/12/2021…
From Elizabeth Strout to Colson Whitehead and John Banville, the best fiction of the year
The best fiction of 2015 includes Elizabeth Strout’s vivid tell-it like-it is masterpiece, Harlem Shuffle from Colson Whitehead, and John Banville’s classic crime novel. By Hephzibah Anderson Published: 17.01 EST…
Ministry of Defence tells its forces to stop using negative phrases
Guidance was issued to the Armed Forces to instruct service personnel to not say “crippled by debt” or “blind drunk”, in order to prevent offence. Despite being called ‘woke nonsense’…