The Royal children were out on parade with the younger Wales catching the headlines. Prince George – a composed page. Princess Charlotte – a charmingly outfitted mini-mom, with a firm grip at times on the hand of the unrestrained, mischief-maker Prince Louis. Louis, 23 April 2018 11.1 am London, has made his mark early … Read more
The Proud Boys follow the Oath Keepers – both USA far-right, anti-government, militia groups – in paying the price for their hell-raising attack on the Capitol on January 6th 2021 with the aim of preventing Biden from taking office. Hundreds of other rioters have already been jailed for their roles in the armed siege, during which … Read more
Hollywood woes have descended on Kevin Costner with rumoured tensions with the Yellowstone showrunner sending him out of the door before the end of Season Five and now his wife of 18 years, fashion designer, Christine Baumgartner has blind sided him with a divorce petition. He isn’t short of success, money or work as he … Read more
Hunter Biden is in another legal tangle this time over child support for a child he initially disavowed until a DNA test proved he was the father. He was paying $20k a month for his daughter’s upkeep but went back to court asking to pay less because of revised financial circumstances. As a result he … Read more
The lynching of Emmett Till, a 14 year old Chicago boy on holiday with Mississippi relatives in August 1955 became a pivotal event that triggered the civil rights movement. At his funeral, his mother left the casket open allowing the tens of thousands of mourners to see his mutilated body. Rosa Parks said her refusal … Read more
Fox’s Tucker Carlson and CNN’s Don Lemon were kings of respective television castles until summarily ejected for different reasons this week. The abrupt dismissal of pro-Trumper Carlson, Murdoch’s biggest star, stunned media and political circles, although his private messages unearthed by Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit including criticisms of Fox executives and anchors did … Read more
Len Goodman, who has sadly just died of bone cancer, is another success from unlikely beginnings story. Born into a poor London East End family who scraped a living selling vegetables off a barrow he was told by his headmaster he was never going to amount to anything – “You’re a failure in class. You’ll … Read more
Suzanne Heywood has a life story to marvel at, overcoming extreme parental neglect of her education and safety, to self-teach herself from correspondence courses and make it through to Oxford and Cambridge, thence onto a high level career along with a happy marriage and three children. Aged seven she was pulled away from a normal … Read more
50 years ago the cute, furry, pointy-nosed Wombles, the fun-loving recyclers of rubbish hit the television screens. The creator, Elisabeth Beresford, who was way ahead of her time with Great Uncle Bulgaria guiding his team to gather and re-use litter, was born in August 1926, an outstanding year for fame, talent and celebrity. Starting … Read more
The final degree Aries Solar Eclipse this Thursday is in an unsubtle, sensual and passionate Saros series. Deep hidden feelings will emerge to the surprise of those who were unaware they had them. Pluto in Aquarius will square the New Moon and Taurus North Node to magnify the intensity Although the challenges will be softened … Read more