Port Office bosses raked in almost £20million while their IT system ripped subpostmasters’ lives apart, it has emerged. Analysis of company accounts reveals five bosses took home almost £19.4million over 24 years. Paula Vennells, who headed the organisation between 2010 and 2019, earned £5.1million during her tenure. She refused to …
Read More »Russell Brand performance of ‘Bipolarisation’ show which was scheduled for tomorrow is postponed by Theatre Royal in Windsor
Russell Brand’s stand up comedy show ‘Bipolarisation’ at the Theatre Royal Windsor on Tuesday night has been postponed, the theatre said. Brand, 48, has been subject to multiple claims from women accusing him of abusive and predatory behaviour, including rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse, between 2006 and 2013. The Metropolitan …
Read More »A Place in the Sun’s Jonnie Irwin suffers painful injury after ‘last ever ride’ to nursery with son
A Place in the Sun presenter Jonnie Irwin has suffered a painful injury after marking a final milestone with four-year-old Rex, his eldest son. The 49-year-old, who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, took to Instagram on Monday, August 7, as he proudly shared a picture of himself perched on …
Read More »Emily Maitlis ‘felt sick’ before Prince Andrew Newsnight interview but he ‘seemed jolly’ after
Emily Maitlis has recalled how she felt “really sick” ahead of her BBC Newsnight interview with the Duke Of York. The journalist, who grilled Andrew over his relationship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, is executive producer of a new Channel 4 documentary, which forms part of the broadcaster’s programming around …
Read More »The Great Pottery Throw Down appoints Stoke-on-Trent pottery legend as guest judge
An industry-leading Stoke-on-Trent pottery designer is to feature as a guest judge on a major TV show. Moorcroft’s Emma Bossons FRSA will judge contestants’ tubelining attempts in The Great Pottery Throw Down’s ‘Queen’s Choice challenge’. Emma, 46, is a big name in the pottery industry, having pioneered the floral Queen’s …
Read More »TV’s best and worst moments of 2022: The Traitors and Wagatha Christie to Queuegate
The shining lights of British television could never have hoped to match the drama, intrigue and entertainment that unfolded in Westminster and in this great nation’s many royal households in 2022. However, that does not mean we should discount their efforts. So here’s a bunch of special awards and honourable …
Read More »Rishi Sunak poised to U-turn on Tory plans for privatisation of Channel 4
The Prime Minister vowed to push ahead with Boris Johnson’s plan to sell off the public service broadcaster during the Tory leadership contest in the summer but the idea is now being reviewed Rishi Sunak is overhauling his policy agenda, with a pledge to privatise Channel 4 in the firing …
Read More »Frankie Boyle set to front documentary about the Royal Family after ‘foul’ joke about the Queen
Frankie Boyle is set to present a documentary about the Royal Family after previously coming under fire for a ‘foul’ joke about the Queen. The controversial comedian, 50, has been lined up by Channel 4 bosses to front Frankie Boyle: Monarchy, where he will explore the future of the monarchy. The …
Read More »Princes William and Harry believe Princess Diana’s death ‘was an accident’, royal expert claims
A royal expert has suggested Princes William and Harry will struggle with details of Princess Diana’s death being ‘brought up again’ in a new documentary exploring the investigations that followed her fatal crash. The Princess of Wales was 36 when she was killed in a car crash in Paris on …
Read More »A sacrificial lamb or a dinosaur? Telegraph readers are divided on the privatisation of Channel 4
Dubbed the biggest privatisation since Royal Mail, Channel 4 will go up for sale ahead of the next general election, the Government has announced. The decision, which was confirmed on Monday, came as concerns about Channel 4’s finances were exacerbated by the Covid pandemic. Now, a foreign owner could step …
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