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At last week’s Spectator parliamentarian of the year awards, Nigel Farage took the stage in front of a large chunk of the Westminster establishment, including journalists in need of a story. Honoured with a seat next to the magazine’s new proprietor, he was there to receive the newcomer of the year trophy and deliver a … Read more
The Beatles formed in 1960 (Image: No credit) The Beatles are arguably one of the biggest boybands in music history, dominating the charts during the 1960s and 1970s. Over that ten-year period, the group released 13 studio albums which saw them reach wild and unprecedented success. But amid all the monumental highs came devastating lows … Read more
Elon Musk has denied he is gearing up to chuck $100m at Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party, as it pushes to take on the Tories. But the very fact the question arose is a reminder of the pressing need for political funding reform on this side of the Atlantic. Musk is the living embodiment of … Read more
Lou Sanders is ageing joyfully – even if TV producers still see women as decorations to the male comics on line ups (Picture: Matt Stronge) Lou Sanders is one of Britain’s most beloved comedians. But she’s still somehow an afterthought for TV producers – along with a huge cohort of other hilarious women. Having appeared … Read more
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Michael J. Fox has broken more bones as a result of Parkinson’s disease than his stunt double has in his 40-year career. The 63-year-old actor was diagnosed with the condition in 1991, and his stuntman Charlie Croughwell … Read more
When I work in the office (the canal flashing down to my left, to my right a desk of conversations that veer between fascinating and deadly, it being part of my job to lean in to catch the former before they dissolve) a piece that might take a morning to finish at home will here … Read more
“You can’t flirt any more. We used to have so much more fun!” Dame Jilly Cooper, 87, looks back with nostalgia to her heyday towards the end of the last century. So do the many fans of her stories in print, audiobooks and on screen. Rivals, Disney’s dramatisation of her 1988 “bonkbuster”, set in the … Read more
Coleen Rooney has proved a hit with viewers (Image: ITV/REX/Shutterstock) The heartwarming reunion of I’m A Celebrity’s Coleen Rooney with her sons Kit, eight, and Cass, six, left viewers deeply touched. After weeks apart, the television star’s embrace with her children pulled on the nation’s heartstrings. Coleen, unbeknownst to herself, won over viewers throughout her … Read more
Surender Saluja with son Chiranjeev (right), the managing director of Premier Energies Image: Vikas Chandra Pureti Surender Saluja has one small regret—that he could never be an employee. It would have been nice, he says, to get the exposure of working in a company in the early years of his career. But as things … Read more
New Delhi [India], December 03: On September 18, 2024, Omar Harfouch, the acclaimed Lebanese composer and pianist, delivered an unforgettable performance at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. His Concerto for Peace transcended traditional boundaries of music and culture, blending classical and oriental influences to create a powerful message of harmony. But this was just … Read more