Bargain Hunt star Charles Hanson ‘is charged with assault and coercive behaviour’ as he moves out of £1.5million family home

Bargain Hunt star Charles Hanson ‘is charged with assault and coercive behaviour’ as he moves out of £1.5million family home

The BBC TV auctioneer, 45, will appear in court next month  By Summer Goodkind Published: 22:21 GMT, 20 December 2023 | Updated: 23:17 GMT, 20 December 2023 Bargain Hunt star Charles Hanson has been charged with assault and coercive behaviour following a police probe into domestic abuse allegations. The auctioneer, 45, who moved out of … Read more

Your ultimate guide to what to watch On Demand this week – from our top picks to the hottest new releases

Your ultimate guide to what to watch On Demand this week – from our top picks to the hottest new releases

From the conclusion of a royal drama fit for a king to a contemporary take on a children’s classic, our critics have hand-picked the best shows to watch On Demand right now. The experts have chosen their top ten programmes streaming this week, as well as reviewing new releases. Read on to find out what to … Read more

Baroness Mone hits out at Rishi Sunak as PM wades into PPE row involving lingerie tycoon – as she is told not to return to the Lords after admitting lying about links to firm handed contracts worth millions

Baroness Mone hits out at Rishi Sunak as PM wades into PPE row involving lingerie tycoon – as she is told not to return to the Lords after admitting lying about links to firm handed contracts worth millions

Baroness Michelle Mone today hit out at Rishi Sunak after he waded into the PPE row surrounding the former Tory peer – as she was warned she should not return to the House of Lords. The 52-year-old and her billionaire husband gave a ‘car crash’ TV interview this weekend in which she admitted she stands … Read more

Agatha Christie ‘would welcome’ the decision to change the race of the protagonist in latest BBC adaptation of her 1939 crime novel Murder Is Easy

Agatha Christie ‘would welcome’ the decision to change the race of the protagonist in latest BBC adaptation of her 1939 crime novel Murder Is Easy

Agatha Christie’s great-grandson has suggested she would have ‘welcomed’ the BBC‘s decision to change the race of the protagonist in the new adaptation of the crime writer’s 1939 novel Murder is Easy.  In the BBC’s new series, the lead role of Luke Fitzwilliam – a retired police officer who investigates a serial killer in an English … Read more

As Vigil wows audiences, expert reveals how the BBC casts similar looking women like Suranne Jones, Keeley Hawes and Vicky McClure in lead roles – as they are ‘pleasing to both sexes’ and ‘break the typically blonde stereotype’

As Vigil wows audiences, expert reveals how the BBC casts similar looking women like Suranne Jones, Keeley Hawes and Vicky McClure in lead roles – as they are ‘pleasing to both sexes’ and ‘break the typically blonde stereotype’

The BBC is casting ‘strong, independent women in their 40’s’, who are brunette, in lead roles because they are ‘aesthetically pleasing to both sexes’ and focus audiences on the role without ‘being distracted by a typically blonde stereotype’, a cosmetics expert has said. Dr Ross Perry – Medical Director of Cosmedics in the UK – … Read more

Bobby Brazier will be dancing for the Strictly glitterball tonight… But a family feud means his beloved grandmother hasn’t been invited. So what’s behind the rift?

Bobby Brazier will be dancing for the Strictly glitterball tonight… But a family feud means his beloved grandmother hasn’t been invited. So what’s behind the rift?

Just a few months ago, Jackiey Budden chose new paint and wallpaper to redecorate the modest-sized bedroom at her tiny council flat which is set aside for her beloved grandsons. A gesture that will resonate with any doting grandmother, she excitedly described her plans to her friends. She couldn’t wait to see their smiles, she … Read more

Gatwick issues warning over rogue meet-and-greet parking firms ahead of Christmas break after 250% surge in complaints from travellers

Gatwick issues warning over rogue meet-and-greet parking firms ahead of Christmas break after 250% surge in complaints from travellers

Passengers have described the chaos that saw after returning from holidays Airport’s director of parking advised customers to look for accreditation from bodies By Ivan Prothero Published: 21:01 GMT, 15 December 2023 | Updated: 21:10 GMT, 15 December 2023 Gatwick Airport has warned travellers to be aware of rogue meet-and-greet firms ahead of the Christmas and … Read more

MIKE DICKSON: A Question of Sport’s end after more than half a century on our screens represents a merciful release for the once-great titan of British TV and serves as a frank reminder of the BBC’s decline as a sports broadcaster

MIKE DICKSON: A Question of Sport’s end after more than half a century on our screens represents a merciful release for the once-great titan of British TV and serves as a frank reminder of the BBC’s decline as a sports broadcaster

So Question of Sport has gone, mourned like a much-loved old friend who has lately been in in desperately poor health. A merciful release, one might say. The world’s longest running TV sports quiz was put out of its misery last night, death by unforced error. The diagnosis always looked terminal once Sue Barker was … Read more

Bradley Wiggins explains he ‘doesn’t ride a bike anymore’ because the eight-time Olympian ‘didn’t like the person he became’… and reveals the ‘haunting’ day his estranged father told him ‘you’ll never be as good as your old man’

Bradley Wiggins explains he ‘doesn’t ride a bike anymore’ because the eight-time Olympian ‘didn’t like the person he became’… and reveals the ‘haunting’ day his estranged father told him ‘you’ll never be as good as your old man’

Bradley Wiggins has honestly revealed he ‘doesn’t ride a bike anymore’ because he didn’t like who he was when cycling and explained his only memories of winning the Tour de France on the famed Champs-Elysees in Paris comes from watching it back on television. The five-time Olympic gold medallist is widely celebrated as Team GB‘s greatest-ever champion, … Read more

The fall of the house of Ferguson: Man United face decades in the wilderness, crushed by the Glazers as Old Trafford crumbles… and recruitment staffer names £50m signing who ‘we’d never heard of’

The fall of the house of Ferguson: Man United face decades in the wilderness, crushed by the Glazers as Old Trafford crumbles… and recruitment staffer names £50m signing who ‘we’d never heard of’

On March 10 2016, Sir Alex Ferguson left his seat in the Anfield directors’ box after Louis van Gaal‘s Manchester United had lost 2-0 to Liverpool in the Europa League. ‘Just not good enough,’ Ferguson seethed through teeth clenched so hard they could have cracked Aberdeen granite. ‘You just can’t play like that. Not here.’ … Read more