Prince Philip’s extraordinary life: From exile to Buckingham palace

He escaped Greece as a baby, stowed in a makeshift cot made from an orange box. But Prince Philip did not let his traumatic childhood hinder him as he rose to great heights after being sent to the UK as a virtually orphaned ten-year-old boy.    With his mother in a psychiatric clinic and his exiled … Read more

Prince Philip dies aged 99 after life of service to Queen and country

Prince Philip, the Queen’s ‘strength and guide’ throughout their 73-year marriage and her rock during her 69-year reign, has died today at the age of 99. The Duke of Edinburgh spent his final days at Windsor Castle with his wife after a 28-night stay in hospital having been admitted in mid-February for an infection and … Read more

DMX’s manager Steve Rifkind confirms the rapper is still alive but on life support

After numerous false reports surfaced that ailing rapper DMX had passed away on Thursday night, the rapper’s manager Steve Rifkind clarified he’s still alive. The 50-year-old rapper (real name Earl Simmons) has been hospitalized since Friday night after suffering a drug overdose that triggered a heart attack.  He has been in the ICU on life … Read more

Scottish student, 20, gets ‘worst haircut of his life’ at barber after Covid lockdown

Scottish student, 20, gets ‘worst haircut of his life’ on first visit to a barber after four months of Covid lockdown Andrew Riley, of Glasgow, visited hairdresser in Bearsden on April 7 – two days after they were allowed to reopen across Scotland He paid £12 for mid-skin fade – a tapered cut that ends between … Read more

Archbishop of Canterbury says being in Royal Family is like serving ‘life without parole’

Archbishop of Canterbury says being in Royal Family is like serving ‘life without parole’ as he warns Prince Harry will never escape ‘celeb’ status Justin Welby: Being a member of the Royal Family is like ‘life without parole’ Archbishop of Canterbury suggested public have unrealistic expectations CoE’s top clergman said: ‘We expect them [Royals] to … Read more

Morrisons will become first UK supermarket to ban sale of plastic ‘bags for life’ in stores 

Morrisons will become first UK supermarket to ban sale of plastic ‘bags for life’ in stores Supermarket to save 3,200 tonnes of plastic a year with removal of ‘bags for life’ Bradford-based grocer said customers able to purchase reusable paper bags The move comes after a trial using just paper bags in eight of its … Read more

Life expectancy plunges across the Europe in 2020 amid Covid pandemic

Life expectancy plunges across Europe with England, Spain, Italy and Belgium seeing their average drop by more than a year in 2020 amid Covid pandemic Biggest drop in life expectancy was in Spain, with a loss of 1.6 years from 2019   Denmark and Finland were the only states to see a rise in the statistic … Read more

The NOT so glamorous life of Britain’s favourite shepherdess: Mother-of-nine Amanda Owens, 45,

Our Yorkshire Farm’s Amanda Owen hit the headlines yesterday after she blamed parents for today’s ‘snowflake’ generation of youngsters who cannot look after themselves. The Huddersfield-born shepherdess, 46, lives at Ravenseat farm in the Yorkshire Dales with her husband Clive, 67, and their nine children, who range in age between 2 and 19. The low-key TV star … Read more

Cher apologizes for her ’emotional’ tweets claiming that she could have saved George Floyd’s life

Cher has apologized for her ‘over-emotional’ tweet, in which she said she could have helped save George Floyd – and was mocked as a ‘white savior’.  The music icon made the remark in a tweet posted to her 3.9 million followers Friday as she watched the televised murder trial of Derek Chauvin – the former … Read more