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‘I let the Spice Girls stay at my house and we produced a UK Number One’
”The very, very first session I did in my little studio was the Spice Girls. Unsigned”
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The harrowing reality of cut-price ‘flash deal’ cocaine: Step-by-sobering-step, the Daily Mail exposes the routes, corruption and innocent victims behind Britain’s drugs market
The Daily Mail has published an investigation into Britain’s cocaine market, focusing on the emergence of cut-price “flash deal” cocaine and tracing the supply chains, corruption and human cost behind it. The piece frames itself as a step-by-step exposé, examining how the drug moves from source to street and the toll this takes on communities…
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Ricky Gervais jokes UK inheritance tax may finally push him to marry longtime partner after 40 years
Comedian Ricky Gervais has joked that the UK’s inheritance tax rules might finally persuade him to marry his long-term partner, writer Jane Fallon, after the couple have been together for around 40 years without tying the knot. The remark, made during a media appearance covered by Fox News, highlights how the tax treatment of married…
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The jobs drought: Vacancies are at 12-year low as firms stop hiring amid fears over Labour’s ‘attacks on business’
Job vacancies across the UK have fallen to their lowest level in 12 years, according to new figures, as employers pull back on hiring amid growing unease about the government’s economic policies. Business groups and commentators cited in the report point to what they describe as Labour’s “attacks on business” — including rising employment costs…
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UK prime minister brushes off Susie Wiles impersonator incident: ‘Not embarrassed’
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Tuesday brushed off an incident where he exchanged messages with an impersonator posing as White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, saying he was “not embarrassed.” British outlet Sky News asked Burnham about the incident — pressing the newly elected prime minister on if he felt ashamed by the…
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14 Years Ago Today, We Lost the Singer Who Soundtracked the Summer of Love and Helped Write a Beach Boys No. 1 Hit
Scott McKenzie, the singer behind the 1967 anthem “San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)”, died on 18 August 2012, 14 years before this article’s publication. The song became the unofficial soundtrack to the Summer of Love, the countercultural movement that drew thousands of young people to California, yet McKenzie himself is…
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Andy Burnham says Britain ‘supports Ukraine 100%’ after Putin warned ‘there will be a price to pay’ for supplying Kyiv with drones
Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, has said that Britain backs Ukraine “100%” in its conflict with Russia, responding after Vladimir Putin issued a warning that there would be “a price to pay” for the UK supplying Kyiv with drones. The remarks reflect the ongoing tension between Western support for Ukraine’s war effort and…
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John Irvin Dies: Director Of ‘Hamburger Hill’ & TV Drama ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ Was 86
British film and television director John Irvin has died at the age of 86, according to his producers. Irvin was best known for directing the 1987 Vietnam War film Hamburger Hill and the Arnold Schwarzenegger action thriller Raw Deal, as well as the BAFTA-winning BBC adaptation of John le Carré’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, starring…