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Sir David Jason has described John Challis as “a gentleman in the true sense of the word” in a tribute to his Only Fools And Horses co-star. On Sunday, it was announced that John – best known for playing second-hand car dealer Boycie in the beloved sitcom – had died at the age of 79 […]

Only Fools And Horses star John Challis has died from cancer at the age of 79, his family has said. He was best-known for his portrayal of unscrupulous second-hand car dealer Boycie in the beloved sitcom, alongside Sir David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst. He cancelled a 30-date speaking tour earlier this month after only one […]

Sir Ed Davey vowed to “bring down” the so-called blue wall today as he set out his pitch to disgruntled Tory voters.  The Lib Dem leader made jokes about Boris Johnson’s reshuffled cabinet in his speech at their virtual party conference. Buoyed by their success in the Chesham and Amersham by-election, Davey is targeting traditional […]

Green MP Caroline Lucas has defended environmental protesters who blocked the M25, saying their demands were “reasonable”. The group Insulate Britain held up the country’s busiest motorway three times last week by setting up road blocks and glueing themselves to the tarmac. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps called them “dangerous and counterproductive”.  However, former Green Party […]

Adele has appeared to confirm her romance with American sports agent Rich Paul. The singer shared a photo on Instagram showing them posing together in a photobooth at an event, reported to be the wedding of NBA star Anthony Davis. Sharing a string of images from the night, Adele captioned the post with a love […]

A Labour MP has called for “cultural change” after his colleague Rosie Duffield was forced to pull out of their annual party conference over threats. Pat McFadden said he was “appalled” that Duffield will miss the Labour Party conference that kicks off in Brighton this Saturday. Duffield has come under fire for comments she has […]

Given her Friends character had the need for cleanliness and tidiness at all times, one of the last places you’d probably expect to run into Courteney Cox would be at a UK music festival.  However, revellers at the Isle Of Wight Festival had quite the shock when they spotted the Monica Geller actor at the […]

Julia Bradbury is set to undergo surgery to remove her left breast after revealing she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. In an interview with the Mail on Sunday, the 51-year-old broadcaster said she would have a mastectomy next month in order to remove a six centimetre tumour. Surgeons will also take tissue from her […]

A cabinet minister sought to quell fears over food shortages caused by the gas crisis, saying there was no “immediate concern”. COP26 president Alok Sharma also suggested the public could be “confident” there was no threat to Christmas dinner.  It comes amid growing concerns that rising gas prices will plunge the country into an energy […]

First Dates star Merlin Griffiths has shared the news he has been diagnosed with bowel cancer.  Merlin, who appears as a bartender on the hit Channel 4 dating show, has been told he has a 4.5cm Stage 3 tumour.  In an interview with The Mirror, Merlin told of how he started getting pain in June, […]

Strictly Come Dancing viewers were overjoyed as the show’s first all-male couple was revealed during Saturday night’s launch.  It had previously been confirmed former Great British Bake Off winner John Whaite would be making Strictly history by dancing with a male professional for this year’s series.  Saturday’s launch saw all 15 celebrities find out who their […]

Christmas dinners could be “cancelled” due to the shortage of carbon dioxide gas (CO2), the owner of the UK’s biggest poultry supplier has said. A sharp rise in gas prices has meant two large fertiliser plants in Teesside and Cheshire – which produce CO2 as a by-product – have shut, cutting supply to the food […]

Daniel Craig choked up on the set of the latest James Bond film after shooting his final scenes.  In a clip taken from the Apple TV+ documentary Being James Bond, the actor gave an emotional speech to the cast and crew, in which he called working with them “one of the greatest honours of my […]

Priyanka Chopra Jonas has addressed her participation in the yet-to-air show The Activist, which was widely panned for its premise of pitting activists against each other to promote various causes. “The show got it wrong, and I’m sorry that my participation in it disappointed many of you,” Priyanka wrote in a statement posted to Instagram. Last week, […]

Dan Walker has been forced to take time out of Strictly Come Dancing training after he had to go back to hospital with a head injury. The BBC Breakfast presenter previously revealed he had walked into a glass door at a hotel this week after rushing to retrieve his wallet that he’d left in a taxi. […]

Gogglebox bosses have issued a response after star Paige Deville quit the show and made a number of accusations about it. On Friday, Paige – who appeared alongside her mum Sally on the hit Channel 4 series – told her Twitter followers she had “made the decision to walk away from Gogglebox”. She then went […]