Month: December 2018

‘Internet users will be a growing group of opinion-formers, and I can just imagine Tony Blair showing how he belongs to a new generation by signing up,’ warns Damian Green in 1994 memo Via: Downing Street's entry into computer age revealed in secret documents from Thatcher and Major years

Tory prime minister was also upset by sex on TV, newly released cabinet papers reveal Via: John Major once suggested opting out of ECHR to stop 'erotic blasphemy' film being screened in UK

But Eurosceptic suspected ‘bastard’ Michael Howard refused to catch a “diplomatic cold” to get out of attending Via: John Major told ministers to avoid attending 'jamboree' for Rupert Murdoch, newly released files reveal

Turkmenistan president gave ex-PM rare stallion as a 50th birthday present, leaving it to UK foreign office to arrange delivery Via: How John Major's gift horse turned out to be a very troublesome stallion

This year is worst for number of increases, with average of £74 added to annual dual fuel billsThis year has proved the worst ever for the number of price rises energy suppliers have inflicted on consumers.Energy firms announced a total of 57 price increases in 2018 compared with 15 last Read more…

‘Beast from the east’ to summer heatwave resulted in record years for some species while others struggledA year of extreme weather ranging from the snowy bitterness of the “beast from the east” to a baking hot summer has resulted in a rollercoaster year for wildlife, according to an annual audit Read more…

New audience-participation dance talent show is first time The X Factor creator has worked with broadcasterHe has been behind two of ITV’s biggest shows, and now the BBC too has turned to Simon Cowell’s company to produce a hit stablemate for Strictly Come Dancing in the form of dance talent Read more…