Japanese super-fan who spent £30,000 on tickets is ‘heartbroken’ by Olympics ban on spectators

A Japanese super-fan who spent £30,000 on tickets for the Tokyo Olympics has been left ‘heartbroken’ by the ban on spectators which dashed his hopes of setting a world record. Kazunori Takishima, 45, bought 197 tickets for various events before domestic fans were included in the ban in a bid to protect the event from … Read more

‘Together again!’ Swedish Royal Family share adorable photo as they are reunited in Öland

‘Together again!’ Swedish Royal Family are the epitome of Scandi-chic as they reunite at their summer residence Solliden Palace ‘after a long time in different places’ due to the pandemic Sweden’s Royal Family have been reunited at Solliden Palace on Öland island  A sweet picture of the reunion, taken this month, was shared to Instagram … Read more

Your sport-by-sport guide to Team GB’s biggest medal hopes at the Tokyo Olympics

The Tokyo Olympics may have begun earlier this week but there is no doubt that Friday’s opening ceremony will properly kick off the summer festival of sport once and for all. After a year’s delay due to the coronavirus pandemic, this is the moment that Team GB stars have waited five long and laborious years … Read more

Daisy May Cooper’s mother-in-law claims the This Country star hasn’t split from husband Will

Daisy May Cooper’s mother-in-law has claimed the actress hasn’t split from her husband – despite reports to the contrary.  Speaking exclusively to MailOnline on Thursday, grandmother Pati Weston said she was bemused by claims that Daisy and her landscape gardener son Will had broken up. She said: ‘It’s all a fabrication, it’s not true – … Read more

Taylor Swift tops Billboard highest-paid musicians of 2020 list with $23.8 MILLION

Taylor Swift has topped Billboard‘s highest-paid musicians of 2020 list.   Following a year with a lack of live shows due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 31-year-old superstar singer returned to the US Money Makers list with an estimated $23.8 million, but it is a decrease from the $99.6 million when she was last on the … Read more

This Country’s Daisy May Cooper unveils her glamorous makeover after ‘splitting from husband’ Will

Daisy May Cooper unveiled her glamorous makeover on Instagram on Tuesday night as reports emerged she has split from her husband Will Weston.  The This Country star, 34, looked a far cry from her character Kerry, as she posed for a mirror selfie in black skinny jeans and her hair scraped back in an Ariana … Read more

Committees from UK’s four parliaments call for £20 increase in Universal Credit to be made permanent

Committees from UK’s four parliaments call for £20 increase in Universal Credit to be made permanent after it was brought in during pandemic MPs are urging the £20 increase in Universal Credit to be made permanent Committees at UK’s four parliaments say payments are ‘lifeline for millions’ Rishi Sunak is trying to bring spending under … Read more

Marcus Rashford DENIES he has ‘benefitted commercially’ from his campaigning for school meals

Marcus Rashford DENIES he has ‘benefitted commercially’ from his campaigning for school meals – saying footballers CAN ‘do the right thing’ with out there needing to be ‘a motive’ Rashford said Spectator will say he ‘benefited commercially’ from campaigns The striker backed a number of child food poverty incentives in recent months The forward also … Read more

Pets: Unlicensed ‘canine fertility clinics’ giving dogs human contraceptives to help time litters 

Unlicensed vets are operating in the UK and running shady ‘canine fertility clinics’ for specialist species like Chihuahuas, Pugs and Shih Tzus that struggle to breed. Experts last year found 37 clinics which are not run by vets or had no vet on site — despite many offering such services as taking bloods and performing caesarean … Read more