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Fighting Talk

‘BRITISH men are cold and incapable of expressing their feelings. But don’t take our word for it, ask any American actress – they never seem to shut up about it. … (read more)

Posted: 22nd, August 2002 | In: Tabloids | Comment

Punch Drunk

‘IF A SEEMINGLY innocuous remark by Heather Graham can provoke such extreme reactions from Britain’s uptight males, perhaps we need a more repressive approach to child-rearing. A good place to … (read more)

Posted: 22nd, August 2002 | In: Tabloids | Comment

This Was Your Life

‘AS Ian Huntley’s name joins that of Ian Brady, Roy Whiting and many others in the annals of the nation’s most despised, there is no shortage of people stepping forward … (read more)

Posted: 21st, August 2002 | In: Tabloids | Comment

Odd Couple

‘WHILE readers ponder why, if Ian Huntley was such an obvious weirdo, neither his milkman, his third cousin twice removed or the man who works in the shop where he … (read more)

Posted: 21st, August 2002 | In: Tabloids | Comment

Stung Into Silence

‘WE can all agree that it has been a trying few days. But for Kym Marsh it has been sheer hell. The nation owes you its gratitudeNewlywed Kym, who used … (read more)

Posted: 21st, August 2002 | In: Tabloids | Comment

Our Kind Of People

‘AH, HELLO there! Welcome to the agreeable world of Broadsheet Corner, where the top 32 per cent of society come for their daily infusion of culture, wit and hard news. … (read more)

Posted: 21st, August 2002 | In: Broadsheets | Comment

Their Kind Of People

‘THE TIMES isn’t the only institution where class matters. They take it very seriously in the Welsh Labour Party too – although in the valleys it is the working class … (read more)

Posted: 21st, August 2002 | In: Broadsheets | Comment

Welsh Rabbit

”’I FEEL a bit awkward about not being Welsh,” says 22-year-old Cambridge graduate Mark Watson in today’s Telegraph. ”It’s a sort of fabrication,” he admits, although he does have a … (read more)

Posted: 21st, August 2002 | In: Broadsheets | Comment

Foul Play

‘FOR every action there is a reaction, as Roy Keane and Ashley Cole are discovering. In the Sun, we find that Keane is facing a ban of up to four … (read more)

Posted: 21st, August 2002 | In: Back pages | Comment

Same Old Story

‘I LOVE July. There is something brilliant about the coming season. All the teams are equal on points – or rather no points. You have bought a couple of players … (read more)

Posted: 21st, August 2002 | In: Back pages | Comment

Stepping Down The Aisle

‘WE’RE in familiar territory in this week’s Hello!, where an obscure singer has just got married in a ”fairytale wedding”. These are not the nuptials of Kym Marsh and Jack … (read more)

Posted: 21st, August 2002 | In: Reviews | Comment

Love Me Tender

‘ALSO tying the knot in this week’s Hello! are Lisa Marie Presley and Nicolas Cage, daughter of the dead music legend and nephew of the star director respectively. The groom … (read more)

Posted: 21st, August 2002 | In: Reviews | Comment

Baby Talk

‘NOW that Nicolas and Lisa Marie have made it legal, it surely won’t be long before they hear the pitter-patter of little blue suede shoes around the house. One of … (read more)

Posted: 21st, August 2002 | In: Reviews | Comment

Accidents Will Happen

”’Mr Sims wasn’t invited to play by the kids, and he didn’t even come by afterwards to tell us about the accident,” said Otis Stanbury. ”They didn’t leave us any … (read more)

Posted: 21st, August 2002 | In: Tabloids | Comment

Sister Act

‘IT’S grim oop north but luckily, as a new drama from the BBC proves, the television isn’t. Tonight, BBC1 screens the two-part black comedy The Stretford Wives, in which Fay … (read more)

Posted: 21st, August 2002 | In: Celebrities | Comment

Have You Seen This Man?

‘DO YOU recognise the horrible man caught on film while abducting a small English child in France on Sunday? Tony disguises himself as smart, but casualToday’s Mail has two clear … (read more)

Posted: 20th, August 2002 | In: Tabloids | Comment

Always Read The Label Carefully

‘RACHAEL STEEL is upset. We know this because there’s a picture of her in today’s Sun, with the caption: ”Rachael: ‘I was upset”’. Not only that, but she has claimed … (read more)

Posted: 20th, August 2002 | In: Tabloids | Comment

Thirsty Work

‘WILLIAM Hague once famously boasted that as a teenager he drank 14 pints of bitter a day when he worked as a delivery boy for a brewery. We were all … (read more)

Posted: 20th, August 2002 | In: Tabloids | Comment

Best Actor In Town

‘AS Jeffrey Archer might put it in his soon-to-be-aired memoirs: ”Yesterday was the first day of many as I began a season in the West End theatre. I was to … (read more)

Posted: 20th, August 2002 | In: Broadsheets | Comment

Kick And Tell

‘IT is surprising that in a world where brains are routinely found in feet, sportsmen and woman still like to lend their names to books. How Vinnie convinced publishers a … (read more)

Posted: 20th, August 2002 | In: Back pages | Comment

The Neverending Story

‘NO PRIZES for guessing the big story in this week’s OK! magazine. It’s the wedding of Jack Ryder and Kym Marsh, and OK! has the ”WORLD EXCLUSIVE” – which must … (read more)

Posted: 20th, August 2002 | In: Reviews | Comment

Better Late Than Never

‘KATE LAWLER graces the pages of OK! this week, and the Big Brother winner’s chosen venue for the photo-shoot is Highbury, home of Arsenal Football Club, the great love of … (read more)

Posted: 20th, August 2002 | In: Reviews | Comment

Alex Cleans Up

‘ALEX from Big Brother is busy cleaning up as a result of his new-found fame, cashing in on his notorious fastidiousness with a new television ad. Next in line to … (read more)

Posted: 20th, August 2002 | In: Reviews | Comment

Getting His Goat

‘WHEN a maid in Lajitas, Texas, discovered a testicle in Jim Bob Hargrove’s fridge, it triggered an immediate police investigation, resulting in Mr Hargrove being charged with the mayor’s castration. … (read more)

Posted: 20th, August 2002 | In: Tabloids | Comment

From Hell

‘YOU would think that a show called Tourists From Hell would have so much scope. The producers could put together a programme each week from a different continent – loud … (read more)

Posted: 20th, August 2002 | In: Celebrities | Comment

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