EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Omid Scobie faces further embarrassment after the original foreign version of his book Endgame referred to unspecified ‘rumors’ about William
Scooby Doo, who continues to tie himself in knots over what might or might not have been in the Dutch version of Endgame, is now facing even more shame after his original mistake naming Charles and Kate.
The original foreign version of his tome referred to unspecified “rumors” about William.
Like the faint mention of the King and Princess of Wales, this has not been repeated in any other edition of the book. With lawyers eager to take action, Scooby continues to skate on thin ice.
Scooby Doo, who continues to tie himself in knots over what might or might not have been in the Dutch version of Endgame, is now facing even more shame after his original mistake naming Charles and Kate.
The original foreign version of his tome referred to unspecified “rumors” about William. Like the faint mention of the King and Princess of Wales, this has not been repeated in any other edition of the book
Feisty BBC Today presenter Mishal Husain takes no prisoners as he gives Palestinians a fair hearing in the Gaza conflict, where he recently clashed with ministers Grant Shapps and Andrew Mitchell.
No one is suggesting that the fragrant Mishal, 50, is biased, but she does have a Palestinian fridge magnet in her kitchen.
To paraphrase the late Peter Cook, the jury will now retire and return its verdict as guilty.
Controversial lingerie mogul Michelle Mone admits she made a ‘mistake’ in denying her links to PPE Medpro company, which is under criminal investigation, tweeting: ‘The public probably sees me as a terrible person, a liar or even an impostor. But I am none of those things. The past two years have taken a terrible toll on me personally, and I want to clear my name.”
Do penitent designer bags and ashes lie in wait for the penitent Baroness Bra?
Controversial lingerie mogul Michelle Mone admits she made a ‘mistake’ in denying her links to PPE Medpro company, which is under criminal investigation, tweeting: ‘The public probably sees me as a terrible person, a liar or even an impostor. But I am none of those things. The past two years have taken a terrible toll on me personally, and I want to clear my name” (File Photo)
Is transvestite potter Grayson Perry annoyed that Nicky Haslam has added him to his festive list of regular things? “I take it as a compliment,” says the jovial Grayson. ‘Every time I met him he was a delight. We have built up a shared interest in rubber fetishism.’ Firestone or Dunlop?
Although the King today wrote a message for Barry Humphries’ state memorial at the Sydney Opera House, his drunken diplomat Sir Les Patterson did not go down well Down Under. Fellow Australian comedian Adam Hills says in an ITV documentary: ‘We like a troublemaker in Australia, but not someone who stirs up Australia.’
Audience member Agony Aunt Mary Killen has a poignant letter from Adrian Chiles, who laments, “I used to be on television a lot, now not so much. The question that really scares me is, “Do you have anything in the pipeline?” Mary tells him to take comfort in the lesser fame of his Radio 5 show.
Eddie Linden, a self-described illegitimate, Catholic, communist, drunken, gay, Scots-Irish poet who has died aged 88, managed to extract funding from Harold Pinter, John Betjeman and Bron Waugh for his rarely published poetry magazine Aquarius.
For a Hibernian-Australian edition he secured funding from Dublin and Canberra and persuaded the Australian High Commissioner to host a launch party at his palatial headquarters in the Strand. As the drinks flowed, Eddie climbed to the podium to declare, “I’m afraid there are still copies of Aquarius at the printer, but have a drink!” Rest in peace, Eddy.