THE moment I read The Sun’s report on Sarah Ferguson suffering from breast cancer, I texted my good friend of nearly 30 years. “Just seen the news,” I wrote, “so sorry you’ve been…
‘ARE you a more successful sexual predator now that you don’t drink?’ I asked Russell Brand as we sat in a London café in 2006 doing an interview for GQ magazine. ‘Yes,’ he replie…
I READ some truly shocking news in The Sun this week. No, it wasn’t the Beckhams pulling out the world’s smallest narcissistic violins to play the victim for their new self- promoting Netflix docum…
What’s the most annoying overused phrase in Britain at the moment? I can think of a few candidates that chill the soul, suck the joy out of my life, and irk the very fibre of my innards. Here are m…
The word ‘lickspittle’ is one of my favourites in the English language. It’s a derogatory medieval term first deployed in 1586 by a professor named John James Gryneus who wrote of ’flatterers which…
‘The best revenge,’ said Frank Sinatra, ‘is massive success.’ And he knew that better than most, after making the greatest comeback in American cultural history. Sinatra went from superstar to wash…
“Piers, Mum’s had a heart attack…” It was late in the evening of November 6 last year when my sister Charlotte phoned to relay the awful news. Our 79-year-old mother Gabrielle had been …
DONALD Trump is not everyone’s cup of tea. I’ve known him for nearly 20 years, and he’s one of the most extraordinary characters I’ve ever met; a charismatic, high-energy, street-smart, trash-talki…
“I AM going to be the biggest fan of Tottenham ever on Tuesday,” said Arsenal striker Kai Havertz after the Gunners victory over Manchester United. “We all are going to be.”…
ENGLAND are 3-1 favourites to win the Euros, and with good reason. We have pace, power, several genius ballers, a top goalkeeper, and a goal-scoring machine upfront. Plus, we came so close last tim…
‘No dad-dancing, OK?’ instructed my 12-year-old daughter firmly as we arrived at Wembley Stadium on Sunday night. Elise will tolerate many things from her father, but not, it turned out, me shaking…