News about Karen Bradley

A bouquet for life? Due to the increasing cost of ceremonies, families are purchasing used funeral flowers and tributes to loved ones on Vinted

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 16, 2024
Families are coping with the increasing costs of funerals by buying used flowers and tributes on Vinted. The online store has a slew of used items from weddings, including floral arrangements, wreathes, and vases. Sellers have defended the entrepeneurial theory by arguing that reusing funeral tributes reduces waste. And with the cost of giving a loved one a call are so expensive, many people are turning to second-hand options that better suit their budget.

Seven former culture experts rebuke BBC for refusing to identify Hamas as "terrorists" and urging the network to 'urgently reassess' its strategy, which they believe would compromise its credibility

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 12, 2023
Former ministers have urged the BBC to'urgently reassess' its decision to character Hamas as "milits" and "fighters" rather than terrorists in the aftermath of the Israel-Palestinian war. Seven former culture journalists, not indifference, were warned in a letter sent to Tim Davie, the BBC's Director General, that the BBC's commitment is to independence, not indifference.' This distinction is now in danger of being blurred. 'Morrisfully, the imprecise language of "killers" and "militants" also refers to Palestinians, who are more affected by Hamas' activities.'

PMQs devolve into a tense game between Dowden and Rayner as HENRY DEEDES descends

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 5, 2023
HENRY DEEDED: Every few years or so, a politician dons a tin hat, waltzes out into No Man's Land, and proudly claims that MPs require more money. It's a brave, but foolhardy thing to do, especially because no one of their peers dares venture over the top with them. No sooner have their ill-judged words left their mouths than an eardrum-bursting 'rat-a-tat' can be heard as they are felled by heavy machine gun fire.

How The Crown reignited America's obsession with the Royals

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 19, 2022
Since its premiere in November 2016, Netflix has blurred the boundaries between fact and fantasy, while still curating America's obsession with the Royal Family. The royals were born into celebrity in the eyes of Americans, who couldn't help but get wrapped up in the drama that was portrayed on television. Although the show is based on actual events, it's still fiction - and it has altered timelines, reimagined private conversations, and exaggerated events. Although The Crown has aided in the surge of interest in events that have engulfed the monarch over the years, it has been chastised for failing to make it clear enough that it is not a fictional retelling and skewing fact and fiction. The melodrama had a dizzying effect on viewers, who seemed to know the Royals well; but they didn't know the versions that were being seen in a work of historical fiction. The show had such a large effect in America that it has left some people wondering if the US is too curious by the Monarch, and some commentators have 'enough' with the queen's passing 'hogging' the pages.

Kemi Badenoch lauds former Tory leader Liz Truss as a "maverick."

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 12, 2022
Mrs Badenoch lauded Miss Truss for refusing to adhere to the status quo in an exclusive interview with Sarah Vine's Mail+ Femail Half Hour podcast on Sunday. Seven MPs expressed their support for Miss Truss' campaign in a major boost to her campaign.