News about Phil Spector

There's an unwritten rule on this website not to mention Christmas information until December. As with most policies, there will always be an exception, and if Cher decides to debut a Christmas album in October, it would be Scrooge-like not to deck the halls with boughs of holly and attend the soirée.

ALISON BOSHOFF: Of mice and men... Of pigeons and chipolatas. We're only talking about Coleen Rooney (left) and Rebekah Vardy (right), and the highly awaited Disney+ documentary Coleen Rooney (right) will be broadcast on Wednesday. Ms Vardy will detail her experience during the three-part series, and I'll participate as well, providing the circumstances surrounding Ms Vardy's comparison of her fellow WAG to a pigeon pooping on your head. Coleen told me, "I knew what I believed from the beginning to the end." I've been given the opportunity to share my side of the story, including how and why it happened and how I feel about it all now. I'd never stepped into a courtroom before nor had the apprehension of being caught on the stand.'

PETER HITCHENS: The study has been published. If you're a bank robber trying to mask his identifier, wearing bits of cloth over your mouth and nose is almost certainly pointless. A Cochrane Review, one of the most reliable and comprehensive forms of scientific research, has a report. It was discovered that wearing masks in the community makes no difference to influenza-like or Covid-19-like disease transmission.

JANET STREET-PORTER: If the suspicion that Nicola Bulley isn't discovered rises every day, it isn't discovered, it's suppressed by rumors and lies on the internet. The riverbank scene has made it into a pilgrimage destination for gawkers. Officers were required to give disperssion orders to discourage enthusiastic members of the public from photographing selfies on the bench, where Nicola's cellphone was found. A deserted local farmhouse has sparked untrue reports.

Mariah Carey intends to trademark the term "Queen of Christmas," but a few other top holiday celebrities suspect she's going too far with the court process. Carey, a well-known singer who sang of her hit song "All I Want For Christmas Is You," registered for the mark in March 2021, but the filing was only confirmed on July 12th, which is viewable online. It would cover a variety of items, from perfumes to jewelry, glassware, clothing, and (unsurprisingly) Christmas ornaments.