In my book The Decade In Tory I recount reports of Mark Menzies hiring a Brazilian sex worker, showing him around the palace of Westminster, and asking him to buy them amphetamines.

And then another time, the police being called cos Menzies had ...
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“… having mistook the flat for a friends place, I entered and assumed my friend was in the kitchen. As the room was exceptionally warm, I removed all my clothes. An unknown gentlemen then photographed me through the letterbox and locked the door- demanding money. For the key”

My face when I loiter somewhere that says no loitering

Hang in there! 🐈‍⬛ In a heartwarming rescue, police in Dubai saved a cat clinging to a car after record rain caused flooding.

Marilyn Monroe photographed by Milton Greene in 1955.

For anyone who has been interested in my lawsuit against the Sun, the news is that  I’ve had to settle my claim out of court before it gets to trial. A 🧵…

Prime Minister Hacker considers a #smokingban in 1986. The genius that is Yes Prime Minister.

Nigel Farage says attempts to censor him in Brussels show that he was right about leaving Europe, as he refuses to leave Europe

#OnthisDay 1979: Frank Prentice, an assistant purser on the Titanic, described how he survived the sinking of the ship. For more archive on the Titanic, you can visit - bbc.co.uk/archive/surviv…

How they built the Titanic for the movie

Bathing suit censors with their tape measure at Venice Beach, California in 1929.

Marilyn Monroe, New York, 1959.

Marilyn Monroe, an icon of beauty and vulnerability, shared a deep affinity for dogs throughout her life.

For Monroe, dogs provided a sense of normality and unconditional love amid her life under the scrutinising public eye. They were her…

Picture perfect. London in 1956.

🌿🌼🌿'Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate.'

💚Sonnet 18
#ShakespeareSunday #FolkloreSunday

Bluebells are associated with both witches and fairies in Scotland. Bluebell woods are gathering places for fairies, while witches use the flowers in spells to transform into hares. #FolkloreSunday #Scotland #bluebells

The enigmatic fairies of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. #FolkloreSunday #illustration #vintage #art #1920s

#Wisting has returned! bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

#NationalPetDay - Mosaic detail showing a child with a puppy. Dated to the 6th century AD.
Great Palace Mosaic Museum, Istanbul.

What better way to celebrate #NationalPetDay .

Fireman Jeff Clark rescued a pregnant dog from a house fire in Charlotte, North Carolina. A newspaper photographer noticed the dog in the distance looking at the fireman. He watched as the dog walked towards the fireman and wondered…