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From playboy to campaigner Credit: Rex/Brett Cove A lot of piña coladas have gone under the bridge since I first met Calum Best on a beach in Fiji back in 2005, when he was a contestant on ITV’s first-ever Love Island. He was launching what would become a prolific TV career, spanning almost two decades and a mind-boggling 45 reality shows around the world. ‘Do you remember that trip? It was the best!’ he says, as we catch up in a sunny courtyard in Fulham, south-west London, close to his flat. ‘When I got kicked off they asked me if I wanted to stay. I was 24, lying on a beach surrou...

Easter Bunny bounces back at Vancouver Mall Limited to drive-by duty in 2020, Easter icon greets 40-plus families Published: April 3, 2021, 7:48pm Share: 4 Photos Melissa Brewer of 4Ever Photography snaps a shot of the Dees family - which includes 5-year-old Miles, 11-month-old Zane and mom Renee - with the Easter Bunny on Saturday at the Vancouver Mall. (Joshua Hart/The Columbian) Photo Gallery “Say, ‘Bunnies!'” “Carrots!” Cora Hanson, 7, beamed at the camera, showing off her two brand-new adult teeth. Behind her, the Easter Bunny was serving looks – waving, bowing and ...

17 March 2021 • 7:00pm I hope no one from the Government reads this column. I’m worried it might annoy them. And as annoying them may soon be against the law, I’m not sure I fancy my chances. Still, I’ll try to make my point as gently as I can. On Tuesday, the Commons voted in favour of a bill that will curtail the public’s right to protest. Police will be empowered to break up non-violent demonstrations on the grounds that they’re too noisy, or might cause “serious annoyance”. What exactly constitutes “serious annoyance”, I don’t know. But it could, potentially, get you...

War zones were easier than our move to Portugal during the pandemic Making a dream move in a pandemic is a big challenge but Alastair Leithead’s experiences as a BBC foreign correspondent came in very useful 'Life here is hard, but it’s beautiful' Credit: Cam Camarena There’s a magic I no longer take for granted: that water comes out of taps and lights come on at the flick of a switch. Even covering the war in Helmand the troops always managed power and water, I’d lived comfortably enough in a car through Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, and had managed to charge TV equipment while c...