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Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'What the f*** is that': Clarkson battles 'monster moth' at farm
Jeremy Clarkson has encountered a monster moth at Diddly Squat Farm in the Cotswolds. The former Top Gear and Grand Tour host originally purchased the Chadlington spot near Chipping Norton in 2008. It has since been the main focus of the hit Prime Video show Clarkson's Farm, which was first released in 2021. With three further series out now, including the latest iteration, which saw eight episodes come out in May and June this year, Mr Clarkson's adventures on the farm are well documented. READ MORE: Jeremy Clarkson set to make huge change to pub in the Cotswolds The 65-year-old has now sparked an influx of comments after he shared what appeared to be a "monster moth". Uploading a photograph of the creature on his official Instagram account, Mr Clarkson asked his followers what it was On social media, he wrote: "What the f*** is this? It's the size of a brontosaurus." Followers were quick to quip some hilarious replies, with some referencing Mr Clarkson's former BBC show, Top Gear. One person said: "[It's] some type of Pokémon." READ MORE: Cotswolds Iron Age Roman settlement discovered after rare swords found Our Summer Sale is LIVE! Get 6 months of trusted local news for just £6! 🌞🗞️ Full details here 👇 — Oxford Mail (@TheOxfordMail) July 2, 2025 Someone else said: "I think Godzilla fought that one…" Another commenter penned: "Did you open your wallet?" Someone else made a Prince-themed reference and said: "The artist formerly known as a caterpillar." Another joked that it was Mr Clarkson's former Top Gear co-star, James May. Other commenters informed him that the creature was a Hawk Moth, which was quite apt, given the name of his alcohol brand is Hawkstone.
The Sun
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Jeremy Clarkson's fury after pilot buzzes Diddly Squat farm four times while practising aerobatics in vintage plane
JEREMY Clarkson was left fuming when a biplane buzzed his farm, telling the pilot: 'Fit a f***ing silencer.' He took umbrage when ex- RAF ace and British Airways captain Mike Edwards looped Diddly Squat four times. 4 4 4 The star, 65, vented on Instagram and shared the flight path. Online data showed the Pitts Special S2A spent seven minutes circling the farm at 172mph on May 3. He also wrote: 'Fit it with a f***ing silencer.' But Mike, 57, told The Sun: 'I've written to Mr Clarkson to say I'm sorry and didn't mean to cause any problems. 'I was practising my aerobatics, going up to 2,000ft and doing loops and rolls — using a railway line as a guide. 'As a professional pilot of 40 years, safety is at the heart of all I do. 'That's why I practise the routines nice and high and try and get away from people. 'I live down the road so I wouldn't want to annoy my neighbours with the noise. 'If Mr Clarkson wanted to come up with me I'd be more than happy to show him Diddly Squat Farm.' Mike learned to fly aged ten. I don't want folk going veggie due to farming crisis, rages Jeremy Clarkson - so my pub will serve pig uterus & squirrel His restored Pitts Special was built in 1972 and flown by his dad Marcus in the 1970s Rothmans display team. Flying pal Tom Saunders, 44, posted in response to Jeremy, whose farm is near Chadlington, Oxon: 'Silencer was too expensive so I sent Jeremy these earmuffs.' In another post, Tom said: 'I think somebody needs a hug.' Other fans pointed out the irony of Jeremy's complaint. One sniped: 'Man drives the loudest cars forever. Retires and complains about noise.' Another added: 'Anyone else here for the irony of the loudest man on TV throwing his toys out of the pram over one little plane?'
Yahoo
01-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lisa Hogan reveals why Jeremy Clarkson hasn't proposed to her yet
Lisa Hogan has revealed why Jeremy Clarkson hasn't proposed to her yet. The pair star on Prime Video hit show Clarkson's Farm which showcases life on Diddly Squat farm in Chadlington Oxfordshire. Former Top Gear and The Grand Tour host Jeremy Clarkson has owned the spot since 2008 with four series of the programme to date. The fourth of these is currently mid-release with six episodes available to stream on Prime Video and two further to be released on Friday (June 6). READ MORE: Jeremy Clarkson pays Richard Hammond £20,000 in TV reunion Ms Hogan began dating Mr Clarkson in 2017 after the pair met at a party and she features in the show. "It was quite a long courtship, as I didn't know where he was in his life," she previously told The Times. "And I wasn't ready to start dating again; didn't want to go out with anyone. "He had to court me for three months." Despite being in a relationship for nine years, the couple are yet to get married with no proposal from the TV host as of yet. READ MORE: Emma Watson joins Oxford University rowing team and loses three races Jeremy Clarkson and Lisa Hogan have been together since 2017. (Image: Andrew Matthews / PA) Both have been married in the past with Mr Clarkson with Alexandra James from 1989 to 1990 and then Frances Cain from 1993 to 2014. Ms Hogan was with Steven Bentinck from the 1990s to 2005. They have three children each from these past relationships too with Mr Clarkon dad to daughters Emily and Katya, and son Finlo, Ms Hogan also has two daughters and a son, called Elizabeth, Alice and Wolfe. In a new interview with the Daily Mail, the 51-year-old hints that she's not truly "bothered" that her boyfriend has not yet proposed. READ MORE: Taylor Swift 'books £3.3m Oxfordshire cottage' in the Cotswolds The couple star on Prime Video show, Clarkson's Farm. (Image: Prime Video) Instead, she says that they both seem content with "being together 24/7" and adds that their children get on well. In the past when talking about marriage to Mr Clarkson, the topic has been dismissed such as in a previous report by Belfast Live. Lisa previously addressed the issue of marriage when questioned by Fabulous Magazine earlier this year. "Mrs Clarkson? No, thank you, I like Lisa Hogan," she said. READ MORE: Billie Piper becomes new Doctor Who after Ncuti Gatwa regeneration Flash Sale Alert! 🌟 Dive deeper into the stories that shape Oxfordshire with Oxford Mail. Unlimited local news, an ad-free app, and a digital replica of our print edition—all with 80 per cent fewer ads on our site. 🗞️ 👇#StayInformed — Oxford Mail (@TheOxfordMail) May 26, 2025 "We decided not to have children together. We're at a stage where we are not going to have kids. "I'm just happy pootling along. I think because of our age, it's much easier. You go: 'God, is it you I end up with? OK, that's it.' "But it's relaxing knowing you are not going to be with anybody else. It gives you a certain amount of liberation." Mr Clarkson revealed last year that a fifth series of Clarkson's Farm has been confirmed for which filming has already started.
The Guardian
27-03-2025
- Business
- The Guardian
Tory peer investigated for third time by Lords watchdog over ‘VIP lane' contracts
A Conservative peer who introduced a company he was involved in to the government to supply PPE is under investigation for the third time for potential breaches of the rules governing members' conduct in the House of Lords. The new investigation follows the publication by the Covid-19 public inquiry of text messages and emails sent by Peter Gummer, whose peerage title is Lord Chadlington, introducing the company, SG Recruitment. Chadlington sent a text regarding the company on 19 April 2020 to David Cameron, requesting help with advice on approaching the government. One week later, the small, loss-making nurse recruitment agency was awarded a £23.9m contract to supply coveralls. A month later during the pandemic, in May 2020, SG Recruitment was awarded a second contract, for £26.1m, to supply hand sanitiser. The two contracts for a total of £50m were processed via the then Conservative government's 'VIP lane', which gave high priority to companies introduced by people with political connections. Chadlington, a Tory peer since 1996, is a former adviser to Cameron and John Major when they were prime ministers. He had a financial interest in SG Recruitment – he was the chair, a paid director and a shareholder in the parent company, Sumner Group Holdings (SGH), registered in Jersey. The new messages show that Cameron referred Chadlington to another Tory peer, Andrew Feldman, a close friend of Cameron's, who was advising the Department of Health and Social Care on PPE procurement. Chadlington's involvement in introducing SG Recruitment to Feldman was investigated twice previously by the House of Lords commissioner for standards, in 2022 and 2023, after reporting by the Guardian. The commissioner cleared Chadlington both times of breaking the rule that prohibits peers from seeking to profit from Lords membership by approaching ministers or officials in return for payment or financial incentive. The new investigation will examine again if Chadlington broke that rule when introducing the company to the government, and another rule prohibiting peers from lobbying for companies in which they have a financial interest. Chadlington told the Lords commissioner in writing in August 2023 that he did not 'facilitate an introduction' of SG Recruitment's majority owner, David Sumner, to Feldman. However, in an email published by the Covid inquiry, and disclosed previously to the Guardian in response to a freedom of information request, it appears Chadlington directly introduced Feldman to Sumner. 'David,' Chadlington wrote, addressing Sumner, copying them both in. 'This is my friend Andrew Feldman. He can help you with PPE we discussed this morning. Drop me off chain. Peter.' The announcement of the third investigation states that the commissioner will also examine whether Chadlington has breached paragraph 9 of the Lords code of conduct, that: 'Members of the House … should act always on their personal honour in the performance of their parliamentary duties and activities.' The messages sent by Chadlington were published in a written submission to the inquiry by the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice, a group of 7,000 families whose relatives died of the coronavirus. The inquiry is currently examining the circumstances in which ministers and civil servants set up the VIP lane, and awarded its prioritised companies £3.8bn contracts. Sign up to Headlines UK Get the day's headlines and highlights emailed direct to you every morning after newsletter promotion In its submission on SG Recruitment, the bereaved Covid families group said: 'Members of the public are … entitled to form their own views as to whether the correspondence disclosed to the inquiry in relation to this contract is consistent with the accounts provided by Lord Chadlington elsewhere.' Invited to comment by the Guardian, Chadlington's lawyers said: 'Given the investigation by the commissioner, and given the ongoing inquiry, it would not be appropriate for our client to provide any comment in response to your enquiries.' They said that Chadlington's position remains that the accounts he has previously given about his involvement are consistent with the messages he sent, that have now been published. The government has said it is in dispute with SG Recruitment over the non-fulfilment of one of the PPE contracts. Despite the £50m deals, in December 2023 the company, which had been renamed, was put into liquidation, owing unpaid taxes to HMRC. The parent company went into liquidation in October 2022. Chadlington had resigned as a director in April 2021.
The Guardian
07-03-2025
- Business
- The Guardian
Tory peer introduced PPE firm to government after Cameron text, Covid inquiry hears
A Conservative peer introduced a company he was involved in to the government to supply PPE after he first contacted David Cameron by text message, the Covid-19 public inquiry has heard. The inquiry is hearing evidence this week about the government's multibillion-pound spending on medical supplies during the crisis, including its use of the 'VIP lane', which gave high priority to companies with political connections and awarded them £3.8bn PPE contracts. The inquiry is considering two contracts worth £50m awarded to SG Recruitment to illustrate how the VIP lane worked. The first contract was awarded just one week after the Tory peer, Peter Gummer, whose peerage title is Lord Chadlington, approached Cameron. Chadlington was the chair and a shareholder in the parent company, Sumner Group Holdings (SGH), registered in Jersey. Emails and messages published by the inquiry in a written submission showed that Cameron gave Chadlington the phone number for another Tory peer, Andrew Feldman, a close friend of the former prime minister's, who was advising the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) on PPE procurement. On the same day Chadlington texted Feldman, writing: 'Andrew. I work with company with PPE. D says you are helping. Shall I put you in touch? Peter.' Feldman replied positively, and gave Chadlington his new DHSC email address. Chadlington then sent an email introducing Feldman to David Sumner, the majority shareholder and chief executive of SGH, which was disclosed to the Guardian in response to a freedom of information request. 'David,' Chadlington wrote, addressing Sumner, copying them both in. 'This is my friend Andrew Feldman. He can help you with PPE we discussed this morning. Drop me off chain. Peter.' Sumner followed up by writing to Feldman offering to supply PPE, which Feldman forwarded to civil servants operating the 'VIP lane'. Feldman told them it was: 'An interesting offer from David Sumner, who was introduced to me by Lord Chadlington.' The emails published this week by the Covid inquiry show that Sumner updated Chadlington, who replied with encouragement, telling Sumner on 21 April 2020: 'Excellent. Looks like you have an inside track. Good luck.' On 26 April 2020, Chadlington wrote to Sumner: 'I should … talk to DC [David Cameron] and to Feldman – they've been batting for us on this and I want to say thanks for support.' A week after Chadlington's first approach to Cameron, the DHSC awarded SG Recruitment a contract for £23.9m, to supply coveralls. Then on 28 May 2020, the company was awarded a second contract, for £26.1m, to supply hand sanitiser. When the second contract was signed, Sumner sent a WhatsApp message to Chadlington, saying: 'Hand sanitizer contract in and signed! $135m of revenue under contract from DHSC for the two contracts!' Chadlington replied saying: 'Great news,' and indicated this would boost the company's share price. The messages documenting Chadlington's involvement were published in a written submission to the inquiry by the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice, a group of 7,000 families whose relatives died of the coronavirus. The families' barrister, Pete Weatherby KC, made severely critical remarks about the VIP lane. Chadlington's involvement was investigated by the House of Lords commissioner for standards in 2022 and 2023, after reporting by the Guardian. Chadlington told the Lords commissioner in writing in August 2023: 'I did not facilitate an introduction (I did not even name Mr Sumner or a company), and I did not seek to leverage my position as a member of the House of Lords. The extent of my involvement was to pass Lord Feldman's email address to Mr Sumner.' In his evidence to the commissioner, and in letters from his lawyers in response to questions from the Guardian, Chadlington did not say that he had sent an email to Sumner, that directly copied in Feldman, to introduce them. That email has only become public now. The commissioner cleared Chadlington both times of breaking any rules that govern peers' conduct. In their submission, the bereaved Covid families said: 'Members of the public are … entitled to form their own views as to whether the correspondence disclosed to the inquiry in relation to this contract is consistent with the accounts provided by Lord Chadlington elsewhere.' In response to questions from the Guardian, Chadlington's lawyers said: 'Our client has been consistent in his communications to the House of Lords commissioner for standards and in this firm's communications with you on his behalf. He provided Lord Feldman's email address to Mr Sumner in his email of 19 April 2020. He did not endorse or in any way advocate on Mr Sumner's behalf: he simply connected two people, and then removed himself from subsequent email exchanges.' The Covid inquiry has not yet published in full Chadlington's communications referred to in the bereaved families' submissions, or a witness statement he has made. A spokesperson for Lord Feldman confirmed that in April 2020 he had received Chadlington's text and email, but said he did not recall any further communication. He denied 'any suggestion that Lord Feldman was 'batting for' any particular supplier'. Cameron did not respond to an invitation to comment. The government has said that it is in dispute with SG Recruitment over the non-fulfilment of one of the contracts. Despite the £50m PPE deals, in December 2023 the company, which had been renamed, was put into liquidation, owing unpaid taxes to HMRC. The parent company went into liquidation in October 2022. Chadlington had resigned as a director in April 2021. The UK Anti-Corruption Coalition said in its evidence to the inquiry this week that it had found no other country that gave priority for Covid contracts to politically connected companies.
