Virginia Blackburn, Daily Express Journalist Profile

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'Rachel Reeves and David Lammy show how rubbish politicians have become'

1 week ago | express.co.uk | Virginia Blackburn

It would be unthinkable for many of today's British politicians to have been anywhere near power a few decades ago. 07:01, Thu, Apr 17, 2025 Link copied Bookmark Just what is happening to our political class? Fifteen people, including ex-PM Rishi Sunak’s former aide, have been arrested in connection with alleged betting offences over the date of the last election. Bangladesh has issued an arrest warrant for Tulip Siddiq, though both deny any wrongdoing.
Rachel Reeves and David Lammy show how rubbish politicians have become

1 week ago | msn.com | Virginia Blackburn

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Bizarrely British beach hut row shows exactly who was backbone of our empire

2 weeks ago | express.co.uk | Virginia Blackburn

Bizarrely British beach hut row shows exactly who was backbone of our empireA truly hilarious tale has showcased the hard-nosed virtue that made Britain great. OPINIONBeach huts in Weymouth (Image: Getty)It would take a heart of stone not to laugh. Lease-holders in a group of chalets on the Dorset coast are up in arms because they say they have been unfairly evicted from their beach huts: a group of women who run the properties in Weymouth are “disgraceful” elderly ladies, they say.
Prince Harry's world is crashing down - I hope he has one friend at the end of this

3 weeks ago | express.co.uk | Virginia Blackburn

Prince Harry's world is crashing down — I hope he has one friend at the end of thisI hope for the Duke of Sussex's sake that he doesn't end up burning bridges with everyone. OPINIONHarry is becoming irrelevant (Image: PA)What in the name of Heaven has happened to Prince Harry?
Why Gwyneth Paltrow is everything Meghan Markle wants to be

4 weeks ago | express.co.uk | Virginia Blackburn

Why Gwyneth Paltrow is everything Meghan Markle wants to beA recent at-home clip tells viewers more than they might first realise about Paltrow. OPINIONA stunning 52-year-old Gwyneth Paltrow is everything Meghan wants to be (Image: Corbis via Getty Images)The world is not in a happy place at the moment so a big thank you goes to Gwyneth Paltrow for giving us all a good laugh.
Lockdown hurt many young people - but they must now pull themselves together

1 month ago | express.co.uk | Virginia Blackburn

Many people had a bad lockdown, but we must put it behind us. 04:01, Thu, Mar 20, 2025 Link copied Bookmark Can it really be five years since the world closed down? I remember it well: a telephone call from my then boss telling me not to come in to the office the next day, the most beautiful spring we’ve had in years, banging pans for the NHS, London turning into a ghost town and the appearance on the scene of the man I’m now married to. Whisper it: I had a good lockdown. But many did not.
ITV just proved that the last of this country's common sense is out the window

1 month ago | msn.com | Virginia Blackburn

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'ITV just proved that the last of this country's common sense is out the window'

1 month ago | express.co.uk | Virginia Blackburn

ITV just proved that the last of this country's common sense is out the windowThe broadcaster has made a truly bizarre decision to which certain viewers are being subjected. OPINIONITV has made a truly bizarre decision (Image: Getty)They do say that if you can remember the Sixties, you weren’t there. Well I was around in the Sixties and I can’t remember them, but the reason in my case was that I’d just been born and so hadn’t quite got round to the remembering phase.
'Rachel Reeves has managed to terrify herself with consequences of own actions'

1 month ago | express.co.uk | Virginia Blackburn

Rachel Reeves has managed to terrify herself with consequences of own actionsChancellor Rachel Reeves has made a good start in her scramble to right her own party's wrongs but there's a long way to go.
'James Bond and Doctor Who have been destroyed by identity politics'

1 month ago | express.co.uk | Virginia Blackburn

James Bond and Doctor Who have been destroyed by exact same thingOnce the best of British in film and TV, these two giants have finally been slain. OPINIONThe James Bond franchise has recently been handed over to Amazon (Image: Getty Images,)And so farewell then, James Bond. And also Doctor Who. After 60years with the Broccoli family, 007 has passed into the hands of Amazon, while the Doctor seems to have landed his Tardis on Planet Indifference.