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A few weeks ago, in my first column for this newspaper, I described what I saw as the poor, if not bullying, behaviour I had witnessed from  while I was being interviewed in the This Morning studio.<br>A visibly nervous co-host — standing in for  — was sitting next to him on the sofa, holding a script.<br><br>Schofield aggressively jabbed his finger at the pages.<br>It's tough being interviewed live on TV as a politician, but most presenters are cordial and professional before filming starts, whatever their personal views.<br>That's how they put you at ease — and then, if you let your guard down, catch you out.<br>It was never like that with Schofield, who was always looking in vain for the 'gotcha' moment: the clip that would go viral and propel him and his ego to the top of the day's news.<br>       What is extraordinary, however,  [https://www.bhhs.com/ mom bathroom xxx] is ITV's decision to let Schofield present another 'prime-time' show, the British Soap Awards, next month<br>         It's tough being interviewed live on TV as a politician, but most presenters are cordial and professional before filming starts, says Nadine Dorries<br>       At the weekend, we saw those staged photographs of Schofield in Cornwall with his mother.<br><br>According to friends, he is 'completely broken' after his sudden departure from This Morning.<br>Broken? I don't think so. Schofield dug his heels in until the very end, refusing to leave.<br>It was only when it got to breaking point, and ITV knew it would lose Ms Willoughby if he stayed, that he agreed to go.<br>What is extraordinary, however, is ITV's decision to let Schofield present another 'prime-time' show, the British Soap Awards, next month.<br>Why does the channel think that's a good look — or even what the British public wants?<br><br>We live in an age of accountability and scrutiny — especially of those who have built their careers opining on the behaviour of others.<br>And there are still many questions to ask about this case — not just of Schofield, and what he might have done that could have led to his departure.<br>There are also questions for ITV executives and This Morning editor, Martin Frizell.<br>What have they known about Schofield, for how long — and why are they letting him host other prestigious shows?<br>Some things we do know.<br><br>Holly and Phillip's relationship reportedly broke down as a result of his failure to tell her about his brother's child-sex trial, for which Timothy Schofield was sentenced to 12 years in prison last week.<br>Timothy was convicted of 11 sexual offences involving a child over a three-year period, including two of sexual activity with a child.<br>In his own statement to the court, Phillip, 61, said that his younger brother had confessed to him that he had watched pornography and masturbated with a teenager — whom Timothy had assured Phillip was over the age of consent — and that there had been no physical contact between them.<br><br>Should you loved this article and you would want to receive more info concerning [https://www.bhhs.com/ xxx mom son fuck HD movies] i implore you to visit our own web page. Phillip merely told his brother that this must 'never happen again'.<br>As for ITV, it looks to me as though the channel was most concerned with protecting Schofield's reputation, and its own, for as long as possible.<br>         And there are still many questions to ask about this case — not just of Schofield, and what he might have done that could have led to his departure (pictured on Sunday)<br>         Yesterday, stand-in presenters Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary thanked Schofield for his service to the show<br>       Yesterday, stand-in presenters Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary thanked Schofield for his service to the show and said they wished him 'all the best for the future'.<br><br>Really?<br>Why is it that men with power never have to face the full consequences of their actions?<br>Why is Holly, a woman I have always admired, putting out a statement that 'the sofa won't feel the same' without him?<br>Holly, get a grip.<br><br>You should admit the truth: that you could not bear to fake it a day longer sitting next to Phillip.<br>Schofield has a track record of making enemies and upsetting people with whom he has worked, from Fern Britton to Ruth Langsford.<br>Sorry, but I don't feel a shred of pity for him.<br><br>In the end, as my grandmother used to say, it all comes out in the wash.<br>I doubt we have heard the last of the Schofield saga, no matter how many times he attempts to clean up his image.<br>What I am sure of, though, is that in due course we will know more about what was really going on — and why, after more than 20 years, Schofield left the show so suddenly.<br>  Home Secretary Suella Braverman's speeding ticket is a storm in a teacup — and one that will pass as quickly as it arrived.<br><br>The real scandal is Labour making such a fuss about it.<br>         Home Secretary Suella Braverman's speeding ticket is a storm in a teacup — and one that will pass as quickly as it arrived (pictured on Monday)<br>Labour grandee Harriet Harman is guilty of a litany of motoring offences — including travelling at 99mph down the M4 and driving without due care and attention. <br>In 2003 she was banned for seven days and has had to pay hundreds of pounds in fines and court costs for her offences. <br>Former Labour MP Fiona Onasanya was given a three-month prison sentence in 2019 for lying to police about a speeding ticket.<br>These women shouldn't be on the road at all: Suella's alleged mistakes pale in comparison.<br>  Think tank Civitas has released new polling showing that a third of working mothers with children under 16 would give up their jobs if they could.<br>The figure is even higher among mothers of pre-school children. As Civitas's Frank Young put it: 'Most women want to be mothers a lot more than they want to be in the workplace.'<br>Hell would freeze over before you'd hear either a Tory or Labour MP admit any of this.<br>Stay-at-home mothers perform one of the most important roles in society: raising the next generation.<br>Yet sheepish MPs, especially female ones, barely represent them in Parliament, and often prefer to speak out on behalf of the trans lobby instead.<br>  Why Vernon made my DayOver the years, I've spent a lot of time in the car on non-working days accompanied by Ken Bruce on Radio 2. <br>         Vernon, the son of a lorry driver and a shop assistant from Bolton, who happens to be married to the very beautiful Tess Daly, is in charge (pictured May 19)<br>So, like many others, I was nervous about the recent decision to change the format and bring in new presenter Vernon Kay.<br><br>At ease, everyone: Vernon is pure genius.<br>Recently, he played Secret Love by Doris Day — one of my late father's favourite artists — and dedicated it to his own mother. It always brings a lump to my throat as I remember Dad singing along.<br>There was also U2, Fatboy Slim, Harry Styles and Neil Diamond.<br>Vernon, the son of a lorry driver and a shop assistant from Bolton, who happens to be married to the very beautiful Tess Daly, is in charge — and everything is going to be fine.<br>  Jennifer's tempting flippin' fateHaving tripped and fallen at least three times at high-profile, on-camera moments — not least when collecting an Oscar for Best Actress in 2013 — Jennifer Lawrence went for some unconventional footwear at the Cannes film festival this week.<br>         Jennifer Lawrence went for some unconventional footwear at the Cannes film festival this week<br>         Jennifer Lawrence trips over her gown and falls on the red carpet during the 86th Annual Academy Awards Oscars<br>         Jennifer Lawrence falls as she walks up the steps to accept the award for best actress for her role in Silver Linings Playbook at the 85th Academy Awards<br>Beneath her flowing red Christian Dior ball gown, she wore a pair of black flip-flops.<br>However, I still think it was a risky choice.<br><br>I mean, how many times does that central strap between the toes come loose and break? <br>  Shrub that should carry a health alert I was disturbed to read that  to grow the drought-tolerant plant euphorbia.<br>         The plant's sap hit me in both eyes: I have never experienced such excruciating pain in my life (Pictured; euphorbia)<br>According to one expert, it releases a sap that can cause pain 'approximate to childbirth'.<br>I know this to be true.<br><br>One summer afternoon two years ago, I bent down to clear a weed at the foot of my euphorbia.<br>The plant's sap hit me in both eyes: I have never experienced such excruciating pain in my life.<br>What ensued was a spell in A&E, with a large silicone contact lens over each cornea, as my eyes were flushed out with saline fluid, while I also developed the symptoms of toxic shock syndrome.<br>I was lucky: my ulcerated corneas healed.<br><br>But the surgeon told me that euphorbia can blind children.<br>Every euphorbia has been removed from my garden, as it should be from any garden that children may visit.<br>At the very least, it should carry a health warning.<br>Beware.<br>