Is 2024 the new 1979? Or is the Hon lady talking parsnips? QUENTIN LETTS watches Rachel Reeves' key speech on the economy

QUENTIN LETTS: Rachel Reeves, her comedic gifts having possibly been under-reported, claimed in a City lecture last night that we were back to 1979.

Andrew Scott's mum Nora dies following a sudden illness - just days before Mother's Day

The family announced the sad news on Saturday, adding that Nora passed away on Thursday March 7 surrounded by her family in St Vincent's Hospital, Dublin.

Born on this day - the dashing but VERY complex society photographer who married Princess Margaret but courted scandal throughout much of his life

Antony Armstrong-Jones was an intriguing figure in his own right, one of the most glamorous men in post-war London even before he married the princess in 1960.

Anne Whitfield dead at 85: White Christmas actress with prolific television career passes away after 'unexpected accident'

Actress Anne Whitfield, famous for starring in 1954 holiday classic White Christmas, has passed away at 85 following an 'unexpected accident.'

Star Trek and Marvel star Kenneth Mitchell is dead at 49 after heroic five-year battle with ALS

Star Trek actor Kenneth Mitchell has died at 49-years-old after a five-year battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, his family has confirmed.

Georgetown student, 19, who died in tragic accident falls victim to ghoulish 'obituary pirates' who post memorials filled with LIES to rake in Google ad revenue - with LA writer who's still ALIVE also targeted

A Georgetown student, 19, died in a tragic accident that was exploited by 'obituary pirates' who spread false information about the incident online for clicks.

Erling Haaland mourns the death of his grandmother, 80, after she passed away at a nursing home in Norway, on the same day he scored two goals for Man City

The Norwegian forward played the full 90 minutes in Denmark as he battled on despite receiving tragic family news that Tone Rasdal - the mother of his father Alfie, passed away on Saturday.

A Place In The Sun's Jasmine Harman leads tributes to co-star Jonnie Irwin as he dies aged 50 after three-and-a-half year cancer battle: 'The world is a little darker today without you, but I will always smile when I think of you'

A Place In The Sun presenter Jasmine Harman has lead tributes for her co-host Jonnie Irwin following his death at the age of 50 from cancer.

Mayo Clinic doctor Connor Bowman who 'poisoned his wife with gout medicine for $500,000 life insurance' is charged with murder after friends told police they were having marital issues after 'open relationship' failed

The former Mayo Clinic resident accused of poisoning his wife with gout medicine after their 'open relationship' failed has been indicted for first degree murder.

A message of hope for mid-life women worried about the future... When I was let go at 50 it felt like I'd died - now I feel like I'm in my 20s again

Eleanor Mills was made redundant at the age of 50 after serving almost 25 years at her organisation. She has since founded a website devoted to helping women find a new chapter in midlife.

A message of hope for mid-life women worried about the future... When I was fired at 50 it felt like I'd died - now I feel like I'm in my 20s again

Eleanor Mills was made redundant at the age of 50 after serving almost 25 years at her organisation. She has since founded a website devoted to helping women find a new chapter in midlife.

'As a mother, she was violent, hateful and cruel': Daughter writes SCATHING obituary for her estranged mother

Gayle Harvey Heckman slammed her mother Linda Lernel Stull in a fiery 'tribute' after her death on December 12, claiming she subjected her to years of physical, verbal and sexual abuse.

Rolling Stone dances on Henry Kissinger's grave with brutal 'good riddance' headline: 'Finally, the war criminal is dead'

The left-leaning outlet published a skewering obituary by Spencer Ackerman last night in which they said Kissinger's legacy should only be his 'confirmed kills'.

College football player Reed Ryan, 22, tragically dies after suffering a cardiac arrest following a team workout... as family say defensive end passed away 'doing what he loved'

Reed - a 6ft 3in, 241-pound defensive end - was said to have been training in a weight room on November 21 when he suddenly went into a cardiac arrest.

Fugitive rape suspect Nicholas Rossi WILL be extradited to the US: Scottish ministers sign order to send back American accused of sex offences who faked his own death and fled to Britain in doomed bid to avoid prosecution

Fugitive rape suspect Nicholas Rossi accused of faking his own death to avoid prosecution will be extradited to the US to face charges, after Scottish ministers signed his extradition order. 

Canadian woman Amanda Denis publishes scathing obituary for late father branding him an 'abusive, narcissistic' parent, reveals she was happy stroke left him unable to speak - and thanks 'karma' for killing him

Amanda Denis is going viral for a scathing obituary she wrote for her 'abusive, narcissistic' father, which she started with the words: 'I am pleased to announce.'

JAN MOIR: Should owners be allowed to knock down the house where Marilyn Monroe lived and died?

JAN MOIR: Situated behind high brick walls at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles , little of the property where Marilyn Monroe lived and died can be seen from the street.

Woman who took home DNA test discovers her real father is not an anonymous donor but in fact a removals man from Essex - whose sperm was used by Harley Street doctor without permission to impregnate her mother

The woman used a DNA home test kit supplied by Ancestry (file image) to try to find out who her real father was, after being told by her mother that he was a young medical student who had donated sperm.

Jimmy Buffett died after four-year battle with Merkel cell skin cancer at age 76... as flags are lowered to half-staff at Margaritaville in his honor

Jimmy Buffett fans around the world continue to mourn his death, but new information from his family indicates the beloved singer kept fighting until the end.

Dire Straits legend dead: Fans pay tribute to 'hell of a musician' and 'hero' Jack Sonni after guitarist passes away aged 68 following 'ill health'

Tributes have poured in for Dire Straits guitarist Jack Sonni after his death aged of 68 following 'ill health'. 

Dire Straits legend dead: Band pays tribute to 'other guitarist' Jack Sonni after he passes away at the age of 68

The musician's passing was announced in a moving post by the band posted online. He was known as the 'other guitarist' following the release of their fifth album Brothers In Arms.