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A popular food chain based in Scotland has been named "the worst in the world".

BBC following a Twitter row in connection with the death of a female journalist. Giles, 53, had co-presented BBC Two's Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond The Lobby with Monica Galetti for four series ahead of his departure.It was reported that his position had been placed in the spotlight following a Twitter row a year ago after he posted messages relating to the death of Dawn Foster, who had been critical of him.READ MORE: The Chase's Bradley Walsh threatens to leave set because he 'can't deal' with contestantIt is said to have culminated with complaints to the independent press watchdog.Ms Foster had accused him of getting a job at The Times - which he has written for since 1993 - as a restaurant critic and columnist because of his father Alan, the journalist, writer and humorist who died in 2007, prompting him to mock her death online allegedly.The BBC said in a statement: 'We’re sorry to see Giles go and would like to thank him for his contribution over four successful series."Ms Foster died at the age of 34 in July last year after a long period of ill health.

Countdown were left laughing after a rude word appeared on the show's board. Presenter Rachel Riley was reduced to giggles after one of the contestants spelt out "Up vaginas". She quipped to Jo Brand in Dictionary Corner: "We love vaginas don't we Jo?", to which the comedian replied: "Oh we love vaginas!"Fans of the Channel 4 quiz show immediately took to Twitter to chuckle at the hilarious spelling on the word board.One tweeted: "Absolutely historic @C4Countdown moment.

Rachel Riley was left red-faced after Giles Coren spelt out a rude-sounding word on the board during a nail-biting round of Countdown.During Tuesday (April 12) instalment of the long-standing ITV game show, the TV presenter, 36, couldn’t help but raise her eyebrows at the columnist, 52, after he suggested the compromising eight-letter word.Luckily, lexicographer Susie Dent was on hand to define the hilarious word – meaning tasty – after he took home the winning score much to the surprise of the blonde beauty who remained wide-eyes by his response.Giles eagle-eyed find came after fellow contestants Leigh and Craig struggled to muster up a six-letter words – blouse and enable.Even host Anne Robinson was surprised when she asked her guest host over in Dictionary Corner if he could have done any better than this week’s contestants.Unlike the hysterical mathematician, Giles managed to stay straight-faced as he explained his word which he defined as: “When you have a delicious lunch and it’s noshable.”He asked his professional sidekick: “Is that any good?” while the brunette beauty gave him the green light.And it is thought Rachel was still impressed by his hidden word choice after the show as she took to Twitter to share the unusual word alongside the side-eye emoji and a monkey covering its eyes.Fans soon flooded to Twitter to share their thoughts on the hilarious word on social media, with one saying: “Well that’s a first Rachel – a tweet where no one disagrees – well done! You’ve won the internet today!”Another added: “I didn’t know nosh had a non-food meaning until I looked it up just now, but we learn something everyday with Countdown.”A third quipped: “Clearly it was the first word you thought of.”Both Susie and Rachel

The Chase host Bradley Walsh made a cheeky dig at Rachel Johnson during in a celebrity special of the ITV show.He is known for his cheeky jibes at his guests and things were no different when Prime Minister Boris Johnson's sister Rachel Johnson took to the stand to try her luck.The repeated episode of the quiz show also saw author Rachel, journalist Giles Coren, TV presenter Chris Packham and comedian Josie Long battle the chaser.Giles kicked off the quiz and bagged a huge £40,000 for the prize pot, before Rachel stepped up second to try and grab more cash for the team.Playing it safe and scoring a respectable £4,000, she returned to the panel for the final chase - but not before Bradley could take a swipe at her performance.In her initial questions, before going head-to-head with Paul Sinha, Rachel was unable to name champagne brand Veuve Clicquot."The shocking inditement is tonight of course, you not knowing Veuve Clicquot, which is my favourite champagne," Bradley joked."I felt like I got more right, but I'm always very over optimistic which is sad, isn't it?" she jibed back about her comparatively small prize fund.Bradley joked: "No, no it's okay - delusional, but okay."He went on to ask her if she was "ready" to face the Chaser, to which a baffled Rachel replied: "I'm sorry, I don't know what's happening.""Good, time to face the Chaser," the presenter joked.Rachel wasn't caught by The Sinnerman and ended up returning to the team to join them in the final chase.Chris was knocked out after taking a risk to play for £50,000, falling at the final hurdle and going home.Meanwhile, Josie returned to the panel with a low offer of £1,000.The total was taken to £45,000 - which the three celebrities would split between their

A Cheshire chef who cooked for the Queen and Prince Philip at Buckingham Palace has revealed the Royals' favourite meals.

Dakota Hotel restaurant near Piccadilly on the advice of his fellow journalist friend, Countdown host Anne Robinson, who stays at the luxury hotel when filming Countdown at MediaCityUK in Salford. Giles joined her for dinner at the venue, despite her warning that: "Dinner in Manchester requires a girl to have a spray tan, stick-on tattoos and stilettos," with Anne apparently adding that she is 'often mistaken for a homeless person', while in the city. READ MORE : The glorious curry cafe tucked away in Trafford's tiniest village In the review published in Saturday's Times Magazine, Giles was informed by Anne that he would 'see the Manchester dress code in full.

Celebrated chef Gary Usher has revealed the location of his first ever gastropub - but the announcement soon became embroiled in a debate about whether dogs should be welcomed inside pubs or not.

Radio Times: "He says that if I get fed up with something, he turns around and I’m gone."I’ve just walked off while he’s still talking!"The popular BBC programme sees the two hosts visit famous and lavish hotels across the world.During their stays, they take on various jobs to find out how things really work at the establishments.Filming for the new series is currently underway, but the locations have all been dependant on Covid travel restrictions.However it's worked out well for Monica."I’m currently filming the last episode of the series in London," she said."It’s been great being able to nip back to my restaurant [Mere] in the evening!"She went on: "Filming has all been dependent on the travel green list."For example, we were supposed

Giles Coren's home has been smeared in graffiti and littered with dog poo following a row over deleted tweets.

Twitter page, in which he appeared to mock the death of someone.The BBC presenter has since found himself at the centre of outrage after his "sick posts".Presenter Giles, 51, claimed the Twitter user had said "vile and hurtful things" about his relatives before unleashing his reaction.The Times Radio presenter later removed his initial post before hitting publish on another tweet in view of his 224,300 followers.Several users took his posts to be about the death of fellow journalist, Dawn Foster, who died suddenly on July 15, aged just 33.Dawn passed away after a long-term illness, confirmed those close to her.In a now-deleted tweets, Giles wrote: "When someone dies who has trolled you on Twitter, saying vile and hurtful things about you

BBC presenter and News UK journalist Giles Coren has deleted two tweets he made mocking a death after receiving a huge backlash online over the tweets.

Bradley Walsh found himself unable to cope with one famous contestant on The Chase Celebrity Special on Saturday afternoon when his dance moves left him cringing.The 51-year-old TV and radio presenter went so far as to cross the studio to get away from restaurant critic Giles Coren as he wasn't a fan of his dance moves.Giles impressed fans from his appearance on the ITV quiz show as he racked up £8,000 on the celebrity special of the ITV hit show.He was joined by a star-studded cast of Josie Long, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's sister Rachel Johnson and Chris Packham.Taking the risk to multiply his earnings for charity, Gilles opted to go for the higher offer of £40,000 and faced Chaser Paul Sinha.A question about "mood boards" got Giles

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The Chase viewers were left devastated on Sunday afternoon as the team of celebrities lost £45,000 in the final showdown.Host Bradley Walsh was on hand to help Giles Coren, Rachel Johnson, Chris Packham and Josie Long as they battled it out against Paul Sinha aka The Sinnerman.Giles, Rachel and Josie all managed to make it to the final chase but in a heartbreaking turn of events, they lost a huge sum of £45,000.While the celebs wouldn’t go home empty handed with a small amount of money still going to their chosen charities, viewers weren’t impressed.Viewers watching at home took to Twitter to vent as the huge sum of money was taken away from the famous faces.One fan wrote: "Nooooo gutted for them, they played so well.

He is known for his fun energy on The Chase, but on a recent celebrity special of the quiz show, Bradley Walsh walked off set after being unimpressed by a contestant.The presenter, who recently leapt off a terrifying 30ft high cliff edge, welcomed celebrities Giles Coren, Chris Packham, Rachel Johnson and Josie Long to the show. Food critic Giles, 51, went first and managed to secure an amazing £8,000 in the cash builder.

Bradley Walsh walked off during The Chase Celebrity Special after issuing a warning to Giles Coren.

The Chase presenter Bradley Walsh walked away from one contestant on Sunday evening, crossing the studio and admitting he couldn't "deal" with his dance moves.Restaurant critic Giles Coren appeared on the show, racking up a whopping £8,000 in the celebrity special of the ITV gameshow.Hoping to raise a decent sum for charity, Giles plumped for the high offer of £40,000 and turned to face Chaser Paul Sinha.When a question about "mood boards" appeared on the screen, Giles got jazzed up, slamming the correct answer.Bradley wondered how he knew to pick the correct option, only for Giles to start grooving before him.Swinging around, he flashed Brad the guns and exclaimed: "Cause I was in the mood!"Bradley mocked despair and stomped over to the

Rachel Johnson joins food writer Giles Coren, Springwatch presenter Chris Packham and comedian Josie Long on a celebrity special of The Chase tonight.The celebrities will each go against the chaser as they hope to raise money for their individual charities.

Chris Packham is known for presenting the long-running BBC wildlife show Springwatch.Tonight, he returns to our screens for the celebrity special of The Chase alongside food writer Giles Coren, journalist Rachel Johnson and comedian Josie Long.Chris is not married, but he has been in a relationship with partner Charlotte Corney since 2007.The pair first met each other while Chris visited the zoo Charlotte runs on the Isle of Wight.Charlotte has previously opened up on the first time they met.She told Radio Times: "Chris and I met professionally when he visited the Zoo that I run on the Isle of Wight."She also told how Chris has since admitted it was love at first sight from the moment they met.She added: "He tells me now that he knew that

Controversial food writer Giles Coren has deleted his Twitter after allegations of racism were levelled against him by a former colleague.