'Amy and Blake don't see themselves as drug addicts. It's abject

'They believe they are recreational users of drugs and they are in control'

The parents of Amy Winehouse and those of her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, clashed on Radio 5 Live over their offspring's drug use. "It's abject denial," said Blake's stepdad, Giles. "They don't see themselves as having a problem and they're quite aggressive in their defence of themselves. Both sets of families are concerned this denial will lead to something more severe and ultimately be much more final. Georgette and I both believe that they are drug addicts and they don't believe they are. They believe they are recreational users of drugs and they are in control .... We're concerned that if one of them dies, the other will die." Shortly afterwards, Amy's dad, Mitch, called. "It is a horrible situation. Our family and Blake's family are living through hell. But the facts are simple. The day after Amy and Blake came out of the facility, we had a meeting in Chelsea with the directors and the two GPs looking after them. Giles and Georgette were due to come. Instead, they chose to go to the pub with Amy and Blake.''

'I suspect Martha Stewart has a soft spot for Charles'

'Some parenting programmes are completely car-crash telly'

If people are healthy, nowadays they expect to live to 100'

Nigella Lawson used the Radio Times to get her own back on America's domestic goddess Martha Stewart for calling her "whatsername who married the Saatchi". "I know her, and I suspect she has a soft spot for Charles. I'm sorry that even though she's so great and successful she has to disparage someone else. It's not necessary, but everyone has his or her insecurities. You should try to keep them to yourself and behave in a confident way."

parenting guru Dr Tanya Byron told The Times why she will not be making any more TV programmes. "I didn't really want to continue to be a part of it. There are other programmes ... either run by people with no training or it's completely car-crash telly, and you think: 'How did that family end up on TV, because they so shouldn't be there.' And that's when I start to think: 'Oh God, where is this going?'"

On the eve of his 90th birthday, the former chancellor Denis Healey told The Daily Telegraph that he is not worried about getting old. "I don't give a bugger, dear. Nowadays, if they are healthy, people expect to live to 100." He laid into the ex-PM: Tony [Blair] has enormous personal charm but I wouldn't call him a communicator. He's a bullshitter, and very good at it. Almost everything he did after 2002 has been a disaster."

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