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Lil Baby’s lawyers speak out after rapper arrested in Las Vegas for allegedly carrying concealed weapon without permit
Lil Baby’s lawyers have said they are “actively investigating” the circumstances that led to the rapper’s arrest in Las Vegas this week. The “Yes Indeed” star, real name Dominique Armani Jones, was taken to the Clark County Detention Center on August 26, where he was held on $5,000 bail forContinue Reading
Norris splits with model Margarida Corceiro after ‘many girlfriends’ comment
Lando Norris has split from Portuguese supermodel Maragarida Corceiro, just months after joking that he had ‘many girlfriends’ during a lie detector test for a Sky Sports F1 segment. The pair spent over 12 months together, and during that time they were spotted traversing the streets of Monaco in Norris’Continue Reading
Former top Barclays banker loses appeal against FCA ban on holding senior roles
Former Barclays wealth boss Thomas Kalaris has lost his appeal against a decision banning him from holding senior roles in the industry after he was found to have acted dishonestly when questioned about the bank’s capital raising at the height of the financial crisis. Mr Kalaris – who was acquittedContinue Reading
Urgent action needed to replace cladding after Dagenham fire, Grenfell report author warns
Urgent action is needed to replace dangerous cladding in the wake of a major fire at a tower block in east London, the author of a report into the Grenfell Tower disaster has warned. Dame Judith Hackitt, who led a government review on building safety after the deadly Grenfell TowerContinue Reading
Retailers urge police to take tougher action on shoplifting
Retailers have called for tougher police action on shoplifting after it was revealed that only 431 fines were issued for the offence in a year. Figures from the Ministry of Justice show that, in the year to March 2014, 19,419 fines were handed out for retail theft under £100. ThisContinue Reading
‘Painful’ Budget is needed for ‘long-term good’, says Prime Minister
Sir Keir Starmer warned that the Government’s forthcoming Budget will be “painful” as he asked the country to “accept short-term pain for long-term good”. In a speech in the Downing Street rose garden, the Prime Minister claimed his Government has done more in seven weeks than the Conservative government didContinue Reading
Chelsea unveil new signing, Sancho decision made, £43m Liverpool swoop
Liverpool signings and London buses have found some common ground. Fans have waited virtually the entire window for a new recruit, and they are seemingly about to get two at once. Giorgi Mamardashvili is the subject of a £30million agreement between Liverpool and Valencia, with the goalkeeper set to returnContinue Reading
Labour budget: How Reeves could raise taxes as Starmer admits budget will be ‘painful’
Keir Starmer has warned that Labour’s first autumn Budget will be “painful” in his first keynote address from No 10, prompting fears of that unpopular tax rises will be amongst the announcements. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has already confirmed that her statement will bring fresh tax rises as she says moreContinue Reading
Beetlejuice scoffs chicken wings in meta Hot Ones special opposite Michael Keaton
Beetlejuice and Michael Keaton reunited for a burp-filled chat in a special take on YouTube talk show Hot Ones. Keaton has reprised his role as the troublesome ghost and bio-exorcist for his forthcoming movie Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, directed by Tim Burton. The film, which is set to be released in cinemasContinue Reading
Antidepressants like Prozac polluting waterways is changing how fish behave and reproduce, study says
Exposure to antidepressants flowing into Australia’s streams and and rivers is “dramatically” altering fish behaviour and reproduction, scientists have warned in a new study. Pharmaceutical pollutants, including antidepressants like Prozac, getting into water bodies is a pervasive problem worldwide. These chemicals, introduced into water bodies through wastewater discharge, are knownContinue Reading