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Will Smith ‘embarrassed and hurt’ by Chris Rock’s Netflix special calling out Oscars slap
The actor, 54, received a 10-year ban from the prestigious award show after striking Rock across the face during last year’s ceremony for making an insensitive joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, who suffers from the autoimmune disease alopecia, which causes hair loss. Rock has now used the incidentContinue Reading
BBC in more turmoil as Chapman steps down from Radio 5 Live to support Lineker
MARK CHAPMAN has stepped down from BBC 5 Live radio duties in solidarity with Gary Lineker. The radio and Match of the Day 2 host, 49, was due to be on air this afternoon to help cover the Saturday football schedule. 1 Mark Chapman will not appear on BBC 5Continue Reading
Man arrested after New IRA claim over attempted murder of senior PSNI officer
A man has been arrested after a claim of responsibility by the New IRA for the shooting of senior detective John Caldwell. The 25-year-old man was arrested under the Terrorism Act after the search of a property in the Derry area. It comes after a typed message was posted onContinue Reading
Reporting Ukraine 90 years ago: the Welsh journalist who helped uncover Stalin’s genocide
Ninety years ago, a young Welsh investigative journalist reported on the Soviet Union’s genocide in Ukraine, Stalin’s attempt to stamp down on rising nationalism. The Holomodor, as it became known, was responsible for the deaths of some 4 million Ukrainians through deliberate starvation. Gareth Jones’ eyewitness reports, gathered at significantContinue Reading
Boris Johnson no longer has the political capital to get away with giving his dad a knighthood
As an academic specialising in part in why political corruption happens, the tenure of Boris Johnson (and its aftermath) has provided me with much to consider. Indeed, over the past 18 months, it has felt like I’m getting asked the same question over and over again. After the Owen PatersonContinue Reading
Iran: poisoning of thousands of schoolgirls piles more pressure on Islamic Republic struggling for survival
The Iranian government has announced several arrests in connection with the reported poisoning of more than 7,000 schoolgirls in more than 100 schools around the country. Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, has condemned the poisonings, saying perpetrators should be “severely punished”. Yet other government messages are confused. The education departmentContinue Reading
The UK now ranks as one of the most socially liberal countries in Europe – new research
IR Stone/Shutterstock It’s easy to lose sight of just how accepting the UK now is as a nation. What were once pressing moral concerns have become simple facts of life for much of the public. The UK, in fact, now ranks as one of the most accepting countries internationally, asContinue Reading
Miley Cyrus: What we’ve learnt from her triumphant Endless Summer Vacation return
T oday marked the release of Miley Cyrus’ much anticipated new album, Endless Summer Vacation. It is likely to be a huge commercial success and our critic was pretty keen on it too. She has often put clues in her songs of the real person behind the mic and whatContinue Reading
North Carolina lawmakers intervene to defend abortion pill restrictions in case testing FDA power
Boxes of the medication Mifepristone used to induce a medical abortion are prepared for patients at Planned Parenthood health center in Birmingham, Alabama, March 14, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters A federal judge on Friday allowed North Carolina lawmakers to defend restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone, after the stateContinue Reading
Doctors shocked to discover Covid gave boy deadly brain condition
DOCTORS were shocked to discover Covid left a teenage boy with a killer brain condition. The 14-year-old Iranian ended up in hospital in June 2020 after getting badly hurt in a motorcycle accident. Getty The teenage boy experienced a stroke after catching Covid[/caption] The teen was suffering from a brokenContinue Reading