An anti-hate campaign has demanded that Netflix removes a clip of Jimmy Carr making an “offensive” joke about the Holocaust, saying it must acknowledge its “grave error of judgement”. Hope Not Hate wrote a letter to the streaming giant calling for a public apology to be issued, adding that allowing the show to be aired
3:19 PM ET ESPN’s divisional boxing rankings highlight the best in the sport at every weight class. They will change often based on recent results and performances. Rankings are based on what a fighter has accomplished in the weight division in which he is ranked. A fighter who has announced he is moving up or
Boris Johnson is facing increasing pressure over Downing Street partygate allegations after being pictured alongside a bottle of alcohol at an event in December 2020. During today’s PMQs, the Mirror newspaper published a story containing an image of the prime minister next to alcohol, crisps and people wearing tinsel at an event at a Downing
Joe Rogan has publicly addressed his podcast controversies again, this time in-front of a crowd at his stand up show. It comes after Rogan made his second apology of the 2022, following the release of a compilation clip of instances where he has used a racial slur on his podcast. The discovery prompted the removal
President Joe Biden’s top science adviser Eric Lander resigned, hours after the White House confirmed that an internal investigation found credible evidence that he mistreated his staff, marking the first Cabinet-level departure of the Biden administration. An internal review last year, prompted by a workplace complaint, found evidence that Lander, the director of the Office
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is flying to Moscow to meet her Russian counterpart to urge a diplomatic end to the huge build-up of troops around Ukraine. It is the first visit by a UK foreign secretary to the country in more than four years. Ukraine’s ambassador to Britain earlier accused Russia of “behaving like a
A British air passenger has been arrested on suspicion of raping a woman in business class on a transatlantic overnight flight. The alleged victim, also understood to be British, said she was attacked while others slept on the flight from Newark, New Jersey, to London. She complained to United Airlines staff who called ahead to
Boris Johnson has said he plans to remove all remaining coronavirus restrictions a month early. “Providing the current encouraging trends in the data continue, it is my expectation that we will be able to end the last domestic restrictions, including the legal requirement to self-isolate if you test positive, a full month early,” the prime
When Anna Sorokin stood trial in New York in the spring of 2019, charged with fraud after scamming hotels, banks and other members of Manhattan’s elite out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, she reportedly employed the services of a stylist to ensure she looked the part. For years, Sorokin had been known as Anna
With nowhere really to go, journalists inside the Beijing Olympics bubble are encouraged to sleep on the job. They can’t visit the village rooms where competitors are staying, but they can try out the high-tech beds athletes are sleeping in. Several corridors at the main media center are lined with “sleep rest cabins,” small pods
LV= has revealed that it has pulled out of merger talks with mutual life rival Royal London amid the bitter fallout from LV’s failed takeover by US private equity last year. Royal London, which had been accused by LV of trying to “destabilise” its £530m deal with Bain Capital through a rival offer before the
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will have to pay the price if he were to “weaponize” gas supplies to Europe as Russia-Ukraine tensions rise, says energy expert Dan Yergin. As such, the more likely scenario is that gas supplies could be disrupted because of violence in the region, rather than as a result of being weaponized,
Serial killer Levi Bellfield has confessed to the notorious hammer murders of mother and daughter Lin and Megan Russell 26 years ago. Bellfield is currently serving a life sentence for killing schoolgirl Millie Dowler and two others. Drug addict Michael Stone was twice convicted of murdering the Russells and is serving life. But he has
Critics are calling for Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself in an upcoming case due to his wife’s political activism. CNN’s Pamela Brown reports. #CNN #News
In this article FB Facebook Chief Executive Officer and founder, Mark Zuckerberg, leaving the Merrion Hotel in Dublin after meeting with Irish politicians to discuss regulation of social media, transparrency in political advertising and the safety of young people and vulnerable adults. On Tuesday, April 2, 2019, in Dublin, Ireland. Artur Widak | NurPhoto |
3:54 PM ET There aren’t too many more outrageous characters in the UFC than Tai Tuivasa. In a sport that has its fair share of the unusual, extreme, exciting and often downright jaw-dropping, Tuivasa has carved out a profile as one of the most popular athletes in the UFC. At the heart of it, of
Hailed as the “undisputed Queen of the Brits”, Adele marked her big return to the UK with a successful night at the ceremony – giving a rare live performance and scooping three prizes. The north London star won the first Brit Award of the evening – best song, for Easy On Me – and followed
Higher costs, more paperwork and border delays have been “the only detectable impact so far” of Brexit for British businesses, according to a new report by MPs. Trade volumes have been suppressed since the end of the transition period in December 2020 – though the COVID-19 pandemic and wider global issues were also key factors,
Eileen Gu’s skills are performed at such speed that they are difficult to compute in real-time, as she sails 22ft in the air, twisting her body like a corkscrew while clutching the bottom of her ski. Before each jump she closes her eyes and visualises her performance, imagining how each scene will play out. You might