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Celebrities have started descending on the Capitol for inauguration day celebrations with Lady Gaga calling ‘for a day of peace’, J-Lo posing with National Guard troops and Chrissy Teigen saying today marks the end of ‘our great national f**k-up’. Former presidents, sports stars and iconic singers are arriving into Washington DC to be part of … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon is to hit back at ‘absolute nonsense’ claims that she misled parliament and gave untrue evidence regarding sexual harassment allegations against predecessor Alex Salmond. Mr Salmond said the First Minister breached the ministerial code in relation to a meeting with him in her home, where she was told about the allegations made against … Read more
When it comes to picking the right stocks, it is not usually child’s play. But investors have won big returns this year betting on toys and games. Hornby shares last month steamed ahead nearly 30 per cent after the model railway firm revealed sales had risen 33 per cent. Play the market: Disney’s Frozen. Shares in … Read more
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough has called the election an ‘absolute repudiation’ of Democrats despite Joe Biden’s lead in the presidential race, urging the party to examine its lack of appeal to broad swaths of Americans. ‘I’ve got to put a sidebar in here because after the dust settles, if Joe Biden ends up winning the … Read more
Jessica Plummer bid an emotional goodbye to her castmates and the EastEnders set on Monday as she cleared her dressing room for the final time. The actress, 27, and her long-suffering character, Chantelle Atkins, experienced her last moments on the BBC One soap on Friday as she was murdered by her abusive husband, Gray Atkins, … Read more
The Project’s Carrie Bickmore has raised millions for vital brain cancer research over the years through her foundation, Beanies 4 Brain Cancer. Carrie’s Beanies 4 Brain Cancer was launched in 2015, after she dedicated her Gold Logie to her first husband Greg Lange, who died of brain cancer in 2010. On Wednesday, Australian media personalities … Read more
Ant Middleton has issued an apology for labelling the Black Lives Matter movement ‘absolute scum’. In a now-deleted tweet, the SAS: Who Dares Wins star, 39, claimed the organization – dedicated to bringing ‘justice, healing, and freedom’ to black people in protest against police brutality – and EDL ‘aren’t welcome on our streets’ after far-right groups gathered … Read more
Social distancing in classrooms is an ‘aspiration’ and not an ‘absolute requirement’, the head of Ofsted said yesterday. Amanda Spielman, the chief inspector of Ofsted, told Sky News that reducing the two-metre distancing rule would allow more pupils to return to school. She added that schools are following a ‘hierarchy’ of infection controls, which emphasise … Read more
What the fund that beat the crash is buying now: Argonaut Absolute Return has made a 23% profit this year, the INVESTING SHOW speaks to its manager By This Is Money Published: 06:00 BST, 21 May 2020 | Updated: 06:00 BST, 21 May 2020 As investment funds dived in the first three months of 2020, … Read more
On March 3, London Mayor Sadiq Khan appeared on Good Morning Britain and declared about coronavirus: ‘There is no risk in using the Tube or buses or other forms of public transport.’ At the time, Britain hadn’t suffered a death from the disease, but we had seen over 30 cases reported, and we’d also seen … Read more