Comedian and actor Russell Brand has pleaded not guilty to two further sexual offences, including rape. Brand previously denied two counts of rape, one count of indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault in relation to alleged offences between 1999 and 2005, involving four women. On Tuesday at Southwark Crown Court, the 50-year-old pleaded […]
Continue ReadingThe French government’s row with the US ambassador to Paris has deepened, with the foreign minister saying the diplomat must explain himself after ignoring a French summons. The minister suggested that Ambassador Charles Kushner will not have access to French government officials until he complies. French authorities summoned Mr Kushner, the father of President Donald […]
Continue ReadingPrue Leith has revealed she tried weight loss injection Mounjaro for a month and “did not lose a single pound”, adding “I tried, but it didn’t do anything”. The 86-year-old TV cook has opened up about her experiences with the medication which she said she thinks is “worth a go”, and was inspired to try […]
Continue ReadingMaryland Attorney General Anthony Brown said on Monday that the state had filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to halt construction of a new federal immigration detention centre in the state. The US Department of Homeland Security, which has federal oversight of immigration, spent more than $100 million on a 54-acre square-foot warehouse in […]
Continue ReadingNick Reiner has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of his parents, acclaimed director Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. Reiner’s lawyer, deputy public defender Kimberly Greene, entered the plea on his behalf as he stood behind glass in an enclosed custody area of the packed Los Angeles […]
Continue ReadingPeter Mandelson has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The Metropolitan Police said the 72-year-old was taken to a London police station for interview on Monday. The former Labour minister has been accused of passing sensitive information onto paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein during his time as business secretary. Two of his properties […]
Continue ReadingMillions of people in New York City and a large swathe of the US north-east were stuck at home under road travel bans and blizzard warnings on Monday as a fierce winter storm barrelled into the region with heavy snowfall and high winds. Mobile phones across New York City received alerts on Sunday night announcing […]
Continue ReadingA packed bus on its way to Nepal’s capital has driven off a mountain road in Nepal, killing 19 people including a British national and leaving another 25 wounded. There were dozens of people on board the bus, which was heading from the resort city of Pokhara to Kathmandu when it drove off the Prithvi […]
Continue ReadingFormer two-division champion Conor McGregor claims he’s ready to return to the UFC, and this time against a “no name” foe. Sidelined since July 2021, McGregor has been rather vocal about returning to the Octagon. McGregor (22-6) went so far as to take to social media on Saturday and note that he’s just waiting for […]
Continue ReadingLondon police officers assigned to King Charles‘ younger brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor were instructed to provide security for a dinner party at Jeffrey Epstein‘s residence in New York in 2010, British media reported on Sunday. The Sunday Times, which first reported the story, cited emails from the Epstein files that appear to detail arrangements for Mountbatten-Windsor […]
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