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Deadly duo Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton reflect on the decline of Blackburn Rovers

ALAN SHEARER AND CHRIS SUTTON: All good things must come to an end, and so it proved with Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton's prolific partnership at Blackburn.




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Charlotte Crosby reveals her true feelings about Ryan Gallagher before she entered the jungle 

She's tipped to have a jungle romance with Ryan Gallagher on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! Australia. 




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I'm A Celeb star Charlotte Crosby is baffled when the word capsicum is used to refer to a pepper

She's no stranger to Australian shores but English reality star Charlotte Crosby seems confused by some of the local lingo.




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Marnie Simpson reveals her dramatic birth has left her 'traumatised'

The Geordie Shore star said that she is unlikely to put herself through birth again after being 'put off' by the experience and is instead considering using a surrogate to have her next baby.




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Vicky Pattison takes a brief break from shipping out isolation care packages with beau Ercan Ramadan

The former Geordie Shore star, 32, was pictured preparing to ship out isolation care packages to vulnerable Brits with her boyfriend Ercan, 36, in London on Thursday amid the coronavirus pandemic.




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Chloe Ferry reveals 2st weight loss with before and after shots

As well as going into details of her weight loss - which have seen her shed 2 stone since last year - the stung reality star admitted that she has been victim to online trolls around her body image




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Chloe Ferry shares before and after snaps of weight loss transformation

The Geordie Shore star, posted a snapshot from a photoshoot last year- at the start of her weight loss journey- alongside an ab-flashing picture to show her progress.




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Chloe Ferry flaunts her two stone weight loss in a thong bodysuit before a look inside her fridge

She has credited her two stone weight loss with a diet and fitness overhaul.  And Chloe Ferry showed off the fruits of her labour as she slipped into a very skimpy bodysuit on Wednesday.




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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' annual shareholder letter, once an insightful must-read, has turned cautious and promotional as the company faces more scrutiny

ReutersAmazon CEO Jeff Bezos.Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos published his annual shareholder letter on Thursday.Bezos's letter has become a must-read among business leaders for its ingenuity and thought-provoking advice.This year's letter, however, mostly focused on Amazon's work in helping its employees and other businesses amid COVID-19 - a departure from previous years' letters that were full of inspiring anecdotes and business guidance.Some people say Bezos' annual shareholder letter is losing its luster as the company is more cautious about what it says publicly in light of increased regulatory and press scrutiny.Do you work at Amazon? Contact this reporter via encrypted messaging app Signal (+1 415 926 2066) or email (ekim@businessinsider.com).Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Jeff




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Rory McIlroy targeting 'at least two more wins before the end of the season' 

Rory McIlroy has set himself the ambitious target of two wins from the five events he has left this year to make it five titles for the season and equal his best-ever haul.




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US chiefs waiting for Open decision with a three-week run in September being considered

DEREK LAWRENSON: An extraordinary three-week run in September could include the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, the Open at Royal St George's and the Ryder Cup in Wisconsin.




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Your business could defer taxes and get credits for keeping employees. An expert explains how to know if you're eligible.

Two tax provisions of the $2 trillion stimulus package could put cash back into small business owners' pockets almost immediately. Most businesses will be eligible to defer payroll taxes and receive tax credits for keeping employees.However, businesses may not be eligible for tax relief if they receive a forgiveable loan through the Paycheck Protection Program.To understand how business owners can take advantage of these programs Business Insider reviewed IRS guidelines and spoke with a small business advisor at Wiss & Co. accounting firm. Click here for more BI Prime content.Businesses that have been forced to close, limit operations, and lay off employees during the coronavirus pandemic have several lifelines available to them, two of which are tax-related and could put cash back in their




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Federal relief loans for small businesses just dried up. Here's what to do if you need $1 million dollars or more to stay afloat

Getty ImagesAll of the PPP loan funds have been committed, but new Fed-backed loans could help some businesses come back after the crisis.Less than two weeks after launch, all of the $349 billion allocated to small businesses in the CARES Act has been committed.Lending could now come to a grinding halt as banks won't have the guarantee of the US Treasury to back up more loans.Business owners who still need financing greater than $1 million can take advantage of the Federal Reserve's Main Street Lending program, which will support additional loans from banks.The Fed's program backs four-year loans with payments and interest deferred for the first year.Visit BI Prime for more stories.Just 12 days after the launch of the Payroll Protection Program, all $350 billion in loans have been approved,




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Billionaire Mark Cuban told us his plan to save America's entrepreneurs now that the federal relief fund has run dry - and the biggest disasters the government must fix immediately

In less than 13 days, all $349 billion allocated for small business relief under the CARES Act were used up.But the funds barely scratch the surface of the 60 million employers and freelancers who were expected to apply.Mark Cuban told Business Insider that major changes need to be implemented to address the problems with the most recent package.Before the next round of funding, Cuban says businesses will need enough money to cover an extended re-opening period as well as an effective testing strategy that instills confidence in returning workers. Visit BI Prime for more stories.Following a rocky rollout of the Payroll Protection loan program, all $349 billion of the funds allocated for small businesses in the $2 trillion CARES Act have been committed - and Mark Cuban says it's too late to




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James Corden and Rebel Wilson's Cats joke at Oscars slammed by Visual Effects Society

Universal Pictures famously rereleased Tom Hooper's adaptation of the 1981 West End musical to cinemas with 'improved visual effects' days after it opened




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Stassi Schroeder and Brittany Cartwright defend Katie Maloney after she was body-shamed

Vanderpump Rules stars Stassi Schroeder and Brittany Cartwright have defended their co-star Katie Maloney after she was body-shamed over the weekend.




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Jeff Bezos spends record $165 million on LA love nest for girlfriend Lauren Sanchez

Bezos dropped $165m on the sprawling nine-acre estate in Beverly Hills, which boasts terraces, guest houses, a tennis court, and a nine-hole golf course. He also spent $90m on another property.




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Jake Gyllenhaal says Heath Ledger 'refused' to do the Oscars because of a Brokeback Mountain joke 

Gyllenhaal recalled how Ledger stood his ground while talking to Another Man magazine, recalling he didn't find anything funny about the heart-wrenching love story between two cowboys. 




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Real Housewives of Atlanta star Phaedra Parks definitely has a type - meet her new [reformed] bad-boy boyfriend

Now that Phaedra's divorce from Apollo Nido is final, she's moved on with reality show star Tim Norman of Welcome to Sweetie's Pies. When he was 17 he went to prison for armed robbery.




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TALK OF THE TOWN: Daniel Craig's 12-hour secret missions to get in shape before his 007 finale

Daniel Craig, who first appeared as James Bond, 14 years ago, has been enduring a gruelling diet and fitness regime that culminated in staggering 12-hour workout sessions last week.




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Tristan Thompson and Seth Curry shoot hoops in a Los Angeles gym before KUWTK episode

Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson and Portland Trail Blazers point guard Seth Curry were seen shooting around at USA Mega Fitness in Reseda, California earlier this week.




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Bruce Springsteen enlists Bon Jovi and Whoopi Goldberg for New Jersey COVID-19 relief event 

Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi are teaming up to help raise funds for the Garden State's pandemic relief fund, by performing at the #JerseyForJersey benefit on April 22.




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Val Kilmer, 60, admits to watching Top Chef because he misses eating food after throat cancer battle

Val Kilmer is opening up about the highs and lows of his decades-long career, as well as his battle with throat cancer.




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Israeli PM praises Trump for killing top Iranian general and says US has 'right to defend itself'

As he boarded a flight home after cutting short a visit to Greece (pictured today), Netanyahu said: 'Just as Israel has the right of self-defence, the United States has exactly the same right.'




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Iran's army chief says US lacks 'courage' for conflict after Trump's threat to hit dozens of targets

Iran's Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi said: 'In a potential conflict in the future, which I don't think they have the courage to carry out, it will become clear where five and two will belong.'




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Israel unveils 'laser sword' defence system that can stop rockets and drones

Lasers will be able to hit targets further away and through clouds and dust storms due to the technology. Israel is expected to test the laser weapons later this year, and deploy them in future.




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Decorated Vietnam and Iraq war hero has prosthetic legs REPOSSESSED two days before Christmas

Jerry Holliman, 69, says he was exposed to Agent Orange, has battled cancer and diabetes and that he's now stuck in a Mississippi veterans home feeling abandoned by his country.




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Donald Trump defends the firing of impeachment inquiry witness Alexander Vindman

'Fake News @CNN & MSDNC keep talking about "Lt. Col." Vindman as though I should think only how wonderful he was,' Trump wrote in a tweet on Saturday morning from the White House.




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STEPHEN GLOVER: The shameful case that exposes the hypocrisy...

STEPHEN GLOVER: It concerns the kidnapping of a young woman on a British street, and the subsequent connivance of the Labour government in this unlawful act...




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Defence Secretary promises 'strong response' over attack on Camp Taji, Iraq

Britain has 'the right to defend itself', the defence secretary has warned, after a missile strike in Iraq killed British servicewoman Lance Corporal Brodie Gillon and two others on Wednesday.




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Kylie Jenner removes waist-length hair extensions and dyes her roots... before eating nachos

It's been less than a month since the 22-year-old reality star originally lightened her short raven bob




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Kendall Jenner shares never-before-seen snaps and urges her friends to 'quarantine quickly'

The 24-year-old Society Management Model wrote: 'I miss my friends. The sooner we quarantine, the sooner we can get back to our peoples again'




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Kourtney Kardashian reflects on the 'courage' it took to step down from KUWTK

Sharing a behind-the-camera shot from one of her confessionals on the show, Kourtney posted an impassioned message about her decision




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Kourtney Kardashian's split from Scott Disick left her 'mentally f**ked' says Kendall Jenner

In a sneak peek at Thursday's episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, the 24-year-old model suggested her big sister's split from the husband of her children, Scott Disick, was to blame.




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Khloe Kardashian talks True's second birthday plans ... before star jokes about her different voice

Khloe Kardashian's daughter True Thompson is set to turn two years old. She talked about her plans on Instagram Live on Friday with her Good American co-founder Emme Grede.




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Kim Kardashian shares never-before-seen snaps from Paris of herself 'twinning' with daughter North

The 39-year-old reality star and her six-year-old princess held hands during the Yeezy Season 8 after-party held at cocktail bar Le Piaf back on March 2




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Kim Kardashian tells mom Kris Jenner she can't do the Annual family holiday bash just weeks before

Last year, Kim Kardashian hosted the Annual Kardashian/Jenner Christmas party. And on the latest sneak peek for Keeping Up With The Kardashians, it almost didn't happen.




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Trump warns Democrat voters to 'be careful' of Russian interference

The Commander-in-chief took to Twitter on Saturday morning after news that Democratic front-runner Bernie Sanders was recently told by officials that Russia is trying to help his campaign.




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Trump says NOBODY has briefed him about the Russians helping Sanders campaign

President Donald Trump has denied getting told by to intelligence officials that Russia is intervening in the 2020 primaries and wants to help Bernie Sanders.




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Hilarious moment owl 'delivering a letter' refuses to let go of the post

In a clip, filmed by ornithologist Nika Zubra, the Eurasian eagle-owl is seen waiting outside the window of a room in Moscow, Russia with a letter held in its beak.




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Donald Trump floats at Jeff Sessions' failure to win Republican Senate primary in Alabama outright

President Trump railed against Jeff Sessions, whom he ousted last year, after his former attorney general failed to outright win the Republican nomination for his old Alabama Senate seat.




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New Channel 4 documentary reveals how Vladimir Putin rose to become Russia's mobster in chief

Short of stature and with a strangely expressionless face, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin seemed the image of a boring bureaucrat when he was elected Russia's third president 20 years ago.




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Larking about with the lads, future MI5 chief who even then was known as 007

The career spy, who has worked for MI5 for 25 years and oversaw its investigation into Russia's attempted assassination of Sergei Skripal in 2018, will take up his new post later this month.




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Ian Wright reveals Roy Keane refused to meet for lunch after he turned up just TWO MINUTES late

Ian Wright has revealed how Roy Keane taught him a lesson on timekeeping after he arrived just two minutes late for lunch during the 2018 World Cup in Russia.




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Russia says 'faster' robots will overtake soldiers on the battlefield in the near future 

Russian researcher Vitaly Davydov has said robots will overtake their human brothers on the battlefield because they will be faster and are more accurate in target selection.




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Health chiefs 'impose news blackout' around third Russian doctor to fall from a window

Alexander Shulepov, 37, from Voronezh is in intensive care after taking part in a video which claimed he was ordered to work despite testing positive for Covid-19.




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Kate Upton starts her day in blue frock before changing into black jumpsuit and then low-cut outfit

The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model, 27, is busy promoting her cover shoot for Health magazine's September issue.




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Kate Upton dazzles in white skirt suit before changing into a green dress at Venice Film Festival

The 27-year-old model sported a stylish white wraparound blazer and matching white skirt, before later changing into a green and white mini dress at the 76th Venice Film Festival on Thursday.




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Kate Upton refuses to give in to 'pressure' to 'snap back' into shape after pregnancy

Kate Upton has admitted she won't bow to pressure to 'snap back' into shape after pregnancy and is taking her time to heal following the birth of her first child.




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Joaquin Phoenix and Casey Affleck sell $3.13m NYC penthouse they bought before friendship ended

The Academy Award-winning actors were once the best of friends, but their friendship fell apart under the weigh of Casey's 2017 split with Joaquin's sister Summer Phoenix.