ba Tiger King: Joel McHale responds to 'weird' backlash over Joe Exotic question in Netflix special By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-01T13:31:49Z Comedian said he got 'such s***' for suggesting tiger trader deserves his prison sentence Full Article
ba The Big Night In: BBC receives 180 complaints over 'offensive content' amid Little Britain backlash By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-01T14:10:43Z David Walliams and Matt Lucas's comedy comeback proved controversial Full Article
ba Normal People sparks huge debate on Irish radio over 'immoral' sex scenes: 'It's fornication' By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-01T14:13:52Z BBC series has been widely praised for its depiction of consensual sex between main characters Marianne and Connell Full Article
ba Sopranos and Bad Boys actor Joe Pantoliano suffers 'severe head injury' in car accident By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-02T08:55:00Z Actor was struck by vehicle during family walk Full Article
ba Tiger King star Carole Baskin tricked into first interview since show aired By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-04T05:21:05Z Sanctuary owner has avoided the media after revealing she was unhappy with how she was portrayed on the show Full Article
ba The Last Dance: Obama on-screen description updated after it was dubbed 'disrespectful' By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-04T07:19:48Z Former US president described as merely 'Former Chicago Resident' in previous episodes of series Full Article
ba Black Mirror series 6 looks unlikely as creator Charlie Brooker hints he will switch back to comedies By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-05T06:19:28Z 'I don't know what stomach there would be for stories about societies falling apart, so I'm not working away on one of those' Full Article
ba Captain Tom Moore receives gold Blue Peter badge after raising more than £30 million for NHS By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-06T05:53:00Z Captain Moore was presented the award by his grandchildren Full Article
ba Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel hit back at Trump after Twitter attacks: 'Now get back to work royally f***ing everything up' By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-06T06:45:00Z Trump took time away from coronavirus crisis to call Kimmel 'wacko' in a social media rant Full Article
ba 'Get back in your own area': Holly Willoughby forgets about social distancing on This Morning By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-07T06:54:15Z Presenter said she was 'genuinely sorry' for blunder Full Article
ba Lenny Henry's daughter posed as comedian and sent 'manipulative' false messages in attempt to win back boyfriend By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-07T09:07:00Z Billie Henry was given a five-year restraining order Full Article
ba Becoming, review: Michelle Obama's Netflix documentary gives emotion without intimacy By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-06T15:10:00Z Ninety minutes in the company of the former first lady is like an inspirational infomercial, says Annie Lord Full Article
ba Frances Quinn: Great British Bake Off winner 'banned from Waitrose' after being accused of shoplifting By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-08T06:43:00Z Show's 2013 winner was approached by store detectives after she appeared to not pay for her shopping Full Article
ba Andrew Scott took Fleabag role to stop being typecast as a villain By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-08T13:58:46Z Scott was best known for playing Moriarty opposite Benedict Cumberbatch in 'Sherlock' Full Article
ba Miriam Margolyes shocks fans after admitting she 'had difficulty not wanting Boris Johnson to die' during coronavirus battle By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-09T06:50:00Z Actor is famous for making her opinions known during interviews Full Article
ba Brian Howe, hard rock singer who fronted Bad Company, dies aged 66 By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T17:06:09Z Singer who also worked with Ted Nugent and Megadeth dies at Florida home of a heart attackBrian Howe, the singer who fronted the British rock supergroup Bad Company for eight years, has died aged 66. He had a heart attack at his Florida home.Howe’s manager Paul Easton said: “It is with deep and profound sadness that we announce the untimely passing of a loving father, friend and musical icon.” Continue reading... Full Article Music Pop and rock Culture Metal US news UK news
ba Kemistry & Storm – the tragic story of the drum'n'bass originals By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2019-04-04T15:10:23Z As a pioneering female DJ duo, the two best friends were integral to the rise of the 90s dance scene, before a car accident changed everything. Storm talks about the soul sister she lostStorm remembers the sound of glass shattering, but not how many seconds or minutes had passed before she realised something awful had happened. A 4.5kg metal cat’s eye had been dislodged from the road ahead by a passing van, and had smashed through their car windshield on the passenger side. It left Kemistry – her best friend and partner in one of the UK’s most pioneering drum’n’bass outfits – with devastating injuries. Minutes later, she died.“I’ve had some really dark times and really dark thoughts,” says Storm, 20 years on from the accident. “Thoughts about me not being here, about going to join her.” Continue reading... Full Article Drum'n'bass Dance music Music Culture
ba Paul Heaton: 'Love feels like someone is hitting your heart with a cricket bat' By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-02T08:30:18Z The musician on DIY smooching, dinner parties and why he won’t do interviews between 1.45pm and 2.15pmRaised in Sheffield, Heaton, 57, founded the Housemartins in the early eighties. They had hit singles with Happy Hour and Caravan Of Love before splitting in 1988. Heaton then formed the Beautiful South, releasing 10 albums before disbanding in 2007. With former band member Jacqui Abbott, Heaton has released three albums, the most recent being Manchester Calling. He is married with three children and lives in Manchester.What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?Forgetfulness. Continue reading... Full Article Music Paul Heaton Culture Life and style
ba 50 Cent on love, cash and bankruptcy: ‘When there are setbacks, there will be get-backs’ By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T05:00:12Z Curtis Jackson was shot nine times before becoming one of the world’s biggest rappers. He discusses growing up, getting rich and the art of the hustleCurtis Jackson has downsized. The rapper/actor/businessman, better known as 50 Cent, used to live in a palace of a house formerly owned by Mike Tyson. Not any more. He has been in self-isolation for six weeks and is more than happy to make do with a three-bed apartment (on four floors, mind) in New York. He can’t remember when he was last in one place for so long, he says, and is learning about himself. “I’ve become a bit more comfortable with being in my own space. I don’t think being at home is a punishment.”He bought the Tyson house after his triumphant first album; Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ shifted 12m copies in 2003, making it the bestselling album of the year. It was explosive – growling rap packed with threats, boasts and great songs such as In Da Club and Many Men. Continue reading... Full Article 50 Cent Music Culture Rap Hip-hop
ba Laurie Anderson: where to start in her back catalogue By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-06T11:41:02Z Our Listener’s Digest series continues with the unlikely major-label star and electronic music pioneer who emerged from the New York art worldRead all the other Listener’s digest piecesThe best arts and entertainment during self-isolationBig Science (1982) Continue reading... Full Article Laurie Anderson Music Culture Experimental music Lou Reed Pop and rock
ba Why Is Stock Market Rallying When Economy Is So Bad? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z Why Is Stock Market Rallying When Economy Is So Bad? (Second column, 10th story, link) Related stories:Tech firms emerge as big winners...Elon Musk, Cash-Poor Billionaire...GRUBHUB Collected Record Fees From Restaurants Struggling To Stay Alive...Hispanic unemployment rate sets new record high: 18.9%... Drudge Report Feed needs your support! Become a Patron Full Article
ba Mark Cuban Hires Secret Shoppers To Monitor Dallas Businesses Reopening... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z Mark Cuban Hires Secret Shoppers To Monitor Dallas Businesses Reopening... (Second column, 5th story, link) Related stories:96% Of Stores 'Non-Compliant' With Mandatory Protocols... Full Article
ba California to use mail-in ballots for all 2020 voters... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z California to use mail-in ballots for all 2020 voters... (First column, 21st story, link) Related stories:DEMS MULL VIRTUAL CONVENTION...Tax Hikes No Matter Who Wins in November? Drudge Report Feed needs your support! Become a Patron Full Article
ba BLAMES PRESIDENT FOR TRIBAL AMERICA... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z BLAMES PRESIDENT FOR TRIBAL AMERICA... (First column, 4th story, link) Related stories:LEAK: OBAMA BLASTS TRUMP HANDLING OF PANDEMIC...'CHAOTIC DISASTER'... Full Article
ba LEAK: OBAMA BLASTS TRUMP HANDLING OF PANDEMIC... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z LEAK: OBAMA BLASTS TRUMP HANDLING OF PANDEMIC... (First column, 2nd story, link) Related stories:'CHAOTIC DISASTER'...BLAMES PRESIDENT FOR TRIBAL AMERICA... Full Article
ba Fight Over Death Toll Opens Grim New Front in Election Battle... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:37Z Fight Over Death Toll Opens Grim New Front in Election Battle... (Top headline, 13th story, link) Related stories:RECORD 103,415,000 NOT IN LABOR FORCE...20.5 MILLION JOBS VANISH IN APRIL...UNDERCOUNTED!'The government is failing us'...Trump's 2020 Jobs Bet Unravels...Dems introduce bill to give $2,000 monthly payments to most Americans...Federal Debt Tops $25 Trillion for First Time; Jumped $1 Trillion in Just 28 Days!Docs show top WH officials buried CDC report...NYPD reveals 80% of social distancing arrests have been minorities...Pandemic has widened racial and political divisions...Post-Outbreak Crime Surge?Armed With Swabs, Covid Hunters Stalk Their Prey...Anxious About Virus, Older Voters Grow More Wary of Trump...Florida nursing home fatalities spike dramatically...U.S. DEATHS: 77,313...WORLD SICK MAP...AMERICA SICK MAP... Full Article
ba USWNT may have lost the battle over equal pay but they will win the war By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T09:00:16Z The US women’s team have lost their lawsuit over equal pay but they continue to make progress in the court of public opinionThis isn’t how the fight for equal pay is supposed to end for the US women’s national team.On Friday a US district court judge rejected the USWNT’s allegations of gender discrimination and ruled in favor of the US Soccer Federation, declaring that the team have not been underpaid. Related: Joe Biden wades into equal pay dispute between USWNT and US Soccer Continue reading... Full Article USA women's football team Football Equal pay Sport Society US sports
ba NFL moves 2020 London games back to US during Covid-19 pandemic By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T15:45:26Z Jaguars, Falcons and Dolphins had been set for LondonGame set for Mexico City will now be played in United StatesThe NFL has decided to move its international games back to the US for the 2020 season as the sports world deals with the Covid-19 pandemic.The league had scheduled four games in London and one in Mexico City, but they will now be moved back to the stadiums of the host teams. Related: Don Shula, coach who led Dolphins to NFL's only perfect season, dies aged 90 Continue reading... Full Article NFL Wembley stadium Jacksonville Jaguars Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Football US sports Sport
ba Heavily restricted NBA practices expected to resume on Friday By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-06T22:30:38Z NBA teams expected to reopen practice facilities on FridayMy favorite game: Sixers v Lakers, Game 1, 2001 NBA finalsNBA teams are expected to get the go-ahead to reopen practice facilities for limited use as early as Friday, less than two months after the coronavirus outbreak forced the suspension of the season.With head and assistant coaches barred and scrimmages forbidden, the workouts are unlikely to resemble business as usual for the NBA but would nonetheless be a step towards normalcy for a league whose season was upended in dramatic fashion in March. Related: My favourite game: Iverson stuns Kobe's Lakers in the 2001 NBA finals | Bryan Armen Graham Continue reading... Full Article NBA Basketball US sports Sport Coronavirus outbreak
ba The Lyrid Meteor Shower Is Back — Here's What You Need to Know By science.howstuffworks.com Published On :: 2020-04-16T16:00:02+00:00 Every April, the Lyrid meteor shower fills the sky with shooting stars. Here's how to see them. Full Article
ba Sausage surprise! 10 unexpected ways to cook with bangers and frankfurters By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T10:30:24Z Lockdown Britain has embraced the sausage, with sales up 33%. But there’s much more you can do with them than fry-ups, sandwiches and casserolesWhen you Google famous quotes about sausages (say you need an opener for an article), one of the first comes from Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who apparently once said: “Sausages are just funny. I don’t know why. I can’t explain it.”Waller-Bridge is not wrong. Sausages are inherently funny. But their comedic value is also what holds them back. In the kitchen, no one takes sausages seriously. You very rarely see anyone serving sausages on Come Dine With Me; it would be an act of self-sabotage. You cannot win with sausages. They’re a culinary joke, unrefined, a bit naff. Continue reading... Full Article Sausages Food Pork Life and style
ba Berlin's battle scars remain 75 years after end of WWII – in pictures By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T06:00:20Z 8 May marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the second world war in Europe. Parts of the destruction that resulted from the fight for Berlin are still visible decades later Continue reading... Full Article VE Day Second world war Germany Europe World news Photography Art and design Architecture Cities Culture
ba My favourite game: England v Australia, fifth Ashes Test, 1968 | Stephen Bates By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T11:00:54Z A Derek Underwood-inspired England – assisted by the Oval’s resourceful spectators – beat the final-day flood, clock and Australian resistance to start my lifelong obsession with cricketI was clearing out some old papers a while back when a small pink slip fell out. Even after 50 years I knew instantly what it was because it had been stuck to my bedroom wall when I was a teenager: indeed the old brown shadows of the tape were still there. It was the ticket for my first day’s Test cricket: the fifth Test against Australia at the Oval on 22 August 1968: Derek Underwood’s match and the game that started a lifelong obsession.We joined my friend Matthew and his mother – two teenagers, what were we thinking of, taking our mothers? – and caught an early train from deepest Berkshire. London was a big, strange place where we rarely ventured and never as far south as SE11. We were square to the wicket and the players were so distant as to be indistinct, almost lost against the crowd. Continue reading... Full Article Cricket The Ashes England cricket team Australia cricket team Australia sport Sport
ba F1 on track for July resumption after drivers' association backs safety plan By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T17:22:23Z Alex Wurz calls measures to deal with coronavirus ‘immaculate’‘F1 can be pioneer’ for other sports to follow, says GPDA chiefThe Grand Prix Drivers’ Association is confident the precautions being taken by Formula One mean the sport stands every chance of resuming as planned in Austria on 5 July.Alex Wurz, chairman of the GPDA, will reassure his members that Formula One has put the safety of everyone involved at the forefront of its plans to return to racing after attending a meeting with F1 and the FIA on Friday. Continue reading... Full Article Formula One Motor sport Sport
ba Pandemic nesters: what it's like to move back with your parents during lockdown By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T20:00:36Z Some people have found returning to the family home a blessing, but for others it has been anything but smooth sailingCovid-19 has reshaped geographic boundaries. It has left many financially distressed. Expatriates have returned from overseas for indefinite periods of time, and vulnerable people require more help than usual. For all these reasons, and many more, adult children have found themselves doing something that might previously have been unthinkable: moving back in with their parents.Some are finding the experience transformative. One woman, who left New York for her parent’s rural home, told me that the space and country air have made her reconsider whether she will ever return to the city. But there are also downsides. “I’m craving male attention more than I ever have before,” she confessed. When flirting over apps stopped cutting it, she wound up ordering a vibrator in an unmarked box, and fended off her younger siblings in order to retrieve it from the mailbox. Continue reading... Full Article Family Australian lifestyle Parents and parenting Life and style Coronavirus outbreak
ba Fear of flying foxes: coronavirus is topping off a bad year for Australia's bats By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T20:00:37Z They’ve faced drought, extreme heat and bushfires, and now they have to deal with a new paranoia courtesy of the pandemicAustralia’s bats are turning up in increasing numbers in city suburbs. But as they search for food, they’re bringing for some a newfound paranoia thanks to a global pandemic that likely sprang from one of their overseas relatives.In Ingham in far north Queensland, an influx of more than 200,000 little red flying foxes in January was variously described as a “swarm”, a “tornado” and an “infestation”. Continue reading... Full Article Wildlife Australia news Coronavirus outbreak Infectious diseases Animals
ba Cedar Meats cluster: why abattoir workers are on the coronavirus frontline By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T20:00:37Z As the US deals with a Covid-19 catastrophe in its meatworks, the Melbourne factory points to the potential for outbreaks in AustraliaSign up for Guardian Australia’s daily coronavirus emailDownload the free Guardian app to get the most important news notificationsWorking in an abattoir at the best of times is tough. The hours are long, the labour is intensive and, for rank and file labourers, the pay is low.Now, in the Covid-19 crisis, workers have one more thing to worry about – around the world their factories have proved to be a hotbed of infection. As Australia moves to ease lockdown laws, meat workers may still be at the frontline of exposure and infection. Continue reading... Full Article Health Coronavirus outbreak Victoria Melbourne Business Australian economy Industrial relations Infectious diseases Australia news
ba ‘Why didn’t he help those little boys?’: how George Pell failed the children of Ballarat By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T22:21:07Z The cardinal maintains he didn’t know about the Victorian town’s notorious paedophile priests, a claim the royal commission found ‘implausible’“Why isn’t all of Australia talking about what happened here in Ballarat?”That’s the question Clare Linane remembers asking her husband, Peter Blenkiron, 12 years ago as they were sitting in the kitchen talking about his abuse. Linane’s husband, brother and cousin had all been abused when they were children between 1973 and 1974 by Christian Brother and now convicted paedophile Edward “Ted” Dowlan. They knew they were among thousands of people living in and around Ballarat – Victoria’s largest inland city – who had been affected by child sexual abuse perpetrated by clergy. Continue reading... Full Article George Pell Royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse Victoria Child protection Catholicism Children Australia news
ba Kate Garraway says husband Derek Draper is 'still very ill' in intensive care as she speaks of 'torture' over 'horrific virus' By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-10T06:09:00Z "I am very aware that I'm not the only one going through this torture" Read our live coronavirus updates HERE Full Article
ba Harry Potter star Rupert Grint announces he is expecting first baby with partner Georgia Groome By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-10T18:54:00Z Harry Potter star Rupert Grint has announced he and partner Georgia Groome are expecting their first child together. Full Article
ba Rochelle Humes announces she is pregnant with husband Marvin in Easter themed Instagram post By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-12T14:21:00Z Rochelle Humes has revealed that she is expecting her third child with husband Marvin in an Easter themed Instagram post. Full Article
ba Real Housewives star Kara Keough donates baby's organs after her son dies tragically during birth By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T11:21:33Z McCoy is Keough's second child with her husband, Kyle Bosworth Full Article
ba Joe Lycett shares final statement as Hugo Boss before reverting back to old name By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-16T15:40:07Z The comedian had one last act of defiance before renouncing his new moniker Full Article
ba Kate Garraway says husband Derek Draper is still in a 'deeply critical condition' in hospital By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-17T06:36:00Z Draper is one of the thousands of people in the UK to have been diagnosed with coronavirus Full Article
ba Sam Smith responds to backlash over 'quarantine meltdown' photo By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-17T15:09:00Z The singer said their post had been badly timed Full Article
ba Idris Elba: 'The world should take a week of quarantine every year' to remember coronavirus By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T12:25:00Z The actor and his wife Sabrina both tested positive for Covid-19 last month Full Article
ba Sian Clifford: Phoebe Waller-Bridge ignored list of big stars hoping to play Fleabag's sister By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T15:39:57Z The Quiz star says she still feels like she constantly has to prove herself as an actor Full Article
ba Rochelle and Marvin Humes reveal they're expecting a baby boy in super sweet Instagram video By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-21T06:38:17Z The baby will be the pop couple's third child Full Article
ba Alesha Dixon joins Gary Barlow for live Crooner Sessions duet on Instagram By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-21T08:12:09Z The pair brought back Dixon's first ever solo single for the special performance Full Article
ba Jodie Turner-Smith and Joshua Jackson welcome baby girl By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-22T06:41:00Z The baby is the couple's first child Full Article