Rita Ora has been criticised by PETA for featuring a dog with cropped ears in her new music video for her single Big, featuring David Guetta, Imanbek and Gunna. In the mini-film, filmed in Bulgaria, the singer, 30, walks along a street before a masked extra is seen holding the pit bull by a lead. The … Read more
Oprah Winfrey is receiving mixed reviews for her bombshell interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as some viewers praise her ‘masterful’ questions while others say she needs to stop interrupting. The talk show legend’s long-awaited conversation with Meghan and Harry aired on Sunday night, beginning with a solo chat with the duchess. Oprah kept … Read more
Consulting giant McKinsey has attracted criticism over France’s slow vaccine rollout after Emmanuel Macron gave the firm £2.83 million to handle logistics. The president signed contracts totalling £9.46 million with four large consulting firms, despite France’s traditional pride for the quality of its vast civil service. Within weeks of those deals, Mr Macron was receiving flak … Read more
Baroness Scotland faces fresh controversy after mourning daughter who criticised during online eulogy is ‘kicked off call’ Baroness Scotland sees fresh controversy when peer was criticised in eulogy Taila-Jordan McKenzie claimed mother had been shabbily treated by employers Said Karen McKenzie left job three months before her death ‘but not by choice’ By Ian Gallagher Chief Reporter … Read more
One of Public Health England’s top advisers has accused the Government of doing ‘science by press release’ by announcing things without telling its scientists. Dr Susan Hopkins, who has appeared alongside senior ministers in Downing Street press conferences throughout the pandemic, vented her frustration in leaked emails seen by Politico. The email came in the … Read more
Kathryn Drysdale has praised Bridgerton for casting a diverse range of actors, saying it’s been ‘the stuff of dreams’ to work on the series. The actress, 39, who plays Genevieve Delacroix, said it’s incredible to now be able to work on period dramas ‘without having to just play long-suffering slaves or oppressed people’ in an interview … Read more
JoJo Siwa calmly reacted to a parent who told her that she won’t let her daughter watch her again after she came out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. After the pop star, 17, was very open and honest about her sexuality on Instagram, a parent wrote in the comments: ‘My daughter will never watch … Read more
The trial launched on 14 December 2020 and could run for 18 months while Cambridgeshire Country Council reviews whether to extend the scheme Cambridge has become one of the first UK locations to allow electric vehicles to use bus and cycle lanes in a trial that – if deemed successful – may be extended across … Read more
Boris Johnson is facing a backlash over a ‘postcode lottery’ in vaccinations today as millions of 70-somethings are offered jabs – but only in areas where most older people have already had them. Nearly five million people aged between 70 and 80 are being invited to receive their first dose, with some in Whitehall suggesting … Read more
Melissa Suffield has hit back at troll on Thursday after they cruelly criticised her post-baby figure. The former EastEnders actress had earlier spoken frankly about her body following the birth of her son River 10 months ago, revealing she sometimes ‘detests the body pregnancy left behind’, while also sharing a candid snap of her figure … Read more