From Channel 5 to the host of Britain’s toughest quiz: How BBC media editor Amol Rajan who started as a mic boy on The Wright Stuff became presenter of University Challenge – a move that has left BBC colleagues ‘seething’ 39-year-old named as the new host of BBC quiz show University Challenge, taking over from […]
A DAUGHTER who ordered a £629 Dyson vacuum was shocked to find she had been sent a box full of £1.29 washing up liquid instead. Sarune Sapogaite, 32, had been expecting the latest Dyson V15 but ended up unpacking seven bottles of soap. She bought the vacuum as a present for her mum but was […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi court has sentenced a doctoral student to 34 years in prison for spreading “rumors” and retweeting dissidents, according to court documents obtained Thursday, a decision that has drawn growing global condemnation. Activists and lawyers consider the sentence against Salma al-Shehab, a mother of two and a researcher […]
TECH mogul John McAfee was found dead in his prison cell on June 23, 2021, at a prison in Barcelona, Spain. McAfee’s death was shocking as Spain had just agreed to extradite him to the US for trial tied to white-collar crimes. Why was John McAfee in prison? John McAfee, 75, was in prison after […]
Financial expert Jeff Macke once said of the airlines, “The more agony you’re in, the more profit they make.” It’s no secret the airlines have been “optimizing profits” for some time now, with charging for everything from checking luggage to being able to have an assigned seat. In addition to additional charges, the airlines have […]
Key posts 6.50amIndigenous affairs ministers back Voice to parliament 6.30amNot my job to tell anyone about Morrison’s secret ministries: GG 6.16amThis morning’s key headlines at a glance 1 of 1 Indigenous affairs ministers back Voice to parliament In case you missed it, Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Linda Burney yesterday met with her state counterparts regarding […]
It’s been two years since young Axel Wenzel started growing his mullet – all because his uncle promised him an IROC-Z Camaro if he would grow it until he turned 16. Little did the 5-year-old small-town Wisconsin boy know his luscious locks would land him in the national spotlight this week. From spiky tops to […]
Up to 60 feared killed as huge bomb blast hits mosque in Kabul during evening prayers A Kabul hospital has reported receiving 27 people so far following the explosion Witnesses said powerful explosion was heard in northern Kabul neighbourhood Imam of the mosque is said to have been killed during the blast on Wednesday Up […]
A Black mother filed a civil lawsuit last week against the Los Angeles Unified School District and the Board of Education, alleging that her daughter was left traumatized after a cotton picking field was created at her elementary school in 2017 to teach students about what life was like for enslaved people. The mother, Rashunda […]
Patrick Reed filed a lawsuit against the Golf Channel and commentator Brandel Chamblee on Tuesday, claiming that the two “conspired” with the PGA Tour to defame him. Reed, who filed his suit in U.S. District Court on Tuesday, is seeking more than $750 million in damages. He is being represented by Larry Klayman, a controversial […]
