Public health guidance to avoid big parties in the age of coronavirus is about to collide with what is typically one of America’s biggest celebrations of all: the swearing-in of a new president. While lots of details are still to be worked out, this Jan. 20 is sure to be more subdued than prior inauguration days. A giant parade down...
Jordan North reveals he ‘nearly walked’ from I’m a Celebrity but was stopped by Declan Donnelley
The runner-up of the ITV contest admitted he had a “complete meltdown” after viewers nominated him to go to the Viper Vault, where he would be tied down in a box and covered in live snakes. “I’ve not talked about this to anyone, I just had a complete meltdown. And I know what people mean now by sheer panic,” he...
Brexit: UK cannot compromise on key trade talk differences, says minister
The UK is ready to keep talking in trade negotiations with the EU “until there’s no point doing so any further” but it cannot compromise on issues of sovereignty and control of its fishing waters, a cabinet minister has said. Environment secretary George Eustice was speaking ahead of a phone call between Boris Johnson and European Commission president Ursula von...
Netflix refuses to add disclaimer to The Crown over show’s historical inaccuracies
Netflix has said it will not add a disclaimer to the beginning of episodes of The Crown to warn viewers that the series is a work of fiction. Critics have pointed out that a number of key scenes are invented, including some in the recently released fourth season, expressing concern that audiences may not realise this. However, a statement from...
Sienna Miller says she doesn’t remember six weeks of Jude Law affair scandal: ‘I was in so much shock’
Sienna Miller has revealed that six weeks of her life are a blank, due to the shock caused by the media frenzy over her then-fiancé Jude Law’s affair. In 2005, it was revealed that Law had cheated on Miller with their children’s nanny. He issued a public apology to her at the time. In the ensuing months, Miller, who was...
Taking the knee: Black Lives Matter a ‘political movement’, says minister amid football booing row
A cabinet minister has waded into the row over Millwall fans booing footballers who took the knee, describing Black Lives Matter as a “political movement” with different aims from the majority of people who support racial equality. George Eustice declined to condemn the booing when played a recording during a televised interview. But he said racism should be “called out...
Greg James defends reaction to Jordan North losing I’m a Celebrity: ‘No need to call the be kind police’
The author, actor and podcast host was crowned the first-ever Queen of the Castle last week, beating fellow campmates Jordan North and Vernon Kay. James was clearly disappointed for his fellow Radio 1 presenter North, and shared a funny clip of himself watching Ant and Dec announce the winner, in which he could be heard shouting: “Oh f*** off! Oh...