Image copyright BBC/Getty/PA Image caption Zoe Ball, Claudia Winkleman and Vanessa Feltz have all moved up the list The BBC is to reveal its latest star salaries list, but three women are known to have moved into the top 10. The top 12 earners were all male last year, but Claudia Winkleman, Zoe Ball and […]
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Image copyright PA Media Scotch whisky is among the products targeted by the US for a possible range of new tariffs on imported goods. The US has threatened to impose tariffs on European Union imports worth up to $4bn (£3.2bn), although it is not known when tariffs would be imposed. Whiskey from Ireland, cheeses including
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Tyler Skaggs grew up rooting for the Los Angeles Angels, and got to pitch for his favorite team. The left-hander’s next start for the Angels was supposed to be on the Fourth of July holiday, during a weeklong trip to Texas that began with Skaggs and his teammates proudly posing in cowboy hats and Western
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Image copyright Gorka Postigo Image caption Jean Paul Gaultier has been working in haute couture for more than 40 years The French designer Jean Paul Gaultier says big fashion brands are harming the planet by producing “far too many collections with far too many clothes”. He said companies must stop engaging in a “contest” to
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Image copyright Funding Circle Image caption Samir Desai is chief executive and co-founder of Funding Circle Shares in Funding Circle, which allows individuals to lend money to small businesses, have dived after it halved its forecasts for revenue growth. The peer-to-peer lender said the “uncertain economic environment” had damaged demand for loans. As a result,
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RATHEDAUNG, Myanmar — The security forces, with their geriatric rifles, formed a wary patrol, scanning the forested hills where members of an ethnic insurgency roam. A crater on the pitted road attested to the rebels’ skill at fashioning explosive devices. Rakhine State, a ribbon of marsh and mountain on the western coast of Myanmar, is
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Oliver Luck’s first year as the XFL’s commissioner has mostly been confined to the office and getting the league’s framework set up. The next couple months are what Luck refers to as the fun part of preparing for next year’s return. “We’re still a long way from a game but we are starting to see
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SEOUL, South Korea — At one point during his eventful swing through Asia, President Trump took time out to slam Jimmy Carter. Responding to criticism from the former president, Mr. Trump hurled his usual insults. Then he unleashed this cutting barb: Mr. Carter, he said dismissively, was “the forgotten president.” Whatever else may be said
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Image copyright Getty Images Northern Ireland’s politicians have jointly called for Group B Strep screening for all pregnant women. Group B Strep is the most common cause of serious infection in newborn babies in the UK. A cross-party letter has been sent to Department of Health officials. It says it is unacceptable that a baby
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Fifteen-year-old Alex became an internet sensation after performing on stage with rapper Dave at Glastonbury. The rapper was performing on The Other Stage on Sunday afternoon when he asked the teenager to join him on stage. “I was so nervous,” he says. The pair performed the rapper’s track with AJ Tracey, Thiago Silva – named
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