Campaigner and businesswoman Gina Miller, who led two legal challenges to the UK government’s Brexit strategy and won on both occasions, has said she never anticipated the toxicity of the abuse she would get. She told Hardtalk’s Stephen Sackur: “What is so alarming to me and I didn’t anticipate, is the level at which that […]
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It’s no picnic at Kraft Heinz Co. Four years after a merger that promised growth and innovation, the maker of iconic brands like Oscar Meyer, Kool-Aid and Jell-O is struggling to find its place in a rapidly changing market. Sales are faltering as consumers increasingly seeking fresh, minimally processed foods. In a recent Nielsen survey,
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Surgical practices have been deemed unsafe in some clinics by the CQC A cosmetic surgery was forced to close after the health watchdog raised concerns about the safety of its practices. Smethwick’s Bearwood Cosmetic Clinic’s registration was cancelled by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) last year. The health watchdog’s
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Image copyright PA Media A DJ from Brighton has won a competition to remix traditional music Sir David Attenborough recorded in Bali more than 50 years ago. Tom Burland was named by Songlines as the winner of the magazine’s remix competition. Applicants were asked to asked to put a new spin on a three-minute recording
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Image copyright Shannon O’Connor Shannon O’Connor has made $25,000 out of a two-word slogan. All the 18-year-old US art student did was design a T-shirt bearing the phrase: “OK Boomer”. Then she added the kicker: “Have A Terrible Day”. She has to date sold more than 2,000 of the T-shirts and sweatshirts to youngsters keen
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ISTANBUL — In September, Netflix released a trailer for the “Breaking Bad” sequel “El Camino.” In it, a character sits in a car, lights a cigarette and holds it out the window, its orange tip glowing. The next day, Netflix Turkey released its own version. In it, the character sparks a lighter and puts his
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Sabrina Ionescu decided to come back for her senior season at Oregon instead of heading to the WNBA. The NCAA career leader for triple-doubles was honored Thursday as a member of The Associated Press preseason All-America team. Ionescu, who averaged 19.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 8.2 assists last season, is joined on the All-America team
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On Thursday, even as the House took its vote, four floors below in the bowels of the Capitol, investigators questioned Timothy Morrison, the top Russia expert on the National Security Council, about assertions by others that he had witnessed Mr. Trump and his ambassador to the European Union, Gordon D. Sondland, make clear within the
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New York Times restaurant reviewer Pete Wells is not a fan of Peter Luger Steak House. Ears perked up as his review published Tuesday, titled “Peter Luger used to sizzle. Now it sputters,” started making the rounds: After all, it was Wells who wrote the review of Guy Fieri’s now-shuttered Times Square spot that some
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Jimmy Kimmel on Wednesday apologized for incorrectly saying earlier in the week that President Donald Trump had been golfing at the time of Saturday’s U.S. military raid that killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the self-described Islamic State. “I was wrong and I hereby officially retract and correct my statement, because it’s the right
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