Sherif Lanre was removed from the Love Island villa last week after admitting he used “crude language”. He told the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire that his treatment had elements of unconscious bias. A spokesman for Love Island refuted any accusations of racism, adding that Lanre “agreed he broke the rules and should leave”. Watch the Victoria […]
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Image copyright Getty Images An eye-watering £35bn has been paid in compensation for mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI), but there is not long left to make a claim. UK banks and loan providers have been paying compensation, but they only have to consider claims made by 29 August. The looming deadline is likely to lead
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The comedian and writer Dean Obeidallah has been awarded $4.1 million in a lawsuit he filed against The Daily Stormer, a neo-Nazi website that published a false article about him in 2017. A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Andrew Anglin, the website’s publisher, and his company “acted with actual malice when they published false statements,
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Kenley Jansen sent a late-night text to Dodgers manager Dave Roberts after his blown save against the Cubs. “I wanted the ball after what happened last night,” the closer said. “I really wanted to face them again.” Jansen got his wish, and quickly found himself in trouble again. But he escaped again, earning his 21st
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Image copyright CRIME SUPPRESSION DIVISION/ ROYAL THAI POLICE Image caption The two were arrested on the outskirts of Pattaya in Thailand An Italian man accused of posing as George Clooney to promote a clothing label has been arrested with his wife in Thailand after years on the run. Francesco Galdelli, 58, and Vanja Goffi, 45,
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Armed police surrounded a family car after a child left a shop with a doll without paying for it. Phoenix police say they were responding to a report of shoplifting. The city’s police chief has apologised for the aggressive confrontation and says the incident is being investigated. The incident in Arizona comes amid heightened scrutiny
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Experts are meeting in Germany for U.N.-hosted talks on climate change amid growing pressure for governments to act faster against global warming. Diplomats meeting in the western city of Bonn starting Monday will focus on resolving issues that couldn’t be agreed upon at last December’s climate summit in Poland. This includes the rules governing the
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After the Americans were accused by some of over-celebrating during a 13-0 rout of Thailand in their first match last week, Lloyd reacted to her first goal against Chile with a leaping fist pump, but quickly muted her jubilation. Smiling, she gently tapped her hands together as if she were politely cheering a good putt
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Image copyright Mearl Brown Image caption Nyall Brown, 19, took his own life in May 2018 A coroner has criticised a troubled mental health trust for failing a teenager who took his own life. Nyall Brown, 19, from Cromer, died in May 2018. Norfolk coroner Jacqueline Lake said she had concerns over staff not reviewing
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Image copyright Getty Images Patisserie Valerie was in such dire straits that managers had ordered puff pastry be made from margarine rather than butter as a cost-cutting measure, its new owners have revealed. Causeway Capital bought the chain after it fell into administration following the discovery of a multi million-pound hole in its accounts. The
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