Image caption Lineker has been the main presenter of Match of the Day for more than 20 years Gary Lineker, one of the BBC’s highest paid presenters, has called for the TV licence fee to be voluntary. In an interview with The Guardian, the former footballer and Match of the Day presenter said the annual […]
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Anita Lasker-Wallfisch is one of the dwindling number of men and women still living who survived Auschwitz. She was taken to the camp but escaped the gas chambers because of her ability to play the cello, and went on to become a founding member of the English Chamber Orchestra. She has been talking to the
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A 2018 interview where NBA legend Kobe Bryant explained why he frequently used helicopters to travel has resurfaced following the deaths of Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, Sunday. In an episode of the Barstool Sports’ podcast “The Corp,” the retired Los Angeles Laker explained that getting stuck in
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For years, John R. Bolton has been a conservative Republican stalwart: foreign policy hawk, ambassador to the United Nations under President George W. Bush, fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, commentator on Fox News and national security adviser to President Trump. On Monday, Mr. Bolton, who left Mr. Trump’s White House last summer, appeared on
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U.S. stocks are tumbling following a sell-off in markets in Europe and Japan after China announced a sharp rise in cases of a deadly new virus that threatens to crimp global economic growth By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer January 27, 2020, 4:54 PM 4 min read NEW YORK — U.S. stocks tumbled following
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Image copyright PA A nurse who smacked the legs of a patient in intensive care and moved him roughly in his bed has been struck off. Grzegorz Wawrzynczak was cautioned for assault on the man, who was on a ventilator, at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge in April 2018. Another nurse, who witnessed the attack, said
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Michelle Obama is now a Grammy winner. The former first lady took home the trophy in the Spoken Word Album category for the audio recording of her bestselling 2018 memoir “Becoming.” The Grammys’ Best Spoken Word Album award honors achievements in poetry readings, audiobooks and storytelling. In addition to Obama, nominees included members of the Beastie Boys,
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SHANGHAI — Recently, someone following the coronavirus crisis through China’s official news media would see lots of footage, often set to stirring music, praising the heroism and sacrifice of health workers marching off to stricken places. But someone following the crisis through social media would see something else entirely: vitriolic comments and mocking memes about
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The most compelling drama in the NFL this season unfolded on the field, not off it. And any thought that the league was in jeopardy of losing its spot as America’s favorite sport has been set on the back burner, which is mostly where the domestic abuse cases, national anthem controversies and even the concerns
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Boris Johnson said the government will “come up with a solution” when it comes to Huawei. There has been controversy about whether the UK should approve using the firm’s kit in its future 5G mobile networks. But Mr Johnson said: “There is no reason why we shouldn’t have technological progress here in the UK, allow
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