Image caption Interviewer Brian Walden made documentaries for the BBC Brian Walden, the TV interviewer and former Labour MP, has died at the age of 86. The broadcaster was known for his tough political interviews, including with Margaret Thatcher in 1989 which helped speed up the then-prime minister’s downfall. Mr Walden died following complications from […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption US and Chinese officials have held several rounds of talks in an attempt to strike a deal One of Donald Trump’s top economic advisers has acknowledged the president was wrong to suggest that China would pay tariffs on its exports to the US. Larry Kudlow, who heads the National
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Repossi’s Tribute to Robert Mapplethorpe About a decade ago, Gaia Repossi, the creative director of her family’s namesake fine jewelry label, purchased a Robert Mapplethorpe photograph of a palm tree swaying in the wind, its sharp black fronds caught against a blank sky. She felt the cool, elegant image shared the same aesthetic with her
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Jim Fowler, a naturalist who rose to fame on the long-running television program “Wild Kingdom” and who famously bantered with Johnny Carson on “The Tonight Show,” has died. He was 89. Fowler died peacefully Wednesday at his home in Norwalk, Connecticut, surrounded by family, said Jennifer Whitney, a spokeswoman for Mutual of Omaha, which sponsored
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Novak Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4 to win his third Madrid Open title on Sunday, tying Rafael Nadal for most Masters 1000 trophies with 33. It was the second title of the season for the top-ranked Djokovic, adding to his triumph in the Australian Open. He hadn’t won in Madrid since 2016, with his
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The Brexit Party wouldn’t put up UKIP’s controversial “breaking point” anti-EU poster showing a long queue of migrants, MEP Nigel Farage has said. A number of politicians attacked the 2016 poster, featuring a photo taken in Slovenia, with George Osborne saying it had “echoes” of 1930s’ literature. Speaking on the Andrew Marr programme, Mr Farage
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The young models and the candy-colored graphics that helped propel Juul to the top of the e-cigarette market are gone. In their place are people like Carolyn, a 54-year-old former smoker featured in new TV commercials touting Juul as an alternative for middle-age smokers. “I don’t think anyone including myself thought that I could make
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Image copyright Getty Images Meat-free foods that “bleed” like the real thing are becoming increasingly common. Could these vegetarian alternatives replace “traditional” burgers and sausages? Concerns about the environmental and health impact of our diets has seen interest in vegetarian and vegan foods grow. This has boosted everything from flexitarianism to vegan sausage rolls and
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Brian Walden, a Labour MP who became a broadcaster, has died at the age of 86. He was known for his tough political interviews, including with Margaret Thatcher in 1989 when he challenged the then-prime minister over her leadership style. Mr Walden also made documentaries for the BBC including Walden On… and a series of
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A union has set up a food bank in the Whitehall office of a government department after a pay error meant some cleaners and support staff were left short. The PCS union said some of its members set it up in response to pay problems. A small number of staff employed by outsourcing contractor ISS
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