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John Oliver strikingly broke down Medicare for All proposals during the season premiere of “Last Week Tonight” on Sunday, and took a pointed dig at Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg’s “shit sandwich with guac” ideas for health care. Oliver explained on his HBO show how health care in the United States currently works, and what a […]

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The musician found fame as an acid house DJ and forged a stellar career as a producer Andrew Weatherall, one of the UK’s most respected DJs and record producers, has died aged 56. The musician, who was born in Windsor, rose to fame during the acid house era, and

After running a clip of Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) saying that Trump learned “a pretty big lesson” from the trial (which she later amended to “hopes” he learned a lesson), Oliver got personal. (See the clip below.) “What are you talking about Susan? Of course he hasn’t learned his lesson,” the host snapped. “Trump never

Image copyright Getty Images Two senior Tory MPs have warned Downing Street not to pick a fight with the BBC amid reports it wants the broadcaster “massively pruned back”. The Sunday Times suggested No 10 believed the current licence fee should be replaced by a subscription service and certain channels sold. Former cabinet minister Damian

Image copyright Curzon Image caption Parasite won four Oscars including best picture and best director Parasite received a huge box office boost over the weekend in the wake of its Academy Awards success. The South Korean satirical thriller won four Oscars earlier this month, becoming the first non-English language film to take best picture. It

Image copyright Disney Image caption Nikita Pearl Waligwa played Gloria, a friend of the protagonist Phiona, who explained the rules of chess Stars of the film Queen of Katwe have paid tribute to actress Nikita Pearl Waligwa who has died at the age of 15. Waligwa had been diagnosed with a brain tumour and died

Grammy award-winning singer Jennifer Hudson belted out a heartbreaking tribute to Kobe Bryant before the National Basketball Association’s 2020 All-Star Game Sunday evening in Chicago three weeks after the sports legend’s tragic death in a helicopter crash. Hudson sang “For All We Know,” standing before giant photos of Bryant tearing up the court — and embracing

Image copyright ITV Image caption Flack hosted the fifth series of ITV’s Love Island, which saw the show clinch its highest ever ratings ITV has cancelled Sunday’s edition of Love Island following the death of the show’s former host Caroline Flack. The show, now in its sixth series, had been due to air at 21:00

Image copyright PA Media Lewis Capaldi and Dave are leading the nominations at this year’s Brit Awards, which will see Jack Whitehall once again host the ceremony. The number of awards has been cut, as organisers promise more music and fewer acceptance speeches. It’s the 40th Brit Awards ceremony in total – the first ceremony

Image copyright Bettina Strauss Image caption Lara Condor who plays the main character of Lara Jean with author Jenny Han The author of PS I Still Love You says it’s “important” that rom-coms are realistic. “My pet peeve is when characters have perfectly blown out wavy hair and make-up when they wake up for school,”