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Gregg Wallace has spoken about his sacking from MasterChef after inappropriate behaviour while working for the BBC – but insisted he is “not a groper, a sex pest or a flasher”. Wallace, 60, has apologised after a report, commissioned by the cooking show’s production company Banijay UK, found 45 out of 83 allegations were substantiated.…
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The company at the centre of a viral video at a Coldplay concert has released a tongue-in-cheek clip on social media – featuring Gwyneth Paltrow as a “temporary spokesperson”. Astronomer was thrust into the spotlight after two of the tech firm’s senior executives were filmed embracing on a kiss cam during a gig in Boston.…
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Two Israeli human rights organisations have said the country is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. In reports published on Monday, B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) said Israel was carrying out “coordinated, deliberate action to destroy Palestinian society in the Gaza Strip”. The two groups are the first major voices within Israeli society…
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Five people, including a police officer, have died after a shooting at a New York skyscraper. The lone gunman died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest after killing the officer and four civilians, officials said. The suspect was identified as a 27-year-old man from Las Vegas called Shane Devon Tamura, four senior law…
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The British Chambers of Commerce’s take on the US-EU trade deal. Sky’s Wilfred Frost speaks to one of the world’s most successful investors about the bond market. Source link
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“A wave of new cafes, bars, music venues and outdoor dining” could come to the UK – as the government unveils plans to overhaul planning rules and “breathe new life into the high street”. Under the proposals, ministers also want to reform licensing rules to make it easier for disused shops to be converted into…
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Three young men have been killed in the Turks and Caicos Islands, in what authorities are calling the British territory’s first mass shooting in recent history. A further 10 people were injured in the incident at a popular nightspot on Providenciales, the archipelago’s main island, early on Sunday. At least four suspects were involved but…
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The 1975 frontman Matty Healy has warned of a musical “silence” that would come without the pubs and bars that give UK artists their first chance to perform. Fresh from headlining Glastonbury in June, Healy is backing a new UK-wide festival which will see more than 2,000 gigs taking place across more than 1,000 “seed”…
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A disgruntled bishop in a dressing gown has interrupted a church concert in London – telling singers to stop their “terrible racket” and “leave his house”. The City Academy Voices choir was coming to the end of their performance at St Andrew’s in Holborn on Friday night when the lights were suddenly turned off. Footage…
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Paul Gallagher, the older brother of Oasis stars Noel and Liam, has been charged with multiple offences including rape. The Metropolitan Police said Gallagher, 59, of East Finchley, north London, has been charged with rape, coercive and controlling behaviour, three counts of sexual assault, three counts of intentional strangulation, two counts of making a threat…