Rolf Harris’s legacy will not be as an artist who painted the Queen, or a musician who played with The Beatles, but rather as a sexual predator who carried out decades of abuse. Once considered a jovial entertainer, on our screens for more than 60 years, a high-profile trial in 2014 saw him convicted of
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Disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris, who became one of the UK’s biggest TV stars but was later jailed for using his fame to groom and assault young women, has died after a long illness, aged 93. His death was confirmed by a registrar at the town hall in Maidenhead, where he lived. Harris was jailed for
There is still widespread confusion over reports of an armed raid across the Ukrainian border into Russia, with claims of pro-Ukrainian fighters capturing a town and the use of a tank. Russia says more than 70 attackers have been killed in the Belgorod region and the remnants of their units pushed back into Ukrainian territory
Britain is no longer expected to suffer a recession this year, nor will it have the weakest economic growth in the group of seven leading industrialised economies, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said today. Unveiling a dramatic upgrade to its outlook for Britain, the Fund, which previously predicted Britain would face the worst 2023 of
Ukrainian forces have withdrawn from the besieged city of Lysychansk in eastern Ukraine, but did a “very successful job of wearing down” the Russians, an intelligence expert has told Sky News. Sky News’ Alex Crawford has been reporting on the battle for the Donbas region, where Ukrainian units have been using modern, heavy artillery supplied
A man in Iowa sped away from a traffic stop in 2021 with an officer on top of his car. The officer has recovered from his back injury, and the driver was just sentenced to up to five years in prison.
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Kocho, a food produced using enset, served with honey and red pepper sauce. Mwayout | Istock | Getty Images Earlier this year, shoppers in the U.K. faced a shortage of fresh fruit and vegetables, with some of the country’s grocery stores rationing produce like tomatoes, lettuce and peppers. The reasons behind the scarcity of ingredients
A truck driver has been arrested after crashing into security barriers near the White House. A preliminary investigation revealed the driver “may have intentionally struck the security barriers at Lafayette Square” in Washington DC, said Anthony Guglielmia, a spokesperson for the US Secret Service. There were no injuries to any Secret Service or White House
In this article WBD PARA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tom Ryan, CEO and President of Paramount Streaming, speaks during the LG press conference ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 4, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Paramount Global‘s flagship streaming service Paramount+ will
Former justice secretary and deputy prime minister Dominic Raab will stand down at the next election, Sky News understands. It comes a month after he quit Rishi Sunak’s cabinet over claims he bullied civil servants. Mr Raab has been the Conservative MP for Esher and Walton in Surrey since 2010. He has “become increasingly concerned”
Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr has renewed his attack on La Liga and the Spanish authorities, revealing he received death threats this season. It comes as Real Madrid have lodged a hate crime complaint with Spanish prosecutors after the Brazilian player was targeted with racist abuse during their away game against Valencia over the weekend.
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterMay 22, 2023, 03:00 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — The 2023 NASCAR All-Star Race at the back-from-the-dead North Wilkesboro Speedway wasn’t great. Kyle Larson led 145 of 200 laps and
Brexit regret has reached record levels, according to new polling which said just 9% of Brits consider it to be more of a success than a failure. According to a YouGov survey, 62% of people describe it as more of a flop – including 37% of Leave voters. It comes after arch-Brexiteer Nigel Farage admitted
“Britain is not going to donate any fighter jets to Ukraine at this time”, says Defence Secretary Ben Wallace. Speaking at a meeting with his German counterpart in Berlin, he added that no European nation is going to put Europe or British forces into Ukraine’s war zone, but will provide “resilience” and training. Read more
A joke by Chinese stand-up comedian Li Haoshi, known by his stage name House, that loosely referenced a slogan used to describe the country’s military has cost an entertainment firm more than $2 million after it was slapped with enormous fines by authorities. CNN’s Steven Jiang reports. #shorts #CNN #News
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A 2019 pre-owned Nissan Leaf SV on the lot in 2022 during the chip shortage that depleted stock of new auto inventory. Boston Globe | Boston Globe | Getty Images Affordable EVs have been on sale in the U.S. well over a decade and the data analytics company Experian says about 2.2 million were on
Irish actor Ray Stevenson, who had roles in RRR, Thor and Rome, has died at the age of 58. Stevenson died on Sunday in Italy, according to his representatives, but the circumstances surrounding his death are not clear. He was born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, in 1964, but spent some of his upbringing in England,
David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterMay 22, 2023, 08:01 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Regulated sports betting is spreading rapidly around the nation, and the NFL is trying to stay ahead of potential problems with increased monitoring and education, while hoping stiff penalties act as a deterrent. Recent