BBC The Apprentice slapped with complaints as Karren Brady comes under fire for cutting remark

Selome Hailu Judy Blume stood up for the right to read at Variety‘s Power of Women luncheon, presented by Lifetime, in New York City on Tuesday. The resident Floridian spoke passionately against Gov. Ron DeSantis’ recent moves to censor public education in the state. “I live in Key West — even though we like to pretend it’s not in Florida — we have the same governor,” Blume said to the crowd. “A governor who wants to control everything, starting with what kids can think, what they can know, what they can question, what they can learn, and now even what they can talk about. We have a legislator who’s trying to put through a bill preventing girls in elementary school from talking about periods… Good luck there.”

PARIS (Reuters) - French junior social affairs minister Marlene Schiappa is facing criticism from her own party for posing in a white dress for the cover of Playboy, with French media reporting Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne called Schiappa to express her displeasure. The furor comes at a time of social unrest in the country as the government is facing a big backlash over pension reforms.

This Morning fans appeared unimpressed as one of its latest segments failed to take them away from reality and instead reminded them of the struggles being faced right here in the UK. Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary were at the helm of the ITV daytime show on Monday (April 3).

The Apprentice 2023 winner Marnie Swindells has opened up about the death of her dad when she was just eight years old, and how the traumatic time has aided her success. Marnie, 28, became the newest business partner of Lord Alan Sugar’s after beating fellow The Apprentice finalist Rochelle Anthony and took home a £250,000 investment from the billionaire to go towards her boxing gym.The winner briefly touched upon the devastating loss of her father as a child while on the popular BBC programme, but has now gone into more detail about her dad’s death and spoke about how it pushed her to succeed.

Good Morning Britain has found itself in hot water with viewers after a fun Friday debate faced criticism. Ben Shephard and Charlotte Hawkins were back at the helm of the ITV news programme as they rounded off the week (on March 31).

She's voiced her dislike for this year's series of The Apprentice after taking part in the BBC One business competitiion in 2022, and Amy Anzel raised eyebrows as she launched a petition to replace Lord Alan Sugar at the helm. Amy, who was fired halfway through the process by the business magnate, is calling for the Amstrad founder to be switched for Dragons' Den star Steven Bartlett.

The winner of the 17th series of The Apprentice has been revealed as boxing gym owner, Marnie Swindells.The 28 year old beat stiff competition from 18 ambitious entrepreneurs undertaking plenty of tough tasks on the popular BBC show to win a life-changing £250,000 investment from Lord Alan Sugar, her new business partner. She won the show with her boxing gym business plan for Bronx, and last week she said: "My business is in boxing gyms, the name’s Bronx, the idea is to create a middle-market option between the high-end boutique gyms and the low-end spit and sawdust gyms." Marnie was in the final with Rochelle Ray Anthony, who's dream was to expand her salon and hair academy business.

Marnie Swindell has won The Apprentice 2023 as Lord Sugar invests £250,000 in her boxing gym.

Chris Martin revealed he only eats one meal a day, a move he learned from The Boss. "I don’t actually have dinner anymore.

Marnie Swindells is one of just two remaining The Apprentice contestants vying for a huge business investment from Lord Alan Sugar. She’s up against Rochelle Anthony as the two women battle it out in the finale tonight.The 28 year old Barrister and Court Advocate is hoping to win the investment, which former winners have used to build successful businesses, for her London boxing gym Bronx which she opened in Camberwell in February 2023.The reality TV contestant actually began her career as a boxing pro before studying law.

As The Apprentice reaches it’s final nail biting conclusion on Thursday evening, Lord Alan Sugar will once again be revealing which contestant has earned his highly sought after investment to help get their business of the ground. The 74 year old star, has been making the dreams of contestants come true since 2005, when he first launched The Apprentice and kickstarted the businesses of the winning contestants, by offering both a cash investment and his impressive business knowhow to help them reach their full potential.

A defiant Lord Sugar has assured fans that he’s not going anywhere ahead of this year’s The Apprentice finale, that airs on March 23 at 9pm.The successful businessman, who was recently rocked by a star quitting the show, said that “a lot of people underestimate me” and that he could easily go on doing 20 or 25 years on the hit reality show. So far, he’s fronted all 17 series of the programme.The 75 year old also explained that he was “very fit” for his age and that finding someone to replace him on The Apprentice could end up meaning the show would “kill itself off.” Alan Sugar did concede, however, that if they went on a ten year hiatus before bringing it back with “new characters” the show could wind up with a successful revival.The star has certainly never shied away from his business success, and is thought to be worth a staggering £1.2 billion, ranking him as the 138th-richest person in the UK.

EXCLUSIVE: Suranne Jones and Ruth Leslie are headed to the skies for the second season of BBC ratings hit Vigil, while Dougray Scott and Romola Garai are among nine new cast members joining them.

The Apprentice semi-final came back with an almighty bang on Thursday as the remaining five contestants battled it out in brutal interviews to convince Lord Sugar's peers they were worth his £250,000 investment.

Dan Walker's new Channel Five show has been hit with complaints after a production error misnamed the late Tom Parker, who tragically passed away last year from a brain tumour aged 33.The error was made during an emotional interview with Tom's bandmate Siva Kaneswaran, in which he discussed paying tribute to his late friend during his time on Dancing On Ice. During the interview, Siva, 34, held back tears as he told: "I'm getting emotional ten seconds into the interview." He went on to describe how he wanted to deliver a beautiful performance for Tom and create a lasting memory for his wife and children.

Campaigners have been given fresh hope Rochdale’s landmark ‘Seven Sisters’ flats could be spared demolition after a landlord confirmed it was reviewing all its major projects. Rochdale Boroughwide Housing - which owns the College Bank high rises - has long been planning to drop four of the tower blocks as part of its ‘masterplan’ to regenerate what it calls the ‘town centre area’.

Hugh Grant has come under fire for his red carpet interview at the Oscars. The actor was in attendance at the 95th Academy Awards and as he rubbed shoulders with his fellow big screen stars before the ceremony, he spoke with model Ashley Graham in what People Magazine called "a brief, awkward interview".

The internet is not happy with Hugh Grant after his awkward interview with Ashley Graham on the Oscars red carpet. The model, one of the on-air hosts for ABC’s "Countdown to the Oscars" before the ceremony kicked off, asked the actor standard questions, to which his responses were brief. Graham began by asking what his favorite thing about the Oscars was, and Grant replied, "It’s fascinating.The whole of humanity is here.

A supermarket is under fire for the increasing the price of a shopping essential from its budget range.

The Apprentice star Amy Anzel has been rocking the red carpet after being blocked on Twitter by Lord Alan Sugar. In a move blasted as 'awkward' Amy found herself snubbed on social media by the business tycoon.