EXCLUSIVE: Oliver Trevena, who recently starred alongside Gerard Butler in Plane, is moving further into unscripted content.
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promoted two close allies to replace the departing Dominic Raab.
Alex Chalk is the new Justice Secretary and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Oliver Dowden will take over the role of Deputy Prime Minister. Mr Chalk is a current junior defence minister and has been an MP since 2015, while Mr Dowden already plays a key role in the Cabinet Office.
Mr Raab resigned from his dual roles after an inquiry found he acted in an intimidating and aggressive way with officials in behaviour that could have amounted to bullying. Adam Tolley KC’s investigation published on Friday concluded Mr Raab engaged in an “abuse or misuse of power” that “undermines or humiliates” while foreign secretary.
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Mr Raab’s conduct in the department had a “significant adverse effect” on one colleague and he was also found to have been “intimidating” to staff by criticising “utterly useless” work while justice secretary.
Rishi Sunak, who had spent the night agonising over whether to sack his key ally, accepted Mr Raab’s resignation on Friday morning with “great sadness”.
Mr Raab, who also quit as justice secretary, went down swinging, criticising the “Kafkaesque saga” and accusing “committed officials” of trying to force him out of the Cabinet.
Mr Tolley’s five-month investigation into eight formal complaints about Mr Raab’s conduct as Brexit secretary and foreign secretary, and in his previous tenure leading the Ministry of Justice, was handed to Downing Street on Thursday morning.
Downing Street suggested that Mr Sunak accepts his ally broke the ministerial code with what amounted to findings of bullying.
The Tolley report said Mr Raab
EXCLUSIVE: Oliver Trevena, who recently starred alongside Gerard Butler in Plane, is moving further into unscripted content.
EXCLUSIVE: Alison Oliver (Saltburn), Jurnee Smollett (Lovecraft Country), Marc Maron (To Leslie) and Odessa Young (The Staircase) have closed deals to join The Order, the crime thriller to be directed for Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios by Justin Kurzel, which is heading into production on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s “major mistake” of dropping housebuilding targets played a role in the Conservatives’ dire local election results, ex-levelling up secretary Simon Clarke said.
The Prime Minister has reacted to a bruising set of local election results for the Conservative Party by saying he has ‘heard a message’.
British historian David Starkey made an appearance on a pre-Coronation broadcast on GB News Thursday, where he claimed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was not sufficiently “grounded” in British culture.
The Naked Chef to Jamie's One Pan Wonders, the British Chef has become a familiar face to most Aussies. Whilst his delicious recipes and love for healthy food may have been what drew in his fans, it's hard not to love the family man's dedication to his wife and kids. The 47-year-old chef is not shy about his big family and his love for them. Throughout the years, his five kids and wife Jools, have continually inspired his cooking.
Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a statement honoring legendary singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, who died Monday at the age of 84. In it, he recalls meeting Lightfoot as a child, when Trudeau’s father Pierre was prime minister in the 1970s and ’80s. “I was deeply saddened to hear of the passing yesterday of Gordon Lightfoot, one of Canada’s greatest singer-songwriters.
Masterchef Australia judge Jock Zonfrillo shared his excitement for the show's newest series, just hours before his death.The late chef turned TV star passed away on Sunday in Melbourne, his family shared in an emotional statement, in which they said they were "shattered" by their loss. His death is said to have been unexpected and "sudden", however, it has not been deemed suspicious by police. In Jock's last social media post before his tragic passing, he shared his excitement for the newest series of Masterchef Australia, which was set to air today but has since been pulled in light of Jock's passing.
John Oliver gave it a thorough roasting on Sunday night’s episode of “Last Week Tonight” on HBO. The app was designed for those who are seeking exemptions from Title 42, a Trump-era immigration policy that severely restricts who qualifies for asylum in the United States.
John Oliver was back at it on Last Week Tonight making fun of slogans. This time, the late-night talk show host gave his “business daddy” Warner Bros. Discovery a break and instead took a swipe at Fast X.
Naman Ramachandran BBC chairman Richard Sharp has resigned his position over his role in a 2020 loan to then U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Sharp had been under pressure ever since a parliamentary inquiry into the matter by the same Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) committee that had interviewed him for the job found that he had made “significant errors of judgement” when he did not declare his role in the facilitation of the loan to Johnson. Sharp, a banker and former chair of the Royal Academy of Arts, was appointed in January 2021 on the recommendation of Oliver Dowden, then DCMS secretary and Johnson. A report in U.K.’s The Sunday Times in January alleged that Johnson put forward the recommendation just weeks after Sharp “helped to arrange a guarantee on a loan of up to £800,000 [$990,000 ]” for Johnson.
The Naked Chef in 1999 all the way to last year’s Jamie’s One Pan Wonders. So when the 47-year-old appears on Zoom to chat exclusively to WHO about all things Masterchef Australia, it’s almost like chatting to an old friend. “I’ve just had my coffee, so I’m feeling good,” he says from the UK, where he lives with his wife Jools and their five children. Watch Below: MasterChef 2023: A Season Full Of Surprises? You Brent Believe!If you’re a fan of the hit show, you’ll know by now that Oliver is this year’s MasterChef Secrets & Surprises’ first guest judge.
prepares to sign off after nine seasons on The CW, some of Barry Allen's closest friends are coming back to help him say goodbye.Stephen Amell makes his return to the Arrowverse on Wednesday, more than three years after his final bow as Oliver Queen, aka the Green Arrow, on. After the rest of Barry's (Grant Gustin) friends and family are poisoned by Bloodwork (Sendhil Ramamurthy), Oliver drops by to help him fight the villain, as well as a brainwashed Wally West (Keiynan Lonsdale).«It was amazing,» Amell told ET of returning for the episode.
Netflix will have invested almost $6BN in UK content over four years by the end of 2023, the streamer has revealed.
And just like that, the season 2 trailer for HBO Max’s Sex and the City revival is here — and it features both familiar and new faces.
wave of backlash to partnering with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney, Anheuser-Busch has released a new ad for Budweiser, relying on its signature Clydesdales and even invoking memories of 9/11. So on Sunday night, John Oliver scorched the company for being “so afraid of offending anyone” that they produce a commercial that seems as if an artificial intelligence program made it.In response to a trend of videos showing conservatives destroying Bud Light they paid for and Anheuser-Busch already profited from, the company released a statement, not apologizing for the campaign, but not denouncing the backlash either.
John Oliver is not done taking swipes at the decisions being made by “business daddy” Warner Bros. Discovery. On the latest episode of Last Week Tonight, Oliver came up with a possible slogan for the streaming service Max.
< 1 min read Luxembourg’s openly gay Prime Minister Xavier Bettel has condemned Hungary’s implementation of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, explicitly targeting the Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán. Bettel comments follow Hungary’s enactment of a highly controversial Child Protection Act in June 2021, which prohibits discussions about LGBTQ+ individuals in schools and media.
Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has resigned from the government.
Warner Chappell has signed producer Oliver Tree to a global publishing deal, following his recent collaborations with KSI, Robin Schulz and David Guetta.“Oliver is an international superstar whose music immerses you in emotional expression full of joy and thought-provoking lyrics”, says David Goldsen, Head Of A&R at Warner Chappell Australia. “He brings a truly unique style to everything he does, from writing and producing his own music to directing his music videos and unforgettable live performances.