Late-night talk shows are returning after a five-month absence brought on by the Hollywood writers strike, while actors will begin talks that could end their own long work walk-off.
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An SNP MP has hit out at Labour's new "Blairite" Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary over the party's welfare policies.
David Linden has written to Liz Kendall about his "concerns" over Labour's plans for benefits.
Labour leader Keir Starmer has come under fire in recent months for refusing to commit to scrapping the two-child benefit cap or the bedroom tax if he wins the next general election.
Labour has also refused to devolve employment law to the Scottish Parliament.
It comes after Glasgow East MP Linden mocked Labour's shadow cabinet reshuffle as "Blairism on steroids".
Linden, SNP social justice spokesperson, said in his letter that he was "concerned that under Sir Keir Starmer's leadership, the Labour party is intent on mirroring current Tory Government policies that risk imposing real harm on people who interact with the UK's social security system.
"Doubling down on policies such as the two-child cap and associated rape clause; refusing to commit to abolishing the Tory bedroom tax; committing to a pro-Brexit policy position; and ruling out the devolution of employment law are all policies that bring the Labour party ever closer to the current Conservative Government's position."
He added: "I know that you will be aware of the devastating impact that the ongoing cost of living crisis is having on our constituents. Far too many people having to make difficult financial decisions when faced with skyrocketing bills. Now more than ever it is important to tackle poverty in our communities and support people within them.
"I would appreciate if you could clarify your position on each of the aforementioned policy areas and whether you believe that Labour's current social security commitments are adequate in relieving people
Late-night talk shows are returning after a five-month absence brought on by the Hollywood writers strike, while actors will begin talks that could end their own long work walk-off.
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“Just B” podcast and called the host out for making his guests on the late-night show feel like there’ being “f–king skinned alive.”“The last time I went on that show, I was with my daughter, and … he’s asking these questions like, ‘Who’s the ugliest Housewife?’ And you’re like, ‘Oh, let me think.’ Like a question that bad,” Frankel recalled of the “Real Housewives'” executive producer stirring up the pot.“Like, who is the worst mother?” the Skinnygirl liquor founder continued. “Questions that are so problematic —asking Jill’s Zarin’s mother ‘is this good for the Jews or bad for the Jews?’ then mentioning Ron Jeremy.”“All these things, that somehow he’s like, always protected, and we’re always f–king skinned alive with Tabasco sauce all over us, naked, because I saw the thing — who is the the bitchiest housewife or most dramatic?”A heated Frankel continued, “We’re out there and we get thrown like pieces of meat to just get ripped apart by that vehicle that we kiss the a– to get on.
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Labour plans to charge VAT on private school fees but won't scrap their charitable status if it wins the general election.
Kelly Osbourne has slammed Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle again as she accuses him of taking the “victim road.” On The Osbournes, the podcast that she co-hosts alongside dad Ozzy, mum Sharon and brother Jack, Kelly, 38, said that she feels “a certain level of disappointment” towards the couple - who are reportedly in the midst of a disagreement about spending more time in the UK. “I feel like they had the opportunity to become the most liked, loved people in the entire world that could actually bring some positive change,” the star explained, “I get wanting to leave the Royal Family, I get that, but then just leave.
Chevy Chase isn’t flinching a smile while remembering his “Community” days.
Plans for a new network of ‘air-fibre’ poles that carry high speed broadband across Oldham have been unveiled. IX Wireless has applied to the council for 29 poles to be installed, each 15 metres in height, in various locations across the borough.
Human Rights Campaign‘s ad, expected to air nationwide according to The Hill.“Instead, they’re trying to limit the health care you and your family can access, ban books and flags and block enforcement of civil rights laws, all while risking the government grinding to a halt.”“Tell Congress to reject the politics of hate and get back to work,” the video adds.READ MORE: ‘Careening’ Toward ‘Risk of Political Violence’: Experts Sound Alarm After Trump Floats Executing His Former General“In addition to attaching numerous anti-LGBTQ+ provisions to their draft spending bills,” HRC adds in a press release, “the legislative attacks from Republicans in the House of Representatives also include stand-alone bills such as H.R. 734 — a nationwide ban on transgender students playing sports — as well as larger legislative packages like H.R.
While many people think dementia is a disease that only affects the elderly, that isn’t always the case.
The government is set to axe the HS2 leg to Manchester, according to reports.
Aldi is making an important change to some of its toiletry packaging which could save lives.
Cindy Crawford is reflecting on that 1986 Oprah Winfrey interview.
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