Tabby McTat: Jodie Whittaker to narrate animated film based on Julia Donaldson’s beloved book
Read More The former Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker will lend her voice to the animated film Tabby McTat, which will be broadcast over Christmas on the BBC. Whittaker, 40, will be narrating the adaptation, which is based on the picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Whittaker is joined by […]
1.5m UK homeowners on variable rate mortgages face new borrowing rise
Read More Almost 1.5 million homeowners with variable rate mortgages face higher borrowing costs with the Bank of England expected to push up interest rates on Thursday to 4.5%. A poll of City analysts found there was a 96% chance the central bank would increase its base rate by 0.25 percentage points when policymakers meet […]
Liz Truss’s plan to visit Taiwan called ‘worst kind of Instagram diplomacy’
Read More The Conservative chair of the foreign affairs select committee has launched a blistering attack on Liz Truss over the former prime minister’s planned trip to Taiwan, calling it “the worst kind of Instagram diplomacy”. Alicia Kearns said she thought Truss’s trip planned for next week was little more than a vanity project aimed […]
Trump repeats conspiracy theories and election lies in CNN town hall
Read More Donald Trump appeared at a CNN town hall on Wednesday night to unleash a litany of lies about the 2020 election and E Jean Carroll’s lawsuit, just one day after a New York jury found the former president liable for sexual abuse and defamation. Trump took questions from a friendly crowd of Republican […]
Gov. DeSantis Slams Biden’s Lack of ‘Vigor’ on Immigration
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday slammed President Joe Biden’s apparent lack of “energy” and “vigor” in dealing with the immigration crisis.
Police: Suspect Said They Wanted to Kill ‘White Person’
Police in Louisiana said a racial component might have been the motive behind the drive-by fatal shooting of a handyman in early April.
Trump claims rape accuser a ‘wack job’ and verdict he was liable for sexual abuse a ‘rigged deal’ at townhall
GOFFSTOWN, N.H. – Former President Donald Trump argued that the verdict by a federal jury that he was liable for sexual abuse was “a rigged deal” during a contentious prime time town hall of Republican and independent voters Wednesday evening in a crucial early voting presidential primary state. The town hall, at Saint Anselm College […]
Greta: Natalee Holloway Suspect to Be Extradited to US
The top suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway will be extradited to the United States from Peru, Greta Van Susteren reported Wednesday on “The Record.”
Constitutional amendment vote threshold question slated to appear on Ohio’s August ballot
Ohio voters will get the chance to decide whether to make it harder to pass constitutional amendments just ahead of possible November vote on an amendment that would enshrine abortion rights in the state. A resolution asking voters in an August election to raise the threshold for future amendments from a simple majority to 60% […]
Feds settle with New Jersey county over ballot language barrier
The Justice Department has reached a settlement with a New Jersey county over language barriers for Spanish-speaking voters, emphasizing a growing challenge for certain minority communities nationwide. The agreement with Union County comes after federal prosecutors filed a lawsuit alleging it failed to make registration and voting notices, forms, instructions and ballots available in Spanish, […]