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Made in Chelsea star Jamie Laing plans to steal the show at his wedding to Sophie Habboo – by walking down the aisle ahead of her. The 33-year-old revealed he is planning “a big wedding” that Sophie's parents will be paying for and described how having his in-laws foot the bill for a lavish big day is “a great combo”. Jamie was speaking about his upcoming nuptials on Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett OBE's new weekly podcast, Dish. The reality TV star was being interviewed just weeks after fiancee Sophie accidentally revealed the date the pair would be tying the knot. Jamie Laing is making plans for 'a big wedding' to Sophie Habboo ( Image: jamielaing/Instagram) “I want the big wedding,” Jamie said in quotes reported by the Daily Mail . “And her parents are paying for it. It's a great combo. I want this. And in Spain, I found out that actually the groom can walk down the aisle first. “Because I want that moment when the doors open, and everyone goes... I'm … [Read more...] about Jamie Laing details big wedding plans and says Sophie Habboo’s parents will foot the bill

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been branded ineffective and ‘flaccid’ failures who “couldn’t become leading voices.” Royal commentator and author Daniela Elser blasted the Duke and Duchess of Sussex with this allegation. She penned the entire allegation in her new piece for news.com.au. It began with a callout and reads, “More importantly for their Netflix and Spotify paymasters, they have failed to genuinely set themselves up as leading voices of the day.” “They might do their darnedest to sell themselves as inspiring leaders but the proof is in the flaccid pudding that was the lacklustre turnout to Harry’s recent UN speech.” … [Read more...] about ‘Lacklustre’ Prince Harry, Meghan Markle branded ‘failures in the making’

Photo-Illustration: Dakarai Akil; Photos: Getty Shortly after the deaths of two aspiring rappers earlier this year, New York City Mayor Eric Adams appeared to take a hard line against drill rap, stressing in a February speech that social media companies should pull the genre’s displays of gun violence from their apps, comparing the removal to Trump’s Twitter suspension. His words sparked backlash, as they not only seemed to toy with the idea of censorship but also evoked the language of authorities’ long-standing moral panic over music created by Black and brown artists. Adams, a former NYPD cop, walked back his comments following a meeting with several rappers — including Fivio Foreign and Maino — which he described as a “great conversation,” and claimed to have reassured performers that he didn’t want to ban drill outright. The city’s official tone on drill might have shifted, but the fact remains that the discourse amongst some authorities surrounding the subgenre seems … [Read more...] about What Happens When Drill and the Justice System Clash in the Courtroom?

Facebook users in Iraq are exploiting the platform's lack of Arabic and Kurdish-language moderation policies in order to purchase guns online, according to a report. The study by the Institute of Strategic Dialogue (ISD) has found that the sale of weapons in Iraq is "rife" in Facebook comment sections. Social media giants have long been accused of failing to effectively moderate harmful and dangerous content, particularly in regions such as the Middle East. Meta — the parent company of Facebook — has fewer resources to tackle content in various languages and dialects than in English. The lack of moderation in Arabic and Kurdish has created an open gun market on Facebook in Iraq, said Moustafa Ayad, the ISD Executive Director for Africa, Middle East & Asia. "It was relatively easy to find weapons for sale on comments sections of very large Facebook pages, pages with over 2 million followers," Ayad told Euronews. According to his research, some of the … [Read more...] about Why the sale of guns on Facebook in Iraq is so ‘rife’

By Marie-Louise Connolly & Catherine Smyth Published 7 hours ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Related Topics UK contaminated blood inquiry About 100 victims of the infected blood scandal in Northern Ireland are each set to receive an interim compensation payment of £100,000. Thousands of people across the UK contracted HIV or hepatitis C in the 1970s and 1980s as a result of NHS treatments. Health Minister Robin Swann welcomed the announcement. He said his department was working "to ensure that the payments will be made at pace". Conan McIlwrath, from Larne in County Antrim, was born with haemophilia but contracted hepatitis from contaminated blood given to him as a child. He told BBC News NI that it was a "historic move, particularly as it is the first time it has been called compensation". Mr McIlwrath, who contracted hepatitis C … [Read more...] about Infected blood scandal: NI victims to receive £100,000

By Lisa Summers Published 1 hour ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Related Topics UK contaminated blood inquiry As a young boy in the 1970s Myles Hutchison was treated at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for haemophilia, with blood products that he later discovered were contaminated. At the age of 12, Myles, who grew up in Leith, was told he had developed hepatitis. Now 50, he is one of about 4,000 people who will receive compensation as a victim of the blood scandal which saw thousands of people contract HIV or hepatitis C in the 1970s and 1980s through NHS treatments. Patients with haemophilia and other bleeding disorders were unaware that the Factor VIII blood clotting products they were given were contaminated. Some died after developing AIDS and others developed serious chronic conditions. "There was a stigma attached to it," Myles says, "and I … [Read more...] about Contaminated blood: If I was paid in tears I’d be a billionaire

ISLAMABAD: PTI Chairman Imran Khan and other leaders of the party on Wednesday strongly condemned the district and sessions court’s judgment granting the police physical remand of Shahbaz Gill for 48 hours in a sedition case filed against him. Taking to Twitter, Imran Khan said that he was "very concerned" about Shahbaz Gill being sent into police remand again. “He is in a fragile state of mental and physical health because of the torture inflicted on him when he was abducted and taken to an undisclosed location and then again at the police station,” he added. He said that Gill's remand is a "part of the conspiracy to target me and PTI by forcibly getting false statements against us similar to what they have been doing against social media activists". The PTI chairman vowed to take legal and political action to counter the "extra-constitutional and extra-legal actions being devised against us". Fawad Chaudhry berates judges Meanwhile, PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry also … [Read more...] about ‘Very concerned’: PTI reacts to court’s ruling on Shahbaz Gill’s remand

Published 13 minutes ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Related Topics Tory leadership Nicola Sturgeon has described the abuse of a BBC journalist by independence supporters as "disgraceful". Protesters outside the Conservative leadership hustings in Perth shouted insults including "you're a traitor" and "scumbag rat" at James Cook. There were also reports of eggs being thrown and people being spat at as they arrived at the event. The first minister said abusing journalists was never acceptable, and described Mr Cook as a "total pro". Ms Sturgeon tweeted : "Their job is vital to our democracy and it is important to report and scrutinise, not support any viewpoint. "James Cook is a journalist of the highest quality and a total pro - the behaviour he was subjected to last night was disgraceful." Calls for reckoning over online abuse in … [Read more...] about Abuse of BBC journalist was disgraceful, says Nicola Sturgeon

LONDON: Thousands of people in Britain infected with HIV and hepatitis C through contaminated blood transfusions will receive a compensation payment decades after the scandal, the UK government announced on Wednesday. The payment of £100,000 ($121,000) to each victim is an interim one after Brian Langstaff, the chairman of a public inquiry into the long-running scandal, last month recommended making immediate payouts before waiting for an ongoing inquiry to conclude. The former High Court judge said that the "moral case for compensation is beyond doubt". The government said the tax-free payments, to survivors of the scandal and bereaved partners of the thousands estimated to have died from the contaminated blood, would be made by the end of October. Thousands of people with haemophilia contracted hepatitis C and HIV after receiving blood transfusions, mainly from the United States, through the state National Health Service (NHS) in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Due to a … [Read more...] about UK to pay contaminated blood victims decades after scandal

A brawl between students at an Auckland high school saw police to descend on the area and a lockdown to be put in place. The school will remain closed for two days. Shortly before 2.30pm on Wednesday, police were called to a “disorder incident” at Papakura High School in south Auckland, a police spokesperson confirmed. Do you know more? Email [email protected] Police found a number of students having a fight, which grew as more students joined in, the spokesperson said. Police spoke with the principal and a decision was made to put the school into lockdown. The spokesperson said the school reopened shortly after 3pm, when police managed to disperse the group of students. READ MORE: South Auckland school brawl: pupils won't be punished until police conclude investigation Police stop huge brawl between 100 teenagers from two Auckland schools Auckland Rugby investigating after police called to 1st XV brawl A woman who lived across the road from … [Read more...] about Brawl at Auckland school leaves students bleeding, campus closed for the week