Richard, 61, is filling in for Piers Morgan this week on Good Morning Britain. He came face-to-face with I’m A Celebrity finalist Iain, 44, who admitted to some “mean comments” he had made in the past. Susanna Reid started: “We’ve just realised this is the first time Iain has met Richard Madeley and it’s causing […]
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Zuckerberg takes out full-page apology ads in British Sunday newspapers
Mark Zuckerberg, head of the world’s largest social media platform, has issued an apology for the scandal over Facebook’s security. Zuckerberg chose a decidedly quaint medium through which to do so – the British newspaper. READ MORE: Facebook data downloads highlight what the social network knows about you The billionaire placed full-page ads in a […]
Referee issues shock apology to Chelsea after Barcelona Champions League howler
Chelsea were knocked out of the 2009 Champions League semi-finals by Barcelona, exiting the compeititon on away goals in a 1-1 draw. The game was not without its controversies and the Blues had numerous penalty appeals which were dismissed by referee Tom Henning Ovrebo. The Stamford Bridge club were incensed and Michael Ballack famously chased […]
Hillary Clinton’s #MeToo apology misses the mark
Hillary Clinton has explained her failure to fire a sexual harasser during her 2008 presidential campaign. In classic Clinton fashion, her apology read more like an extension of What Happened rather than an exercise in regret. Clinton posted her apology statement in classic Clinton style on Facebook just before President Donald Trump’s State of the […]
The ‘NeverTrump’ movement doesn’t owe anyone an apology
AP Photo/Susan Walsh Supporters of President Donald Trump have touted several of his recent achievements as evidence that his opponents have been wrong about their criticisms of him. Yet his accomplishments don’t make up for his destructive shamelessness. The best you can say for Trump’s first year is that he has not done as much […]
Trump tweeted wrong @TheresaMay – this one is ‘a mom from Bognor’ & she wants an apology
Published time: 30 Nov, 2017 18:03 Theresa May has demanded an apology from the White House. No, not the British prime minister – the Theresa May that Donald Trump accidentally tagged on Twitter. The wrong Theresa May, aka Theresa May Scrivener, or @theresamay, was hit with a barrage of tweets on Wednesday when the president […]
‘Simple apology’ is not enough: Insulted Erdogan on NATO ‘impudence’ over enemy-chart scandal
Published time: 18 Nov, 2017 15:30 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rebuffed a NATO apology for what he called “impudence” during the alliance’s drills in Norway, where he was depicted on an “enemies chart.” The scandal led to the withdrawal of Turkish troops from the exercise. On Friday, Ankara ordered its troops to pull […]
Teacher faces sack after mistakenly calling trans student ‘girl’… despite immediate apology
A schoolteacher could be out of a job, suspended for calling a trans pupil by the wrong gender while praising a group of students for a job well done. Mathematics teacher Joshua Sutcliffe, 27, told a group of students that included a teen who identifies as a boy “Well done girls,” when he spotted them […]
Jewish group demands apology after Harriet Harman repeats Holocaust joke live on BBC
Published time: 3 Nov, 2017 18:17 A Jewish organisation is demanding an apology after Labour MP Harriet Harman repeated a joke about the Holocaust as an example of offensive humor. Harman, appearing on BBC One’s This Week, was debating the limits of humor with host Andrew Neil and other guests. “I’ve long been accused of […]
Aussie minister forced into apology after suggesting ‘anyone with an Irish accent’ could be a crook
Published time: 1 Nov, 2017 03:21 A leading Australian official felt a fierce backlash after she warned homeowners to “automatically ask anyone with an Irish accent” to leave their property. Victoria Consumer Affairs Minister Marlene Kairouz made the statement when launching a campaign to raise awareness about con men preying on older Australians. “If anybody […]