Tennis coach and television personality Judy Murray took part in hit reality competition Strictly Come Dancing in 2014, and excelled at the variety of ballroom dancing. The 59-year-old was paired up with the BBC series’ long-running professional dancer Anton du Beke, and managed to get all the way to the Blackpool Tower Ballroom for a dance […]
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‘Erotic spasm’: Lib Dem leader Cable’s saucy criticism of Brexiteers EU pull-out technique
Lib Dem leader Vince Cable will tell his party members that Brexiteers such as Boris Johnson are willing to allow “years of economic pain” to enjoy the “erotic spasm” of leaving the EU, in his conference speech on Tuesday. Cable, who will use the rather graphic depiction of Brexiteer MPs’ attitudes towards the UK’s impending […]
Verizon tries to douse criticism, touts “priority access” for first responders
Enlarge / Cal Fire firefighters monitor a back fire while battling the Medocino Complex fire on August 7, 2018 near Lodoga, California. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Verizon officials were contrite and apologetic during a California State Assembly committee hearing that was convened Friday to examine mobile Internet throttling experienced by firefighters during recent blazes. “We […]
China’s Xi says his propaganda is ‘absolutely correct’ while facing criticism over trade war
REUTERS/Jason Lee Chinese President Xi Jinping says his propaganda has been “absolutely correct,” and that propaganda workers are trustworthy amid mounting criticism of the trade war with the US. The growing trade conflict is causing rifts within China’s Communist Party, with some critics saying that an overly nationalistic Chinese stance may have hardened the US […]
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey doubles down on his criticism of Facebook and YouTube while defending Alex Jones’ right to keep tweeting (TWTR)
NBC Jack Dorsey doubled down on his criticism of Facebook and YouTube for removing Infowars host Alex Jones. In a new interview with NBC News, the Twitter CEO said his peers had been “inconsistent” in their handling of Jones. He defended Jones’ right to keep tweeting, despite Twitter freezing the conspiracy theorist’s account for seven […]
Trump’s sharp criticism of NATO’s newest member has a point, but his comments are playing right into Russia’s hands
Reuters President Trump added to his criticisms of NATO just days after a summit with the alliance’s leaders. Trump expressed skepticism about Montenegro and called its people “very aggressive.” Montenegro is a southern European country far from Russia with a military of only 3,400 troops. Russia strongly objected to it joining NATO and reportedly tried […]
‘In England I had criticism. I wanted to show the people I am here’ – Belgium’s Adnan Januzaj
Belgium hero Adnan Januzaj has said his winning goal in the 1-0 victory against England in Group G – his first international goal – announced his presence to those who had criticized him during his playing career in England. Read more A brilliant 51st-minute strike from Januzaj was enough to give Belgium the victory and […]
Raheem Sterling unfazed by criticism ahead of England's World Cup journey
The maelstrom surrounding his gun tattoo was already swirling around him when it emerged he had turned up late for World Cup duty in the first place, prompting an apology to the entire squad. Then after Gareth Southgate had told his players not to risk diving on Saturday morning with VAR in operation at the […]
Ponting: Criticism of team culture overplayed
THE widespread criticism of Australia’s cricket culture following last month’s ball-tampering scandal in South Africa is exaggerated, former captain Ricky Ponting said on Thursday. Cricket Australia (CA) has slapped 12-month bans on Steve Smith and David Warner, while suspending Cameron Bancroft, who was caught using a piece of sandpaper on the ball in the Cape […]
‘Extremely glib & not aligned with the truth’: Zuckerberg hits back at criticism from Apple’s Cook
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has defended his company’s business model after facing stiff criticism by Apple CEO Tim Cook over the mishandling and monetization of user data amid the ongoing Cambridge Analytica scandal. At the height of the Cambridge Analytica data mining scandal involving harvested data of 50 million Facebook users without their explicit knowledge […]