Harry and Meghan’s interview with Oprah Winfrey is set to be the TV viewing appointment of the year – possibly the decade. Snippets released in the run-up to the highly-anticipated broadcast with the US chat show queen have shown the former royal couple have not held back in their criticism of “The Firm”. Here is
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The Duchess of Sussex has said it is “really liberating” to be “able to make a choice on your own” in the latest teaser clip of her interview with Oprah Winfrey. In the new clip, Meghan recalls a previous conversation with Winfrey in which she said she would not be able to take part in
The Royal Family has been accused of having “double standards” over its investigation into bullying claims against the Duchess of Sussex. In an interview with Sky News, the co-author of Harry and Meghan biography Finding Freedom questioned why the palace had ordered an investigation into the duchess but had not done so with Prince Andrew.
Their messiah is no longer in power, but some followers of the QAnon conspiracy theory believe that Donald Trump will return to the throne today. Followers of the wide-ranging movement think the former president is waging a secret war against elite Satan-worshipping paedophiles and will eventually be restored to high office. But why on 4
A number of great apes have been given an experimental COVID-19 vaccine following an outbreak of the virus at a zoo in California. Four orangutans and five bonobos have each received two doses of a jab developed by Zoetis, a veterinary pharmaceutical company, National Geographic reported. Live COVID updates from the UK and around the
Police say they have intelligence showing a “possible plot” by a militia group to breach the US Capitol on Thursday. A US Capitol Police statement did not name the organisation but called it “an identified militia group”. It follows an advisory sent to members of Congress by the acting House sergeant-at-arms earlier this week, saying
Dolly Parton has been given the coronavirus vaccine she helped fund. The country singer, 75, “even changed one of my songs to fit the occasion”, she told fans in a video filmed from Vanderbilt University Medical Centre in Nashville, Tennessee. To the tune of her hit Jolene, she sang: “Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, I’m begging
The US will have enough COVID vaccines for all adults by the end of May, Joe Biden has said. But in a speech at the White House on Tuesday, the US president admitted the country is unlikely to get back to normal until this time next year. Mr Biden also directed states to make sure
A man who claims he has fathered dozens of children by offering sperm donations online says demand has risen during the coronavirus pandemic. The 29-year-old American – who uses the name Kyle Gordy to discuss his sperm donations – claims he has produced at least 35 children and has another six babies on the way.
New York governor’s has admitted some of his behaviour towards women “may have been insensitive or too personal” as he agreed to cooperate with a harassment investigation. Andrew Cuomo said he had teased people about their personal lives to be “playful” but denied propositioning anyone or any inappropriate touching. Two women have made claims against
Not many defeated leaders could arrive an hour late for a speech but still be greeted with a standing ovation. It’s 39 days since we last heard from the former president Trump; five-and-a-half weeks to stew on defeat and consider his future. “Have you missed me, CPAC?” he asked the crowd at the Conservative Political
Donald Trump has suggested he may run for president again in 2024 – amid an angry attack on Joe Biden in his first major address since leaving the White House. The Republican used his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in an apparent effort to cement his status as the party’s undisputed leader
US regulators have approved Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID jab, enabling millions more Americans to be vaccinated and setting the vaccine up for additional approvals around the world. The J&J vaccine is the third authorised in the US following ones from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, both of which require two doses. COVID-19 has claimed more than
The FBI has said it is pursuing a single suspect over the death of a police officer who was killed in the Capitol riots. Footage shows the person spraying a substance at Brian Sicknick and several other officers during the chaos in Washington DC on 6 January, officials have said. They added the suspect is
CCTV has captured the moments that a woman was dragged along a road by a car after robbers stole her handbag in California. It was the latest in a series of attacks against people of Asian descent in the San Francisco Bay Area and in other parts of the US. Eric Nghiem said his Vietnamese
Lady Gaga has said her “heart is sick” after the violent theft of her dogs as she confirmed a $500,000 reward for their safe return. Her friend Ryan Fischer, who was walking the pets, was shot in the abduction in Los Angeles earlier this week. The singer posted her first comments since the incident on