Month: January 2021

America’s president-elect has condemned Donald Trump’s behaviour and called those who stormed the US Capitol “domestic terrorists”. He said yesterday’s events were an “assault on our liberty” and speaking about the demonstrators, he said: “Don’t dare call them protesters – they were a riotous mob, insurrectionists.” Turning his attention to Donald Trump, he said the
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Elon Musk has overtaken Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos to become the world’s richest man, according to reports. Mr Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur who founded Tesla, has a net worth of more than $188.5bn (£139bn) following shares in his company gaining more than 5% on Thursday. Bloomberg reported that this put him $1.5bn (£1.1bn) ahead
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The Wanted’s Tom Parker says there has been a “significant reduction” in the size of his brain tumour, following hospital treatment. The 32-year-old revealed his terminal cancer diagnosis in October last year, just weeks before becoming a father for the second time. He is currently having radiotherapy and chemotherapy for a grade four glioblastoma –
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Four people were killed as police clashed with Donald Trump supporters at the US Capitol on Wednesday, where Congress was confirming the results of the 2020 election – but how were these rioters organised? The mob who ravaged the Capitol had travelled from across the country to gather for a rally held by the president
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Director Sam Pollard grew up in a house with three pictures on the wall – Martin Luther King Jr, John F. Kennedy and Jesus. Two of those childhood role models made it into his latest documentary, MLK/FBI. Early influences aside, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker says what’s extraordinary about the film is that it’s centred on information,
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