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Warning: the following contains huge spoilers for episode nine of The Celebrity Traitors, 2026 Fans of The Celebrity Traitors may already know that the group allegedly sings the Hunger Games’ haunting Hanging Tree song before casting their votes at the drama-packed roundtable. But recently banished Faithful, comedian Joanne McNally, has shared some details about what…
Texas’s Republican senator Ted Cruz laid into Donald Trump’s war in Iran and his tariff scheme after the party received an “ass-kicking” in the midterm elections. The Democrats took a majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives this week as American voters punished both the US president and his Republican Party for…
Gallagher Re, an international reinsurance broking and advisory business, has introduced two global leadership positions focused on analytics and artificial intelligence (AI), with Ed Messer and Jason Harger appointed to oversee the respective functions from 1 January 2027. The appointments, which remain subject to transition and succession planning arrangements, will see Messer take up the…
A close ally of JD Vance has said the war in Iran has ended up “overthrowing the regime in Washington” rather than the one in Tehran. Conservative blogger Rob Dreher told the BBC that Donald Trump’s second term in office is effectively in the wake of the Republican Party’s defeat to the Democrats in the…
Cabinet minister Angela Eagle told a radio presenter to “get a life” after he asked whether the government’s new Brexit deal could spell the end of smoky bacon crisps. The environment secretary snapped back at Stig Abell during an awkward interview on Times Radio. Prime minister Andy Burnham is set to sign a new agreement…
After two years away from our screens, the Netflix thriller Black Doves is back for season two with more twists, bloody shootouts and big laughs. In the new episodes, Keira Knightley’s undercover spy, Helen, and Ben Whishaw’s gun-for-hire, Sam, duo are forced to confront their murky pasts, after handler Mrs Reed, played by Sarah Lancashire,…
Westfield Specialty, a global specialty insurance carrier, has reported gross written premiums (GWP) of $1.82 billion for the first nine months of 2026, up 27.2% from $1.43 billion in the same period a year earlier and ahead of company forecasts. Of the total GWP, 52% was generated by its US Specialty business, while the remaining…
Eliminated Big Brother housemate Omar El Mayer has reflected on the controversy he found himself at the centre of during his time on the show. Wednesday’s highlights show saw Omar being evicted through the back door, before later sitting down with hosts GK Barry and Kate Lawler for an exit interview on companion show The…
Swiss Re, one of Europe’s big four reinsurance companies, has appointed Lori Goltermann to the newly created role of Chief Commercial Officer for Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, effective 11 January, 2027. Goltermann will be based in Chicago and report to Ivan Gonzalez, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Corporate Solutions, and join the Corporate Solutions Executive Committee….
Former Celebrity Traitors star Joanne McNally is opening up about one of the biggest mysteries about how the show is made. The comedian made it all the way to the penultimate episode of Celebrity Traitors last week, before eventually being shown the door by her fellow contestants after they banished her. Usually, when a Traitors…