Bill Gates: US fumbled coronavirus response because 'we believe in freedom'

Elizabeth Hurley posted a heartfelt tribute to her ex-fiancé Shane Warne whose sudden death was confirmed Friday. "I feel like the sun has gone behind a cloud forever. RIP my beloved Lionheart," Hurley captioned a series of photographs of her and Warne on Instagram.

New Kids On The Block are going on tour with Salt-N-Pepa, Rick Astley and En Vogue this summer and the musical icons all collaborated on a new song together that… is actually good. Really good! It’s great!

Going their separate ways. After five years of marriage, Josh Flagg and Bobby Boyd have called it quits.

Heartbreaking videos of a two-year-old giggling and playing in his mother's arms just a few weeks before being brutally murdered.

EastEnders star and Trevor Morgan actor Alex Ferns looks unrecognisable in the new Hollywood blockbuster film The Batman.The actor, who played Albert Square villain Trevor from 2000 to 2002, stars as Commissioner Pete Savage, alongside Robert Pattinson as the caped crusader in the latest outing for the famous comic book character.The star looks completely unrecognisable as the Commissioner, wearing large glasses that are framed by waves of grey hair and a beard, along with a suit and long coat.Photographs from the new film show the Commissioner looking sternly into the distance, surrounded by fellow officials and police officers during one of The Batman's dramatic scenes.Away from the film, many EastEnders viewers will remember Alex Fern as Albert Square villain Trevor Morgan, who terrorised his on-screen wife Little Mo Slater.Viewers watched as Little Mo became a victim of domestic abuse at the hands of her husband in the soap, before she brought an end to months of abuse, after murdering Trevor during an argument.After exiting the soap in 2002, Trevor Morgan actor Alex Ferns has since taken on leading roles in TV series including River City and The Irregulars.However, viewers around the world will soon be introduced to the actor, as he takes on the leading role of the Commissioner in The Batman, which opened in cinemas yesterday (March 4, 2022).The character is a senior officer alongside familiar face James Gordon, played by Jeffrey Wright.However, one of the reasons that the Commissioner may look stern in new photographs from the film, is that he is left unimpressed when James chooses to fight alongside Robert Pattinson's Batman.In addition to Alex Ferns, Jeffrey Wright and Robert Pattinson, the new blockbuster film

Conor McGregor has been criticised after he filmed himself using a butler to fetch him a bottle of water.The UFC star is usually active on social media and often gets very vocal about his rivals, sometimes crossing the line with his digs and insults.His latest online controversy has come in the form of a video where he is seen in a swanky hotel.The 54 second-long clip starts off strange as McGregor appears to breathe in the fumes from a bowl of incense.It then takes a turn as a member of staff brings himself some pills to take.McGregor asks "water as well please" which the butler opens before handing it to the former double-champion.He drinks from the bottle before holding it up in the air in anticipation of the butler coming to collect it and says "thank you" as he does.The Irishman then returns to holding the incense to his face as the video ends. After further social media posts, including one where Nate Diaz's face was put over the butler's, fans condemned McGregor's actions. Do you agree with the criticism? Let us know in the comments section. "A butler? Why?," asked one.

Russia's Education Ministry has released a propaganda video for children to justify the reason behind the war in Ukraine. The department, also known as the Ministry of Enlightenment, announced that it would be holding virtual lessons to explain to the younger generations why the war is necessary.The social media post said: "At the All-Russian Open Lesson, school children will be told why the liberation mission in Ukraine is a necessity."In a video they shared on Facebook, a 12-year-old Sofia Khomenko joined other hosts in front of the camera, saying: "We are going to have a lesson about world peace."Today we are talking about how to help you investigate what is happening."We are talking about events in Ukraine."Her adult co-host answered: "The Ukraine crisis didn't start yesterday and it is just not about Ukraine."There are many images about a war in Ukraine but actually, these are from other conflicts.

Love Island beauty Zara McDermott has opened up about getting Botox at just 25 years of age due to having an "unsymmetrical face".Chatting to followers on Instagram during an eye-opening Q&A session, the brunette beauty answered an array of questions incredibly candidly.One fan probed the star about her ageless face, writing: "Have you done anything to your face? You're so lucky you have literally zero lines!"Zara, who is in a relationship with Made In Chelsea hunk Sam Thompson, then replied to the fan, writing: "Yeah I get forehead botox and have done for years. And I get a crevice in my jaw and chin filled once every 2 years for symmetry that I've spoken about a few times!"As my face is the most unsymmetrical thing you've ever seen (seriously).

Max Verstappen has opened up about his dramatic Formula One world title victory and his bitter feud with rival Lewis Hamilton that it enflamed.The Red Bull driver, who extended his contract until 2028 earlier this week, says he deserves to be champion and insists there's "no reason" to speak to Hamilton, who reportedly considered retirement due to the controversial end to the season.An unprecedented situation unfolded in December as Verstappen and Hamilton went into the final Grand Prix of the year level on points, effectively meaning that whichever driver finished ahead of the other would win the world title.The Brit looked destined to seal a record eight F1 championship victory, and headed into the final few laps with a seemingly uncatchable 11 second lead, but a safety car period allowed Verstappen to make the ground up and he overtook Hamilton on the final lap. In many people's minds, Verstappen's maiden title victory comes with an Asterix, but the Dutchman insists he doesn't care."I believe I deserve to be world champion," he told the Daily Mail.When asked if he'd been in touch with Hamilton during the off-season, he replied: "No.

(CNN)In Batman lore, the police summon the hero by projecting a magnified Bat-signal across the night sky. That's a fitting metaphor for the character's much-debated history in movies, which has cast an unusually large shadow thanks to fans convinced, in their minds, precisely how the Dark Knight should be depicted.Created in 1939, Batman isn't the first superhero or even necessarily the best.

(CNN)There's a new voice coming to the daytime talk show scene.Warner Bros. (which is owned by CNN's parent company) announced Wednesday that Academy Award and Grammy-winning artist Jennifer Hudson will helm a talk show that will air on Fox television stations."I have experienced so much in my life; I've seen the highest of the highs, the lowest of the lows, and just about everything in between but as my mother always told me, 'Once you think you've seen it all, just keep on living,'" Hudson said in a statement.

(CNN)Pete Davidson might be headed to space.The "Saturday Night Live" star is in talks with Jeff Bezos to join one of his upcoming Blue Origin space flights, a source with knowledge of the conversations told CNN.This source said the idea came about when Davidson and his girlfriend, Kim Kardashian, joined Bezos for dinner at the Amazon founder's Los Angeles home in January. Davidson's potential space flight, first reported by the New York Post, is not finalized but the insider told CNN an announcement is likely in the coming weeks.

(CNN)Since Russian forces invaded Ukraine, many have come together to protest the action.That includes artists who were scheduled to perform in Russia.The following is a list of musicians who have canceled their shows: Green DayThe punk-infused rock band had been scheduled to play Moscow's Spartak Stadium in May as part of their Hella Mega Tour. On Sunday, the band announced on its verified Instagram account that it was canceling."We are aware that this moment is not about stadium rock shows, it's so much bigger than that," their posted statement read.

He said, in the video message: "I am so sorry I look like a bag of s*** this morning but I wanted to send you a message to let you know what is going on.”He added: “Why is Olly in the hospital bed? I’ve just had surgery on my left leg.”For some of you who came to my Newmarket gig on Friday, thank you for your kind messages of support and just checking it was OK.“Basically after my second song, a fragment of bone that was in my knee managed, after I jumped, to lodge itself on the back of my knee which basically shut my leg down.”In an interview with The Sun yesterday, Olly then spoke about the after-effects of the injury. He explained jokingly that despite not being able to enjoy much romance with his partner, he gets breakfast in bed. The former X Factor star said that his girlfriend, Amelia Tank, is “fully invested” in looking after him while he is mostly bed-ridden for the next 24 weeks. Olly said: “Amelia’s fully invested in looking after me for these next 24 weeks . .

Glitz and country glamour! The Academy of Country Music is heading to Las Vegas for the 2022 ACM Awards — and this year the show is making a big change.

Mother's Day, Daylight Savings, the first day of spring - March is officially here to bring an end to a long, dark and stormy winter.

A Place in the Sun's Laura Hamilton, 39, recently moved out of her family home she shared with estranged husband Alex Goward after their marriage broke down.The presenter has now taken to Instagram to reveal that she is moving again as her house is about to become "uninhabitable".Laura left the update on Instagram earlier today in view of her 153,000 followers.She penned: "On the move again!"Next week my house will inhabitable so today is...

This Morning presenter also revealed the conversation she had with her father about her childhood later on in life.During the candid chat, Fern said she questioned why her mother never spoke about her father not living with them and her sister.Fern said: “I’ve told this story before but it’s still only about eight years ago that my father told me what had happened.“He had left my mother and my sister, and then he came back to see mummy and my sister, fell into bed with my mother, disappeared - very shortly after - and had started me.“And nobody told me that’s why I hadn’t ever lived with him.“So that’s amazing isn’t it?”She continued: “So, when he was in his 80s he told me. I said, ‘well, that explains it all’.“But nobody else had ever told me.”Kate interrupted: “Why not? I mean, surely that was a key piece of your own life story jigsaw.“You would have though someone might have imparted that sooner.”Fern insisted: “None of them.

Google Maps users have spotted the wreckage of a more than 100-year-old German World War One submarine.The impressive wreckage lies encased in the mudflats of the River Medway in Kent. Sharing a post on Reddit, a Google Maps user said: "As we're on a sub tip: The rusting remains of a WW1 German U-boat who slipped her tow on the way to the breaker's yard in heavy weather."Experts believe that the U-boat, which is the only visible wreckage of the deadly weapon in the UK, might be the UB122.It has been marooned on mudflats off the coast for over a century, but more recently it can be seen more fully than usual after low tides following storm surges.Launched in February 1918, the vessel was surrendered nine months later - having undergone just two unsuccessful patrols.Mark Dunkley, a marine expert with English Heritage, said in December 2013: "Everything has been taken out of the U-boat that would lead its identification, but our best hunch is that it is the UB122."He added: "We know that some U-boat engines were re-used at a cement works at Halling and the Medway U-boat does show that her engines were cut out."The vessel was among 100 U-boats that were brought to the River Medway to be scrapped after the First World War.Mr Dunkley believes it is well protected in situ, adding: "The U-boat is not under threat of deterioration and is being preserved where it is."It is located near Humble Bee Creek, Stoke Saltings, on the Isle of Grain marshes, but people are advised the area is difficult and dangerous to reach.According to research, the vessel, captained by Oberleutnant zur See Alexander Magnus, had surrendered at the end of the war, and been taken to Britain.

the Queen being a lizard and that aliens have been sighted in Area 51. A new poll found two-fifths of people reckon the coronavirus pandemic was the result of an experiment gone wrong, making it the most believed conspiracy theory in the country.

Microsoft Corp. co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates is speaking out about rumors circulating about it.