Emily Maitlis devastated as BBC star quits in surprise announcement - 'This is terrible!'

After Todrick Hall broke his silence about his time on Celebrity Big Brother, Julie Chen, Teddi Mellencamp and Cynthia Bailey weighed in on his controversial approach to the game.

The Chase host Bradley Walsh made a cheeky dig at Rachel Johnson during in a celebrity special of the ITV show.He is known for his cheeky jibes at his guests and things were no different when Prime Minister Boris Johnson's sister Rachel Johnson took to the stand to try her luck.The repeated episode of the quiz show also saw author Rachel, journalist Giles Coren, TV presenter Chris Packham and comedian Josie Long battle the chaser.Giles kicked off the quiz and bagged a huge £40,000 for the prize pot, before Rachel stepped up second to try and grab more cash for the team.Playing it safe and scoring a respectable £4,000, she returned to the panel for the final chase - but not before Bradley could take a swipe at her performance.In her initial questions, before going head-to-head with Paul Sinha, Rachel was unable to name champagne brand Veuve Clicquot."The shocking inditement is tonight of course, you not knowing Veuve Clicquot, which is my favourite champagne," Bradley joked."I felt like I got more right, but I'm always very over optimistic which is sad, isn't it?" she jibed back about her comparatively small prize fund.Bradley joked: "No, no it's okay - delusional, but okay."He went on to ask her if she was "ready" to face the Chaser, to which a baffled Rachel replied: "I'm sorry, I don't know what's happening.""Good, time to face the Chaser," the presenter joked.Rachel wasn't caught by The Sinnerman and ended up returning to the team to join them in the final chase.Chris was knocked out after taking a risk to play for £50,000, falling at the final hurdle and going home.Meanwhile, Josie returned to the panel with a low offer of £1,000.The total was taken to £45,000 - which the three celebrities would split between their

the Manchester Evening News reports.Blackley resident Baker asked the judge overseeing her involvement in the case to lock her up so she can get clean.Manchester Crown Court heard that after 12 hours, during which time he suffered serious injuries including burns, the victim was able to break free. Prosecutor Alaric Bassano told how the victim was outside his home at about 7.30pm on November 12, 2019, when he was overpowered by four men and bundled into a car.After being taken to Baker's home in Haverfield Road, Blackley, the 30-year-old was punched in the face and dragged around different rooms of the house.The attacks included being struck by a chair, having his head hit against a wall and being kicked.He was tied to a chair, his hands were bound with cord and his feet were tied together with rope.A sock was forced into his mouth, and fixed in place with Sellotape.

Sometimes you roll the dice in Vegas and you lose. And sometimes you win a little! Today was both!We took the kids to do visit some very special sea life! And then we went to a gun shop and J.R. Hilton had lots of questions about death. What a wild day! Special surprise at the end for them, though! What a GREAT day! Watch!

Doctors celebrates its 22nd anniversary today (March 26).The medical soap opera began broadcasting on BBC One 2000. Set in the fictional West Midlands town of Letherbridge, the soap follows the lives of the staff of both an NHS doctor's surgery and a university campus surgery, as well as the lives of their families and friends.

Formula One driver Mick Schumacher suffered a horrifying crash at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.Schumacher was racing in Q2 of Saturday's qualifying at the Jeddah street circuit when he appeared to lose control at turn-10. The Haas driver's car made impact with the wall before being flung up the track, all the way up to turn-12.Fans and commentators were left fearing the worst after Schumacher remained in his car for a long duration after the collision.

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Ukraine, many have looked to presidents and top politicians to provide a solution. However Piers Morgan was witheringly critical of Joe Biden, who appeared yesterday to backtrack on his administration's previous assertions that sanctions could deter Putin from continuing the war."Let's get something straight," Joe Biden bluntly began as he fielded questions from a CBS News journalist."If you remember, if you've covered me from the beginning, I did not say that in fact that sanctions would deter him," he continued, in reference to Vladimir Putin."Sanctions never deter! You keep talking about that."Seconds earlier, he had accused the journalist, Christina Ruffini, of "playing games" after she quizzed him on how sanctions could work if they had not been a sufficient deterrent to prevent the invasion.Piers had an axe to grind after viewing an incendiary video clip of the press conference, posted by @RNCResearch, and took to Twitter to tell all to his network of almost eight million followers."Either Biden didn’t know his entire top team repeatedly said sanctions WOULD deter, or he’s forgotten they said it," he wrote."Either way, this makes him look ridiculous, and the fact he mocked the journalist is even worse."However another Twitter user suggested that he should check out a longer version of the video to put his concerns into context, warning: "You need to listen to him fully - this cuts it off."He said Sanctions never deter.

It looks like Kim Kardashian, 41, and Pete Davidson, 28, are already thinking about whether or not they’ll have a family together, around five months after they first started dating. The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star and Saturday Night Live comedian are ‘not ruling out’ adding to her brood with a child of their own as they continue “growing closer.”

S.S. Rajamouli’s highly-anticipated Telugu title RRR has come roaring out of the gate, both at home and abroad. With an estimated 137 crore ($18M) on Friday in India, the epic smashed records to set the best opening day for a local film ever. In so doing, Rajamouli topped his own previous record-holder in the market, 2017’s Baahubali 2: The Conclusion. Worldwide, the opening day in India, along with North America and other offshore launches, came in at an estimated 223 crore ($30.5M)

The shocking and unexpected death Friday of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins is still under investigation, Colombian authorities said Saturday.

Kid Creole, part of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, the first rap group to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, is on trial for murder in New York City.

BBC interview with Prince Andrew.The journalist opened up about the wise words of advice she received from her editor Esme Wren before heading to Buckingham Palace.Emily, who won Interview of the Year and Scoop of the Year awards at the Royal Television Society's Television Journalism Awards for her interview with the Duke of York, Prince Andrew about American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, also discussed why they held the interview close to their chests.“I was incredibly nervous.

Newsnight editor Esme Wren and presenter Emily Maitlis, 49, have reflected on their reactions to the interview the latter conducted with Prince Andrew about his links to the now deceased American financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan, 55, and fellow journalist Emily Maitlis, 49, often end up having “massive rows” when they meet up for dinner.The revelation comes after Newsnight host Emily opened up about her arguments with the opinionated star while commenting on their friendship. The BBC star explained that although she and Piers tend to clash and frequently have disagreements, he is “incredibly loyal”.Speaking in the September issue of Tatler, Emily said: “I think of Piers as someone who’s incredibly loyal. “I know if I was in prison, Piers Morgan would come and see me.

Emily Maitlis has lifted the lid on her rocky friendship with Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan.

Tatler, Emily revealed: "[Dominic Cummings] sent me a text of support.

Dominic Cummings texted her a message of support after she was slammed for her Newsnight monologue.The TV presenter sparked controversy in May with her summing up of his lockdown row.In the monologue, Emily said the Prime Minister’s chief adviser had ‘broken the rules, the country can see that, and it’s shocked the Government cannot’.The BBC later said the episode ‘did not meet our standards of due impartiality’ and claimed it belonged ‘more on the op-ed page in a newspaper’.But Emily said Dominic wasn’t too bothered by the furore and ‘sent me a text of support’.‘It was peak surreal getting a message of support from him in the middle of all the crazy stuff’ she said in Tatler’s September issue.Emily said she had more support from viewers

Emily Maitlis has revealed that she received a "text of support" from Number 10 chief adviser Dominic Cummings after she accused him of breaking lockdown rules in a controversial Newsnight speech.

Tatler, Emily detailed their correspondence: "[Dominic Cummings] sent me a text of support."It was peak surreal getting a message of support from him in the middle of all the crazy stuff."The BBC favourite went on to discuss the public response she received after her appearance."I think that was the biggest I’ve had – more than Andrew, more than anything."I was overwhelmed by it; I wasn’t expecting such a flood of warmth."During her Newsnight episode, Emily said Mr Cummings had "broken the rules" when he travelled from London to Durham during lockdown with his family.Emily said at the time: "The country can see that, and it's shocking the Government cannot."After the journalist's interview, the BBC shared a statement to announce that