I May Destroy You viewers ‘glued to screens’ & describe harrowing rape & drink spiking scenes as ‘recognisable’

BBC dragon Deborah is a fan favourite on the big money investment programme and has been a Dragon since 2003, after taking over from Rachel Elnaugh on the third series.The businesswoman is one of the wealthy investors on the BBC show and has amassed a mega fortune through years of savvy business decisions, but what else do we know about her?From her 10-bedroom Somerset mansion with a whole farmyard work of pets to a whopping net worth, let's take a closer look...Somerset-born Deborah married long-term boyfriend Paul in 1993 and they live in her home county.The couple met in 1985 when he was working at her former holiday company Weststar during his university break.However, things weren't always rosy as they split briefly due to Deborah not wanting a family with him.She then took a trip to Venezuela, but on her return to London came back and married him.In a 2011 interview with the Telegraph, Deborah revealed that she never does any housework because her husband is in charge of "domestic chores."The Dragon’s Den has a seriously impressive house - a 10-bedroom mansion in fact.After selling her Weststar Holidays company for £33m back in 2006, the couple bought the lavish property in Somerset to have a calm life in the countryside. Since the move, the couple have been constantly renovating their home, using period-accurate materials - which is a factor to environmentalist Deborah’s heart.At the time they bought the property, Deborah said: "We have done it up in an ethical way, restoring whatever we can using traditional materials."That has cost us at least twice as much as it needed to.

Netflix series Cheer, has pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography and soliciting sex from minors.During a change of plea hearing in a Chicago federal court yesterday (February 10), Harris admitted to one count of travelling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a 15-year-old and one count of receiving child abuse images from a 17-year-old.Harris, 22, pleaded guilty to two of the seven felony counts against him. Prosecutors agreed to drop the remaining five counts under a plea agreement.Harris was arrested in September 2020 on a charge of production of child abuse imagery.

Caroline Flack's ex Lewis Burton and Lottie Tomlinson are expecting their first child.Lottie, the sister of One Direction star Louis, revealed the couple's major news on social media.

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pub landlord tragically collapsed dead during a family meal at Wetherspoons.Michael O’Sullivan, 74, was enjoying a drink and food surrounded by loved ones when after half an hour at the table, his heart suddenly stopped. The family had visited the Reginald Mitchell pub in Hanley, Stoke, on Friday, January 14, for the first time in a while, his devastated wife Pauline told Stoke-on-Trent Live.Despite the best efforts of paramedics who battled to save the veteran publican's life, Michael was confirmed dead inside the boozer.Now his heartbroken relatives have paid tribute to Michael, who previously ran The Bradeley in Tunstall, Staffordshire.

Microsoft president Brad Smith has said that staff at Activision Blizzard will be “under scrutiny” following its acquisition of the publisher.Last month, Microsoft purchased Activision Blizzard in a deal worth around £50billion, with the US Federal Trade Commission currently conducting an antitrust investigation.The purchase comes after Activision was hit by a lawsuit filed by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing and another by the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission following multiple allegations of sexual harassment, discrimination, and workplace misconduct.In between that, its own staff also filed a complaint too, alleging that the company used intimidation and “coercive tactics” to stifle staff trying to improve working conditions.It’s also been alleged that Activision CEO Bobby Kotick was aware of sexual misconduct claims within the company since 2018 but did not inform Activision’s board of directors. A report by the Wall Street Journal also suggested that Kotick played a first-hand part in the culture that has embroiled Activision in sexual harassment lawsuits and investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission.Speaking CNBC (via VGC) about the accusations, Smith said: “We’re looking to the leadership team at Activision Blizzard today to make culture and workplace safety a top priority every single day, until the day when this deal hopefully closes.

Jose Mourinho launched a foul-mouthed rant at his Roma players following their 2-0 defeat to Inter Milan in the Coppa Italia quarter-final on Tuesday. According to reports in Italy, the former Tottenham Hotspur boss was furious with the performance and told the squad that they are "without balls".Inter took the lead through Edin Dzeko inside two minutes and Alexis Sanchez added another in the second-half to put the game to bed.Once his players were back in the dressing room, Mourinho let rip."I want to know why, you sh** yourself in the first ten minutes," he is reported to have said."And then I want to know why you sh** yourself against [AC] Milan for ten minutes.

Monkeys being used for experimentation at a lab involved with Elon Musk’s Neuralink project “had their brains mutilated in shoddy experiments and were left to suffer and die,” according to a report.The biotech company from Tesla founder Musk is accused of abusing the monkeys being used in the testing stages.It's claimed macaque monkeys used by the University of California, Davis, in connection with the Neuralink experiments suffered severe physical and mental trauma – sometimes even before the experiments began.The allegations stem from a report by The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine [PCRM], an animal rights group that campaigns to replace the use of lab animals with “human-relevant methods."UC Davis received more than $1.4 million (£1m) from Neuralink to carry out the experiments which are aimed at perfecting a link between computers and the human mind.A PCRM report says that “most of the animals had portions of their skulls removed to implant electrodes in their brains as part of Neuralink’s development of a ‘brain-machine interface’.”The group’s shocking report also claims: “Neuralink and UC Davis staff failed to provide dying monkeys with adequate veterinary care, used an unapproved substance known as ‘Bioglue’ that killed monkeys by destroying portions of their brains, and failed to provide for the psychological well-being of monkeys assigned to the experiment”.It adds the tiny monkeys used in the experiment were caged alone, and had steel posts screwed to their skulls, leading in some cases to “seizures following brain implants, and recurring infections at implant sites”.In some cases, says PCRM, the animals were so badly injured they had to be put down even before the experiments had properly

Wayne Rooney was once roasted by his millions of Twitter followers after his account appeared to like a series of porn videos.Ahead of Manchester United's trip to Hull City at the end of August in 2016, fans spotted that several posts from an X-rated adult account were in the list of likes appearing on Rooney's account.The posts were from an account aptly named 'Daily Sex Videos', with one of the videos the account liked captioned: "Look at that ass..."He was quickly teased by his millions of followers before his spokesman said that he had in fact liked the videos by accident and they were a slip of the thumb.Fans joked Rooney had "declared himself a fan" of the content by liking the videos, whilst others bombarded his wife, Coleen, to draw her attention to his mishap.The incident is one of a number of testing moments for the couple, although the videos were quickly removed from Rooney's list of liked posts.Rooney's spokesman was also quick to play down the incident, telling the Mirror at the time: “He was clearing unwanted items from his Twitter feed when he accidentally pressed ‘like’ instead of ‘delete’ on this one.”Despite the pre-match distraction of Rooney's antics on Twitter, United went on to beat Hull, with Marcus Rashford grabbing a stoppage time winner in a 1-0 win.What is Wayne Rooney's greatest ever Twitter moment? Let us know in the comments section below.It is not the only time the former England captain's Twitter account has entertained fans, following a host of infamous tweets in the past.Perhaps his most iconic post came in 2011 when he asked his former United teammate Rio Ferdinand whether he wanted a lift to training.Rooney wrote: "Hi rio do u want picking up in the morning pal."He has also called out

The first phase of plans to redevelop Piccadilly Gardens has been revealed.

Eight years’ worth of damp and mould has affected a couple’s home so severely they say it’s now starting to ‘eat through their furniture’.

Alison Hammond made sure to finish the week of This Morning in another stylish outfit that naturally left her looking as radiant as always. Viewers of the popular ITV show were spoiled this week as they weren't only treated with the return of Phillip Schofield on Wednesday, but also two bonus appearances from Alison as she stepped in for him during his absence.

Amy Dowden is counting down the days until she can reunite with her fiancé Ben Jones after touring the UK with the Strictly Come Dancing cast for the past three weeks.MORE: Strictly's Amy Dowden announces unexpected career news amid recent health battleTaking to her Instagram stories, the professional dancer shared a rare picture of herself and Ben hugging each other and wrote: "Four more sleeps," alongside several love heart emojis.WATCH: Amy shares 'life-changing' product that helps her cope with Crohn's DiseaseIn the picture, the couple, who will reunite after the tour ends on Sunday 13 February, can be seen smiling and looking towards the camera with Amy wearing a gorgeous wrap dress and Ben looking casual in black jeans and a denim shirt.READ: Amy Dowden forced to temporarily abandon Strictly tour after latest health battleRELATED: Amy Dowden dances in stunning wedding dress as she marks engagement anniversary with fiancéAmy and Ben were supposed to have married in 2020 but postponed their nuptials due to the pandemic. Amy revealed her excitement and reuniting with Ben soonOn what would have been the eve of their big day at the time, Amy took to Instagram and close to tears revealed she had "mixed emotions" about it."Hey guys, excuse the crazy hair this morning.

A plane has crashed off the runway at Dundee City Airport.

Adele stripped to her bra and poled danced at a London club night as a shocked crowd looked on.

VIEWERS of The Chase were left doing a double take after a contestant bore an uncanny resemblance to EastEnders legend June Brown. Fiona appeared on Thursday episode ready to take on The Chaser - despite her enthusiasm fans couldn't help but comment on her likeness to soap character Dot Cotton.

EASTENDERS actor Charlie Clements has revealed he has a new job making sushi. The star – who played Bradley Branning on the BBC soap – is back working in a kitchen after his latest theatre stint.

WITH Valentine's Day on the horizon, loved-up couples are getting ready for a night of romance. But love is not in the air in Weatherfield. Get the lowdown on all the drama in Monday's Coronation Street.

I May Destroy You creator and star Michaela Coel says that writing about her sexual assault in the new Netflix show was a “cathartic” experience.The show is based on the real-life experience of Chewing Gum creator Coel being drugged and sexually abused.“It took me two and a half years all in all to write it and I didn’t do any other job,” she told Radio 1’s Newsbeat in a new interview.“It’s been quite hard but cathartic because I’m reflecting on a dark time rather than feeling it is happening to me right now.”Explaining how the show mirrors her own experience, Coel added: “We respond to trauma and triggering situations in many different ways, it’s not always a pity party.

She may not have foreseen a global pandemic or international protests tied to police brutality, but Michaela Coel's new HBO series I May Destroy You has a feeling of bracing, uncomfortable immediacy. Coel's second series as creator-star is marked by its filter-free treatment of sexuality, mockery of social media performativity and cross-section examination of a generation trying to find a voice.

I May Destroy Youhas a timely throughline that contrasts the crises of individuals with those of the world. Now more than ever, personal problems seem trivial as COVID-19 claims thousands of lives daily, children in South Sudan are starving, a civil war in Syria rages on, and rampant police brutality continues to be the sixth leading cause of death for Black men in America. What makes I May Destroy You a worthwhile piece of television is that its main character Arabella (Michaela Coel, who created, wrote, co-directed, and stars in the series) eventually figures out that one crisis doesn't supersede the other.