Andrew Neil: Last News

Sky News anchor Kay Burley has announced that she is stepping down from her broadcasting role after an impressive 36 years on air.

Former Scots Tory MP Michael Gove has been announced as the new editor of The Spectator magazine.

The 92nd Guid Nychburris Day will be held in Dumfries today with an afternoon of entertainment, crowning and charter ceremony, fancy dress competition and early evening parade.

Andrew Neil is reuniting with Rupert Murdoch’s media empire to host UK and U.S. election coverage.

Andrew went on to say it was “unsavoury” of the Duke to be “proud of kills made from the world's most advanced and sophisticated attack helicopter” when the enemy was “armed largely with Soviet-era AK47 rifles.”In his new column for the Daily Mail, the journalist went on to accuse Harry of “breaching” the “long-standing convention” among British military veterans of all ranks that they “don't talk much about the wars they waged, and never about 'kills’.”Since Harry’s alleged claims were made public,Taliban leaders have lashed out at Harry's assertions in his new bombshell book Spare that he killed more than two dozen Taliban fighters who he regarded as "chess pieces" to be taken off the board.One leader branded the Duke of Sussex a "loser", while another accused the 38-year-old of "war crimes".Anas Haqqani took to Twitter today in the wake of the explosive claims made in the Prince's memoir where he has, unusually for a former soldier, chosen to reveal a body count stacked up during his second tour of Afghanistan as a gunner in Apache attack helicopters.Mr Haqqani, a leading figure in the Haqqani Network, part of the Taliban in Afghanistan, expressed his outrage at the Duke of Sussex's comments.He wrote on Twitter: "The ones you killed were not chess pieces, they were humans; they had families who were waiting for their return.“Among the killers of Afghans, not many have your decency to reveal their conscience and confess to their war crimes."Writing for Express.co.uk former British Army Commander Colonel Richard Kemp said letting it be known how many fighters he killed "will re-kindle jihadist animosity against him and incite some who want to take revenge".He said: "His accusation that the British Army trains its

Andrew Neil, 73, has unleashed his opinion on excerpts of Prince Harry's autobiography that were leaked earlier than its proposed release next week.The popular journalist took to Twitter to share his anger towards Harry as he claimed to kill 25 Taliban during his time in Afghanistan, starting an "absolute nightmare".Harry's memoir, Spare, is due to be released next week but has been leaked and accidentally put on sale in Spain.In it, he reportedly claimed he killed 25 people when he was an Apache helicopter pilot during his second tour of duty in Afghanistan.In the heat of combat, the Prince did not think of the 25 as "people" but instead as "chess pieces" that had been taken off the board, The Telegraph reported.Prince Harry wrote: "So my number is 25. It’s not a number that fills me with satisfaction, but nor does it embarrass me."Many have shared their anger at the Duke of Sussex, sharing such details, including Andrew who took to Twitter in view of 1.2 million followers.He wrote: "Harry’s claim that he killed 25 Taliban is a nightmare — an absolute nightmare — for his security teams.

Warner Bros. Discovery has exited its £60M ($72M) shareholding in fledgling UK news channel GB News, having been bought out by existing backers Legatum Ventures Limited and Sir Paul Marshall.

Andrew Neil on Twitter after the journalist shared an article entitled that claimed Mock the Week "deserved to be axed”.The BBC programme's host Dara fired back at Andrew, referring to his short tenure with GB News.Yesterday, Andrew shared Patrick West’s Spectator article “Mock the Week deserved to be cancelled” in view of his 1.2 million followers.Soon afterwards, Dara responded: “Still, at least I didn’t bail on it after two weeks and f*** off to my house in France, eh Andrew?“All the best!” the presenter added with a sarcastic kiss.Despite being the lead presenter and chairman of the network GB News, Andrew took a leave of absence a fortnight after the channel launched in June of last year, quitting entirely after just eight months.The BBC announced this week that the comedy panel programme, Mock the Week, was ending after 17 yearsA BBC spokesperson stated: “The next series of Mock The Week will be the last.“We are really proud of the show but after 21 series we have taken the difficult decision in order to create room for new shows.”In light of the news, Dara quipped at the time: "That's it folks, the UK has finally run out of news."The storylines were getting crazier and crazier; Global pandemics, divorce from Europe, novelty short-term prime ministers.“It couldn’t go on,” he added.Mock The Week started in 2005 and Dara has been on the show throughout its long run.The show also features Hugh Dennis and a host of other high-profile comedians.As chairman of The Spectator, the article Andrew shared made the argument that Mock The Week was “well past its time” whilst also claiming that the BBC’s progressive decision in 2014 to no longer create all-male panel shows “compromised” its quality.Some of Dara’s fans flocked to

Rishi Sunak has trolled his rival Liz Truss for chickening out of a TV interview with veteran broadcaster Andrew Neil.

Kate Garraway says husband Derek is back in hospital[LATEST]Michael Parkinson enjoys rare public appearance with wife at Wimbledon[PICTURES]'See why few watch' Andrew Neil forced to switch off BBC's Newsnight[TV]But others were less agreeable, as Jon stated: "What has Anita Dobson got on?"Marie added: "Love Anita Dobson but that dress….oh my! Longer is more classy at 73."Anita - who played Angie Watts from 1985 to 1988 - and Brian, 74, have been married since 2000.The legendary guitarist recently credited his wife with "saving his life" after complications from a heart attack that "nearly killed" him.The rocker suffered a heart attack in May 2020 shortly after incurring a separate, unconnected gardening injury which left him hospitalised.Recalling how he could "hardly crawl across the floor", the rocker sweetly praised his soap star wife, Anita, for taking care of him.He said: "She was incredible.She totally saved my life because I couldn't do anything and she just kind of nursed me, so I will forever be in her debt."She did an incredible job on me."

Naga Munchetty, 47, discussed Monday’s vote of no-confidence after Prime Minister Boris Johnson won by a slim majority. A total of 211 Conservative MPs voted that they were confident in Mr Johnson, whereas 148 voted that they were not.While hosting Radio 5 Live today, Naga spoke to BBC correspondents who were scattered around the UK to get a feel for the public’s opinion.Midlands-based correspondent, Phil Mackie, spoke to locals in Northfield, Birmingham.He discussed how Northfield was a target seat for the Tories after switching from Labour in the 2019 general election, for the first time since 1992.Phil then told Naga that there is a sense that people are becoming “tired with the whole debate” and some would like to “see a line drawn over what happened last night”.Naga responded: “You know what Phil...

Piers Morgan, 57, has taken to Twitter to confirm that he will be taking an extended break from his TalkTV show later this summer.The former Good Morning Britain presenter revealed his plans for the summer, while joking that he might not make it back.Piers wrote the message earlier this evening in view of his 7.9 million followers.He penned: "Apparently, I’m ‘going on holiday for 6 weeks’."The good news is that a real-life hologram of me will be hosting @PiersUncensored for the next 10 weeks."Then I’ll be hanging out in America for a bit with serial killers.So may or may not be back depending how that goes.."Many social media users took to the post's comments to express their view on Piers' news.40till5 said: "Didn't you just get back from your last holiday?"Mike32277328 suggested in response: "I think he's saying he has been 'sent' on holiday for six weeks by TalkTV and probably won't return."Piers Uncensored has been cancelled."LorraineSxxx commented: "CANCELLED - Oh well enjoy the break, it could be a long one!"News of his summer break comes after the huge drop in ratings on Piers' show.The opening night of Piers Uncensored attracted 400,000 viewers when he interviewed Donald Trump last month.However, the Official BARB (Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board) shared their data, which showed a recent episode to have an average of 24,000 views.News of Piers' break prompted comparisons on social media with Andrew Neil’s flight as GB News’s flagship presenter.Andrew announced he was going on holiday to France two weeks after the channel’s troubled launch and did not return to presenting duties.GentClassical jibed: "Piers is going on an Andrew Neil type of holiday."RichardChester added: "Piers Morgan taking a six-week break

Before Jimmy Savile died, he appeared to have the world fooled with his comedic, philanthropist persona - but his cunning jokes worked to disguise the truth.

Andrew Neil, who is chairman of the Spectator Magazine Group, has again publicly denounced GB News, declaring the months since he left have been "wonderful".The ex-editor of The Sunday Times took to the social media site to clarify his feelings after fielding a string of online comments about the beleaguered channel, during a day when he'd even threatened to file writs against tweeters."What was GB News the broadcasting arm of?" follower @edgregson quizzed of the presenter and publisher."Profit before news? Manufactured outrage?"He then added: "News is expensive, opinion is free."However an irate Andrew quickly tweeted back: "Ask GB News.

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K.J. Yossman Former GB News anchor Andrew Neil has filed a defamation lawsuit against U.S. businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri in London’s High Court.The suit, officially filed on Wednesday, is believed to stem from a Twitter conflict between the two in Dec.

Celebdaq? The time S Club 7 walked out of Liquid News as their PR interrupted Claudia Winkleman’s line of questioning? I was there. A good part of my youth was spent in front of BBC Three. But does it still work to watch it in the traditional way? After all, we are now in the age of streaming, when half the shows are already available to watch on iPlayer.

One of the best known state schools in Scotland has been hit by a kitchen crisis.

Prince William and Kate Middleton are said to have accepted their 'broken' relationship with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

Andrew Neil said he experienced a "rasping, chesty cough, wheezing windpipe, runny nose" and a sore throat just before Christmas amid Omicron fears. Despite his concerns, he said he didn't feel as though his lungs were threatened.The 72-year-old decided to take three lateral flow tests over 10 days, which all came back negative.He added: "Still not sure tests were right."In a further tweet shared this afternoon, the GB News founder continued: "I concluded from test results I had contracted what we used to call in days gone by the 'common cold' or even 'flu'."I’ve had lots of colds over the years — but never with this mix or longevity of symptoms.Eamonn Holmes details marriage issues with 'fed up' Ruth Langsford"So thought it prudent to

Andrew Neil stepped down as the GB News chairman after disagreeing with other senior managers about the direction in which the channel was heading.The 72-year-old has since revealed he has cut it off completely as he doesn't tune into it. On Twitter, the broadcaster was asked how the show was going by a Twitter username The Senior Labour Sauce.He replied: "No idea. Don’t watch it."His comment prompted many of his 1.1 million followers to share their thoughts.Steve Moran wrote: "Neither have I, since you stopped appearing."Keanu Reeves' personal tragedies after death of partner and baby"I think you may have got the best part of that deal," added Edward Price.Alex added: "You should.