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Andrew Neil says Prince Harry’s ‘unseemly’ claims about killing Taliban will ‘haunt him’

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
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Andrew Neil says Prince Harry’s ‘unseemly’ claims about killing Taliban will ‘haunt him’
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
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Andrew Neil takes swipe at BBC Breakfast over drought segment in veiled Twitter dig
BBC’s ex-political presenter Andrew Neil has taken a veiled dig at his former employer after a segment on BBC Breakfast about the current drought.Neil left his role at the BBC in 2021 and has been vocal about the company since his departure.The 73-year-old left to join GB News and recently took to Twitter to poke fun at the BBC’s early morning news show, hosted by Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt.READ MORE:BBC Breakfast's Carol Kirkwood reveals when she thinks she'll be axed from showDuring their show, Naga and Charlie spoke about the current heatwave and noted that some areas of the country are being severely affected by the drought.They spoke to a firefighter, who has attended a number of fires since it began, and weather presenter Sarah Keith-Lucas informed viewers that temperatures were on the rise.The presenters also spoke to Environment Agency expert John Curtin who said that rain could have “a detrimental effect”.He said: “When you turn on a tap or have a shower, that water comes out of rivers [...] that means we’re taking it away from the environment, or taking it away from a farmer that could be using it to irrigate or harvest crops that we will need for food [...].”He branded it as “something beyond normal” and that “rain in the next week" could "bring some respite from the drought”.Curtin then told viewers that there will be a “risk” that “comes with” the downpour, and showed them how “little the baked Earth absorbs the water”.As a result, there could be “flash floods” and farmers may “have to become makeshift firefighters” to “stop the fields burning”.A sceptical viewer didn’t hold back and tweeted about what they’d just seen.They wrote: “According to BBC Breakfast, even rain is bad now…”Former BBC presenter
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'Didn't f***off to France' Dara Ó Briain blasts Andrew Neil’s ‘Mock The Week deserved axe'
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
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'May or may not be back' Piers Morgan takes 6-week break from Talk TV amid drop in figures
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
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Piers Morgan gloats as new show beats BBC, Sky and GB News with impressive ratings
Piers Morgan's brand new talk show Uncensored made it's debut last night (April 25) - and according to the outspoken 57-year-old it got "bigger ratings than BBC News, Sky News and GB News combined".The former Good Morning Britain presenter has never been one to shy away from controversy, and it would seem his new TV show on TalkTV is nothing short of exactly that.The first episode of the talk show, that promises to take on 'cancel culture', featured an interview with former American president Donald Trump.The show averaged 300,000 viewers across 8pm in the UK, tripling the competition from BBC News and Sky News and pulling in 10 times the viewers of GB News.Piers gloated about the ratings in a post to his followers on Twitter this morning (April 26) with several fire emojis that read: "BREAKING NEWS: @PiersUncensored got bigger ratings at 8-9pm last night than BBC News, Sky News and GB News…. COMBINED!!! What a start - thanks for watching!!"Although the show had more viewing figures than last year’s launch of GB News, audiences plummeted below its rival after Morgan’s Uncensored show finished.The interview with Donald Trump at 8pm won a peak of 397,000 viewers, over-taking the 336,000 who watched Andrew Neil’s introduction to GB News.In response to the interview, Gary Lineker tweeted Piers, saying: "Congratulations, Tubs.
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