Ian Hislop: Last News

Ian Hislop, the sharp-witted editor of satirical magazine Private Eye, has given an update following an alarming incident where the rear window of his cab suddenly shattered. Initially, there was a flurry of concern that the celebrated panellist of Have I Got News For You had been caught in a firearm incident after his London taxi appeared to be struck by what was thought to be a bullet.Thankfully, Met Police have since quashed such fears, stating they've found "no evidence of a firearms discharge at this time".The authorities are still piecing together what happened during the unnerving event on the morning of Tuesday 1 October in Soho.

BBC star Ian Hislop has been injured after he was struck by an electric bike as he was crossing a road.The 64-year-old hurt his head in the accident and has been seen wearing a large bandage on the place he was hit by the bike.The star was given medical attention and medics applied the dressing. According to reports, he is now said to be "OK".The incident was confirmed in a statement from Private Eye to The Sun. His bandage was on show as he went to an event that same evening with his wife of 36 years, Victoria Hislop.

Lorraine Kelly took a brutal swipe at her ITV co-star Richard Madeley while hosting Have I Got News For You. "What fun we had," the Scottish broadcaster quipped as she shared a clip of the scripted show. Reading from an autocue on Friday night's instalment of the BBC comedy show, she savagely said: "In other news, Rachel Reeves has been accused of lying on her CV.

Ian Hislop opened the BBC’s Have I Got News For You broadcast saying “I always say at this point I’m glad to be here, but this week I really mean it” following an incident which saw the rear window of a taxi he was travelling in smashed.

Private Eye editor Ian Hislop has expressed his thanks to "everyone for their concern" following an incident which saw the rear window of a taxi he was travelling in smashed.

Police are investigating a suspected gunshot that hit the window of a taxi carrying Ian Hislop, the editor of the satirical magazine Private Eye, in Soho, central London.The black cab driver reported to Scotland Yard that he was stuck in traffic just after 10am on Tuesday when he heard what sounded like a bullet hitting his vehicle.The incident took place on Dean Street, not far from Oxford Street and the Private Eye office. Have I Got News For You star Ian, who has been at the helm of the publication known for its sharp wit and investigative journalism since 1986, and the cab driver were both unharmed, according to The Guardian.

The Oscar-nominated novelist, screenwriter and essayist Nick Hornby below writes a special tribute for Deadline commemorating Jenne Casarotto, his agent for nearly 30 years, who died on February 29 aged 77.

Steph McGovern has confirmed she is returning to TV five months after her daytime chat show Steph’s Packed Lunch was axed by Channel 4. She recently posted a selfie to Instagram showing her in a car with her stylist on the way to her latest TV appearance.

Renowned newsreader Clive Myrie, 58, has shed light on why he was hastily removed from BBC News At Ten, following his guest appearance on Have I Got News For You (HIGNFY). Citing an issue of timing, he explained that the two programmes aired "too close" to one another.

Harry Hill has jumped on the bandwagon and mocked Holly Willoughby following her statement over the Phillip Schofield scandal on This Morning.

Holly Willoughby and the This Morning saga. On Monday, the Wylde Moon founder returned to the ITV daytime show for the first time since Phillip Schofield admitted to an ‘unwise but not illegal’ affair with a younger runner. In a widely-mocked speech to audiences, Holly, 42, began: ‘Firstly, are you ok?’‘It feels very strange indeed sitting here without Phil,’ she continued.

Carol Vorderman has speculated on who she thinks is going to replace Phillip Schofield on This Morning after he quit the show and admitted to having an affair with a 'much younger colleague'. The 61-year-old presenter sensationally quit This Morning last Saturday after 21 years of fronting the show, amid reports of an ongoing 'feud' with his co-host Holly Willoughby.

Alexander Armstrong highlighted an X-rated Celtic fans’ chat at the Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden during on BBC programme 'Have I Got News For You' when discussing the coronation of King Charles.

A UK footballer turned commentator has been called out on a TV quiz show for his hypocrisy in taking a World Cup commentary role in Qatar, where he has previously highlighted human rights abuses.

The One Show, where they answered a series of questions about the show following the return of its 64th series.

Greece, even taking part in their version of Strictly Come Dancing.

Lizzo joked about the ‘rumour’ that she was pregnant with the child of actor Chris Evans while hosting Saturday Night Live last night (16 April). The “Juice” singer-songwriter had previously joked with the Avengers star about expecting a child together, after she had drunkenly messaged him on Instagram. During the opening monologue on SNL, Lizzo, whose real name is Melissa Jefferson, said: “While I’m hear I do want to address some rumours.

BBC journalist Clive Myrie, 57, made a couple of well-aimed jokes about Will Smith on Have I Got News For You tonight. Will Smith, 53, caused an uproar last Sunday after he slapped Chris Rock, 57, across the face live on the Oscars stage after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, 50. Clive hosted popular BBC One political show Have I Got News For You tonight. When he was introducing the show, Clive said: “Now, just to be on the safe side after what happened at the Oscars, I’ve cut all the jokes about Ian’s wife."At this point, the camera panned to Ian Hislop, 61, who chuckled amusedly as Clive made a hand gesture to indicate a slap. Ian added in: “And I’m going to repeat the ones about Rishi Sunak’s wife.”Ian, who is married to popular author Victoria Hislop, made the quip in reference to the Chancellor of the Exchequer following his comparisons he made to Hollywood actors Will and Jada.Mr Sunak said he finds it "very upsetting" that his wife has faced criticism over shares she owns in a tech company operating in Russia.He then likened his feelings to that of Will, whose wife Jada was mocked at the Oscars. Joking about the slap Will administered to Chris, however, he pointed out: “At least I didn't get up and slap anybody, which is good.” Mr Sunak's wife Akshata Murty owns shares thought to be worth more than £400m in Indian firm Infosys, founded by her father, Narayana."I think it's totally fine for people to take shots at me.

supports HTML5 videoIan Hislop has torn into MPs over issues including sleaze, second jobs, and lobbying, as he told them that the public is ‘sick of being taken for fools’.The Have I Got News For You host and editor of Private Eye, who’s no stranger to holding the government to account, appeared before the standards watchdog on Tuesday when he gave the impassioned speech.Speaking about some MPs’ second jobs, Ian, 61, said: ‘What do you think these companies are paying the money for? Do you think they are chucking it away?‘When politicians declare their interests, why do they think businesses are paying them this money?‘I think the public is very sick of being taken for fools at the moment on all sorts of levels, and it is very sick of being taken for fools on this level.’His comments came as MPs have been embroiled in sleaze allegations over money earned outside Parliament, with Tory MP Owen Paterson resigning over findings that he lobbied on behalf of two companies paying him more than £100,000 per year.Ian went on: ‘I think we have to admit that the system failed in that Owen Paterson had obviously no idea he was breaking the code, and a large number of his fellow MPs decided that they had no idea either, and that the whole system wasn’t working.‘We have to redefine the term lobbying, and we have to incorporate some of the proposals you have made, and instead make them harder.’Ian also clashed with Tory MP Sir Bernard Jenkin.Sir Bernard said: ‘You can police rules and have tougher rules but lots of people will carry on gaming rules.

BBC magazine show Have I Got News For You for the first time last night.The new Mastermind presenter was full of witty jokes, including reflecting on Meghan Markle’s legal win this week.Clive was joined by Miles Jupp and Camilla Long on the episode, as well as regulars Ian Hislop and Paul Merton.The panel show looking back at the week that just happened was full of its usual jokes about the politicians, royals and the news.This week, the presenters were discussing Meghan’s latest victory in her court battle against the Mail on Sunday.The round started with a picture of the Duchess of Sussex, as the teams had to guess what the news story was.Camilla said: “This must be the case against the Mail on Sunday, which the Duchess of Sussex has won

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