Windfall tax ruled out by UK Government as oil companies bank soaring profits

Ben Stiller revealed why he thinks his friend Pete Davidson is such a hit with the ladies as he chatted to Howard Stern on his show Wednesday.

dropped Wednesday by Vanity Fair. Sharpe, 87, and Holiday, 91, were interviewed by Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering, the duo behind the controversial HBO docuseries “Allen v. Farrow.” Golden Globe winner Sharpe recounted being cast opposite Lewis — who died in 2017 at the age of 91 — in the 1964 flick “The Disorderly Orderly.” She alleged that while she was in wardrobe getting fitted for her costumes, Lewis told everyone but her to exit the room.

Kim Kardashian is experiencing some of la dolce vita! The 41-year-old reality star stepped out in Italy on Wednesday in several all-leather looks for Milan Fashion Week. She was first spotted in a caramel-colored leather boiler suit from Prada with a black bralet top and shades. She paired the look with matching caramel gloves and pointy gray heels. Hours later, the mother of four went full matrix in an all-black leather look to attend the Prada show, sitting front row.

Warning: This story contains spoilers for the online game Wordle.They felt like an American Wordler in London.Amid ongoing complaints that the New York Times ruined Wordle, Thursday’s answer caused an uproar among US-based players, who deemed the answer decidedly “too British.” A Twitter thread detailing the allegedly Anglocentric vocab — spoilers below — is currently blowing up online.For the uninitiated, the viral brain teaser — in which players get six tries to guess a new five-letter word each day — has become a daily routine for puzzle lovers of late. Nonetheless, American Wordlers were flummoxed by Wordle 250’s answer “bloke” — British slang for “man,” which they found incomprehensible to anybody who didn’t live across the pond.

A Blackpool mum has been jailed for nearly 10 years after allowing her daughter with Down's Syndrome to starve to death in a 'squalid room'.

Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie have enjoyed their own careers while in the Royal Family - but it wasn’t always going to be this way. While experts ponder the future of Princess Eugenie and Beatrice after Prince Andrew’s scandal, one historian has uncovered a ‘cruel’ plan which could have stripped them of their Her Royal Highness titles as children. Royal historian Marlene Koenig told Express.co.uk: “There was a discussion that the York princesses would lose their royal style and become styled as children of a Duke and that got vetoed.

Peter Andre and Piers Morgan have led the celebrity reactions to the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Both Pete and Piers took to social media to share their thoughts on the crisis after Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine, with explosions heard across major cities. Pete, who turns 49 later this week, shared a snap of a news story about the situation and called it “heartbreaking”.

Ruth Langsford "wasn't happy" with husband Eamonn Holmes for reigniting their feud with Phillip Schofield, a source has exclusively told OK!. In an interview published over the weekend, Eamonn, 62, claimed Phillip, 59, was "renowned for snubbing people" – and his comments have reportedly upset his own wife. Reports of behind-the-scenes disagreements on This Morning are nothing new but a source tells OK! that Ruth, 61, had been hoping to put them "behind her" and continue her career at ITV, where she still hosts Loose Women.The source says: "There's no way back for Eamonn at ITV so he feels like he didn’t have anything to lose by speaking out.

Spencer Pratt is saying exactly what he thinks in his latest TikTok clips.

Tyler Perry is still miffed at Jimmy Kimmel.

Sam Waterston is a Hollywood icon. The 81-year-old actor has been in the business for nearly four decades now. He memorably starred as D.A. James McCoy in Law & Order, and will be reprising the role as the NBC series returns for a 21st season after being off the air for 12 years. Sam also starred in The Newsroom and Grace & Frankie on television, while his notable film credits include 1974’s The Great Gatsby, The Killing Fields, and The Man in the Moon.

NAACP Image Awards has officially been kicked off! As usual, this year's ceremony honoring people of color across television, music, literature and film is preceded by a week-long celebration, with five nights of virtual awards leading up to Saturday's live telecast.Hosted by returning emcee and seven-time NAACP Image Awards winner Anthony Anderson, the ceremony will include Issa Rae, Kerry Washington, LL Cool J, Morgan Freeman, Questlove, Tiffany Haddish, Zendaya and more presenting awards, while Samuel L. Jackson accepts the NAACP Chairman's Award and Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the 1619 Project, receives the Social Justice Impact Award.The preceding non-televised nights will be hosted by actor and comedian Affion Crockett, with awards presented by Cory Hardrict, Demetrius Shipp Jr., Khleo Thomas, Lori Harvey, Wendy Raquel Robinson and more.

BBC News presenter Victoria Derbyshire has admitted that she was forced to delete a tweet for breaking BBC guidance on impartiality.The newsreader, 53, took to Twitter to confirm that she had removed the tweet as it didn't meet the BBC's standards.In view of her 163,300 followers, the host announced the reason behind her deleted post.Victoria wrote: "Hi hve deleted a tweet abt crime figs/fraud/computer misuse etc because it didn’t properly meet the BBC’s guidance on impartiality." (sic)Express.co.uk has contacted a representative for the BBC for comment.Earlier in the week, Victoria slammed an MP over crime statistics provided by Boris Johnson.Watching her colleague Sophie Raworth's interview with Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, Victoria didn't hold back as she blasted the Government for "insulting voters".The Business minister insisted Prime Minister Boris Johnson didn't lie about the percentage of national crime figures that had been tackled by the Tories.It comes after the official Twitter account for BBC Politics shared a clip from the interview, showing the "selective" response to the question regarding crime rates.The tweet read: "Why did PM Boris Johnson tell Parliament that Government is cutting crime by 14 per cent when that’s not true?"Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng: 'All I know is that certainly on the doorstep people are saying that there is progress being made.'"Clearly a little confused by Kwarteng's reply, Victoria hit out: "Errrr crime is down if you take out certain crimes??!!"Time to stop insulting voters’ intelligence?" she raged.In the interview, the Business Secretary told Raworth he "didn't know why" she said the statistics were "untrue".He said: "I don't know what the evidence is for it not

Boris Johnson ending Covid isolation rules is a "distraction" from the PM's lockdown party scandal, according to a Scots health expert.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson could face a £10,000 fine over the partygate scandal as police move to question those involved in the rule-breaking events.

A public health expert has warned it would “probably be very unwise” for Scotland to follow England in lifting the self-isolation requirement if they test positive for covid.

A public health expert has warned it would “probably be very unwise” for Scotland to follow England in lifting the self-isolation requirement if they test positive for covid.

The Scottish Government has confirmed 15 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours,

Keir Starmer has been cleared of breaking lockdown rules after he was filmed drinking a beer in an office.

Boris Johnson's wife Carrie believes the Prime Minister's enemies are targeting her in a "brutal briefing campaign".

Greater Manchester's Mayor is urging the government to 'take the politics out' of the Clean Air Zone and finally get the issue resolved.