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David Baddiel is worried that if he continues to do stand up comedy forever it could ‘kill him’. The comedian, 60, has opened up on Good Morning Britain about stand up being an ‘all consuming’ job, to the point where he worries one day it will be the end of him. ‘Stand up and making people laugh live is psychologically very all-consuming, and you sometimes think, I don’t think I can keep doing this until I die because it’s going to kill me,’ he said on Friday morning. However, the author – who co-wrote football anthem Three Lions with fellow…

It was billed as revolutionary but now Netflix appears to be abandoning plans to make interactive Entertainment a staple of its content offering. These titles allowed viewers to participate in the story by making a series of choices that determined the outcome of the overall narrative, but the streaming giant is very quietly removing 20 of their 24 interactive movies and shows from their platform. The only remaining interactive titles that will still be available to watch on Netflix are the very popular Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, the star-studded Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs the Reverend, and the Bear Grylls survival…

EU leaders tell Trump to stand up to ‘bully’ Putin as Starmer is warned Britain can’t rely on US for defence Sir Keir Starmer and fellow European leaders have urged Donald Trump to stand up to the “bully” Vladimir Putin as they digest the potential consequences of the historic Republican election victory in the US. Volodymyr Zelensky made a desperate appeal at the European Political Community (EPC) summit in Budapest for leaders to continue their support for Ukraine in its war with Russia amid fears that Mr Trump will try to force a deal involving concessions. It came as Sir…

Father and son jailed for murder plot after hiring ‘female assassin in hijab disguise’ A father and son who hired a hijab-wearing female assassin to carry out a gun attack have been jailed after their assassination plot was bungled. Mohammed Aslam, 58, and Mohammed Nabil Nazir, 30, from Derby, orchestrated the attack on a rival family in September 2019. The suspected would-be killer, a US woman identified during the trial as Aimee Betro, threatened Sikander Ali with a gun and tried to shoot him at a range of six to seven yards but the pistol jammed, allowing him to flee…

Labour minister struggles to name any benefits of Trump election win A Labour minister struggled to name any benefits of Donald Trump returning to the White House in an awkward Question Time grilling. The Minister for Industry, Sara Jones was asked about the Republican’s historic win repeatedly by host Fiona Bruce when she appeared on the show on Thursday evening (7 November). Discussing trade between the UK and the US, the BBC host stepped in to tell her: “None of that is specific to Trump?” Ms Bruce added: “Can you not think of any benefits?” https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/trump-labour-minister-question-time-fiona-bruce-b2643579.html

David Lammy dismisses past criticism of Donald Trump  Foreign secretary David Lammy has dismissed his past criticism of Donald Trump in his first interview since the Republican’s election victory. Mr Lammy previously described the president-elect as a “woman-hating, neo-Nazi-sympathising sociopath”. In his first interview since Trump’s victory, he appeared on BBC’s Newscast podcast to discuss the future of the UK’s relationship with the US. Lammy said he sees Trump as “someone that we can build a relationship with in our national interest”. The foreign secretary also praised Trump’s election campaign as “very well run”. https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/lammy-responds-trump-criticism-bbc-podcast-b2643591.html

Kemi Badenoch slashes two points off Labour’s lead in her first week as Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has cut into Keir Starmer’s poll lead in her first week as Conservative Party leader, closing the gap by two points. The Techne UK weekly tracker poll for The Independent has revealed in the week since she took over from Rishi Sunak, Ms Badenoch has increased the Conservative support by one point to 25 per cent while Labour has fallen a point to 29 per cent reducing the gap from six points to four. It comes in a difficult week for Sir Keir’s…

David Lammy breaks silence on past criticism calling Trump ‘neo-Nazi-sympathising sociopath’ for first time David Lammy has moved to dampen down speculation of a rift with Donald Trump after his comments branding the president-elect “a racist KKK and Nazi sympathiser” resurfaced. In an article in 2018 the now foreign secretary wrote about Mr Trump’s first official visit to the UK and described him as a “tyrant” and “a woman-hating, neo-Nazi-sympathising sociopath”. However, in his first interview since the president-elect’s victory he told the BBC Newcast podcast that Mr Trump’s campaign was “very well run”, adding: “I felt in my bones…

Royal news – live: Kate Middleton to make poignant return to duty as Prince William opens up on ‘brutal’ 2024 The Princess of Wales is continuing her steady return to royal duties as she prepares to appear at two remembrance events over the weekend. Kate, who announced she had finished cancer treatment in September, is to attend both the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph and the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday. Meanwhile, the Queen’s attendance at Remembrance events will be subject to medical advice nearer the time, the Palace said. Camilla, 77, is unwell…

Prince William has opened up about the ‘brutal’ year he and his family have faced following his wife’s cancer diagnosis. William also discussed his father’s cancer diagnosis and expressed how proud he was of both of them for the way they handled their health issues.