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Former US senator Robert Menendez, 71, was sentenced to 11 years in prison Wednesday for corruption, including extortion, obstruction of justice, and accepting bribes tied to Egypt and Qatar. Gold bars and cash were found at his home. The New Jersey Democrat, convicted in July 2024, sought leniency but vowed to appeal. He chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Ex-US senator Bob Menendez gets 11 years for bribery, acting as Egypt's agent

Claudia Winkleman’s ‘truly unique’ show revived after The Traitors success Claudia Winkleman’s popularity has reached new heights after winning the nation over as host of The Traitors. Now her on-pause Channel 4 game show, One Question, is making a comeback. There’s no doubt that Claudia’s charm and steadfast chaotic commentary are a huge part of the BBC show Traitors’ success each year, with season three viewership peaking at over 10 million. So for fans who can’t get enough of the 53-year-old Strictly star, you’re in luck as she’ll be back on screen imminently for the suddenly rebooted quiz show,…

‘I was approached by BBC for Celebrity Traitors – but turned it down’ As the dust settles on the dramatic conclusion of The Traitors, viewers are now turning their attention to the UK’s first celebrity spin-off due to air on the BBC later this year. The rumoured names are impressive; with everyone from Stephen Fry to Friends legend Courteney Cox said to be heading to the Scottish castle for the ultimate game of deception overseen by the inimitable Claudia Winkleman. But there is one celebrity who definitely will not be insisting they’re ‘100% Faithful’ at the roundtable. And that’s…

Iconic Suits star ‘apologises profusely’ to dedicated fans ahead of spin-off series Suits star Gabriel Macht has revealed that he often finds himself apologizing to fans who changed their entire career paths because of the hit drama. The acclaimed legal drama aired for nine seasons between 2011 – 2019, and also starred Meghan Markle, Patrick J Adams, Sarah Rafferty and Gina Torres and Rick Hoffman. It focused on college dropout Mike Ross (Patrick) as he tricked his way into a job at New York law firm Pearson Hardman, working as the associate to cocky and ridiculously dapper lawyer Harvey Specter (Gabriel) – despite not…

Bruno Mars pokes fun at $50,000,000 gambling debt rumour Bruno Mars shocked fans with his return to music last week and now he’s taken a step further and joked about his supposed $50,000,000 debt. The 39-year-old singer dropped his racy track Fat, Juicy and Wet featuring Sexyy Red, 26, last week in a wild departure from his Grenade era. With reactions to the song going viral on TikTok, it wasn’t long before Bruno jumped into the charts with over 10million streams on Spotify. Thanks to this success, he is now the first-ever performer to hit a monthly total of…

Prime Video’s ‘steamy’ new drama smashes records despite scathing reviews Prime Video’s steamy new Spanish-language movie has broken records on the streaming platform despite rather dire reviews branding it ‘mind-pulverisingly bizarre’ and ‘nonsensical’. The young adult movie Your Fault (Culpa Tuya) has now officially become the most-watched international original film on Prime Video ever. Based on Mercedes Ron’s bestselling Culpables book trilogy – which initially started out as a Wattpad novel the author penned on the social media site – Your Fault was released in late December. During its first few days, it ranked in the number one spot…

Craig Revel Horwood takes swipe at Ola Jordan after ‘suggesting he’s replaced’ Craig Revel Horwood has taken a swipe as former Strictly Come Dancing professional Ola Jordan after calling out comments she made about him being ‘too nicely nicey’. The judge, 60, is one of the key fixtures of the BBC dancing competition who has judged on the show since its inception in 2004. More than 20 years on he still sits on the panel with fellow judges Anton Du Beke, Motsi Mabuse and head judge Shirley Ballas. Craig has now taken a swipe at Ola, 42, after she…

  Fans of bloody thriller have waited too long as season three trailer finally drops The trailer for the third season of Gangs of London has finally arrived, over two years after the explosive finale of the second season. The adrenaline-pumping Sky series is critically acclaimed with an impressive 86% on Rotten Tomatoes and praised by fans as ‘jaw-dropping’ and ‘unbelievable’. The famously gory show – starring Joe Cole and Paapa Esseideu – follows rival gangs and networks of criminal organisations across modern-day London – and in particular the impact on the powerful Wallace family empire. ‘Last night 600 people…

Dame Prue Leith’s Celebrity Bake Off replacement confirmed as cast is announced Dame Prue Leith’s longtime friend will take over as a co-judge in the Celebrity Bake Off special, Channel 4 has announced. The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer is returning this spring with many familiar faces – Alison Hammond, Noel Fielding and Paul Hollywood – and a surprise one-off replacement for Prue, 84. Caroline Waldegrave OBE, a former Managing Director and co-owner of Leiths School of Food and Wine, will appear in the special series which pits four celebrities against each other every episode…

Games Inbox: Will there be more than one Nintendo Switch 2 model? Is there more than one of them? (YouTube) The Thursday letters page isn’t sure what to think about PlayStation’s new leadership, as a reader asks whether Silent Hill 2 has been a success. Model collectionAs many have said, we currently still know very little about the Nintendo Switch 2. At the very minimum we have no idea what the extra button does but for all we know there could be other secrets of the hardware. But it occurred to me that no one’s asking a fairly obvious question:…