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Daily Mail
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Rowling offers to give honest review of Nicola Sturgeon's memoirs
Turbo-tongued author Kathy Lette recalls presenting a cup to a young Prince William at a polo event and being advised that protocol meant she should kiss him on the cheek. 'As Prince William strode towards me, I thought I'd liven things up,' she tells Woman & Home. ''Apparently, I have to kiss you. Do you want tongue?' I joked. 'Oh!' William blushed. 'Perhaps later!' As William's granny, the late Queen advised: 'Recollections may vary.'' Kathy! Keir Starmer won't want Donald Trump getting wind of his rejection of free honorary membership of the Ellesborough Golf Club when he visits Scotland this week. The freebie is offered to all PMs since Chequers became the PM's country seat in 1917. From David Lloyd George to Rishi Sunak, everyone accepted until Starmer said no. It could be awkward should Trump want to play the course which once hosted Bill Clinton. Might Starmer have to fork out the £1,978 membership fee? Reflecting on the resignation of married Astronomer CEO Andy Byron, after he was caught on camera cuddling a female colleague at a Coldplay concert, Andrew Neil cheekily quips: 'It must have come as a terrible shock/embarrassment to his wife when it was inadvertently revealed he was a fan of Coldplay.' While Nicola Sturgeon faces ridicule after being compared to Barack Obama in an official puff for her upcoming memoirs, the politician's old foe JK Rowling offers her services. 'I am available to review Nicola Sturgeon's memoir,' the billionaire author now announces. 'No fee required, as long as you don't edit out the swear words.' Filming The Hobbit in New Zealand, Stephen Fry defied director Peter Jackson's ban on bungee jumping. 'What had happened was Orlando Bloom, who played Legolas, this elf thing, had had a few days off and he went bungee jumping,' recalls Fry. 'And as sometimes happens it made his eyes bulge and pop. And they bulged and they stayed bulged for a few days andso they couldn't film him when he got back. So a memo went out to say no bungee jumping. And I hadn't seen the memo, but fortunately my eyes didn't bulge.' Looking back on accepting an invitation to Colin Tennant's Scottish borders residence, 80s TV presenter Steve Blacknell recalls: 'There clinking on the piano with a cigarette hanging out of her gob, was a very, very p***ed Princess Margaret. She was playing, rather badly, [the John Cleese song] I've Got A Ferret Sticking Up My Nose. And she's saying, 'Well come on, dance!'' Wasn't Mags a great loss to the Vaudeville stage?
Times
20-07-2025
- Politics
- Times
I ran the lives of the Obamas for two years
T he moment Donald Trump arrived to take occupancy of the White House was, of course, marked as he meant to go on by a bit of protocol-defying trouble. One hand — unseen behind the front door — was there to fix it. For days the White House had rehearsed the mechanics of how Donald and Melania Trump would ascend the North Portico steps to greet Barack and Michelle Obama, the outgoing president and first lady of the United States. No gifts, then handshakes, then photographs. Deesha Dyer was in her last hours as the White House social secretary for the Obamas in January 2017, hiding herself in a fold of curtain at the front window to supervise this crucial encounter. As soon as she spied Melania appearing out of the car with an enormous turquoise Tiffany & Co box, 'I was so mad … so mad,' Dyer writes in her new memoir, Undiplomatic. 'I'd confirmed with the Trump advance team there would be no gift exchange.'
The Guardian
12-07-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Bangladesh caretaker government overturns use of ‘sir' to address female officials
Bangladesh's caretaker government has overturned a longstanding protocol requiring female officials to be addressed as 'sir', calling it an 'odd' relic of the regime of the ousted leader, Sheikh Hasina. The interim administration, headed by the Nobel peace prize winner Muhammad Yunus, took office last year after the former prime minister was overthrown by a student-led uprising, forcing her to flee to neighbouring India. A statement issued by the press wing of the caretaker government late on Thursday said the directive mandating the use of 'sir' for women in official roles had been 'annulled'. 'During Sheikh Hasina's nearly 16-year-long autocratic rule, a directive was reportedly issued requiring public officials to address her as 'sir',' it said. 'This practice extended to other high-ranking women officials, who were – and still are – being called 'sir', which is clearly odd.' A new committee has been formed to revise other protocol-related directives, the statement added. A female official told AFP that the caretaker government took the call without consulting the women in public roles. 'The tradition began during Sheikh Hasina's tenure, but many women officers supported it, finding the address gender-neutral,' said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity. Hasina, 77, who has defied orders to return to Dhaka, faces several charges at Bangladesh's international crimes tribunal for alleged crimes committed during a crackdown on the protests that led to her toppling. Responding to the charges, Hasina's Awami League party condemned the trial process and said the tribunal was a 'kangaroo' court. Up to 1,400 people were killed between July and August 2024, according to the United Nations. Prosecutors claim that Hasina held overall command responsibility for the violence. She has denied all allegations against her.
The Guardian
11-07-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Bangladesh caretaker government overturns use of ‘sir' to address female officials
Bangladesh's caretaker government has overturned a longstanding protocol requiring female officials to be addressed as 'sir', calling it an 'odd' relic of the regime of the ousted leader, Sheikh Hasina. The interim administration, headed by the Nobel peace prize winner Muhammad Yunus, took office last year after the former prime minister was overthrown by a student-led uprising, forcing her to flee to neighbouring India. A statement issued by the press wing of the caretaker government late on Thursday said the directive mandating the use of 'sir' for women in official roles had been 'annulled'. 'During Sheikh Hasina's nearly 16-year-long autocratic rule, a directive was reportedly issued requiring public officials to address her as 'sir',' it said. 'This practice extended to other high-ranking women officials, who were – and still are – being called 'sir', which is clearly odd.' A new committee has been formed to revise other protocol-related directives, the statement added. A female official told AFP that the caretaker government took the call without consulting the women in public roles. 'The tradition began during Sheikh Hasina's tenure, but many women officers supported it, finding the address gender-neutral,' said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity. Hasina, 77, who has defied orders to return to Dhaka, faces several charges at Bangladesh's international crimes tribunal for alleged crimes committed during a crackdown on the protests that led to her toppling. Responding to the charges, Hasina's Awami League party condemned the trial process and said the tribunal was a 'kangaroo' court. Up to 1,400 people were killed between July and August 2024, according to the United Nations. Prosecutors claim that Hasina held overall command responsibility for the violence. She has denied all allegations against her.
Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
ICP Approaches $5 as Breakout Volume and DeFi BTC Flows Signal Strength
Internet Computer (ICP) advanced 2.98% over the past 24 hours to trade at $4.9487, breaking past the critical $4.90 resistance and forming a base for further upside toward the key psychological $5.00 level. The rally reflects not only strong technical momentum but also growing traction in the protocol's ecosystem - particularly in Bitcoin-integrated DeFi. The total supply of ckBTC (Chain-Key Bitcoin) on ICP has increased from 254 to 349 tokens since June 9, a 37% rise in under a month, a post on X highlighted. This marks an uptick in Bitcoin inflows into ICP's DeFi infrastructure, which offers secures fast interoperability. On the price action side, ICP traded within a $0.21 range between $4.73 and $4.93, with a clear upward bias. Momentum intensified with volume bursts and higher-lows structure. The surge from $4.90 to $4.93 during the 10:41–11:40 UTC window was powered by institutional-style accumulation, peaking at 59,999 units at 11:29 UTC, well above the daily average. ICP had held support at $4.73, and a successful retest of $4.90 at 10:52 UTC confirmed it as a new support floor. With structural strength in place, growing ecosystem usage, and DeFi-driven demand from ckBTC, ICP appears well-positioned to challenge the next upside milestone. ICP gained 3% over 24 hours, trading between $4.73 and $4.93. Support held firm at $4.73, forming the base for the rally. Breakout above $4.90 was confirmed at 10:59 UTC with strong follow-through. Volume surges at 11:23 (33,830 units), 11:28 (27,673 units), and 11:29 (59,999 units) indicate accumulation. A pullback to $4.90 at 10:52 UTC was successfully defended before fresh highs. Ecosystem usage grows as ckBTC supply on ICP rises 37% since June 9, per X. Parts of this article were generated with the assistance from AI tools and reviewed by our editorial team to ensure accuracy and adherence to our standards. For more information, see CoinDesk's full AI Policy. Sign in to access your portfolio
