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Adam Thomas says he’s in therapy after I’m A Celebrity clashes with David Haye and Jimmy Bullard

Adam Thomas says he’s in therapy after I’m A Celebrity clashes with David Haye and Jimmy Bullard

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Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Adam Thomas has revealed that he’s started seeing a therapist after being “changed” by his time on I’m A Celebrity: South Africa. The current series of the spin-off has been the most dramatic to date – particularly for Thomas, who was regularly picked on by campmate David Haye before the boxer was eliminated from the competition. In an episode that aired earlier this week, Thomas furiously shouted at Jimmy Bullard during a trial after the footballer said, “I’m a celebrity, get me out of here,” resulting in both Thomas and himself being eliminated from the competition. Thomas was later allowed to stay in the competition due to the unfair nature of his exit. Now, the former Emmerdale star has opened up about the toil that his time on the jungle took on his mental health. Adam Thomas clashed with Jimmy Bullard …

Gemma Collins clashes with Sinitta over previous theatre role as tensions rise on I’m A Celeb

Gemma Collins clashes with Sinitta over previous theatre role as tensions rise on I’m A Celeb

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Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Gemma Collins is set to face emotional turmoil and a heated confrontation with pop star Sinitta in the upcoming episode of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! South Africa. The reality television personality, who previously exited the show early, is seen struggling with the harsh realities of jungle life, tearfully admitting her fear of appearing vulnerable to her fellow campmates. A preview of Thursday’s instalment reveals Collins’ ongoing difficulties, as she confides in the Bush Telegraph about needing to contact her agent after enduring “the worst possible bed” in the Savannah Slum camp. Her complaints about the living conditions also provided a moment of levity for her campmates. “We shouldn’t be suffering,” she declared. “Like, let’s get real, we are celebrities – do you know what I mean? No one should have to suffer like this, let alone a …

Scathing UN Report Calls on Syria to Investigate Abuses During Deadly Clashes With Druze Last Year

Scathing UN Report Calls on Syria to Investigate Abuses During Deadly Clashes With Druze Last Year

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BEIRUT (AP) — A United Nations inquiry said Friday that there is “no indication” Syria has investigated violations its forces committed during sectarian clashes last summer in which at least 1,700 people died, the vast majority from the Druze religious minority. In a scathing report, the U.N. Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic urged Syria’s government to investigate the leadership of its security forces that allowed or organized sectarian attacks against the Druze community. The report estimates about 200,000 people were displaced in the violence in Sweida, the heartland of Syria’s Druze community. Among the dead were almost 200 women and children. In mid-July, armed groups affiliated with Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri clashed with local Bedouin clans, spurring intervention by government forces who effectively sided with the Bedouins. Targeted sectarian attacks, first against the religious minority group, and later the Bedouin community, and a series of abductions further soured ties. Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has vowed to investigate the events and hold perpetrators on all sides to account, including …

Rangers and Celtic fans in ‘shameful’ clashes on pitch after Scottish Cup tie | UK News

Rangers and Celtic fans in ‘shameful’ clashes on pitch after Scottish Cup tie | UK News

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Fans were involved in what police have described as “shameful” clashes on the pitch after Celtic knocked Rangers out of the Scottish Cup on penalties. Some Celtic fans ran on to the field at the final whistle to celebrate after their team secured a 4-2 win in the shootout, and a place in the competition’s semi-finals, after a goalless draw. Hundreds of Rangers supporters also ran on to the pitch at the end of the Old Firm derby. Image: Fans on the pitch at Ibrox after Celtic beat Rangers in a penalty shootout. Pic: PA Missiles were thrown, and there were some skirmishes, before order was restored by police and stewards, who formed a barrier between the two sets of supporters. Celtic’s team, backed by 7,500 fans at one end of the stadium, had not registered a shot on target during 120 minutes of action in Glasgow. Image: A flare on the pitch as police and stewards attempt to restore order. Pic: Reuters Police Scotland officers, along with stewards, were faced with “extreme hostility and …

Turkey’s Erdogan offers to try to revive a truce as Pakistan-Afghan border clashes enter sixth day

Turkey’s Erdogan offers to try to revive a truce as Pakistan-Afghan border clashes enter sixth day

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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday offered to mediate for a new ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan as border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan entered their sixth day. Pakistan’s army chief said lasting peace depends on Kabul cutting ties with militants targeting his country. The conflict erupted last week with Afghanistan launching attacks on Thursday in retaliation for Pakistani airstrikes the previous weekend. Since then, Pakistan has carried out operations along the border and declared it was in an “open war” with Afghanistan, alarming the international community. The ongoing clashes ended an earlier ceasefire brokered by Qatar and Turkey in October, when the two neighbors had again come close to a war. The truce, signed in Qatar at the time, was followed by six days of talks in Istanbul, which resulted in an agreement to extend the truce and hold a third round of negotiations in November. Those talks, held on Nov. 6 and Nov. 7 failed to produce any breakthrough and the process stalled. According to a statement from the …

Pakistan says its forces killed 67 Afghan troops in cross-border clashes. Kabul rejects the claim

Pakistan says its forces killed 67 Afghan troops in cross-border clashes. Kabul rejects the claim

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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghan forces attacked Pakistani military positions along the border early on Tuesday, triggering intense clashes that left 67 Afghan troops and one Pakistani soldier dead, officials in Islamabad said as cross-border fighting between the two countries entered its fifth day. The Taliban defense ministry in Kabul, the Afghan capital, rejected Pakistan’s claim. A ministry spokesman said Afghan forces in the past 24 hours repelled Pakistani attacks, destroying about a dozen military posts and killing four Pakistani soldiers. The latest Afghan-Pakistan escalation erupted last week with Afghanistan launching attacks on Thursday in retaliation for Pakistani airstrikes the previous weekend. Since then, Pakistan has carried out operations along the border and declared it was in an “open war” with Afghanistan, alarming the international community. On Tuesday, Pakistan said Afghan forces attacked Pakistan’s military in two sections of the two countries’ border. It said 16 locations were attacked along the southern part of the border, in the southwestern districts of Qilla Saifullah, Nushki and Chaman in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. Pakistani troops killed 27 members of …

The View panel clashes with guest host over Iran airstrikes: ‘This is an illegal war’

The View panel clashes with guest host over Iran airstrikes: ‘This is an illegal war’

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Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter The View’s regular panelists got into a heated debate with guest co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck about the recent joint U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran, which killed the country’s supreme leader and sparked a series of retaliatory attacks across the Middle East. Hasselbeck, 48, previously served as a regular co-host from 2003 to 2013. She returned for Monday’s episode, during which Whoopi Goldberg opened the floor for her fellow hosts to discuss the president’s controversial military action in the region. “I don’t think [Americans are] going to support it if the president of the United States does not make a case and clearly explain why we went in there and what the end game is,” Ana Navarro began. Clarifying that she is not an Iran expert, she noted: “I am a regular American, and I can tell you my reaction, and it …

Mideast clashes breach Olympic truce as athletes gather for Winter Paralympic Games : NPR

Mideast clashes breach Olympic truce as athletes gather for Winter Paralympic Games : NPR

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A view of the arena in Verona, Italy, where the opening ceremony for the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics takes place on March 6. The Paralympic Games are being overshadowed by military conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. Luca Bruno/AP hide caption toggle caption Luca Bruno/AP MILAN — Airstrikes by Israel and the United States against Iran, and counter-strikes launched by Iran against neighboring countries, breached the symbolic Olympic truce, approved by the United Nations, which urged nations to suspend all military activity until March 15. Fighting continued Sunday as more than 660 elite athletes with disabilities from around the world, including Iran, Israel and the U.S. were gathering in Italy for the Winter Paralympic Games. The family of at least one athlete remains stuck in Doha, Qatar, after air traffic was disrupted by the conflict. “They got on their flight from Doha to Venice and the flight turned around,” Michael Milton, a Paralympic Alpine skier from Canberra, Australia, told NPR. Milton said his wife and two teenage children spent 24 hours stranded in the airport …