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‘Lame excuse’: British papers not convinced by PM Starmer’s Mandelson defence – Press Review

‘Lame excuse’: British papers not convinced by PM Starmer’s Mandelson defence – Press Review

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, April 21: British broadsheets and tabloids mock Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s address to the House of Commons, in which he defended himself over the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal. In France, former PM Gabriel Attal talks about “the love of his life”, but a conflict of interests could be on the table. Finally, hostile divorces lead to fights over unexpected objects. British papers are reacting to PM Keir Starmer’s latest address to the House of Commons, a week after he learned that his pick for US ambassador, Peter Mandelson, had failed security vetting. The Daily Mirror headlines with “They chose not to tell me”, referring to Starmer blaming other officials for keeping him in the dark. Morning Star writes that the “lame excuse fails to convince”. The Daily Mail‘s headline reads “It’s everyone’s fault but his”, adding that “Starmer finally admits he was wrong to appoint Mandelson – but still won’t resign”. In his address, Starmer said: “I know my story sounds incredible”. Metro answers him in its headline: “Incredible? Yes, prime minister”. The Daily …

Khaby Lame: The story behind the world’s most followed TikToker

Khaby Lame: The story behind the world’s most followed TikToker

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more His name is Khabane Lame, but he is known worldwide as Khaby Lame. Born in Dakar, Senegal, he is the most followed content creator on TikTok. He became famous for video clips in which he reacts to absurd “life hack” videos with a blank, slightly annoyed face, showing the hack wasn’t needed. At the time of writing, he has over 160 million followers: a world record achieved without uttering a single word. In January, he sold his brand rights for nearly US$1 billion. But there’s another dimension to his story that the western media rarely mentions: Khaby Lame is a practising Muslim and a hafiz, a Muslim devotee who has memorised the entire Quran. This was after being sent to a Quranic school near …

Piers Morgan Predicts Trump Will Become A ‘Lame Duck’ After 2026 Midterms

Piers Morgan Predicts Trump Will Become A ‘Lame Duck’ After 2026 Midterms

Piers Morgan has forecasted that President Donald Trump will become “a lame duck president” if the Republican Party loses the House in the 2026 midterms. On Monday’s episode of Piers Morgan Uncensored, the British broadcaster praised Trump for initiating a major shutdown of the US-Mexico border, then said that he was “going way too far” with the nationwide expansion of ICE raids. “Whilst [Trump] did brilliantly in shutting down the southern border after the ridiculous hemorrhaging, sort of open border under [former President Joe] Biden, and whilst he was quite right in assessing that Americans, broadly speaking from all the polls, are happy for people who are in the country illegally, who then commit crimes unconnected to their status, to be deported, it’s the behavior of ICE on the streets of American cities and towns in going way too far with people who may have been in the country for 10 years, raised kids, got jobs, paid taxes, and so on, that is not supported by the American people,” Morgan said. Morgan also predicted that …

Bill Maher slams Trump ‘hypocrites’ for ‘lame’ excuses about racist clip depicting Obamas as apes

Bill Maher slams Trump ‘hypocrites’ for ‘lame’ excuses about racist clip depicting Obamas as apes

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email Bill Maher ripped into the Trump administration on Real Time Friday for their “lame” defense of a racist post shared on the president’s Truth Social account depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. The video showed the former president and first lady’s faces superimposed onto apes in a jungle, swaying side to side and smiling as the song “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” played in the background. Trump has since refused to apologize for sharing the video, which was later deleted, claiming he only watched part of it and blaming his staff. “Trump did a Roseanne,” Maher said Friday, referencing comedian Roseanne Barr, whose infamous tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett led to the cancellation of her sitcom Roseanne in 2018. “The defense, I thought, from the administration, was rather lame. They said, ‘He did not mean to hit share. He meant to hit like,’” …

The irresistible rise of TikToker Khaby Lame

The irresistible rise of TikToker Khaby Lame

Influencer Khaby Lame at the Web Summit in Lisbon, November 10, 2025. PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP For the past three years, he has been the world’s most-followed TikToker. On the platform where, without uttering a word, he mocks unnecessarily complicated situations, Khaby Lame has more than 160 million followers. But the 25-year-old Senegalese-Italian influencer is now more than just a content creator. His company, Step Distinctive Limited, was just sold to Hong Kong-based holding group Rich Sparkle Limited for $975 million. The deal will transform his content production, with the stated goal of generating $4 billion in annual profits. At the center of the strategy is the development of a “digital twin” built using artificial intelligence. This would allow content to be produced “on a scale that goes beyond human constraints of scheduling and time zones,” according to Rich Sparkle Holdings Limited, which announced the completion of the purchase on January 11. Lame reportedly authorized the use of his biometric data for this purpose. With clever editing and signature facial expressions, the influencer’s …