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Bill Ritter praised for final sign off speech after longtime ABC News anchor reveals early Alzheimer’s diagnosis

Bill Ritter praised for final sign off speech after longtime ABC News anchor reveals early Alzheimer’s diagnosis

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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 Veteran ABC New York anchor Bill Ritter has been praised for his final sign off from the network after revealing his Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis. Alzheimer’s is a disease that progressively damages the brain. There is currently no cure. Ritter, 76, made the announcement during Friday evening’s Eyewitness News broadcast, which he revealed to be his last. “After a series of tests, my doctors have told me I have Alzheimer’s,” Ritter said. “It’s ‘early stage’ Alzheimer’s, and they say the treatments I’m getting are keeping it at bay. For now. But there is no guarantee, because there’s no cure yet for Alzheimer’s. So, unless someone finds an amazing cure, and soon, tonight will be the last newscast I anchor.” Ritter, who lost his father to the disease in June 1998, went on to say he will remain with the network “because this …

Today’s Craig Melvin praised for parenting following ‘unforgettable’ family post

Today’s Craig Melvin praised for parenting following ‘unforgettable’ family post

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Craig Melvin scored some major dad points this week as he enjoyed a family day out watching the New York Knicks defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the basketball playoffs. The Today Showhost took to Instagram to share a sweet snap from the special day. The selfie captured Craig posing alongside his wife, Lindsay Czarniak, and their two kids, Delano and Sybil, at the match. Craig smiled for the camera, dressed in a brown shirt, while his son, Delano, wore a gray sweater. Sybil was also dressed in a casual look that consisted of jeans and a gray hoodie. Lindsay looked stylish in a leather jacket and simple tee.  “Playoff basketball at the Garden just hits different. Took the family to Madison Square Garden last night to watch the Knicks take down Cleveland. The energy, the crowd, the memories…unforgettable. New York showed out! #Knicks #NYC #MSG,” penned Craig in the caption. © InstagramCraig Melvin with his family at a basketball match The NBC star’s followers flocked to the comments section to gush over Craig’s parenting. “Amazing …

Legends Reviews: Steve Coogan And Tom Burke Praised For Netflix Drama

Legends Reviews: Steve Coogan And Tom Burke Praised For Netflix Drama

Published by Sam Flores

If you’re a fan of a British drama, you’re definitely going to want to check out Netflix’s latest true crime adaptation. On Thursday morning, the streaming giant unveiled Legends, a star-studded drama telling the story of the undercover customs investigators who took part in an elaborate operation to take down a gang of illegal drug traffickers. An official synopsis for the show teases: “In the early 1990s, Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise was losing its battle with illegal drug smuggling across Britain’s borders. The solution was extraordinary. In a top-secret operation, a small team of Customs employees were sent undercover. Their task – to infiltrate Britain’s most dangerous drug gangs. “But these were not trained spies. They were normal men and women, plucked from ordinary lives around the UK, put through a basic training regime and tasked with building new identities in the criminal underworld. These identities were called Legends.” So far, critics have been heaping praise on the “gripping” series, praising performances by cast members Steve Coogan and Tom Burke, and indicating that it’s …

Food funding ‘not sufficient’ says school praised by DfE

Food funding ‘not sufficient’ says school praised by DfE

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The head of a school held up by the government as an exemplar of its planned school food revolution says current funding levels are “not sufficient” as it has to spend thousands of pounds offsetting costs. The Department for Education cited The Grove School in Devon when it announced plans to overhaul school food standards earlier this month. Hilary Priest, The Grove’s headteacher, was quoted as saying she was “incredibly proud” of her school’s meals, following a partnership with the charity Chefs in Schools. Source link

Keir Starmer Praised Peter Mandelson Before US Ambassadorship

Keir Starmer Praised Peter Mandelson Before US Ambassadorship

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Keir Starmer told Peter Mandelson he would “be brilliant” before it was announced he was to become the UK’s new ambassador to Washington, it has emerged. The prime minister also told of his excitement at finally being able to “work together side by side” with the then Labour peer. The embarrassing text message was revealed by The Spectator as Starmer’s premiership comes under fresh pressure over his decision to appoint Mandelson to the plum diplomatic role in December 2024. Mandelson only lasted six months in the post before being sacked over his links to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Earlier this year he was suspended by Labour and resigned from the House of Lords over allegations he passed secret government information to the billionaire financier during the global financial crash in 2008. The Mandelson scandal erupted again last week when it emerged that government officials had recommended he not be given security clearance to take up his ambassador role. Starmer then sacked Sir Olly Robbins, the Foreign Office’s top civil servant, for not informing him of …

Martin Clunes’ Huw Edwards Performance Praised By Critics

Martin Clunes’ Huw Edwards Performance Praised By Critics

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Martin Clunes has received widespread praise for his leading performance in a new drama about Huw Edwards, even if the show itself has proved to be more on the divisive side. The Wuthering Heights star portrayed the disgraced BBC News anchor in Power: The Downfall Of Huw Edwards, a feature-length drama which aired on 5 (the broadcaster previously known as Channel 5) on Tuesday evening. After the show aired, the Wuthering Heights actor received unanimous praise for his portrayal of Edwards. However, reviews for the show itself were considerably more mixed, ranging from a lowly two stars in The Independent and The Standard to a perfect score in the Daily Mail. Here’s a selection of what critics have had to say about Power: The Downfall Of Huw Edwards so far… “Martin Clunes is in total go-for-broke mode in the title role, uncannily furrowing his brow to just the right degree and bringing overqualified Welsh-accented gravitas to a script that asks him to repeatedly sink to all kinds of mucky carnal urges. The project he’s in, …

Black female footballers are praised for their strength, white players for their intelligence: what our study shows

Black female footballers are praised for their strength, white players for their intelligence: what our study shows

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For black female professional footballers, racism has become a distressingly regular part of the game. Earlier this year, England defender Jess Carter told the BBC that the racist abuse she received online during the 2025 Euros made her fearful to leave her hotel room. Black sportswomen routinely deal with racial abuse from fans and teammates. But less discussed is how their bodies, emotions and on-pitch performances are spoken about by sports commentators. It’s not just negative comments, either. Clear racial stereotypes emerge when comparing positive comments about black players with those about white players. Our 2025 study examines commentary during the 2019 Fifa Women’s World Cup, does just that. We analysed 2,905 comments of praise given to footballers during 80 hours of BBC and ITV coverage, across all 52 matches at the tournament. We found that white women were more frequently praised for their intelligence and technical proficiency, while black women received the most praise for their perceived physical prowess and natural athleticism. White players were more frequently praised skills learned through practice, such as …

Princess Anne praised by fans for reaction during Andrew scandal | Royal | News

Princess Anne praised by fans for reaction during Andrew scandal | Royal | News

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Princess Anne has been dubbed a “class act” for her humble reaction after receiving a surprise standing ovation during her latest appearance over the weekend. Just as her disgraced brother, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’s scandal erupted in England, the Princess Royal headed to Milan, Italy, on Saturday, to attend a Six Nations match between Scotland and Italy. Anne, who is patron of the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) and a huge fan of the sport, was caught on the big screen during the country’s first match of the tournament. In one moment, fans watching the match rose to their feet to cheer and applaud the royal, who was left stunned by their reaction. Just a second later, she started smiling before making a comment to the person next to her. Lip-reading expert Nicola Hickling, speaking on behalf of Betfair Casino, claimed that Anne said: “Oh dear, this is a surprise, isn’t it? Though it’s a good crowd, it’s lively when they play.” Fans loved Anne’s reaction and took to social media to praise her. In a video on …

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms scene was praised by George RR Martin

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms scene was praised by George RR Martin

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The world of Westeros is expanding on screen, with new Game of Thrones spin-off series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms set to start airing next week. The new series is based on author George RR Martin’s novellas of the same name, which are known by fans as The Tales of Dunk and Egg, in reference to the central characters – knight Ser Duncan the Tall, aka Dunk, and his squire Egg. Dunk is played in the series by Bad Sisters star Peter Claffey, while young actor Dexter Sol Ansell plays Egg. Speaking exclusively with RadioTimes.com, Ansell, spoke about filming one particularly dramatic scene, for which he received praise from Martin himself. “It was this tug-of-war scene,” Ansell said. “I was dangling off this rope, I was holding, literally for my life, ’cause I really didn’t want to fall in the mud. None of anyone was listening ’cause the stunt coordinator, CC [Smiff], was going, ‘Right, now, this house, move this way, move this way. You’ve got to win now’. “And no one was doing …