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Keir Starmer faces fresh pressure to ban ‘sick’ trophy hunting imports | Politics | News

Keir Starmer faces fresh pressure to ban ‘sick’ trophy hunting imports | Politics | News

Published by Sam Flores

Ricky Gervais and Dame Joanna Lumley are calling for a trophy hunting imports ban (Image: Animal News Agency) Sir Keir Starmer is facing fresh pressure to ban “sick” trophy hunting imports after it emerged that giraffes are the most popular among British hunters. New research has found that hunters from the UK brought back 118 body parts from giraffes they had killed abroad, including bones and feet, between 2020 and 2024. National treasure Dame Joanna Lumley said the Government “should hang its head in shame”, while comedian Ricky Gervais branded it “a crime against nature”. Labour pledged to ban trophy hunting imports in its 2024 manifesto but the promise is yet to be delivered. Dame Joanna said: “It is heartbreaking and frankly shameful that, in this day and age, magnificent creatures such as giraffes are still being gunned down just so their heads, bodies and skins can be displayed as triumphant trophies. These animals belong in the wild, not in someone’s sitting room. Read more: Thousands sign new petition calling for ban on trophy hunting …

Jane Fallon’s ‘brave and bonkers’ life shift in her 40s – and partner Ricky Gervais

Jane Fallon’s ‘brave and bonkers’ life shift in her 40s – and partner Ricky Gervais

Published by Daniella Wilson

Before the award-winning comedian Ricky Gervais hit the big time, his partner, the best-selling author Jane Fallon, was the breadwinner in their relationship. At the start of their careers in the mid-1980s, the couple, who met at university and have been together for more than 40 years, lived above a “scary” brothel in King’s Cross, London, during what she recalls as a “bleak” period in their lives.  Although Ricky was undecided about which path to follow, Jane, 65, became a TV producer, going on to work on shows including EastEnders and having hits with Teachers and This Life. “I was always saying: ‘I’m going to get us out of this. I’m going to work my way out of this,’” the author of Welcome to the Neighbourhood tells Ateh Jewel on this week’s episode of HELLO!’s Second Act podcast. © GettyJane with her long-term partner Ricky Gervais “I felt as though I was on the rung of the ladder I wanted to be on. I knew that once I got a proper road into TV, that would be something …

2026 Golden Globes Critic’s Analysis: Nikki Glaser Outshines Telecast

2026 Golden Globes Critic’s Analysis: Nikki Glaser Outshines Telecast

Published by Daniella Wilson

The “This Is Fine” meme stems from the Gunshow webcomic by KC Green. It features a happy dog with platter-sized pupils and a jaunty hat enjoying a cup of coffee in a dining room immersed in flames. The dog smiles and observes, “This is fine.” Do I need to explain to you that nothing is actually fine for that happy pup and his smoke-filled home? For anybody looking to see a 200-minute, star-studded illustration of the “This Is Fine” meme as presented by CBS, the self-appointed broadcasting embodiment of the “This Is Fine” meme, look no further than Sunday night’s telecast of the 83rd Golden Globe Awards. I mean this, in case you can’t tell, as a criticism. In a world on fire, the telecast was 95 percent cheery pablum, as the producers, directors and stars of films about the necessity of rebellion (One Battle After Another), the searing pain of trauma (Hamnet), the lingering trauma of fascism (The Secret Agent), the lingering trauma of racism (Sinners) and the hollow narcissism of the American Dream …