The Metropolitan Police have charged comedian and YouTuber Russell Brand with rape and two counts of sexual assault, which allegedly took place between 1999 and 2005. The Met say the 50-year-old, of Oxfordshire, has been charged with five counts in relation to four women. These are: The force state Brand is alleged to have raped a […]

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Russia’s authorities have banned the Elton John AIDS Foundation, claiming it is “undesirable” and undermines the “traditional spiritual and moral values” of the country. The decision means the foundation can no longer operate in Russia and staff associated with the organisation face prosecution. Established by the iconic gay singer and songwriter in 1992, the Elton John […]

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9-1-1 season 8’s latest episode, “Invisible”, offered more emergencies, domestic antics and mild threat ahead of a new two-part disaster arc premiering next week. But though this week’s helping didn’t reach the scale of some of this season’s big hitters (sure, Hen was held at knife point, but we all knew she was going to […]

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