3 h. ago Animal rights protesters PETA startle shoppers as they shackle supporter by her feet outside busy London KFC and pretend to slit her throat in fake blood

GRAPHIC CONTENT: Several protesters from PETA were involved in the demo, which took place outside a branch of the fast-food chain on Brixton Road, Lambeth, at 12pm on Wednesday.

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2 w. ago Brigitte Bardot laid to rest in funeral ceremony broadcast across Saint

Service attended by singers, animal rights activists, and public figures including Marine Le PenBrigitte Bardot, the film star turned animal rights activist, will be laid to rest in her home town of Saint-Tropez on Wednesday during a funeral attended by her favourite politician, the far-right leader Marine Le Pen.Bardot died at her La Madrague villa on 28 December aged 91. Her funeral is being held at the Notre-Dame de l’Assomption church and broadcast on large screens across the town. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Europe live: Russia reportedly deploys naval escort for oil tanker near Iceland

Ageing vessel had previously been involved in Venezuelan oil exportsMeanwhile, over in France, Brigitte Bardot’s funeral gets under way in Saint-Tropez, with hundreds of well-wishers lining up the streets, AFP reported.Bardot’s coffin, covered in mostly orange and yellow flowers, was carried into the town’s Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption church at the start of the funeral service, which was covered live by French news channels.“Later-life Bardot was a passionate defender of animal rights, true, but she was also a committed, enthusiastic racist. She also referred to gay people as “fairground freaks” and denounced #MeToo victims as “hypocritical, ridiculous, and pointless”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Sex object, animal rights activist, racist: the paradox that was Brigitte Bardot

A fantasy figure for men and women, a victim of press intrusion, a defender of animals the French actor was also a mouthpiece for racial hatred whose views grew uglier over timeBrigitte Bardot inspired many fantasies, from the wanton, panting reveries of assorted French auteurs in the 1950s and 60s, to the perky-nippled bust created in 1969 as a model for Marianne, the embodiment of the French Republic itself.With her death on 28 December, another more contemporary Bardot illusion was shattered. The singer Chappell Roan, responding to Bardot’s passing at 91, posted a photo of the actor in her beehived prime on Instagram, saying she had inspired her song Red Wine Supernova and writing": “Rest in peace Ms Bardot.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Sarah Fisher dead as Ted Lasso star partner Anthony Head grieves animal rights activist

Sarah Fisher, who was in a relationship with actor Anthony Head, was an animal rights activist and an ambassador for Battersea Cats and Dogs Home.

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2 w. ago Sarah Fisher, partner of Ted Lasso star Anthony Head, dies aged 61 as daughters pay tribute

Animal rights activist Sarah Fisher, partner of Ted Lasso star Anthony Head, has died aged 61 with her daughters paying tribute to their 'extraordinary' mum

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2 w. ago Ted Lasso star Anthony Head's partner Sarah Fisher dies aged 61

Animal rights activist Sarah Fisher has died aged 61, with her daughters paying tribute to their 'extraordinary' mum who passed 'with very little warning' and was partner to Ted Lasso star Anthony Head

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2 w. ago Ted Lasso star Anthony Head's partner dies with 'very little warning' as family pays tribute

Animal rights activist Sarah Fisher has died aged 61, it has been confirmed. She was partner of Ted Lasso actor Anthony Head, and their daughters shared a heartbreaking tribute

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2 w. ago Ted Lasso star Anthony Head's partner dies aged 61: Animal rights activist Sarah Fisher passes away 'with very little warning' as her daughters pay tribute

Ted Lasso star Anthony Head's partner has died at the age of 61.

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3 w. ago The American Kennel Club expands the pack – three more breeds added to the registry

However, the AKC's role in promoting dog breeding continues to draw criticism from animal-rights activists

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3 w. ago The final promise Brigitte Bardot made her estranged son Nicolas

The actress, who was best known as an international sex symbol before turning to animal rights activism, passed away aged 91 after a hospital stay in Toulon.

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3 w. ago Brigitte Bardot was the woman so alluring the term 'sex kitten' was coined just for her... but who turned her back on men, movies and motherhood to become a firebrand animal rights activist

BRIAN VINER: Her death, at 91, was announced on Sunday just weeks after the animal-welfare foundation that carried her name denied reports of her diminishing health after a 'minor' surgical procedure.

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3 w. ago Brigitte Bardot’s image complicated by her controversial politics

Film star turned animal rights activist was anti-immigration and was repeatedly convicted of racial hatred, particularly towards Muslims Brigitte Bardot – a life in picturesBrigitte Bardot, hailed as the French Marilyn Monroe, was the first major film star to channel her glamour and fame into supporting France’s far right, who she backed for more than 30 years.Up until her death on Sunday, Bardot had expressed her contentment at Marine Le Pen’s anti-immigration National Rally party’s rising share of the vote before the 2027 presidential race. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Film icon Brigitte Bardot's trailblazing life as she dies aged 91

Film icon Brigittte Bardot - who has died at the of 91 - shunned life in the spotlight as a libertine and sex symbol for a life in far-right French politics and as a animal rights activist

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3 w. ago Brigitte Bardot remembered as ‘angel for animals’ by Peta founder

The controversial actress, who swapped her film career for animal rights activism, has died at the age of 91.

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3 w. ago Brigitte Bardot's poignant final Instagram post days before her death

Brigitte Bardot, an avid animal rights campaigner, has died having dedicated half her life to her Foundation, with her final post showed her doing what she loved

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3 w. ago Photos remembering Brigitte Bardot, iconic French actor and activist

Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist, has died. She was 91.

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3 w. ago In Pictures: Cinema superstar who quit acting to pursue controversial causes

Brigitte Bardot earned worldwide fame as one of the most recognisable faces of post-war cinema before embracing causes such as animal rights.

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3 w. ago Brigitte Bardot dead at 91 as tributes flood in for actress and style icon

Brigitte Bardot became a celebrated sex symbol in 1950s and 60s, but later embraced animal rights activism.

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3 w. ago Brigitte Bardot dies aged 91: France's original 'Sex Kitten' who found global fame with And God Created Woman before ditching acting and modelling for animal rights activism passes away

Known as the original 'Sex Kitten', Bardot shot to international notoriety with her role in 1956 film And God Created Woman, which was directed by her first husband Roger Vadim.

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