6 h. ago Donald Trump wants celebrities to kiss the ring. Bill Maher did: who’ll be next? | Emma Brockes

After the apparent defanging of the once critical talkshow host, can the president get more stars onside? Some nuts will be tougher to crack than othersIf President Trump invited you to the White House, would you go? This is the question US hacks and other media personalities have been asking themselves since the inauguration, an American version of that self-flattering British perennial: when Buckingham Palace calls, will you be buying a fascinator to accept the OBE? In both cases, no matter how pluckily anti-establishment an individual may have been to that point, the answer is often a resounding: you bet!First, the rationalisations. In the US context, respect for the “office of the president”, for which there is no British equivalent that doesn’t prompt sniggering, is taken seriously enough that if the president calls, you don’t turn him down. There’s the standard argument in favour of engagement over boycott as a more constructive path to account-holding. And there is, for hacks...

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40 h. ago Mystery surrounding death of British Airways flight attendant, 45, found dead in San Francisco hotel room

Irfan Ali Mirza, 45, landed in San Francisco from London Heathrow airport last Tuesday and had a two-day layover before the return flight. The father of three young children was found dead in his bed.

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41 h. ago Karen Read trial: Paramedic details hectic scene where Read reportedly yelled ‘I hit him’

The 45-year-old is set to appear in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts one year after her first trial was declared a mistrial

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43 h. ago Karen Read trial live updates: Paramedic details hectic scene where Read reportedly yelled ‘I hit him’

The 45-year-old is set to appear in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts one year after her first trial was declared a mistrial

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44 h. ago Karen Read trial live updates: Paramedic at victim’s house recalls moment Read repeatedly said ‘I hit him’

The 45-year-old is set to appear in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts one year after her first trial was declared a mistrial

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45 h. ago Karen Read trial live updates: Defense blasts ‘corrupted’ murder investigation as it insists her innocence

The 45-year-old is set to appear in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts one year after her first trial was declared a mistrial

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46 h. ago Karen Read trial live updates: Defense teams slams murder investigation as ‘riddled with errors’ during opening statements

The 45-year-old is set to appear in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts one year after her first trial was declared a mistrial

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47 h. ago Karen Read trial live updates: Opening statements start today for woman accused of running over cop boyfriend

The 45-year-old is set to appear in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts one year after her first trial was declared a mistrial

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48 h. ago Karen Reed retrial: Opening statements start today for woman accused of running over cop boyfriend

The 45-year-old is set to appear in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts one year after her first trial was declared a mistrial

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7 d. ago GTA 6 trailer used by Florida police to show off drug dealer's seized Corvette

GTA 6 might be all about how a life of crime doesn't pay (or does), but Florida cops have taken the game's first trailer and used it to show off a seized muscle car

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1 week ago British father, 29, on his stag do in Benidorm dies after collapsing in a bar in front of his father and friends

The father-of-one, 29, from Halifax, was enjoying drinks at the Funky Flamingo bar on March 22 when tragedy struck, sparking a major response from emergency services

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1 week ago Survivor of Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse recalls horror of being buried under dead bodies for hours

Patricia Ovalles was buried under dead bodies and rubble for six hours before being rescued thanks to her quick thinking using the phone of a dead man above her to call her son's father for help

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1 week ago Indiana man shoots dead his father during an argument then calls 911 to report his crime, cops say

The suspect was arrested without incident, police say

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2 w. ago John Lennon's son Sean shares rare insight into his father and mother Yoko Ono's 'extremely co

The musician, 49, was just five-years-old when his father was tragically shot dead shot dead by Mark Chapman outside his New York apartment in December 1980.

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2 w. ago Pictured: Father, 60, who was shot dead 'in case of mistaken identity' through downstairs window

EXCLUSIVE: Barry Dawson, 60, was shot dead in a horrifying daylight attack which was caught on a neighbour's home camera.

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2 w. ago Terrifying moment gunman shot dead father, 60, as he opened fire through a downstairs window in daylight attack

Shots were fired through the blinds of a window into the terraced house in Stanley, County Durham, on Saturday afternoon before cries of 'they killed my dad' could be heard.

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2 w. ago US cop admits to stomped on mentally ill inmate who later died of injuries

Carl Lofton Carpenter pleaded guilty to violating the civil rights of Anthony 'Tony 'Mitchell

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3 w. ago Usain Bolt's dad dead aged 68: Father of Olympic legend passes away after 'battle with illness' as tributes flood in

Usain Bolt's father, Wellesley, has died aged 68. The Olympic legend's dad passed away on Monday after a lengthy battle with an illness, local media confirmed.

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