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Chelsea, Jordan Henderson and a transfer pivot for the ages
Chelsea have signed veteran midfielder Jordan Henderson, in a move the Guardian’s Football Daily column wryly likens to the club recreating Sunderland’s 2010 side, given he now lines up alongside fellow former Black Cat Danny Welbeck. The piece frames the signing as part of a notable shift in Chelsea’s recruitment approach under Xabi Alonso, from…
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Max Miller says Trump warned of ‘tough’ road ahead in phone call
President Trump told Ohio Rep. Max Miller (R) during a phone call that he will face a tough reelection cycle due to the domestic abuse allegations against the lawmaker. Miller told The Wall Street Journal that Trump told him on Monday his prospects for winning reelection were not looking good. “He said he had a…
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Alice Evans and Ioan Gruffudd’s bitter divorce is over: Judge rules that actor must increase maintenance payments despite ‘online harassment’ campaign against him and wife Bianca
A family court judge has brought Ioan Gruffudd and Alice Evans’s protracted and bitter divorce to a close, ruling that the actor must increase his maintenance payments to his ex-wife. The decision comes despite claims that Evans has waged an online harassment campaign against Gruffudd and his current wife, Bianca, marking a further chapter in…
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Jimmy McLoughlin: Labour’s lack of business experience is a problem
Jimmy McLoughlin, a former special adviser to Theresa May, has said Labour’s lack of ministers with direct business experience is a genuine problem, echoing criticism made by Nigel Farage. Speaking on the “In The Room: Lessons From No.10” podcast, McLoughlin argued that while not every minister needs to have run a company, the government does…
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Apple boss was ‘transfixed’ by portrait of the Queen | Lessons from No 10
In a clip from the “In The Room” podcast, former Downing Street aide Jimmy McLoughlin recalls the moment Apple chief executive Tim Cook became “transfixed” by a portrait of the late Queen during a visit to No 10. McLoughlin, who worked under then-prime minister Theresa May, was responsible for escorting some of the world’s most…
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Lessons from No 10: When the world’s most powerful CEOs enter Downing Street | Jimmy McLoughlin
In the first episode of the Independent’s “Lessons from No 10” series, former Downing Street business director Jimmy McLoughlin discusses what politicians really need to understand about business leaders. Speaking under Theresa May’s premiership, McLoughlin’s role involved fostering productive relationships between the prime minister and some of the world’s most influential chief executives, offering insight…
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Ingraham invites Carville to join Republicans: ‘Turn to us’
Fox News host Laura Ingraham invited Democratic strategist James Carville to become a part of the GOP on Monday. “The socialists have momentum. It is only a matter of time. The Democrats are going to become a socialist party, and it’s going to happen unless the sensible Democrats do more than appear on podcasts, cable…
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DOJ moves to drop charges against more Reflecting Pool vandalism suspects
The Justice Department (DOJ) on Monday moved to drop its charges against more people accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, shortly after dropping a similar case against a former Olympian canoeist. Prosecutors led by U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro filed a noelle prosequi, meaning they are no longer looking…
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Bowen Yang to Star in ‘Oh, Mary!’ in Broadway Debut
Bowen Yang, best known for “Saturday Night Live,” will make his Broadway debut in Cole Escola’s hit comedy “Oh, Mary!”, taking on the role of Mary Todd Lincoln from 15 September for a 12-week run through to 6 December. He joins a long line of high-profile performers who have played the part since Escola, who…