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Claim ‘African immigrant stabbed a British police officer’ in Manchester is false – Full Fact

Claims that “an African immigrant stabbed a British police officer” in Manchester last week have been widely circulating on social media alongside a video that claims to show the aftermath. But Greater Manchester Police has confirmed no officers or members of the public were stabbed during an incident near Piccadilly Gardens on 8 August. 

One post on X, formerly Twitter, has been viewed more than 2.3 million times and has also spread to Facebook

The video being shared shows people running and a police officer on the floor. An arrow points to that officer with the caption “police officer stabbed”. Police then run into a building, and a voice can be heard saying “a suspect has been detained”. Several police are seen pinning someone down before a voice…


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Jane McDonald reveals new TV job after hosting British Soap Awards – Nottingham Post

Jane McDonald has announced a new TV job days after stepping in to present the British Soap Awards. The TV personality replaced Phillip Schofield, who was originally set to present the award show, after he quit ITV. After Jane was revealed as Phillip’s replacement she was full of excitement to take over.

At the time Jane, 60, said: “Oh my god…..everyone knows how much I LOVE my soaps, this year I’ve been honoured to be mentioned in Corrie, EastEnders and Emmerdale, so this is just a dream come true.

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“I can’t wait to see all our wonderful soap nominees and celebrate all their hard work with them – roll on the awards, I can’t wait!”

As reported by Liverpool Echo, the former Loose Women star has revealed…


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Biden Hosting British Prime Minister Sunak for White House Talks

U.S. President Joe Biden is hosting British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for talks at the White House Thursday that are expected to cover economic ties and supporting Ukraine in its defense against a Russian invasion.

The visit by Sunak is his first to the United States since becoming prime minister in October, but he and Biden have already met three times this year.

“The two leaders will review a range of global issues, including our economic partnership, our shared support for Ukraine as it defends itself against Russia’s brutal war of aggression, as well as further action to accelerate the clean energy transition,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Wednesday. “The president and the prime minister will also discuss the joint U.S.-U.K. leadership on…


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British Airways, BBC and Boots Staff Hit By Russia-Linked Cyber-Hack

It has been reported that tens of thousands of British Airways, BBC and Boots staff may have had their personal details stolen following a suspected Russia-linked cyber attack. BA has written to many of its 34,000-strong workforce warning them of a “cyber security incident which has led to the disclosure of personal information about colleagues paid through British Airways’ payroll in the UK and Ireland”.

An email to BA staff – seen by the Telegraph – warns that the compromised information includes names, addresses, national insurance numbers, banking details and other information. The hack is linked to BA’s payroll provider, Zellis, and other companies that work with the company have also had their information stolen.

Boots has emailed employees saying that staff’s…


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Alison Hammond Joins ‘The Great British Bake Off’ as Co-Host

Like “prime minister” or “monarch,” Great British Bake Off host” is one of those British jobs with a lot of turnover over the years. First, the dream team of Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc was replaced by Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig, then Sandi was swapped out for Matt Lucas, and now, Lucas has been replaced by television personality Alison Hammond, who hosts This Morning on ITV. Hammond broke the news in an Instagram video of creepy fondant (or clay?) models of her, Fielding, Prue Leith, and Paul Hollywood, putting on her announcer voice to say, “It’s true, Alison Hammond is joining the team of The Great British Bake Off.Her fondant-sona then says she’s “absolutely…


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