11 protesters were detained on Monday during a demonstration, and a student group in Gorontalo, Indonesia, is requesting their release. In response to the government’s ongoing indignation over the cost of living, benefits to lawmakers, and police brutality, large-scale protests have been occurring all over the country.
The Great British Bake Off returns to Channel 4 tonight – with Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith back in the tent judging the bakers alongside hosts Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding.
It’s been eight years since the show moved over to BBC and beloved judge Dame Mary Berry stepped down – but why did she decide to quit? Well, it was announced in 2016 that the show would be moving over to Channel 4, after the show’s production company, Love Productions, sold the broadcasting rights.
It wasn’t just Berry who decided to stay with the BBC. Hosts Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins also made the decision to stay – although Paul Hollywood, who starred alongside them at the time made the decision to move over to Channel 4.
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According to Mary, “I’m choosing to stay with the BBC because they have nurtured me and the show, which was a unique and brilliant format from day one,” she said in a statement.
What a privilege and honor it was to participate in seven years of magic inside a tent. I hope the audience understands my decision because I’m just sad for the audience, who might not be ready to change. I’m so grateful to Paul, Mel, and Sue for their joy and laughter.
Before she made the joke, “Farewell to soggy bottoms,” she said, “I wish the programme, crew, and future bakers every possible success and I’m so sad not to be a part of it”!
But does the star still watch the show? Well the answer is no, she previously told the Mirror.
Speaking about This Morning star Alison Hammond being announced as co-presenter in 2023, the 90-year-old said: “I hope she’s very good. They’ve had a good swap round since I left. But they’re all good, they bring a different way of life to Bake Off.”
However, Mary acknowledged that she wouldn’t be watching the show because she continued, “I don’t actually watch Bake Off; you can imagine that because we don’t watch much cooking on television.
12 new bakers will debut at 8 p.m., and Paul Hollywood anticipates handing out many handshakes.
The baking standard is still the same, but since series one, he said, has improved consistently.
The bakers in series one were of their time, but the baking has improved, not to say that. The difficulties are a little more challenging. However, they have all risen to the occasion and produced truly incredible things.
After signing an Israeli player at the last minute who publicly supported his country’s occupation of Gaza, some of Villarreal’s fans are angry about the club’s controversial signing.
After the club signed forward Manor Solomon toward the end of the transfer deadline, which was late on Monday, some fans expressed their anger toward Villarreal through social media posts.
Villarreal signed the 26-year-old Solomon after his loan deal with Tottenham expired.
The Israel international helped Leeds United advance to the Premier League last season by assisting them in their loan-only campaign.
After posting messages in support of Israel in the war, Solomon had already received criticism from some English fans.
Prior to joining Fulham, he has represented Ukraine’s Shakhtar Donetsk.
Shon Weissman’s signing by Bundesliga 2 Fortuna Dusseldorf was overshadowed by fan outcry over his controversial social media posts about the Gaza conflict.
The 29-year-old, who has 33 international caps, made a number of social media posts following Hamas-led attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, that sparked the Gaza war.
Weissman urged Israel to “wipe Gaza off the map” and “drop 200 tons of bombs on it,” according to Bild’s German newspaper at the time.
Villarreal, which is making its return to the Champions League this year, came to a close with Solomon’s signing.
According to the Transfermarkt website, the club from eastern Spain signed for more than 100 million euros ($116 million), which is the third-highest sum of money ever made. With the signings of Thierno Barry, Yeremy Pino, and Alex Baena, it made almost as much money as it did with Alex Baena and Yeremy Pino, respectively, at Atletico Madrid.
In addition to signings during this window, Villarreal signed Chelsea’s Renato Veiga and Lyon’s Georges Mikautadze.
Tottenham, Solomon’s former club, will be Villarreal’s first Champions League opponent on September 16.
With nearly 10 new signings worth nearly 175 million euros ($203 million), Atletico was the Spanish club that made the most money, according to Transfermarkt. Diego Simeone’s team also welcomed defensive end David Hancko from Feyenoord, midfielder Johnny Cardoso from Real Betis, Juventus forward Nico Gonzalez, and playmaker Thiago Almada from Botafogo from Brazil.
Madrid had the top three signings for the highest sums of money, with more than 167 million euros ($194 million). According to Transfermarkt, the club paid 62 million euros ($72 million) for River Plate defender Dean Huijsen, 50 million euros ($58 million) for left back Alvaro Carreras, and 45 million euros ($52 million) for teenage forward Franco Mastantuono from River Plate. Trent Alexander-Arnold from Liverpool has also been signed by Madrid for 10 million euros ($11 million).
Due to financial fair play rules, Barcelona still is unable to spend a lot. The Catalan club signed a loan deal for Marcus Rashford from Manchester United for 25 million euros ($29 million) in exchange for Joan Garcia from Espanyol. According to Transfermarkt, the club also acquired Copenhagen forward Roony Bardghji for 2.5 million euros ($2.9 million).
As his trial for orchestrating a conspiracy to stay in power draws to a close today, Jair Bolsonaro’s future rests in the balance. During the trial, the nation is anticipating unrest.
The panel of the Supreme Court, which will decide whether the populist former leader is guilty of attempting to overturn the 2022 presidential election result, which he lost to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has scheduled sessions from September 2 through September 12.
Bolsonaro, age 70, was accused of five counts of trying to orchestrate a coup d’etat. He repeatedly claims that his trial was motivated by political reasons, and he insists there is no wrongdoing and is currently under house arrest.
Donald Trump, the president of the United States, made a similar point by imposing a 50% tariff on Brazilian imports and citing Bolsonaro’s trial as a “witch hunt” against a political opponent.
The case involving Bolsonaro and seven of his allies is being heard by a Supreme Court five-justice panel.
Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who Bolsonaro and his supporters claim he orchestrated the trial against the former president, is scheduled to give a detailed summary of the case on Tuesday. Cristiano Zanin, a former attorney for President Lula, and Flavio Dino, the former justice minister of the leftist president, are also members of the judges’ panel. Two members of the panel were chosen by Bolsonaro as president.
The prosecutor general is expected to read out the charges against Bolsonaro after Moraes speaks. Following that, Bolsonaro’s and the other defendants’ attorneys are scheduled to make statements.
Bolsonaro could be found guilty on Tuesday if the justices decide to go directly to court after the closing arguments on Tuesday and a majority prevails.
Supreme Court trials are frequently delayed by suspended proceedings, sometimes for months, in practice, though. In order to “strengthen the case,” Bolsonaro’s attorneys are frequently expected to raise procedural questions, file motions, and highlight “new evidence”
Bolsonaro is accused of five crimes, including attempted violent abolition of the democratic rule of law, and two counts of destroying state property.
A coup plot conviction alone carries a maximum sentence of 12 years.
Seven other close ally of Bolsonaro, including his running mate and former defense minister Paulo Sergio Nogueira and his running mate Walter Braga Netto, are facing charges.
The prosecution has argued that Bolsonaro’s camp attempted to compel military action and remove the new president by staging a riot on January 8, 2023 when Bolsonaro supporters demolished top government buildings a week after Lula took office.
Bolsonaro’s supporters are also accused of planning to kill Lula before swearing-in by the prosecution. According to investigators, the evidence indicates that the former president endorsed the plan.
Bolsonaro has already been prohibited from running in elections in Brazil until 2030 because of allegations of abuse of power and concerns about Brazil’s electronic voting system.
Bolsonaro acknowledged at a deposition that he participated in meetings looking for ways to change the 2022 election results despite denouncing any attempt to overthrow Brazil’s democracy.
Bolsonaro has also indicated that he intends to run for president in 2026.
Bolsonaro is house-assisted in a high-security neighborhood in Brasilia, the capital. The former president’s attorney said it was uncertain if he would attend the sessions this week.
After discovering a document suggesting he might have sought political asylum in Argentina, his lawyers allege that he is being watched closely and is being kept under full surveillance.
Bolsonaro has been prohibited from contacting foreign officials, using social media, or approaching national embassies since July.
Lawyers for Bolsonaro are predicting a shorter prison term because Brazil’s maximum prison sentence is 40 years, which is the maximum combined sentence for the crimes Bolsonaro is accused of committing.
Bolsonaro’s trial, according to some Brazilian commentators, is “historic,” claiming that this is the first time high-ranking officials accused of an attempted coup are facing criminal charges.
Up until 1985, armed forces supported by conservative elites overthrew Joao Goulart, the elected president, and a military dictatorship ruled for more than 20 years. Bolsonaro has rekindled his support for Brazil’s military rule in spite of human rights violations.
The Amnesty Law was passed by the government in 1979, and as a result, Brazil never prosecuted any of the military personnel responsible for the country’s widespread rights violations.
The charges against Bolsonaro and his supporters amount to political persecution, intended to thwart his political resumption in the upcoming presidential election.
President Trump slapped Brazil with a 50% US tariff on August 1, citing the allegations that Bolsonaro, who Trump had allyd with, had political backing.
Trump criticized Brazil’s handling of Bolsonaro in a letter from July to Brazil’s current president Lula.
He claimed that Brazil’s covert attacks on free elections and the country’s fundamental free speech rights were contributing factors to his justification for the sky-high tariff.
The US president urged Americans to “please understand that the 50% figure is much less than what is required to achieve the Level Playing Field we require with your Country.”
He continued, “The way Brazil treated former President Bolsonaro, a Highly Respected Leader throughout the World, including by the United States, is a world disgrace.”
While Trump’s global trade war primarily targeted nations with large surpluses with the US, Brazilian imports from the US far outweigh their exports, and Washington had a $ 28.6 billion trade surplus with Brazil in 2024.
Lula, Brazil’s president, has stated that his country won’t immediately impose tariffs on the US. He instead reiterated his request for Trump to discuss trade issues with him.
Trump was facing criminal charges related to his campaign to overturn the election, which he also falsely claimed he had defeated Joe Biden in the 2020 US presidential election.
Before Biden took office, his supporters also stormed the US Capitol in an effort to stop the election results from being certified. According to some experts, the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021, was the inspiration for Bolsonaro’s riot in Brazil in 2023.
According to legend, James Whale’s will included money for his wife Nadine Talbot-Brown. The presenter passed away in the wake of a second cancer diagnosis just four weeks ago, aged 74.
James, who is renowned for his work on TalkTV and TalkRadio, among other radio stations, passed away on August 4 in the morning of his death, it was revealed last month. Following the announcement of his death, tributes were paid to the former BBC Radio host.
He reportedly left his wife Nadine, who he married in 2021, the majority of his estate. From his first marriage to the late Melinda Maxted, who passed away in 2018, he is said to have also left money for his children Peter and James.
The High Court last week approved his estate, according to the Sun. He left an estate worth £715, 000, according to records obtained by the outlet. It’s said to have been reduced by £197, 800 after taxes, fees and debts to £517, 200.
James reportedly left his first marriage to Melinda Maxted, who passed away in 2018, tax-free to his children James and Peter. According to reports, the will also lists his burial request in it, which was signed in April of last year.
James’ death was revealed last month. James slipped away this morning, his wife told the Express on August 4. He left with a smile on his face after such a beautiful passing.
We were sad to learn that James Whale MBE, who had battled cancer for a long time, passed away earlier today, at the age of 74. James will be missed by many at TALK and the News UK family because he has been a broadcasting legend for more than 50 years.
In 2000, James was given a kidney cancer diagnosis, and he had surgery to have one of his kidneys removed. The cancer then went so far as to reveal that it had reached his last kidney, lungs, spine, and brain in 2020.
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Alexander Isak thanked the club’s supporters in a farewell message following his move to Liverpool, saying it had “been an honor” to play for the club.
Following a lengthy transfer saga, the Sweden striker, who signed for a British record fee of £125 million, made his debut at Merseyside club on Monday on deadline day.
In the Carabao Cup final in March, Isak scored for Newcastle, winning their first domestic trophy in 70 years, 2-1 over Liverpool.
He did, however, claim that he no longer plays for the Magpies this year and that he wanted to leave the club in the summer.
Isak had made the move to Anfield, according to Newcastle’s wry 37-word statement on their website, but the 25-year-old offered a more sincere account of his time on Tyneside.
Isak wrote in a post on his Instagram account, “I want to express my gratitude to my team-mates, the staff, and, most importantly, the city of Newcastle and all the amazing supporters for the three unforgettable years we shared.”
“We have combinedly preserved the club’s history and made it truly its own.”
Isak signed for Newcastle for £60 million from Real Sociedad in 2022, where he scored 27 goals in 42 games last season.
He assisted the Magpies’ victory in the March Carabao Cup, which earned them their fifth-place finish in the Premier League and their promotion to the Champions League.
Isak was excluded from the Magpies’ squad earlier this summer because of what the club described as a “minor thigh injury” during their pre-season tour of Asia, but it was still believed he wanted to look into a move elsewhere.
Before Liverpool’s initial attempt for him was rejected by Newcastle, he then spent time training alone at Sociedad.
Isak claimed in a statement that his relationship with Newcastle had been “broken” and that their relationship cannot continue in light of ongoing speculation about his future.
No official at the club had ever promised Alex could leave this summer, according to Newcastle.