Following an alleged incident in Westminster last year, TV journalist Graham Linehan was once more in court after allegations he harassed and damaged a trans woman’s phone.
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Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has admitted to throwing a trans activist’s phone after an argument. The comedy writer is currently on trial in London.
He is accused of harassing trans woman Sophia Brooks. The claims include damaging her phone during an incident outside the Battle of Ideas conference in Westminster on October 19 last year.
Linehan allegedly insulted her before grabbing her device, according to Ms. Brooks. Linehan claims that it was a reaction because of his high level of adrenaline. Before the alleged altercation, he also asserted that trans activists had ruined his life.
Linehan admits to throwing the phone, but he denies harassing Ms. Brooks on social media between October 11 and October 27, 2024.
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Additionally, he denies that her phone was a victim of criminal damage. According to reports, the damage cost £369.
On Wednesday, one of the defendants in court was Katherine Harris, the co-founder of LGB Alliance UK. During a panel discussion, she claimed to have witnessed Ms. Brooks stand up to the camera.
Brooks was referred to as a man by Harris, who said: “It was a deliberate, intimidatory move on his part, and he would not stop.” He was taking pictures of anyone and everyone at his disposal, which was obtrusive and aggressive.
She continued, “It appeared as though he wanted to get everyone, to get everyone in his power through his camera,” she continued. That was the message. The disruption was complete.
Additionally, Linehan’s friendship increased. The allegations of the phone grabber were finally heard last month in court.
Prosecutor Julia Faure Walker claimed that Linehan, the victim’s attorney, “relentlessly” posted messages about the victim on social media, adding that they were “obstructive and unacceptable.”
According to the prosecution, the purpose of these posts was not simply to report events, to express political opinions, to criticize, to assist in the identification of perpetrators, or to solve any crime. Instead, they were abusive and vindictive, which reflected Mr. Linehan’s deep dislike of Ms. Brooks. Ms. Brooks did not provoke any of these posts. The posts were not requested.
Faure Walker continued, “The defendant sent the relevant social media posts is not in dispute. The defendant seized and threw Ms. Brooks’ phone, which is not in dispute.
The prosecution detailed the alleged criminal damage incident at the time in an online post that Linehan had previously claimed she was a “domestic terrorist” and claimed occurred after Ms Brooks approached Linehan while filming.
He was called a sissy-porn watcher and told to “go away groomer, go away you disgusting incel.”
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Linehan, who was born in Dublin, is a Dublin-born author who also co-wrote The IT Crowd and Black Books.
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South Africa 319-7 (50 overs): Wolvaardt 169 (143), Ecclestone 4-44
England 194 (42.3 overs): Sciver-Brunt 64 (76), Kapp 5-20
South Africa defeated 125 runs to win.
After South Africa defeated England 125-run in the semi-final, disappointing England was eliminated from the women’s world cup.
With 169 from 143 balls at the top of the order, Laura Wolvaardt, who had lost to England in the previous two World Cup semis, posted an impressive 319-7 victory in Guwahati.
England started off the season with a record-breaking 1-1 defeat, with Heather Knight, Tammy Beaumont, and Amy Jones all falling for ducks.
Ayabonga Khaka caught Beaumont off the bat, but Nat Sciver-Brunt and Alice Capsey kept the score at 105 as Jones and Knight were both bowled by a fiery Marizanne Kapp.
Capsey fell shortly after reaching her first ODI fifty before Kapp again, almost confirming South Africa’s victory with the 64-run wicket of England’s captain.
The world champion finished 194 all out before adding Sophia Dunkley and Charlie Dean to her impressive 5-20 total.
England struggled with their bats, but they did not suffer any losses in the field. Wolvaardt’s majestic and unluckless innings provided them with a chance to win.
She executed South Africa’s total perfectly with her timing. After 40 overs, they were 202-5, with Wolvaardt scoring 101, before an incredible acceleration saw 117 runs stutter from the final 10.
Despite suffering a shoulder injury, Sophie Ecclestone, who took two wickets in one over as South Africa fell from 116-0 to 119-3, was chosen as the best bowler of England.
However, England struggled to maintain momentum as Chloe Tryon scored a counter-attacking 42 and Wolvaardt launched her assault with crucial support from Chloe Tryon’s 33 not out.
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South African history is sealed by Sublime Wolvaardt.
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South Africa’s group-stage defeat to England’s spinners gave them a 69-run lead in the match that was scheduled to take place between these two teams, which gave them the impression that their World Cup campaign was about to end.
Their incredible turnaround, which included a surprising victory over India, culminated in this powerful performance spearheaded by their inspirational captain.
The unassuming but steely look of determination of Wolvaardt never appeared on her when the first ball of the match slammed out of Wolvaardt’s bat off the cover boundary.
It was a masterclass in 50-over batting. After Ecclestone removed Tazmin Brits and Anneke Bosch and Sciver-Brunt bowled Sune Luus for one, she dominated the powerplay as England ingrained her incredible cover drive with too much width.
Before completely disintegrating England at the death, Kapp’s proactive knock from 33 balls relieved the pressure before she slammed out of Ecclestone, forcing Wolvaardt once more, and forcing her to reset.
Ecclestone finished with a 42nd over before Wolvaardt’s unleashed, scoring 68 from her next 27 balls, including eight fours and four sixes.
She could change the bowlers and the field at will, allowing herself to go over midwicket before striking a nearly identical ball over cover from the next. Simply put, England lacked any solutions.
Ecclestone and Lauren Bell held their own when they won 2-55, but Linsey Smith and Charlie Dean, both of whom were 2-69 and 2-67, were taken for 0-69 and 0-0-67 respectively, Sciver-Brunt and 2-55 were taken for 0-67.
Kapp rips through a hazy England.
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Even though halfway through the match, Wolvaardt’s knock demonstrated that the game was a good batting pitch, not the slow, turning one that was provided for the opener, and that England had a top-notch Sciver-Brunt in their ranks.
However, Kapp’s ultimate rival, who was bowled by a nip-backer second ball and who carried a wide ball onto her stumps three balls later, was immediately met with her passionate roars of celebration.
The game appeared to have been decided inside seven balls as Beaumont wafted at a loose delivery from Khaka. After Kapp’s spell ended, Sciver-Brunt and Capsey played with maturity, absorbing the pressure by rotating the strike and punishing the change bowlers, which kept England’s flimsy hopes alive.
Capsey was furious to throw her wicket away, chipping mid-off after being dropped on 28; however, Wolvaardt’s wacky play put the finishing touches on the book.
After losing to Sciver-Brunt for pace after she had previously been in complete control, Kapp was taken off the field with cramp, but she was given the ball in the 29th over for another magical moment, before Dunkley and Dean followed in the same direction two overs later.
Kapp ended the day as the leading wicket-taker in women’s world cups by overtaking Jhulan Goswami, who had started the day in tears at South Africa’s anthem.
What they said, “It’s special to be history-makers,”
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Laura Wolvaardt, captain of South Africa, said, “Everyone is really excited.” We are delighted to have won tonight because we previously lost to this team in the semi-finals.
Because it was a flat wicket, I was not certain whether we had enough runs on the board. I’m so happy that we won.
“I did not anticipate having the ball play the way that we did.” Although Kapp was amazing, Sciver-Brunt’s presence required that we bear the pressure. I’m happy it turned out for us, even though it could have gone either way.
“To be a history-maker today is very special. We have played some good cricket this month, and each team is playing a fair tournament.
Whoever wins in the final will be amazing. Tonight, we’ll celebrate this, and tomorrow, we’ll return to the drawing board.
Nat Sciver-Brunt, England’s captain, said, “We’ve come a long way since the summer. We have learned a lot from that side and are now on a different side.
Because we’ve made some incredible strides in a relatively short amount of time, we’ll probably be able to take the lessons from it and advance.”
In the wake of a global artificial intelligence arms race, Nvidia is the first company to surpass $5 trillion in market value.
Three months after the chipmaker’s stock exceeded $4 trillion, the company surged on Wednesday.
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The milestone represents the company’s swift transition from a burgeoning graphics-chip company to the backbone of the global AI sector, elevating CEO Jensen Huang to the top of Silicon Valley, and positioning its advanced chips as a hot button in the tech rivalry between the US and China.
Nvidia’s shares have increased 12-fold since ChatGPT’s launch in 2022 as the S&, P 500’s AI boom pushed its shares to record highs, sparking a debate over whether frothy tech valuations could create the next big bubble.
The Stoxx 600 index, Europe’s benchmark equities index, would be roughly half as large as the new milestone, surpassing the total market value for cryptocurrency.
According to Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, Nvidia’s $5 trillion market cap is more than just a milestone, it’s a statement. “Nvidia has gone from being a chip maker to being an industry creator,” Britzman said.
“Nvidia remains one of the best ways to play the AI theme, and the market continues to underestimate the size of the opportunity.”
On Tuesday, Huang announced his plans to build seven supercomputers for the US government and announced $ 500 billion in AI chip orders.
President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday to discuss Nvidia’s Blackwell chip. Due to Washington’s export restrictions, the high-end chip sales have been a major source of contention between the two parties.
CEO Huang’s stake in Nvidia would be roughly $ 179.2 billion at current prices, according to Reuters calculations and regulatory filings. According to Forbes’ list of billionaires, he is the eighth-richest person in the world.
Huang, a native of Taiwan and a child of the US, has led Nvidia since 1993 when it was founded. The company’s H100 and Blackwell processors, under his leadership, have evolved into the foundation of large-language computers that power tools like ChatGPT and XAI.
Big Tech competitors like Apple and Microsoft have recently exceeded $4 trillion in market value, despite Nvidia’s clear lead in the AI race.
Analysts believe the increase in investor confidence in unrelenting AI spending is due to rising prices, but some analysts warn that the stock may be in decline.
A few dominant players are relying on one another to finance their own capacity for AI’s current expansion. Some of these flywheels could seize as soon as investors start demanding cash-flow returns, according to Matthew Tuttle, CEO of Tuttle Capital Management.
On November 19, Nvidia will release quarterly results.
Regulatory pressures
Due to the company’s dominance, US export restrictions on advanced chips have raised questions in international law enforcement.
According to Bob O’Donnell of TECHnalysis Research, “NVidia clearly brought their story to DC to both educate and gain favor with the US government.” They “recognized the most hot and influential areas of technology”
Huang could walk a geopolitical tightrope at the developer conference on Tuesday.
He praised Trump’s “America First” policies, which have increased domestic tech investment, and warned that Nvidia’s ban on China from its ecosystem could impose a cap on US access to half of the world’s AI developers.
Nvidia remains the top choice in the market despite rivals, including Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and a number of well-funded startups, who are trying to challenge its position as the leader in high-end AI chips.
Since the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seize control of the western Sudanese city of el-Fasher, the state capital, it is feared that thousands of people have been murdered.
El-Fasher fell on Sunday after an 18-month RSF siege that halted access to food and supplies for the tens of thousands of trapped insiders for hours.
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According to the UN, Sudan has been the site of an unrest for the past two and a half years, which has resulted in an estimated 40 000 deaths and the displacement of 12 million people.
What are our current knowledge’s regarding the alleged massacres in El-Fasher?
What transpired during El-Fasher?
El-Fasher was taken over by the RSF on Sunday, taking the SAF’s final remaining positions in the Darfur region. By Wednesday, reportedly, 2, 000 people had already been killed.
As a result of the RSF’s 56 kilometers (35 miles) of barriers, which blocked access to food and medicine and blocked escape routes, around 1.2 million people in the city had been under siege for 18 months and had been forced to eat animal feed.
RSF fighters were seen torturing and executing people in videos that were shared online and verified by Al Jazeera’s Sanad Verification team. In the past, RSF members have frequently spoken about themselves abusing others.
Sudanese medical and human rights organizations claimed that the RSF was abusing hospitals, detaining people, and carrying out mass murders.
According to the UN Human Rights Office, the RSF’s actions included “indications of ethnic motivations for killings,” including summary executions of people fleeing.
Using satellite imagery and remote sensing data, a Yale Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) analysis appeared to confirm reports of widespread murders.
Human body clusters and bloody pools are signs of human existence, according to HRL. Before the RSF invaded, the report noted that the clusters and discoloration weren’t present in the images.
More than 26 000 people have fled El-Fasher in just two days, most of them on foot, heading toward Tawila, which is 43 kilometers west, according to the UN. The International Organization for Migration estimates that 177 000 civilians are still ensconced in El-Fasher.
Meanwhile, atrocities have been reported in Bara, in the RSF’s neighboring North Kordofan state, where it has reportedly attacked civilians and humanitarian workers since it announced it had taken control of the state on October 25.
Five Sudanese volunteers with the organization were killed in Bara, according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and three more are still missing.
The RSF is moving quickly to take control of the strategic city of El-Obeid, which is located just outside Bara.
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El-Fasher and El-Obeid are important, but where are they?
Both significant cities in western Sudan have turned into important battlegrounds.
The SAF is attempting to occupy RSF territory from its strongholds in the east, but the RSF is already deeply rooted in the west and wants to completely rule the area.
El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, was the last major city to remain unaffected by the RSF, up until Sunday. With its seizure this week, the nation is now effectively split between an RSF-controlled west and an east-dominated SAF.
The Sudanese army is stationed in eastern, central, and northern strongholds while the RSF has established a parallel government throughout Darfur.
El-Obeid, which borders Darfur and the Kordofan region and serves as a strategic link between Darfur and Khartoum, is the oil-rich capital of North Kordofan state.
According to analysts, SAF currently controls El-Obeid, but the RSF is attempting to close in, which would mean sacrificing SAF’s crucial buffer between its Khartoum base and RSF territory.
The RSF announced on October 25 that it had retaken Bara, which SAF had only recently taken from it in September, for 59 kilometers (37 miles).  ,
According to Mercy Corps, the RSF had launched attacks on El-Obeid from Bara in an effort to subdue it, and it is now moving closer to El-Obeid, where at least 137, 000 people were already sheltering.
What have the parties’ statements regarding the el-Fasher’s seizure been?
General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the SAF’s commander and de facto leader, announced on Monday that his troops had withdrawn from El-Fasher to spare the populace “the systemic destruction and the systematic killing of civilians” by the RSF.
However, he continued, “We are determined to avenge what occurred to our people in El-Fasher.”
Foreign Minister Hussein Al-Amin blasted the international community on Wednesday for failing to intervene against the RSF.
According to Mohammed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo, the RSF’s leader, said on Wednesday that any individuals found guilty of crimes against civilians would be held accountable.
The RSF are who?
The paramilitary group’s original name was “Janjaweed,” nomadic tribal armed groups that had fought for Omar al-Bashir’s long-serving government during the 2003 Darfur war, and later gained acclaim for their impunity.
Some rights groups labeled the Janjaweed’s killings and displacement of 2.5 million people as genocide against the rebelling sedentary tribes.
Al-Bashir designated the Janjaweed as the RSF, which had roughly 100 000 members in 2013. Then, a law passed in 2017 strengthened its position as an independent security force.
During the 2019 popular uprising, the RSF helped to overthrow al-Bashir. Then, in order to end the civilian-military transition government, it joined forces with SAF in 2021 to overthrow civilian prime minister Abdalla Hamdok.
What caused the conflict in Sudan to begin?
However, Hemedti and al-Burhan became tense over when the SAF and the RSF would merge, and which organization would take the lead, leading to the outbreak of war on April 15, 2023.
The main issue is who will take the national leadership, with SAF requesting that the RSF fully enlist in its ranks and organizational structure.
Both sides have been accused of carrying out atrocities in the conflict by human rights groups.
The US Department of State announced in January that Darfur was the site of a genocide committed by the RSF and its allies.
What is in question?
Most importantly, there are thousands of lives.
Sudanese rights organizations have warned that civilians, particularly those from “non-Arab” tribes, would be seriously impacted if an RSF took control of El-Fasher.
According to Hiba Morgan of Al Jazeera, people who fled El-Fasher reported hearing about the RSF executing people based on ethnicity.
Nearly 500 people have reportedly died in the Saudi Hospital, where patients, health workers, and fugitives were sheltering.
There are numerous reports of sexual violence against women, and the RSF has reportedly detained hundreds of others.
Any location the RSF seizes is likely to experience more massacres, according to analysts.
El-Fasher’s seizure gives the RSF complete control over the entire Darfur region, which is strategically located along Sudan’s borders along with Libya and South Sudan.
The conflict was partially driven by fighting for Sudan’s gold, according to an Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) report from 2024.
What steps have been taken to put an end to the conflict?
There haven’t been significant positive outcomes from the various peace talks that Saudi Arabia, the United States, and the African Union have initiated.
More recently, the US charted a strategy that Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the UAE called the “Quad” and called for the end of the fighting.
Their plan for a three-month humanitarian truce would allow aid to enter, which would eventually lead to a permanent ceasefire. Additionally, it demanded a nine-month transition to civilian rule.
Al-Burhan initially rebuffed this agreement, pleading for the RSF to disband. However, he showed an openness to it when he first met Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi on October 15.
Indirect negotiations between SAF and RSF were reported last week in Washington, DC, with the end of October meeting as a target for further discussions.
Given the drama of her past, viewers are drawn in by Emma Hernan’s on-off relationship with real estate agent Blake Davis.
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Fans can’t wait to see how Emma’s relationship with Blake evolves in the new season(Image: Instagram/ @beachboybd)
Uber-glamorous reality show Selling Sunset, follows employees at high-end Los Angeles real estate brokerage, the Oppenheim Group, is back for a brand new season on Netflix – and with it, the lives and loves of some our favourite characters. And one of those is Emma Hernan, whose tumultuous on-off relationship with Blake Davis had viewers gripped during season 9.
Since its debut on television in 2019 and its stunning homes, even more incredible views, and luxurious lifestyles, the show has been a hit. Emma, who adds a hushed puppy energy to the show, only became well-known when she joined the cast in season 4 and made the mention of her relationship with Peter Cornell.
She is currently content to show off her most recent love interest, but as she has previously stated, it took her a while to settle down and things haven’t always been straightforward.
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The blonde beauty was allegedly sleeping with a married man in Nicole Young’s episode of Season 8, which Emma denied, and Nicole apologized in response. She acknowledged that she was shocked by the incident because she had been filming various scenes with an unnamed boyfriend at the time.
But by season 9, Emma was ready to be more open about her life, including her love story with real estate agent Blake, who briefly appeared on Selling Sunset in a scene where he joined Emma and her friend Chrishell Stause for lunch. That meeting didn’t quite go as planned, however, as Chrishell was visibly irritated when Blake confessed he’d never eaten a fruit or vegetable in his life – and said Emma would have to ‘mother’ him.
Emma and Blake ended up calling it a day after they’d wrapped on filming that season – but have since reconciled. So, there could plenty more drama in store, particularly after Chrishell aired her worries, as Emma revealed she was even considering getting engaged to Blake – who Emma’s co-star Chelsea Lazkani has referred to as “very, very rich”.
I have been very secret about relationships my entire life, Emma revealed last October, opening up about how some of her scenes have been edited. I’ve always had a private life even before the show. However, when producers reached me, they stated they were interested in learning about my relationship and the person I’m dating. What transpired was the complete opposite of what was captured on camera when I opened up my life.”
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My boyfriend is undoubtedly more reserved. But he supported me no matter what I desired. He directed the movie, and we combined the film’s two properties. However, she continued, “He was pretty disappointed with what they did to me, which my family was also,” regarding the cut-scenes footage from season 8.
He had messaged me before the show, so we had been friends for a while before we met in December. Because he has a very close relationship with my family, that is something I’m fortunate to have and appreciate in this relationship.
South Africa defeated England by a score of 125 runs to reach the final of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, led by Marizanne Kapp’s five-wicket haul and Laura Wolvaardt’s 169-run innings.
ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup: England vs. South Africa Match Recap.
