In an announcement learn by prosecutors throughout sentencing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court docket, Farage stated he had “felt humiliated” and was left fearing for his security in public.

He added he was “deeply considerate for a while afterwards that subsequent time it is probably not a milkshake”.

Prosecuting counsel Nishma Shah advised the courtroom that after her arrest Thomas Bowen advised police she did “not agree together with his [Farage’s] political opinions” and that she “had the chance” to confront him.

She advised officers “she didn’t remorse her actions”, added Ms Shah.

Farage’s safety officer, James Woolfenden, had his go well with broken by the milkshake, and Thomas Bowen was additionally ordered to pay him £17.50 compensation for the legal harm.

Deputy senior district decide Tan Ikram advised the defendant she should additionally pay a sufferer surcharge of £154 and full 15 rehabilitation exercise requirement days.

Thomas Bowen, who’s an OnlyFans mannequin, had initially denied the costs and was resulting from go on trial on the identical courtroom in October, however modified her pleas to responsible earlier than proceedings started.

Farage was standing within the constituency for the primary time and received the seat, securing a big swing from the Conservatives’ Giles Watling, who had a 24,702 majority in 2019.

Farage secured a majority of 8,405 on 4 July in what was his eighth try to get elected to the Home of Commons.

Is Robin Ellacott in love with Cormoran Strike? “I positively don’t need to be,” says Robin (Holliday Grainger) of her buddy and private-investigator enterprise associate. “That’d screw all the things up.” Within the sixth season of Strike, against the law drama based mostly on the sixth Strike novel by Robert Galbraith, AKA JK Rowling, it feels greater than ever as if the present itself is afraid that that is true. Grainger and Tom Burke, who performs the titular Strike, do a stunning line in will-they-won’t-they romance, however the sequence would possibly expire if that ever resolved itself, as a result of the sleuthing a part of it’s moribund already.

As a piece of crime fiction, the TV model of Strike is a number of removes from having a compelling purpose to exist. It’s based mostly on a sequence of hit novels – high-quality, almost all detective dramas are – however these books aren’t particularly nicely regarded. They certainly appeal to as many gross sales and remark items as they do solely as a result of their creator created Harry Potter. That’s no assist for a TV present attempting to succeed by itself phrases.

The novel The Ink Black Coronary heart introduced the common Strike screenwriter Tom Edge along with his hardest problem but. Criticisms of the e-book coalesced round two observations: at greater than 1,000 pages, it was far too lengthy; and its exploration of on-line fandom and remark tradition, usually rendered as lengthy transcripts of chat threads and social media conversations, was self-indulgent and impenetrable. Edge has carried out a good job of planing that doorstopper into 4 hours of telly, though his quest to extract a robust narrative from the verbiage was an not possible one.

The case begins when the author of a cult YouTube cartoon, referred to as The Ink Black Coronary heart, is murdered. The useless creator had, in a gathering with Robin, alleged that the nameless creator of an unofficial spin-off recreation had been harassing and threatening her. As they line up the chief suspects for the net stalking and subsequent killing, in quest of an agitator recognized solely by their web alias “Anomie”, Robin and Strike contemplate whether or not a jealous rival, a spurned affiliate or the members of a far-right activist group are in charge.

The display model dispenses with many of the on-line discourse of the novel – it was nearly unreadable, so it will positively be unfilmable – though there are some lifeless scenes of Robin and Strike scrolling via on-line feedback or trawling video content material for clues. (Their gambit is to get rid of suspects by placing them underneath surveillance and witnessing them in any other case engaged when Anomie is lively on-line.) The unavoidable plot strand the place Robin logs in as a participant of Anomie’s recreation descends into the unintentionally hilarious; when Robin’s avatar probes the killer’s cloaked alter ego for clues, their interactions are rendered through crude animation and amusing text-to-speech laptop voices.

With the e-book’s excesses and provocative subtexts stripped away, we’re left with a workaday whodunnit through which a small group of individuals is completely populated by probably vengeful oddballs, solely one in all whom is a assassin. 4 episodes later, the revelation is shrug-worthy, even to these viewers who didn’t guess it pretty early on. However Edge hits all the correct beats, albeit on the gradual tempo dictated by the model commanding an opulent quantity of display time. It’s not a sufficiently gripping story for festive BBC One primetime, however it’s not a multitude, both.

The actual enterprise occurs between Burke and Grainger, colleagues who adore one another however can’t say it. This time round, within the opening scene, Strike kind of does say it, when their chemistry turns into plain throughout Robin’s birthday dinner, however Robin panics and pulls away, to her mentor’s embarrassment. They keep away from the topic, and one another, courting different folks on the wrong assumption that their beloved has change into detached. Then the investigation pushes them nearer collectively once more and the cycle restarts.

Edge was chargeable for the beautiful romcom Lovesick, so he is aware of what he’s doing right here, as do the leads: Grainger’s open-hearted power, ranged towards Burke’s mix of imperious crafty and self-lacerating vulnerability, is affecting. However within the absence of any fascinating crime-solving to distract us, the actors’ excellence doesn’t transcend the frustration of their characters’ relationship not being allowed to progress. Like all the things else in Strike, the detectives’ love is beginning to go stale.

Patrick Mahomes has helped information the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs to an NFL-best 13-1 report to begin the 2024 season and has them monitoring to emerge because the AFC’s No. 1 seed.

Nonetheless, the star quarterback is now going through questions on his well being as he seems to information Kansas Metropolis to an unprecedented three-peat.

Mahomes suffered an ankle harm late within the Chiefs’ 21-7 win over the Cleveland Browns. He did not return to motion within the 14-point victory, which sparked questions on whether or not he must miss time as Kansas Metropolis navigates a grueling schedule that options three video games in 11 days.

This is every thing to find out about Mahomes’ accidents, together with the newest updates on how lengthy he could be sidelined.

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What occurred to Patrick Mahomes?

Mahomes suffered an ankle harm late within the fourth quarter of the Chiefs’ win over the Browns. He tried to maneuver across the pocket whereas making an attempt a cross on a fourth-and-3, however his safety collapsed in on him.

Mahomes was compelled to throw a soar cross on account of the strain. He was tackled by Dalvin Tomlinson whereas doing so, and the 325-pound defensive sort out rolled up on him whereas bringing him down.

On the similar time, Mahomes was hit from the entrance by defensive sort out Mike Corridor Jr. He bent again awkwardly on account of the twin contact.

Mahomes was capable of stand up ultimately however slowly hobbled to the sideline. He had his proper ankle closely taped on the bench and was dominated “questionable” to return. Backup quarterback Carson Wentz performed the ultimate 5 minutes of the sport in his stead.

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Patrick Mahomes harm updates

Mahomes was listed as a full participant on Tuesday’s observe report.

Mahomes informed reporters his ankle harm wasn’t as dangerous because the high-ankle sprain he suffered towards the Jacksonville Jaguars in the course of the 2023 playoffs. He stated his ankle had responded nicely to therapy forward of Tuesday’s observe.

“Clearly it is a quick period of time however I assumed we had a very good day yesterday and good work after the sport as nicely,” Mahomes stated.

Consequently, Mahomes goes to attempt to play on Saturday, lower than every week after he suffered the harm.

“That is the explanation you play this sport,” Mahomes stated. “I will get the work at observe and attempt to push it to see the place I can get to.”

That stated, Mahomes is not guaranteeing that he’ll swimsuit up. He solely desires to take action if he believes it will likely be the best choice for the staff.

“On the finish of the day, I am not going to place our staff in a nasty place,” Mahomes stated.

Although Mahomes is hoping to play, he additionally expressed confidence that backup quarterback Carson Wentz might successfully lead the staff if he has to sit down out.

“Carson will probably be able to go as nicely,” Mahomes stated. “He prepares pretty much as good as anybody I’ve ever been round.”

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid offered extra particulars about Mahomes’ standing earlier than Chiefs observe on Tuesday. He stated that the staff was planning to check the quarterback in some drills and that if he cannot go, Wentz would take the first-team reps.

That stated, Reid reiterated that Mahomes was nonetheless “day-to-day” and that Tuesday’s observe would give them a very good baseline to see how he responds.

“Let’s simply what he does, how he does, feels,” Reid informed reporters. “He is at all times trustworthy with me so he is gonna shoot me straight on it. I will be capable to see him. In the present day’s a lighter day. Get him in there and transfer it round just a little bit.”

Reid additionally indicated that the Chiefs having three video games in 11 days wouldn’t have an effect on his resolution to begin Mahomes on Saturday.

“If he can go, he’ll go. If he cannot, then he cannot. Maintain it easy,” Reid stated. “That is how we’ll roll with it. I will simply take it daily and see how he does.”

Monday, Dec. 16

NFL Community’s Ian Rapoport reported Monday that Mahomes is coping with a “gentle high-ankle sprain.” The Chiefs quarterback will carry a “week-to-week” designation that can put his Week 16 standing “doubtful,” nevertheless it would not seem that the quarterback suffered a significant harm.

“He’ll be effective long-term,” a supply informed Rapoport.

Rapoport additionally reported earlier that X-rays on the quarterback’s harm have been detrimental.

Sunday, Dec. 15

Reid spoke about Mahomes’ harm after the Chiefs win on Sunday. Reid categorised his quarterback as “day-to-day” and stated that Mahomes “in all probability might’ve gone again in” had the Chiefs not been main.

“He needed to return in,” Reid stated. “There was no want for that.”

Reid acknowledged that the staff must wait and see how Mahomes responds to therapy on his injured proper ankle earlier than deciding on his short- or long-term availability.

“It is not damaged, nevertheless it’s sore,” Reid informed reporters of Mahomes’ ankle. “He’ll get began on the rehab a part of it as we go, after which we’ll simply must see how he does.”

Mahomes echoed the same sentiment, saying, “it is arduous to say proper now” when requested how he was feeling.

“You continue to [have the] adrenaline rolling and often it is type of the day after if you type of get a very good sense of it,” Mahomes informed reporters. “I really feel like I might have completed the sport in several circumstances, however I assumed the smart move we talked about was to place Carson Wentz in. He is performed a variety of soccer and he completed the sport nicely.”

Nonetheless, Mahomes stated he would “get after the rehab” in his restoration and “attempt to be prepared for subsequent week.”

“You recognize what it’s important to do to get again, and I feel that is a very powerful factor,” Mahomes stated. “And now we simply get again to the rehab half, the therapy half, and attempt to get ourselves prepared on a brief week towards a very good soccer staff.”

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How lengthy is Patrick Mahomes out?

Mahomes practiced in full on Tuesday. The Chiefs’ observe was with no pads and no contact. Wednesday’s observe will probably be extra telling for Mahomes’ standing for Week 16.

Mahomes’ standing for Week 16 is “doubtful,” based on NFL Community’s Ian Rapoport. Nonetheless, the quarterback’s ankle harm is not anticipated to be long-term.

So, whereas it is not but clear precisely how lengthy Mahomes will probably be out attributable to his harm, he could have an opportunity to return rapidly.

The Chiefs are navigating a stretch of three video games in 11 days. With Kansas Metropolis sporting a two-game lead over the Buffalo Payments for the No. 1 seed within the AFC, it figures to method Mahomes’ availability cautiously.

Reid’s “day-to-day” designation signifies that Mahomes’ standing needs to be monitored earlier than the staff’s Week 16 Saturday sport towards the Houston Texans. Nonetheless, if Rapoport’s “week-to-week” analysis is extra correct, Mahomes will doubtless miss that contest; NFL gamers sometimes miss at the least one sport if given a “week-to-week” designation.

Nonetheless, little is thought about Mahomes’ standing past these imprecise timetables. The Chiefs will doubtless present a extra concrete replace within the coming days.

Sydney Sweeney is one in every of our period’s greatest celebrities. The film and tv actor has starred in enormous initiatives, akin to Euphoria and The White Lotus, and was even named IMDB’s hottest determine of 2024.

But, as seemingly beloved as she is, nearly everybody within the public eye has to cope with vicious on-line feedback. This hit a fever pitch over the previous few days when the actor was flooded with unfavourable feedback after photos of her in a bikini unfold throughout the web.

I received’t share the Sydney Sweeney images on this piece, because it seems they have been taken from afar and with out her consent. What I’ll share, although, is a submit the actor made on her Instagram documenting a number of the merciless feedback she obtained:

The web response across the Sydney Sweeney bikini images is a first-rate instance of how the web permits abusive conduct and has standardized public shaming, particularly for well-known figures.

Earlier than we get to that time although, let’s look just a little nearer at what occurred.

How The Web Reacted To The Sydney Sweeney Pictures

We received’t be sharing any extra of the unfavourable feedback, past what the actor shared herself, or the bikini images that kicked this complete factor off.

A fast have a look at the replies below the earliest accounts posting the Sydney Sweeney bikini photos reveal a deluge of individuals critiquing her look.

On a extra optimistic word, since different folks on-line have been made conscious of this response, they started posting in protection of the actor. Typically that concerned utilizing well-known meme codecs, akin to this screencap from South Park:

Or making pithy feedback that spotlight the fact of ladies carrying make-up and getting dressed:

And even simply straight-up anger at what occurred:

Simply these three posts reacted towards the shaming of Sydney Sweeney’s bikini images have obtained thousands and thousands of views—and there are much more out.

The query is, what has pushed this web storm? Why was there such a unfavourable response?

Why Have The Sydney Sweeney Bikini Pictures Been So Controversial?

Sydney Sweeney is way from the one particular person to be physique shamed on-line. That is one thing untold numbers of celebrities must cope with—and is an actual illness of the digital age.

In a paper entitled “The portrayal of on-line shaming in up to date on-line information media: A media framing evaluation” by Shannon Muir, Lynne Roberts and Lorraine Sheridan, the authors break down why these form of public shaming occurs.

This “quickly rising” world phenomenon is described as a type of social policing pushed by what folks on-line see as “supposed wrongdoings.”

Like, for instance, Sydney Sweeney showing in unedited images, in an uncontrolled surroundings carrying a bikini. As research present, American ladies spend a median of 45 minutes “grooming” so as to try to meet magnificence requirements. When these aren’t met, are hit with what’s referred to as “a magnificence tax,” which is a neighborhood backlash towards them.

Analysis reveals that magnificence can confer ethical value, so, for some, the change in Sydney Sweeney’s aesthetic is akin to a failure. Folks can view her unedited images as an ethical collapse.

The web can intensify this. The authors of the shaming research recommend that the rise of the web world and the convenience of importing content material has resulted in “numerous people collaborating in social or peer surveillance as a way of social management.”

In different phrases, the web world made it straightforward to get entangled in shaming. What as soon as was native, can now be world.

Whereas this follow has existed for so long as humanity has, what’s completely different concerning the web, the authors of the paper posit, is that “a real crime not must be dedicated” by the particular person being shamed. All that should occur are folks perceiving ethical infractions.

If teams assume somebody is doing one thing “incorrect,” they really feel validated to assault and disgrace them.

Within the case of the Sydney Sweeney bikini images, they considered the unposed, non-edited photos negatively, after which tried to disgrace her for what they see as wrongdoing.

However why? Nicely, the demographic of those abusive posters is fascinating, as there have been giant numbers of males commenting on Sydney Sweeney’s physique.

A giant motive behind may very well be the rise of teams of lonely males on the web. In a paper by Ruth Rebecca Tietjen and Sanna Tirkkonen referred to as “The Rage of Lonely Males: Loneliness and Misogyny within the On-line Motion of ‘Involuntary Celibates’ (Incels),” the authors focus on this, in addition to the concept of “ressentiment.”

Successfully, ressentiment is a way of hostility that somebody directs in the direction of what they understand to be the rationale behind their frustration.

The researchers state that this “mechanism of ressentiment transforms loneliness into misogynistic feelings.”

These teams of lonely males kind on-line communities, however quite than serving to with their plight, they do the alternative and make many members really feel worse about their predicament. Males in these unfastened organizations blame ladies as a complete for his or her lack of success in life, each usually and romantically.

This results in elevated misogyny, which in flip can manifest in conditions just like the vicious response to Sydney Sweeney bikini images.

What might have occurred, then, is that area of interest on-line teams, pushed by their very own rage and loneliness, really feel they’ve each the proper and duty to assault somebody like Sydney Sweeney for what they understand to be her ethical failing.

Placing the blame solely on incel teams wouldn’t be right both. Sure, when others see their actions they are often impressed and validated themselves to remark negatively, however the drop of Sydney Sweeney’s polished picture and her perceived ethical value, might have upset others.

Folks did come to Sydney Sweeney’s protection in enormous numbers, which reveals this connection between conventional magnificence requirements and ethical value isn’t ingrained in everybody.

Sadly, there’s no fast repair to this situation of on-line misogyny and public shaming. However issues can change. It should require folks to reckon with implications of morality, magnificence, and public shaming, however that’s removed from inconceivable.

CLEVELAND — Minutes after being faraway from Sunday’s recreation due to an injured proper ankle, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes mentioned he was unclear whether or not he could be out there to play subsequent Saturday towards the Houston Texans.

“It is onerous to say proper now,” Mahomes mentioned after the Chiefs’ 21-7 victory towards the Cleveland Browns. “You continue to [have the] adrenaline rolling and often it is type of the day after while you type of get an excellent sense of it. I really feel like I may have completed the sport in several circumstances, however I believed the good move … was to place Carson Wentz in.

“… You simply do what it’s important to do to get again, and I feel that is an important factor. And now we simply get again to the rehab half, the remedy half, and attempt to get ourselves prepared on a brief week towards an excellent soccer workforce.”

Chiefs coach Andy Reid mentioned Mahomes’ ankle was not damaged.

“It is sore and he’ll get began on the rehab a part of it as we go, after which we’ll simply should see how he does down the street right here,” Reid mentioned.

Mahomes was eliminated halfway by means of the fourth quarter after getting hit whereas throwing a fourth-down move that was incomplete. The Chiefs had been forward 21-7 on the time, and Wentz completed the sport. Mahomes remained on the sideline till the conclusion of the sport and was limping as he walked off the sphere to the locker room.

Reid additionally mentioned Mahomes may have stayed within the recreation, including, “There was no want for that.”

“He wished to struggle about it, however we have got an excellent help there behind him with Carson and it was good to get him just a few reps in there too and let our guys hear that snap depend in case he has to go,” Reid mentioned.

On the play, Mahomes was dragged down from behind by Cleveland defender Dalvin Tomlinson whereas additionally getting hit excessive by Mike Corridor.

“I used to be making an attempt to run up within the pocket, clearly fourth down, making an attempt to make a play occur,” Mahomes mentioned. “And as I threw the ball, I type of obtained hit — and I have not seen it — but it surely felt like somebody hit me from behind as properly. And so I type of simply obtained rolled up on. It type of occurs in soccer, and so I attempted to bounce again up, however clearly, it harm a little bit bit. However now we’ll simply get after the rehab a part of it and attempt to be prepared for subsequent week.

“I believed the protection was enjoying rather well, and I wished to return on the market, and I in all probability would’ve fought a little bit bit more durable if they might’ve obtained the sport to at least one rating [margin]. However I’ve a whole lot of belief in Carson, too. … We put him on the market and I believed he did an excellent job transferring the soccer, operating break day the clock and placing us able to win the soccer recreation.”

Mahomes was 19-of-38 for 159 yards and two touchdowns earlier than leaving the sport. Mahomes was hit on a number of move makes an attempt and was pressured 21 occasions, in response to ESPN Analysis.

“You’ve got simply obtained to belief the offense,” Mahomes mentioned. “… I’ve simply obtained to do a greater job of going by means of my progressions and trusting the offense, getting the ball out of my arms and letting guys make performs. And my nature is to attempt to make the large play occur, and generally defenses cease that, after which when it isn’t there, go for the beneath stuff and preserve it transferring.”

On every of the 2 possessions earlier than the damage, the Chiefs, with a two-touchdown lead, went three-and-out with six incomplete passes, main Reid to defend his playcalling after the sport.

“You’ve got obtained to have the ability to throw the ball on this league,” Reid mentioned. “A few of our runs did not work too properly both, so we have got to ensure we clear that up and get that going. That is the place I can type of give him [better plays], do a greater job there for him.”

The Chinese language embassy in London has accused some UK parliamentarians of getting a “twisted mentality in the direction of China”, after the identification of a businessman accused of being a spy was revealed on Monday.

A Chinese language embassy spokesperson stated on Tuesday that “anti-China clamours” had been an try to “smear China, goal towards the Chinese language group within the UK and undermine regular personnel exchanges between China and the UK”.

On Monday, the excessive courtroom in London lifted an anonymity order that had been in place within the case of a Chinese language businessman and confidant of Prince Andrew who’s accused of being a Chinese language spy.

The person on the coronary heart of the row, Yang Tengbo, had requested for the courtroom to raise the anonymity order in order that he may problem what he describes as “ill-founded” claims towards him.

A number of MPs had been contemplating utilizing their parliamentary privilege to call Yang earlier than the anonymity order was lifted. Iain Duncan Smith, a former Conservative get together chief and powerful critic of the Chinese language authorities, stated on Monday that the allegations surrounding Yang had been “the tip of the iceberg” of Chinese language affect within the UK.

Yang was excluded from the UK in 2023 by the then residence secretary, Suella Braverman, on the grounds that it was “conducive to the general public good”. For the previous twenty years Yang has divided his life between the UK and China, and in 2013 he had been granted indefinite go away to stay within the UK.

Yang is accused of being a member of the united entrance work division, the arm of the Chinese language Communist get together (CCP) answerable for abroad affect. He denies being a Chinese language spy.

In an announcement, Yang stated he was a sufferer of souring UK-China relations. “The political local weather has modified and sadly I’ve fallen sufferer to this. When relations are good and Chinese language funding is sought, I’m welcome within the UK. When relations bitter, an anti-China stance is taken and I’m excluded.” He stated he was planning to attraction towards the choice to exclude him from the UK.

The Chinese language embassy spokesperson stated: “The united entrance led by the [CCP] endeavours to deliver collectively numerous political events and other people from all walks of life, ethnic teams and organisations to advertise cooperation between the [CCP] and people who find themselves not members of it and promote people-to-people exchanges and friendship with different nations.

“That is above board and past reproach. Although some UK politicians tried to demonise China’s united entrance work, they’re doomed to fail.”

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Yang’s case has raised questions on how the UK authorities offers with influential Chinese language nationals, at a time when the safety companies have highlighted the menace posed to the UK by political interference from China.

On Monday, Keir Starmer defended his authorities’s better openness in the direction of Beijing, saying: “It’s vital to have interaction.”

A number of the proof which knowledgeable the House Workplace’s choice to ban Mr Yang was included in a court docket ruling, exterior upholding the choice printed final week.

Authorities relied on information discovered on Mr Yang’s gadgets when he was stopped in 2021, together with paperwork which UK authorities mentioned indicated a hyperlink with the UFWD and different Beijing-linked teams.

UK authorities argued these confirmed he was “steadily related to officers related with the Chinese language state”. In addition they mentioned he had “typically intentionally obscured” his hyperlinks to the Chinese language authorities, the Chinese language Communist Get together and the UFWD, and alleged there was a “misleading factor” to his account.

The House Workplace additionally argued that although Mr Yang mentioned he hadn’t obtained direct orders to intrude with UK pursuits, “these in his place may very well be anticipated to know UFWD and CCP aims” and “proactively interact in them with out being tasked”.

In addition they pointed to Mr Yang’s membership of the London-based 48 Group Membership, which promotes commerce between the UK and China. Safety officers argued Mr Yang’s honorary membership may very well be leveraged for political interference functions by Beijing.

In a response to the US-funded Radio Free Asia, the 48 Group Membership mentioned Mr Yang was by no means actively concerned the operating of the group.

Whereas the tribunal dominated there was not an “abundance” of proof in opposition to Mr Yang in some cases, and mentioned there could also be an “harmless rationalization” in others, it in the end determined there was “adequate” materials to justify MI5’s conclusion that he posed a safety danger.

Mr Yang mentioned he’ll enchantment the ruling.

Watch: ‘China’s Magic Weapon’, a 2021 documentary on China’s efforts to increase its affect within the West.