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Boris Johnson: Spitting Image puppet unveiled ahead of relaunch

George Shafe 1 year ago

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PM’s Spitting Picture puppet

A puppet of Boris Johnson has been unveiled ahead of the return of satirical Tv show Spitting Picture this autumn right after 24 a long time.

The programme, manufactured renowned in the mid-nineteen eighties, is owing to be recreated by the BBC and ITV for their Britbox streaming services.

Puppets of the key minister’s senior adviser Dominic Cummings and Prince Andrew have also been uncovered.

The show at first ran for 18 series from 1984 until eventually it was axed in 1996.

The new series is also established to mock

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George Floyd: How an incorrect image ended up on the news

George Shafe 1 year ago

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Mr Floyd shared his name with a New York Jets footballer (ideal)

An impression of the incorrect George Floyd was mistakenly demonstrated by the BBC and other broadcasters, right after showing up in a picture montage at his funeral assistance.

The funeral for Mr Floyd, who died in law enforcement custody in Minneapolis, took put in Houston, Texas on Tuesday.

As section of a montage, a photograph of a dwelling American footballer with the identical name was demonstrated in mistake.

As a end result, it was broadcast on quite a few information networks, such

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Rihanna Calls for Unity While Accepting the President’s Award at the 2020 NAACP Image Awards

George Shafe 2 years ago

Rihanna is now a member of a pretty elite team of winners — such as Muhammad Ali, Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Williams sisters — right after remaining honored with the President’s Award during Saturday’s 51st NAACP Picture Awards.

“I’m going to try to hold this very simple, due to the fact tonight actually isn’t about me,” Rihanna reported onstage. “Since the function is even bigger than me… My section is a pretty modest section of the perform that’s remaining completed in this environment — and the perform that’s however to be completed.”

In reflecting on her background of philanthropy,

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