Author: MAK Gojar

The BBC has decided to take down a controversial documentary about Gaza from BBC iPlayer while the broadcaster carries out “further due diligence with the production company”. Earlier this week, the corporation apologised after it emerged that the film’s child narrator is the son of Ayman Alyazouri, who has worked as Hamas’s deputy minister of agriculture. Following the discovery, the BBC later added a disclaimer to the programme. Further accusations have been made about Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone, which was initially broadcast on Monday at 9pm on BBC Two, such as claims that other children were pictured with the…

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SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from Thursday night’s episode of Ghosts. Ghosts channeled its inner mafia mentality with Thursday night’s episode, in which Jay (Utkarsh Ambudkar) finds himself in some hot water after he gets a new recipe from his restaurant from Pete (Richie Moriarty). While Richie offers the recipe with no ill-will in […]SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from Thursday night’s episode of Ghosts. Ghosts channeled its inner mafia mentality with Thursday night’s episode, in which Jay (Utkarsh Ambudkar) finds himself in some hot water after he gets a new recipe from his restaurant from Pete (Richie…

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IT’S the Australian soap with whacky storylines that kept Brits on the edge of their seats for the past 37 years. But Neighbours has been axed for a second time after Amazon Prime announced it was pulling the plug on the beloved soap. Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue were two of Neighbours’ biggest stars The Neighbours cast has certainly changed a lot through the years Natalie Imbruglia is unrecognisable since her Neighbours debut The fresh blow comes just two years after the streaming giant rescued the soap, when Channel 5 revealed they were dropping it. It will now stop production…

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A status yellow wind warning has been issued for County Donegal. Wind and rain warnings have been issued for many counties along the length of the west coast, ahead of some unsettled weather expected this weekend. The wind warning for Donegal comes into effect on Sunday afternoon, at 3pm. Met Éireann are warning of very strong and gusty southwesterly winds for the duration of the warning, with the potential for difficult travelling conditions, and the potential for fallen trees and loose debris. The weather warning will stay in effect until midnight. It’s the first weather warning to be issued since…

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FANS whinged that the Champions League draw was “rigged” after several interesting fixtures emerged. English sides Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa were among the teams to learn their round of 16 opponents during this morning‘s draw. Reuters The Champions League draw was conducted in Switzerland[/caption] Real Madrid landed a tasty derby with city rivals Atletico, while Bayern Munich will face Bundesliga foes Bayer Leverkusen. Arsenal, meanwhile, got PSV Eindhoven – and will face the winner of the Madrid derby in the quarter-finals, should they triumph over the Dutch side. Moaning over the draw, a fan wrote on X: “this ucl…

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A Utah lawmaker has proposed a bill that would determine the number of inmates in its prisons and jails who have a substance use disorder — a first step that could ensure inmates get the treatment they need and a move that the bill’s sponsor says will one day pay dividends in reducing recidivism. ​Utah’s SB115 would require jail staff to screen inmates for substance misuse — a first step that could ensure they get needed treatment. The father of a man who died after not receiving such treatment in jail worries the bill doesn’t go far enough.   A Utah…

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BOSTON — When they played “O Canada” for the second time, there were no American fans left in the arena to boo. Instead, the Canadian team stood at the blue line, arm in arm, player and coach, wearing their championship hats while the maple leaf flag was lowered behind the 4 Nations Face-Off trophy and the national anthem reverberated across the Americans’ home ice. The fans who remained, many of them in their red Team Canada jerseys, sang along. Connor McDavid scored at 8:18 of overtime to give Canada a 3-2 victory over the United States on Thursday night as the…

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On this week’s show Apple comes up with a more wallet-friendly iPhone, Ireland is on the way to joining CERN and Grok impresses and Netflix warns of yet another price increase. Later, Mark Lane from Zero Days talks about how capture the flag competitions are fostering cyber security talent in industry and education. To never [&hellip The post Apple gets the message with the iPhone 16e appeared first on TechCentral.ie.

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AIRPORTS across Ireland have confirmed full lists of any flights that have been cancelled due to the weather this morning. Met Eireann issued a status yellow weather warning for parts of the country this morning as “heavy rain and strong gusts” battered down over us, with the last of the alerts expiring at 10am. PA:Press Association Belfast airport confirmed flight cancellations today[/caption] carlow weather The country is braced for a wild weekend[/caption] Kilkenny, Wexford, Waterford, Carlow, and Wicklow were slapped with the alert from 6am until 10am this morning. At Dublin Airport, Aer Lingus cancelled two flights inbound from the…

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KATIE Price has revealed plans for son Harvey to earn money as he loses his residential care home place. Katie said she’ll help Harvey set up a Cameo account and book nightclub meet-and-greets after he lost his place at his residential care home. Getty Katie Price rakes in cash at public appearnces and hopes her son will do the same[/caption] Captive Minds Katie has raised disabled Harvey alone[/caption] The former glamour model, 46, said she is determined to help Harvey, 22, earn “pocket money” and charging fans for videos through Cameo and to meet her son is a good place…

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THOSE EastEnders stars know how to party and last night they had a lot to celebrate. After they marked 40 years on the box with a live broadcast, the cast were treated to a boozy bash which saw the soap’s legendary star Patsy Palmer DJing. Instagram Natalie Cassidy danced the night away at the EastEnders 40th anniversary wrap party[/caption] instagram Actress Gillian Taylforth was in good spirits[/caption] Instagram The cast got into the full part spirit[/caption] Instagram Jacqueline Jossa got in on the party action[/caption] Instagram Everyone was dancing and enjoying themselves[/caption] When Patsy, 52, isn’t busy playing Bianca she is…

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TikTok is making changes to its operational structure, leading to layoffs within its trust and security unit. This unit, which is responsible for managing content moderation, will reduce staffing levels in several regions. Adam Presser, who oversees TikTok’s operations, including this unit, informed employees of these changes via a memo on Thursday. The restructuring is [&hellip The post TikTok lays off staff in trust and security department as restructuring takes place appeared first on TechCentral.ie.

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Q. My son’s father has only come back into our son’s life in the last year. Prior to that he lived in another state. Our son likes to talk to his friends in a social media chat room site, but I do not want him online unmonitored. I believe he is too young and when he does go online, I require him to give me all his passwords so I can monitor his activity. His father allows him to go online at his home without monitoring. I have told his father I do not agree with this, but he says…

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‘US sales aren’t growing as fast as we’d like … it takes time,’ founder says, while analyst notes target market ‘not exactly short of Mexican food options’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMexican-themed chain Guzman y Gomez has reported bumper profits since it began trading on the Australian stock exchange but is struggling to expand in the US despite offering Americans bigger burritos.The fast food chain has opened 16 new stores in Australia since July but a push to break into the competitive US market with five stores…

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t’s income tax time again, and this year it’s time to make a big change in how you file if you’re one of the small minority (less than 10%) who still file a paper return and then trek down to your local post office to send that return by registered mail — return receipt requested. It’s time to file electronically. And the IRS has made it easier and cheaper, even for non-techies who may also decide to print out and keep a paper copy of that important return. Plus, even if you owe money or must make quarterly estimated tax payments, you…

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