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Amy Schumer has revealed she has Cushing’s Syndrome, two weeks after responding to people talking about her “puffier” face online.The actress and comedian has been making media appearances to promote her new TV series, Life & Beth, and earlier this month, she told fans that her changing face shape was due to endometriosis. Schumer, 42, has now shared more details on her health issues in an interview with the News Not Noise newsletter.After tests that involved being “in MRI machines four hours at a time [and] having my veins shut down from the amount of blood drawn”, Schumer was given…

The government has announced it will significantly increase the interim payment given to Post Office workers who have their convictions overturned, from £163,000 to £450,000.More than 900 sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses were prosecuted between 1999 and 2015, after faulty accounting software called Horizon, made by Fujitsu, made it seem like money was missing from their branch accounts. Some went to prison, others were bankrupt, and lost their livelihoods and their reputations. The Horizon scandal has been called one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in British history.So far, 101 people have had their convictions quashed, but earlier this year the government…

Actor Gerard Depardieu is facing a new complaint of sexual assault, with a female movie decorator alleging he groped her during filming in 2021.In her complaint to the Paris prosecutor’s office, the 53-year-old woman accuses the French star of sexual assault, sexual harassment and sexist insults, her lawyer Carine Durrieu Diebolt said. The complainant claims the 75-year-old grabbed her and kneaded her waist, stomach, and breasts during filming for the movie Les Volets Verts.Ms Durrieu Diebolt says other people intervened to stop the alleged assault.Two lawyers for Depardieu did not immediately respond to emailed requests for comment, and their offices…

After the Competition and Markets Authority launches an investigation into eight of Britain’s biggest housebuilders, Ian King is joined by its chief executive Sarah Cardell to discuss why.He also speaks to Andrew Hunter from the jobs search engine Adzuna about its monthly report into the number of vacancies in the UK.:: Listen and subscribe to The Ian King Business Podcast here. Source link

Japan’s first moon lander has responded to a signal from Earth in what has been hailed as a “miracle” by the country’s space agency. The response, received late on Sunday, suggests the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) craft survived a second freezing weeks-long lunar night, when temperatures can plunge to -170C. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said it was a “miracle” because the probe was not designed to survive the lunar night.The SLIM probe, dubbed the “moon sniper”, made a “pinpoint” touchdown on 19 January – earning Japan a place in the history books as the fifth country…

Mary Poppins has had its UK age rating lifted from U to PG almost 60 years after its release because of “discriminatory language”.The British Board Of Film Classification (BBFC) said the decision over the 1964 classic, starring Dame Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, had been made over the use of the colonial term, Hottentots. The derogatory word was historically used by white Europeans to refer to the Khoikhoi people in South Africa.Actor Reginald Owen’s character, Admiral Boom, uses the term twice in the film, once when he asked one of the children, Michael, if he was going on an…

A tour operator dubbed “the Lonely Planet for the 21st Century” is journeying into American ownership after striking a deal with a US-based publisher.Sky News understands US News & World Report, a digital media company, has struck a multimillion pound deal to acquire Culture Trip. The agreement, which is expected to be announced publicly on Tuesday, comes about seven months after Culture Trip initiated a review of its strategic options.Sources said the deal would augment US News’ travel franchise, which includes rankings and advice to aid international travellers.Culture Trip has been working with Lazarus Consulting, a mergers and acquisitions advisory…

The owner of the country mansion used in the film Saltburn has described the rush of fans visiting his home as “weird” and says he would “prefer the interest to blow over”.Charles Stopford Sackville, 63, lives in Drayton House, the medieval mansion at the heart of Emerald Fennell’s dark satire about the super-rich. Image: Pic: Chiabella James/Prime Video The Grade I listed stately home, in the village of Lowick in Northamptonshire, has previously been described as “one of the best-kept secrets of the English country house world”.But it turns out a 127-room, 200-acre mansion complete with turrets is quite hard…

Holidaymakers face higher air fares this summer due to a lack of available aircraft, Ryanair has warned.Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary has predicted the budget airline’s ticket prices could be up to 10% more expensive compared with the same period last year. He said problems with aircraft at Boeing and Airbus – delaying the delivery of aircraft – will constrain capacity for passengers.Money latest: Briton’s biggest financial regrets revealedMr O’Leary said: “Fares in summer 2024 are going to be up again on summer 2023. “Our average air fares in summer 2023 rose 17%.”We don’t think we’ll see that kind of…

The UK has seen a “persistent under delivery” of new homes, according to the competition watchdog which has launched an investigation into eight major housebuilders.Too few new homes are being delivered due to a “complex and unpredictable” planning system and the gap between what’s being built by private developers and what people need, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said. Its report into the housebuilding industry also identified “substantial concerns” about estate management charges – with homeowners “often facing” high and unclear charges for the management of roads, drainage and green spaces.Less than 250,000 new homes were built last year…