While speaking to the BBC, Johnson denied claims that he purposefully had a party at No. 10 Downing Street during the region’s May 2020 lockdown. This response comes after Dominic Cummings, Johnson’s former chief adviser, said that he would testify under oath that Johnson knew of the party’s repercussions. “Nobody warned me that it was against the rules,” the prime minister was quoted by the BBC, adding, “because I would have remembered that....

Get 6/1 odds on Leicester to beat Arsenal Forest announced Boro “outbid various other clubs” to meet a release clause in the 24-year-old’s contract. The fee for Assombalonga outstrips the £12.7m Boro paid for Brazilian striker Afonso Alves in 2008. He also becomes the second most expensive player in Championship history, following Wolves £15.8m capture of Ruben Neves from Porto earlier this month. Assombalonga scored 14 goals in 33 games for Forest last season, having spent most of the previous campaign sidelined with a career-threatening knee injury....

“It was him,” attorney Judy Clarke said of her client during opening statements in Boston, where Tsarnaev’s trial began after weeks of jury selection. MORE: Images from marathon bombing | One runner’s experience | Bombing timeline The strategy established on Day 1 by Tsarnaev’s defense team, then, is that Dzhokhar was swept up in his older brother’s actions throughout the bombing and its aftermath, which resulted in Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s death in a shootout with police....

I always say the same thing: It’s fantastic, these players are technicians. They can keep the ball against anyone. But the problem is the Japanese national team has always lacked belief. They’re just happy to turn up and be there. That’s what frustrated me in my time in the country. I want to see Japan do really well at this World Cup, and beyond. I spent six years of my life there, so I would love to see these players that I played with and against go and do things that would make me proud of them....

Unbeaten in 27 fights and owner of 14 consecutive knockouts, Golovkin is winning fans in the United States. A native of Kazakhstan, he has power and tenacity to carve up opponents. Stevens is 25-3 with 18 knockouts and has said his power is something Golovkin hasn't seen. As a New Yorker this is a fight on his home turf. To get a look at Golovkin visit The Bloody Elbow. Fight schedule Nov....

Police responded to the 100 block of Dusky Thrush Drive in Kyle, a city in central Texas, after reports of a shooting at around 2 a.m. on Saturday. Officers found the body of 19-year-old Christopher Trevino at the scene. The suspect reportedly fled before police arrived. Trevino’s family told Fox 7 he was shot while trying to protect his 15-year-old sister from a teenage boy who was pointing a gun at her....

Published on Reddit’s r/AmITheA**hole forum, a man under the anonymous username u/2isny shared his story to receive opinions from the “AITA” community. The viral post has over 6,000 upvotes and 4,000 comments. The original poster (OP) began his story by explaining that during the eight months he’s been with his girlfriend, he got into a car accident. Unfortunately, he only got about $2,400 from his insurance company which wasn’t enough to get him a new car, and he needed to save money for a few more months....

In a post on the popular discussion site Reddit, user u/wandering_witch_123 asked: “Am I the a**hole for speaking ASL and not telling my BF I know how to sign?” American Sign Language—also known as ASL—has been developed for over 300 years. Dating back to 1817, it is today used widely throughout the U.S. with its own vocabulary, grammar, word order, and style that does not necessarily reflect English words....

The original Rat Pack “Ocean’s Eleven” is and always was a big bore, however fascinating it may be as a document of retro gender attitudes (and retro fashion: Frank Sinatra’s orange alpaca sweater may be the liveliest thing about it). The new version introduces its team of con artists in about as much time as it took Frank and Dino and Sammy to pour themselves a Scotch on the rocks....

Brachytherapy is used to treat early-stage breast cancers that have not spread (metastasized) to other parts of the body. The treatment can be delivered in different ways and is often combined with conventional external beam radiation therapy (EBRT). In this article, we will review what brachytherapy is, how it is given, and any potential side effects that may occur. Purpose of Treatment EBRT is the standard of care for people who have undergone a lumpectomy or mastectomy....

NEWSWEEK: What is style? VALENTINO: If you have a great personality you have style. It’s how to move, how to act, how to make your clothes come alive. It’s very boring to see a dress on a beautiful woman who doesn’t have any electricity. And elegance? Elegance is to realize that you are not100 percent secure but you really want to be. When a woman says, “I just love this!...

In court documents first obtained by The New York Times earlier this month, the Maleficent actress, 47, claimed the Bullet Train star, 58, was “physically and emotionally abusive” during the lengthy trip from Paris to Los Angeles. Jolie alleged that Pitt had choked one of the children and struck another in the face. The lawsuit—stemming from an ongoing legal ordeal involving Château Miraval, the French winery the exes once owned together—went on to state that he poured beer and red wine on Jolie and the kids....

“After wait times averaging just 2 minutes on November 3rd, Georgia’s election administration is hitting a new milestone for effectiveness and efficiency,” Raffensperger said in a statement. “I have always said that after every election, half the people will be happy and half will be disappointed, but everyone should be confident in the reliability of the results.” According to Raffensperger’s office, there have been no reports of long lines, and wait times at polling stations across the state averaged just one minute....

Fast forward almost seven full seasons later, and despite being just 25 years old and still developing as a player, Beal has evolved into one of the key leaders on the Wizards roster — if not the main leader both on and off the floor. NBA MOCK DRAFT: Full first-round breakdown “It’s kind of weird I’m only 25, and yet everybody looks at me as a vet that’s been in the league for a long time,” Beal told Sporting News....

You may be able to go home within days after a minimally invasive prophylactic brain aneurysm repair. But having a brain aneurysm rupture prior to your surgery means that you can expect to spend weeks in the hospital, and additional weeks or months in a rehabilitation program. Surgery Follow-Up In the days after brain aneurysm surgery, you will be closely monitored in the hospital. You may need to stay in the neurological intensive care unit (ICU) for several days or longer, and you will be able to go to a regular neurological unit in the hospital as your health stabilizes....

Imaging tests can be used to visualize the structure of the brain, skull, or blood vessels. Some diagnostic tests also provide information about activity in different regions of the brain. Interventional procedures for treatment of brain conditions are often done with real time imaging guidance as well. X-Ray Your healthcare provider might order an X-ray of your skull or facial bones if you have had a traumatic head injury. An X-ray is a quick test that does not require injections....

That’s right: Belt faced 21 pitches in his first-inning at-bat at Angels Stadium in Anaheim. Belt fouled 16 balls and ended his at-bat with a flyout to right field. MORE: Ohtani bounces back with two hits against Giants Belt broke the record of 20, which was set on June 26, 1998 when Houston’s Ricky Gutierrez faced Cleveland’s Bartolo Colon. Here is a look at the pitch chart via MLB.com: For what it’s worth, Barria escaped a 49-pitch first inning without giving up a run....

On Thursday morning, Tanya Drysdale of Botswana took to Facebook to share her terrifying ordeal from earlier in the day on the Snakes of Southern Africa group page. She explained that while at home, a massive 15-foot python grabbed her dachshund and attempted to kill her. “It was a real battle to unwrap my little dog from the huge 4.6 meter [15-foot] snake,” Drysdale shared on Facebook. She and her spouse worked tirelessly for “over 15 minutes” to rescue the beloved pooch, as seen in the photo album in which a group of people are shown desperately trying to wrangle the deadly snake....

The Braves, complete with questionable tomahawk placement on their statement, responded to MLB’s decision to move the 2021 All-Star Game and MLB Draft from Atlanta amid Georgia’s controversial new voting rights law. The statement reads: FAGAN: Moving All-Star Game is a surprise move for MLB This was neither our decision, nor our recommendation and we are saddened that fans will not be able to see this event in our city....