A BBC Question Time audience member has enraged farmers after saying he wants to play ‘the world’s smallest violin’ for those hit by Keir Starmer’s inheritance tax. The Prime Minister is facing a growing backlash from farmers, celebrities and his own MPs over Labour’s decision to impose 20 per cent inheritance tax on farms worth more than £1million. More than 10,000 farmers and high-profile supporters including Jeremy Clarkson and Lord Lloyd Webber descended on Westminster to protest against the controversial policy on Tuesday.

Ariana Grande reflected on her Wicked character’s 𝑠e𝑥uality in a recent interview, stating that Glinda ‘might be a little in the closet.’ Grande, 31, and her co-star Cynthia Erivo, 37, who plays the Wicked Witch of the West Elphaba, sat down with U.K. outlet Gay Times, and were asked about fans who ship their characters as a romantic duo. However, Ariana’s answers sparked backlash from some fans, who accused her of ‘queerbaiting.’

Cher turned heads as she put on a chic display while ditching her dark locks during an outing in New York City on Wednesday. The Believe songstress, 78 – who has been promoting her newly released memoir titled Cher: The Memoir, Part One – was spotted embracing Radio Man outside of her hotel in the Big Apple. The performer was stylish wearing a pair of loose-fitting, gray trousers as well as a light gray blazer that was buttoned at the front.

President-elect Donald Trump reacted quickly to protests from supporters who believed that he would choose Mike Rogers as director of the FBI. Trump’s long-serving advisor and social media director Dan Scavino delivered an update on the idea on Friday morning on his X account. ‘Just spoke to President Trump regarding Mike Rogers going to the FBI,’ he wrote. ‘It’s not happening — In his own words, ‘I have never even given it a thought.’ Not happening.’

Queen Camilla has pulled out of tonight’s Royal Variety Performance as she continues to recover from a chest infection. The 77-year-old made the decision on the advice of her doctors after experiencing ‘lingering’ symptoms. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: ‘Following a recent chest infection, The Queen continues to experience some lingering post-viral symptoms, as a result of which doctors have advised that, after a busy week of engagements, Her Majesty should prioritise sufficient rest.

Masked men broke into the house of Conor McGregor’s rape accuser, smashed her windows and stabbed her boyfriend while her daughter was asleep next door. Believed to be supporters of the MMA star, the horrific rampage has emerged since a jury returned with their verdicts in the trial this afternoon, and awarded Nikita Hand nearly 250,000 euros. McGregor, 36, faced an accusation that he ‘brutally raped and battered’ Ms Hand, 35, at a hotel in south Dublin in December 2018.