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| | | | | Iain McDowell | | 2 December 2024 | | | | Good morning. Outgoing US President Joe Biden has pardoned his son Hunter, who was due to be sentenced in two criminal cases - we have the latest. Gregg Wallace is facing criticism for his reaction to complaints about his conduct, and we have an investigation into the tomato trade. Plus, the Oxford word of the year is "brain rot" - but what does it mean? | | | | | | |
| | Biden pardons son, criticising 'miscarriage of justice' | |  | | Hunter Biden was facing the prospect of years in prison. Credit: Reuters | | With 50 days left until he leaves the White House, Joe Biden has done what he had promised not to do. His decision to pardon his son Hunter comes a fortnight before the younger Biden was due to be sentenced for tax evasion and illegally buying a gun. The US president says the conviction was politically motivated but President-elect Donald Trump says the pardon is an "abuse and miscarriage of justice". Biden is unlikely to pay any big political price, according to our North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher. But he also points out that the rules of presidential pardoning have been rewritten - and that's worth bearing in mind when Trump returns to office. | | | | | | | | | | |
Gregg Wallace accusers criticise his response to allegations | | | MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace is facing criticism for saying complaints about his behaviour have come from a "handful of middle class women of a certain age". One woman, who worked with him on a game show, has told BBC News the comments showed that he hadn't learnt his lesson. Wallace's lawyers strongly deny that he engages in sexually harassing behaviour. | | | | | 'Italian' purees likely to contain Chinese forced-labour tomatoes | | | They're a store cupboard staple but some tomato purees may not be what they seem. A BBC investigation reveals that tomatoes grown and picked in China using forced labour are likely to be finding their way into purees sold by some major UK supermarkets. Some of the products are described as "Italian" on the packaging. All the supermarkets whose products we tested dispute our findings. | | | | | | |
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| | | | | How Rihab Faour's long journey to safety, from her small village in southern Lebanon, came to an end with the death of her young family. | | | | | | |
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| |  | | The Gregg Wallace controversy dominates the front pages. The Sun says he's facing a backlash from "furious celebs", while Metro plays on his words for its headline: "Women of a certain rage!" The Guardian reports that MPs, doctors and charities have a plan to "transform" end-of-life care. The Times and the FT focus on the the conflict in Syria. | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mindlessly scrolling? There's a word for that | |  | | The popularity of the term "brain rot" has rocketed this year. Credit: Getty Images | | "Brain rot" - describing the deterioration of a person's intellectual state as they consume excessive amounts of low-quality content - is the Oxford word of the year. Perhaps it's not surprising that it's risen to prominence in the social media era as many of us waste hours online. But its origin dates back well before the internet age to 1854. | | | | | | | | |
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