Great British Bake Off star Nadiya Hussain has turned her back on showbusiness and is now working as a teaching assistant after the BBC axed her cookery show last year.

The TV chef, 41 was one of the biggest breakout stars of Bake Off following her win in the sixth series in 2015, going on to front several shows for the broadcaster, including the award-nominated Nadiya Chronicles, Nadiya Bakes and Nadiya’s Fast Flavours.

After the BBC’s decision to drop her – something she still ‘doesn’t know why’ happened – Nadiya said she’d been courted with other offers from the likes of ITV and Channel 4.

However, she’s chosen to pursue a career in teaching instead – despite feeling ‘judged’ by some for doing so.

‘I’m currently working as a teaching assistant at a lovely little primary school. The plan is to hopefully gain some training and maybe in the future become a teacher,’ she told Woman & Home magazine.

‘I had to do an application form, an interview, go in and sit in with the kids and see how they reacted to me. I did get people ringing me, saying, “Sorry, is this actually the Nadiya Hussain?” and I’m like, “Yes, it is and I am looking for a job and I would like an opportunity”.’

Nadiya shared that she was ‘really enjoying being in an environment where I’m not the centre of it’, even though friends and loved ones had questioned her for taking a step backwards, as they see it.

However she brainstormed her career move with the support of her husband Abdal, knowing she could be faced with a fork in the road.

‘There have been lots of tears, sadness and judgement. People [close to me] have asked, “Why would you go from being here, right at the top to being at the bottom?” but I don’t see it that way,’ the TV star and author, who received an MBE in the 2020 New Year Honours, added.

‘Just because I’m famous doesn’t mean I’m at the top. I have been at my lowest at the top.’

She also insisted that since she started working at the school, she’s ‘had some of my highest moments’ because ‘nothing beats’ helping the kids she works with feel safe and achieve their goals.

When it came to the BBC cancelling her show, Nadiya revealed she had a ‘gut feeling that something wasn’t right’ after 10 years of a regular schedule between her TV work and cookbooks.

She was informed by her agent that the BBC would not be commissioning her to do another TV show and has still not received an explanation as to why from her previous employers.

The former Junior Bake Off judge said: ‘I appreciate that it’s an industry, it’s a business and it’s about making money, but I still don’t know [why they’ve let me go] because I haven’t had a conversation with anyone.

‘There are no answers, no closure.’

In a statement at the time, a BBC spokesman said: ‘After several wonderful series we have made the difficult decision not to commission another cookery show with Nadiya Hussain at the moment.

‘Nadiya remains a much-valued part of the BBC family, and we look forward to working together on future projects.’

At the time the TV personality took to social media to explain that she had always been made to ‘feel grateful’ for the opportunities she received, which added an ‘invisible pressure’ to not voice her frustrations or her desire for more.

And while she is not interested in TV work right now, Nadiya knows what would pique her interest to return, including more creative input in cookery shows.

She’s also interested in creating travelogues and documentaries ‘about issues that matter’, following her 2019 BBC One documentary Nadiya: Anxiety and Me.

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A lawyer picked by judges to serve as the top federal prosecutor for a Virginia office that pursued cases against foes of President Donald Trump was swiftly fired Friday by the Justice Department in the latest clash over the appointments of powerful US attorneys.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the firing of James Hundley on social media shortly after he was unanimously chosen by judges to replace former Trump lawyer Lindsey Halligan as interim US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.

While the law says that the district court may choose US attorneys when an initial appointment expires, the Trump administration has insisted that the power lies only in the hands of the executive branch.

“EDVA judges do not pick our US Attorney. POTUS does. James Hundley, you’re fired!” Blanche said in a post on X.

Hundley, who has handled criminal and civil cases for more than 30 years, didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment Friday evening.

The firing of Hundley is the latest reflection of tumult in one of the Justice Department’s most elite prosecution offices, which since September has been mired in upheaval following the resignation of a veteran prosecutor amid Trump administration pressure to prosecute two of the president’s biggest political foes, former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

That prosecutor, Erik Siebert, was effectively forced out and swiftly replaced by Halligan, a White House aide who secured indictments against Comey and James but was later deemed by a judge to have been unlawfully appointed.

The cases were dismissed, but the Justice Department has appealed that decision.

Halligan resigned from the position last month after judges in the district signaled continued skepticism over the legitimacy of her appointment.

US attorneys, the top federal prosecutors in regional Justice Department offices around the country, typically require Senate confirmation but the law does permit attorneys general to make temporary appointments for limited time periods.

In several instances, though, the Justice Department has attempted to leave its temporary appointees in place in ways that have invited court challenges and drawn resistance from judges who have found the appointments unlawful.

Last week, a lawyer appointed by judges to be the US attorney for northern New York was fired by the Justice Department after spending less than a day in the job.

Judges in the district appointed Kinsella after declining to keep the Trump administration’s pick, John Sarcone, in place after his 120-day term elapsed.

В Україні подорожчає пальне, але причиною цього є не припинення постачання трубопроводом зі Словаччини та Угорщини, а курс валюти та ціна на нафту.

Про це в соцмережі написав відомий експерт ринку пального Дмитро Льоушкін. 

“‎Валюту поступово відпускають, стимулюють експорт, знижують дефіцит бюджету, це зрозуміло. То ось із нафтою там вузол на Ірані зав’язаний. Є дві думки. Або на тижні, або вже після Рамадану. Але очікування військової операції нагнітає остраху на ринок”‎, – вважає спеціаліст. 

Експерт зазначив, що Ормузька протока фактично є головною артерією світового нафтового ринку, оскільки через неї проходить близько 20% глобальних обсягів постачання. 

Якщо рух танкерів там буде заблоковано або серйозно обмежено на тривалий час, ціни на нафту на хвилі паніки можуть зрости до $100 за барель.

“‎Навіть важко уявити, як це відіб’ється на вартості пального в Україні”‎, – висловився Льоушкін. 

Фахівець зазначив, що сьогодні оптові ціни зросли ще на гривню, а до цього тижня ринок уже додав приблизно гривню поступового підвищення. Ймовірно, ці зміни відіб’ються на роздрібних цінах – орієнтовно протягом найближчих двох тижнів. 

“‎Все це прилетить у роздріб протягом двох тижнів. Поки що розвороту не проглядається, тому роздріб буде як нитка за голкою за оптовим ринком крокувати”‎, – додав Льоушкін. 

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Нагадаємо, 18 лютого глава МЗС Угорщини Петер Сійярто повідомив, що Будапешт призупинив експорт дизельного пального до України та не має наміру його відновлювати, доки українська сторона не відновить транспортування нафти трубопроводом “Дружба”, який у січні зазнав пошкоджень через дії РФ.

Раніше Льоушкін вже зазначав, що припинення постачань дизельного пального з Угорщини та Словаччини до України не призведе до помітних цінових коливань на внутрішньому ринку, оскільки наразі частка цього ресурсу в загальному обсязі імпорту не перевищує 10%.

Також він прогнозував, що ціни на бензин і дизель на українських АЗС можуть додатково зрости приблизно на 1 гривню після встановлення стабільної плюсової температури повітря – за умови, що світові котирування на нафту залишатимуться на нинішньому рівні. 

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Широкий спектр питань щодо страхування воєнних ризиків обговорили під час координаційної зустрічі команд Мінекономіки на чолі з міністром Олексієм Соболевим, Нацбанку — на чолі з головою Андрієм Пишним та представників страхового ринку.

На ринку вже наявні продукти з покриттям воєнних ризиків. Сумарна перестрахова ємність, сформована завдяки підтримці партнерів, зокрема Lloyd’s ($400 млн), DFC ($200 млн), ЄБРР (я110 млн), а також зростанню власного українського ринку (до $350 млн), сягнула понад $1 млрд. Це дає змогу пропонувати страхові продукти для покриття воєнних ризиків щодо майна, вантажів, автотранспорту та залізничного рухомого складу.

Уряд працює над тим, щоб зробити більш зручною та корисною для бізнесу державну компенсаційну модель, яку реалізує Експортно­кредитне агентство України. Із 1 січня 19 компаній виявили бажання стати учасниками державної програми. З них 15 подали заявки на компенсацію збитків на прифронтових територіях, а чотири уклали договори страхування від воєнних ризиків в інших регіонах України, де держава має намір знизити страховий тариф до 1% на суму до 1 млн грн.

Як ішлося на зустрічі, подальший розвиток страхування потребує комплексного підходу.

«Маємо спільне завдання — перейти від точкових рішень, які вже працюють на ринку, до розроблення комплексної єдиної архітектури, де є страхові продукти, доступні для кожного. Прагнемо якомога швидше напрацювати єдину стратегію страхування, яка б забезпечила максимальне охоплення всіх підприємств та інвесторів, і закріпити її законодавчо», — зазначив Олексій Соболев.

На зустрічі було представлено та погоджено концепцію трирівневої системи, яка має покрити потреби як малого й середнього бізнесу, так і великих інвесторів.

Перший рівень — державні програми з мінімальною вартістю, які найбільше підходять для тих зон та ризиків, де ринкові механізми не діють. 

Другий — гібридні продукти, де ринок та держава можуть гарантувати покриття спільно через співфінансування або компенсацію.

Третій — комерційні продукти без участі держави.

Як було зазначено, перевага представленої моделі полягає у долуюченні держави до процесу страхування ризиків там, де ринкові механізми не працюють: на прифронтових територіях, в окремих галузях тощо, повідомляє Мінекономіки.

The CIA on Friday said that director John Ratcliffe had ordered the retraction or “substantive revision” of 19 intelligence assessments over the past decade that were deemed to be politically biased.

In a release, the CIA included three redacted assessments from between 2015 and 2021 that related to White women’s extremist radicalization, attacks on LGBT activists in the Middle East and Africa, and the COVID-19 pandemic limiting access to birth control in developing countries.

“The intelligence products we released to the American people today — produced before my tenure as DCIA — fall short of the high standards of impartiality that CIA must uphold and do not reflect the expertise for which our analysts are renowned,” Ratcliffe said in a statement.

He added, “There is absolutely no room for bias in our work and when we identify instances where analytic rigor has been compromised, we have a responsibility to correct the record. These actions underscore our commitment to transparency, accountability, and objective intelligence analysis. Our recent successes in Operation ABSOLUTE RESOLVE and Operation MIDNIGHT HAMMER exemplify our dedication to analytic excellence.”

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The CIA on Friday said that director John Ratcliffe had ordered the retraction or “substantive revision” of 19 intelligence assessments over the past decade that were deemed to be politically biased. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

The CIA release said the assessments were identified by the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board, which did an independent review on hundreds of reports from the last decade, adding that the assessments “did not meet CIA and IC analytic tradecraft standards and failed to be independent of political consideration.”

The agency said an internal review led by Deputy Director Michael Ellis “agreed that they did not meet the high standards the American people expect from CIA’s elite analytic workforce.”

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The first of the three reports included in the release was titled “Women Advancing White Racially and Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremist Radicalization and Recruitment,” and was published in October 2021, in the first year of the Biden administration.

It focused on women in groups overseas “that incite, facilitate or conduct violence because they believe that their perception of an idealized, white European ethnic identity is under attack from people who embody and support multiculturalism and globalization.”

The second report was titled “Middle East-North Africa: LGBT Activists Under Pressure,“ and was released near the end of the Obama administration.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe said the reports fall “short of the high standards of impartiality that CIA must uphold.” (Jemal Countess/AFP via Getty Images)

That assessment claimed that “The tough stance taken against the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community by governments in the Middle East probably is driven by conservative public opinion and domestic political competition from Islamists, and is hindering US initiatives in support of LGBT rights.”

The last declassified report included in the CIA release was titled “Worldwide: Pandemic-Related Contraceptive Shortfalls Threaten Economic Development,“ and was published in July 2020, nearly the end of President Donald Trump’s first term.

“The COVID-19 pandemic is limiting contraceptive access in the developing world and will probably undermine efforts to address population pressures there that are hindering economic development,” it stated.

Cover page of a declassified CIA assessment on radicalized White women. (CIA)

A senior administration official who spoke to The New York Times on condition of anonymity said that most of the rest of the flagged assessments dealt with diversity, equity and inclusion.

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The Times added that former officials it spoke to both questioned the decision to declassify the three documents and the claims that the assessments were flawed, believing they just showed the policy priorities of past administrations.

The Chief Administrative Officer of Metro Vancouver has spoken for the first time since Global News broke the story about chaos in the organization’s leadership.

The Board of Metro Vancouver then claimed it was launching an investigation into the “leaked” information and might even hire a private investigator.

Jerry Dobrovolny was at Friday’s Vancouver Board of Trade meeting and said that it shouldn’t be phrased as a leak.

“You know, laws may have been broken, and so that’s what we’re looking at,” he said.

Dobrovolny said he couldn’t comment on a private investigator and that it was “driven by the board.”

Dobrovolny refused to say how much taxpayer money might be used to hunt for an alleged whistleblower. However, he claimed “transparency” about who’s running the organization has been expensive.

“So I think taxpayers should be concerned about the laws being followed, rules being followed,” he added.

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“I think that’s important. And there’s been considerable cost, hundreds of thousands of dollars of cost to the organization as a result.”

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When asked to explain how a “leak” of information might have cost the organization, Dobrovolny said he would not explain it at this point.

Dobrovolny failed to mention that his suspension of Chief Financial Officer Harji Varn overstepped his authority, setting in motion a series of costly problems.

“Let’s be clear about transparency,” he said on Friday.

“We did a governance review. And Deloitte, who did the governance review, said that Metro is one of the most transparent organizations that it works with. Our information is posted and it is available. And I really wish organizations would use the information that’s available.”

Metro Vancouver has since emailed Global News to say that, “The amount stated by our CAO today was speculative.”

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Pokémon bandits tunneled into a Los Angeles collectible shop and made off with nearly $200K in cards in a brazen burglary in Anaheim.

It happened in the early morning hours of Wednesday morning at DOWE Collectibles in the 1100 block of North Harbor Boulevard, the Anaheim Police Department told KTLA.

Investigators said suspects broke into one office and, using a sledgehammer, smashed through drywall and tunneled into the collectible card shop next door.

Security camera footage from CBSLA showed the suspects breaking into the shop through the wall before the masked thieves used sledgehammers to break display cases.

The burglars made their way through the shop, smashing cases and filling up giant black bags of $180,000 worth of the cards, police said.

The owner of the shop, Duy Pham, said when his phone alerted him to the break-in he could not believe what he was seeing.

“I clicked on the footage and saw guys coming through the hole,” Pham said. “My heart was pounding. I called 911 right away and rushed over here.”

The owner said the burglars didn’t bother with electronics and focused only on the collectable cards.

“They didn’t touch our computers or cameras,” Pham said. “They were here for the cards.”

KTLA’s video showed the damage in the wall and what the shop looked like after the break in. 

No arrests have been made, and police confirmed to KTLA that detectives are following up on leads in the case.

Police did not immediately return calls from The Post. This is only the latest example of thieves breaking into collectible stores for the specialty cards. 

In January, Merch-loving thieves stole a $300,000 set of Pokémon cards and other collectibles in two robberies in Los Angeles-including a brazen caught-on-camera heist using an electric saw, The Post reported.

The Anaheim shop owner said there’s been an increase in the value of the Pokémon cards and pointed out how some are worth thousands of dollars. 

“One card can be worth up to $10,000,” Pham told KTLA. “People see the money is there.”

He added, “We kind of expected something like this sooner or later. When you’re in this business, you feel like you have a target on your back.”