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James Acaster

James Acaster

English comedian (born 1985)

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  • 19h ago

    Celebrity Traitors: Rob Beckett murdered as Ross Kemp draws suspicion in series two

    Rob Beckett was murdered face to face by the traitors in the fifth episode of Celebrity Traitors series two. Hannah Fry has since shared the giveaways she had planned to use to spot them.

  • Oct 8

    Richard E Grant banished from Celebrity Traitors after revealing he was a traitor

    Episode three drew a peak audience of 10.3 million on BBC One, the most-watched episode of the series so far, as Hannah Fry was recruited as a third traitor after Grant's exit.

  • Oct 1

    Celebrity Traitors series two launches to 8.9 million viewers as Amol Rajan exits

    The BBC reality series drew an average of 8.9 million viewers for its launch at Ardross Castle, where broadcaster Amol Rajan became the first contestant eliminated and James Acaster joined the traitors.

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Trump pauses Russia sanctions to ease diesel-price pressure

Donald Trump signed an executive order pausing a Russia sanctions package that Congress passed in September and that was due to take effect within days. The waiver came as the White House sought lower diesel prices before the 3 November midterm elections.

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  • US-Russia diesel deal dispute

    Trump's waiver follows a deal he struck with Putin for Russian diesel deliveries to the US a week earlier, according to NRC.

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The Middle East after Gaza

New US sanctions on 26 targets and further Hormuz and Yemen incidents, but no change in the strike halt or talks.

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