Video matrix 31/06/ 2014: BBC presenter misses bulletin, Sean Hannity responds to Russell Brand and poker player loses $1 million

 

Friday 01 August 2014 19:30 BST
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BBC viewers tuned in to an unusual BBC title sequence with a seemingly empty studio and chair after a confused Nicholas Owen managed to miss the start of his own bulletin. After a brief pause, the presenter slipped into shot and sat down, offering an apology for the “confusion”.

Fox News presenter Sean Hannity hit back at Russell Brand, describing him as a "D-list, dumb actor better known for his failed to Katy Perry", after the comedian blasted his coverage of the Israel- Gaza conflict and accused him of being a bully on air

Shakira got quite the Oxford treatment after a 15-strong, all-male group of university students released an acapella version of her dance hit “Hips Don’t Lie” hoping to raise money for charity. The Colombia singer tweeted she “loved it” and the video has gone viral.


If you can’t spot the sucker at the poker table, it’s you, or in this case, Connor Drinan, who managed to lose one million dollars in spectacular fashion at the World Series of Poker tournament in what some have described as the “worst bet in recent history”.

Extraordinary footage shows the moment that members of an isolated tribe emerge from the Amazon rainforest and make contact with the outside world.

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