33 h. ago ‘It’s not a genuine apology’: Spanish women reject Catholic attempt to redress Franco incarceration

Many survivors believe organisation’s request for forgiveness over abuse in Women’s Protection Board centres does not go far enoughAs the members of the Catholic organisation wrapped up their speech with an appeal for forgiveness, the auditorium in Madrid exploded in rage. For decades, many in the audience had grappled with the scars left by their time in Catholic-run institutions; now they were on their feet chanting: “Truth, justice and reparations” and – laying bare their rejection of any apology – “Neither forget, nor forgive”.It was an unprecedented response to an unprecedented moment in Spain, hinting at the deep fissures that linger over one of the longest-running and least-known institutions of Francisco Franco’s dictatorship: the Catholic-run centres that incarcerated thousands of women and girls as young as eight, subjecting them to barbaric punishments, forced labour and religious indoctrination. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Samantha Morton made an OBE for services to drama and charity

The 48-year old English actress and director has been nominated for two Oscars.

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3 d. ago At least 8 Brits left needing urgent medical attention after rare infection from Botox

More than eight Brits have been left needing urgent medical attention following Botox injections - they went to hospitals in one region of the UK showing symptoms of a rare infection

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5 d. ago Kevin Thelwell performing Rangers balancing act as sporting director crystal clear over what comes next

Thelwell is in no doubt as to his responsibilities now that Russell Martin is in place to pilot the plane that's still being built

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6 d. ago Good Morning Britain star forced to seek medical attention after getting shot by bullet

Good Morning Britain reporter Noel Phillips revealed he was left injured while reporting live from Los Angeles

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6 d. ago Justin Baldoni’s $400m defamation claim against Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds dismissed

Judge finds Lively’s accusations of sexual harassment were legally protected and therefore immune from suitA judge on Monday dismissed Justin Baldoni’s $400m defamation claim against Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, after finding that Lively’s accusations of sexual harassment against Baldoni were legally protected and therefore immune from suit.The entire lawsuit from Baldoni, the actor and director, which included claims of extortion, was dismissed by Lewis Liman, a US district judge of New York. But the ruling allows Baldoni to amend and refile some allegations regarding interference with contracts. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Ryan Coogler confirms Denzel Washington will star in Black Panther 3

Director hailed Washington as ‘the greatest living actor’

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1 week ago ‘He threatened my career’: 22 actors who didn’t get along with their directors

Adam White lists just some of the times actors and directors couldn’t stand each other

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1 week ago ‘Unsung’ pioneering actress and director Esme Church honoured with blue plaque

The recognition will be unveiled in Bradford, where she founded and ran the Northern Theatre School.

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1 week ago Harvey Fierstein, on eve of Tony honor, looks back on his career

Last year, Broadway actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein handed director Jack O’Brien the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre

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1 week ago Hotel chef sacked over blazing row with boyfriend after he slept with her friend blames anxiety as she wins £13,000 for wrongful dismissal

Abbie Garner, 21, launched the expletive-ridden rant at her lover before they were separated by staff. She was dismissed after a surly meeting with a director to explain her actions.

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1 week ago Not Going Out star received emergency medical attention after experiencing ‘pain’ before live BBC audience

Production was halted for two weeks while Bretton recovered

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1 week ago Blake Lively 'drops emotional distress claims amid push for medical records by Justin Baldoni’s legal team'

The actress had accused the It Ends With Us director and co-star of causing her emotional distress on the set of the 2024 film

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1 week ago Clint Eastwood calls viral interview a fabrication: ‘Completely phony’

The actor and director claims that an Austrian newspaper invented a recent interview with himClint Eastwood has released a statement to claim a recent interview with him is a fabrication.Quotes from an alleged interview with the Oscar-winning actor and director had gone viral over the weekend and were picked up by a number of sites. Yet Eastwood has now said that he never spoke to anyone from German-language Austrian newspaper Kurier. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Clint Eastwood calls viral interview a fabrication: ‘Entirely phony’

The actor and director claims that an Austrian newspaper invented a recent interview with himClint Eastwood has released a statement to claim a recent interview with him is a fabrication.Quotes from an alleged interview with the Oscar-winning actor and director had gone viral over the weekend and were picked up by a number of sites. Yet Eastwood has now said that he never spoke to anyone from German-language Austrian newspaper Kurier. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ICE chief defends agents' use of masks, decries sanctuary jurisdictions

Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Todd Lyons is defending the use of masks by his agents

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2 w. ago Blake Lively's former director details her behavior during first acting job amid Justin Baldoni legal war

It's been 20 years since The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants was released. The film was Blake Lively's first movie at just 16 years old.

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2 w. ago Director and footy legend among celebs in Sudan plea over 'largest humanitarian crisis'

Director Steve McQueen, actor Will Poulter and England footballer Lucy Bronze are among the celebs to have signed a letter urging the government to take greater action to combat the ‘world’s largest humanitarian crisis’

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2 w. ago Drama teacher's shocking inappropriate demands of teenage girls that he claimed were part of 'vulnerability' class

A drama teacher is under 'formal investigation' after female students stripped naked in front of their entire class during a so-called 'vulnerability exercise.'

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2 w. ago The Salt Path review – Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs hike from ruin to renewal

Marianne Elliott directs this affecting drama, based on Raynor Winn’s memoir, which builds steadily as the couple journey towards redemptionThis film gives cinema one of the most nail-biting scenes of the year so far: an edge-of-the-seat moment as Gillian Anderson puts her bank card into a cash machine. Is there enough money in the account? Everything is at stake. This impressive, intelligent drama is an adaptation of Raynor Winn’s memoir about walking the South West Coast Path from Somerset to Dorset, with her husband, Moth. Unlike other hikers, the couple were not walking for pleasure – at least not to begin with. They had nowhere else to go after losing their farm. From theatre director Marianne Elliott, it stars two fancy actors – Anderson and Jason Isaacs – both giving lovely, emotional, low-key performances.In flashback we see the bailiffs banging at the door, evicting the couple, who are in their 50s, from the home in which they raised their kids, now flown the nest to univer...

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