41 m. ago How to watch Oscars 2025 in the UK: live stream, star performances, and the tightest races ever

It’s film’s biggest night and we’ve got your guide to viewing the Academy Awards live this weekend as The Brutalist and Anora fight it out for the big gongs

Sport

41 m. ago How tall is Sir Keir Starmer? PM looks similar size to Donald Trump

See how British and American leaders measure up in physical stature

Politics

43 m. ago Elon Musk’s DOGE homes in on new target: Weather forecasters

The cuts will ‘endanger American lives,’ lawmaker says

Society

44 m. ago BREAKING: Follyfoot and All Creatures Great and Small actor Steve Hodson dies after health battle

Steve Hodson starred in the much-loved children's show and also appeared in the BBC series All Creatures Great and Small

Events

47 m. ago This Morning's Dave Fishwick shares 'secret' Oscars chaos ahead of 2025 ceremony

This Morning star Dave Fishwick reported live from Hollywood's Dolby Theatre on Friday

Events

48 m. ago ‘He let us hate him’: Gene Hackman had a rare power – he didn’t need to be liked | David Thomson

The former marine was able to plumb depths of nastiness that set him apart from other ‘hard men’ actors of his generation, such as Robert Duvall and Clint EastwoodIt’s the dog that gets me about Gene Hackman. Decades ago he went off to New Mexico, away from the bright lights of fame. And the dog went with him and his wife. Hackman was a firm man – you might say hard. He had been a marine, and seldom bowed to all the suck-up stuff about being lovable and a movie star. He was 95. Clint Eastwood is 94, Robert Duvall the same. Jack Nicholson is only 87, still the kid.Dustin Hoffman is 87 too, Robert Redford 88, Warren Beatty 87. Harrison Ford is 82, and he seems older, or worried. We can’t expect these guys to go on for ever, just because they’re geezers, veterans and not forgotten. Continue reading...

Politics

52 m. ago Trump reportedly wants to shrink size and focus of state department; climate agency braces for more cuts – live

President wants radical overhaul of state department, including fewer diplomats and embassies, Politico reports; Noaa expects more cuts after hundreds firedUS aid cuts have forced the UN children’s agency Unicef to suspend or scale back many programmes in Lebanon, with more than half of children under the age of two experiencing severe food poverty in the country’s east, a Unicef official said on Friday.“We have been forced to suspend or cut back or drastically reduce many of our programmes and that includes nutrition programmes,” Unicef’s deputy representative in Lebanon, Ettie Higgins, told reporters in Geneva via video link from Beirut, Reuters reports. Continue reading...

Politics

55 m. ago Donald Trump will 'of course' be met with protests on state visit, Wes Streeting admits

Last time Donald Trump came to London a huge blimp depicting him as an angry baby flew outside Parliament, and Wes Streeting said 'of course' there would be protests when he returns

Politics

56 m. ago Insanely beautiful tropical island plans huge £78 daily tourist tax for thousands

Wayan Puspa Negara, head of the Bali Marginal Tourism Actors Alliance and a lawmaker in Bali’s Badung regency, has claimed that officials are weighing up whether to introduce a hefty tourist tax for visitors to the Indonesian island

Economics

59 m. ago Gene Hackman and wife suffered no external trauma, first autopsy results show

Sheriff’s office shares first findings actor and wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead at their Santa Fe home under suspicious circumstances Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa suffered no external trauma, the initial results of autopsies have found, as the mystery over the couple’s deaths at home in Santa Fe, New Mexico remains unanswered.The Oscar-winning actor, who graced the silver screen for more than 60 years, and his classical pianist wife were found dead at their home under suspicious circumstances. Maintenance workers found the couple’s bodies at their home on Wednesday, along with one of their three German shepherd dogs, who was also found dead. Continue reading...

Events

62 m. ago Mystery deepens as Gene Hackman and his wife's autopsies are completed and doubts grow over smiling daughter's carbon monoxide theory

Authorities investigating the mysterious death of legendary actor Gene Hackman, his wife and their dog have concluded autopsies on both victims.

Politics

65 m. ago Gene Hackman police set to make major announcement on actor's mysterious death

The Santa Fe Police Department has confirmed that a press conference will be held today after the mysterious death of Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arawaka

Events

66 m. ago How Trump made Farage look a fool and Starmer a prime minister

The Reform UK leader – who considers himself Britain’s ‘Trump whisperer’ – will have been left crestfallen after hearing the man in the Oval Office describe the prime minister as ‘a very special person’, writes David Maddox

Politics

71 m. ago Fact check: Government plans will see defence spending hit 2.5% of GDP

It is unclear what the Prime Minister is using to claim that the increase would be £13.4 billion per year.

Politics

92 m. ago BBC Breakfast reporter forced to apologise over Gene Hackman blunder: 'Let's get that straightened out'

The actor, 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their New Mexico home along with their dog on Wednesday

Politics

98 m. ago Voices: No wonder Annaliese Dodds has resigned over cutting aid to the world’s poorest people – it’s the only right thing to do

Labour’s disgraceful attempt to balance the books on the backs of the poorest people in the world is shameful – but shows Dodds to be a politician of decency and principle, says former deputy foreign secretary Andrew Mitchell

Politics

99 m. ago Foreign aid minister quits over cuts to her budget in fresh blow for Starmer

Anneliese Dodds warns it will be impossible to continue supporting Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan

Politics

1 hour ago Ruling blocks Trump’s mass firings at agencies; RFK Jr fails to address measles outbreak – US politics live

Ruling called victory for Americans ‘illegally fired from their jobs’, while anonymous official tells NBC Kennedy has done nothing about outbreakUS aid cuts have forced the UN children’s agency Unicef to suspend or scale back many programmes in Lebanon, with more than half of children under the age of two experiencing severe food poverty in the country’s east, a Unicef official said on Friday.“We have been forced to suspend or cut back or drastically reduce many of our programmes and that includes nutrition programmes,” Unicef’s deputy representative in Lebanon, Ettie Higgins, told reporters in Geneva via video link from Beirut, Reuters reports. Continue reading...

Politics

1 hour ago Oscars 2025 chaos as TV host shares concerns ahead of ceremony

Dave Fishwick reported live from Los Angeles during Friday's This Morning

Events

1 hour ago Blow for Keir Starmer as senior Labour minister quits over aid cut to fund defence

Anneliese Dodds said she knew there were no “easy paths” to increase defence spending

Politics