32 h. ago Christy review – Sydney Sweeney fights a losing battle in cliched boxing biopic

Toronto film festival: The rising star makes for a convincing boxer inside the ring in David Michôd’s by-the-numbers drama but flounders when outsideEven before Sydney Sweeney became better known for being in the centre of an increasingly absurd culture war, the unavoidable campaign to make her Hollywood’s Next Big Thing was showing signs of fatigue. The Euphoria grad, who gave a resonant performance in Reality, scored a sleeper hit with glossed up romcom Anyone But You but audiences were more impressed than critics, including myself (I found her performance strangely stilted). There was little interest from either side in her nun horror Immaculate, and earlier this summer her incredulously plotted Apple movie Echo Valley went the way of many Apple movies (no one knows it exists).Post-thinkpieces, two of her festival duds (Eden and Americana) disappeared at the box office and she now arrives at Toronto in need of a win. And what better way to achieve that by going for an old-fashion...

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3 d. ago Will YOU get the full triple lock increase in your state pension next year?

Millions of pensioners will not receive the expected £551 triple-lock boost to their state pension payments next April.

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8 d. ago Joey Essex is showing courage and can learn from Andrew Flintoff's boxing foray in Misfits debut

The Only Way is Essex star Joey Essex is set to make his boxing debut for Misfits on a card with former UFC fighters Darren Till and Luke Rockhold headlining in Manchester

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9 d. ago Andrew Flintoff says ‘I didn’t know if I had it in me to carry on’ after Top Gear crash

‘Cricket is a bit safer’ says former England captain Flintoff was injured in crash in December 2022 Andrew Flintoff has said he “didn’t know if I had it in me to carry on” after his crash at the Top Gear test track.The 47-year-old was speaking on Freddie Flintoff’s Field Of Dreams: Ultimate Test, the third series to be made in which the former England cricket captain attempts to build new teams from teenagers who have limited experience of the game. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Andrew Flintoff says ‘I didn’t know if I had it in me to carry on’ after crash

The 47-year-old attempts to build new cricket teams in Field Of Dreams.

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1 week ago Homes priced too high take over twice as long to sell as 'for sale' signs continue to increase

Home sellers risk waiting months to sell their home if they price their property too highly, Zoopla has warned.

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1 week ago Andrew Flintoff ‘didn’t know if I had it in me to carry on’ after crash

The 47-year-old attempts to build new cricket teams in Field Of Dreams.

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2 w. ago Scientists are baffled by an 'exponential' increase in whale and dolphin strandings in Britain

Scientists are investigating what might be behind an 'exponential' increase in the number of whale and dolphin beachings over the last 30 years.

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2 w. ago The most expensive summer break ever? Cost of flights soars by 30% in just one month as Brits jet off abroad on holiday while inflation continues to bite at home

Air fares soared by 30.2 per cent between June and July - the largest jump between those months since the collection of monthly data began 24 years ago, according to the ONS.

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2 w. ago UK inflation jumps to 3.8% as the cost of living for Britons goes up again

UK inflation rose by more than expected in July as demand for summer travel pushed up air fares and food prices continued to climb, the Office for National Statistics said today.

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2 w. ago How you drink your morning coffee could increase your risk of cancer by up to SIX times

Symptoms often include difficulty swallowing, unintended weight loss, and chest pain or discomfort. These symptoms can be subtle at first but tend to worsen as the cancer progresses.

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3 w. ago Andrew Flintoff backs campaign to increase helipads at hospitals

The former international cricketer was airlifted to a major trauma centre after the car accident on a Top Gear test track.

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3 w. ago Freddie Flintoff backs hospital helipad campaign after accident

In December 2022, Flintoff sustained severe injuries while filming at the Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey for an episode of BBC show Top Gear.

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3 w. ago Campaign highlights increased levels of violence against women and girls during and after major sporting events

Recent statistics and reports from frontline services have shown that incidents of domestic abuse and gender-based violence spike around the time of significant sporting occasions.

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3 w. ago Number of arrests at Palestine Action protest rises to 532 with majority for displaying placards

During a day of chaos and farce, Left-wing protesters swamped London 's Parliament Square on Saturday in support of Palestine Action, which has been outlawed by the government.

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