2 h. ago Steve review – Cillian Murphy is outstanding in ferocious reform school drama

Toronto film festival: adapted by Max Porter from his novella Shy and co-starring Little Simz, Emily Watson and Tracey Ullman this brutal but ultimately hopeful story is fiercely affectingProducer-star Cillian Murphy and director Tim Mielants last collaborated on a superlative adaptation of Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These, and their new project together could hardly be more different: a drama suffused with gonzo energy and the death-metal chaos of emotional pain, cut with slashes of bizarre black humour. Max Porter has adapted his own 2023 novella Shy for the screen and Murphy himself gives one of his most uninhibited and demonstrative performances.Murphy is Steve, a stressed, troubled but passionately committed headteacher with a secret alcohol and substance abuse problem, in charge of a residential reform school for delinquent teenage boys some time in the mid-90s. With his staff – deputy (Tracey Ullman), therapist-counsellor (Emily Watson) and a new teacher (Little Simz) ...

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3 h. ago Chaos outside Epping's migrant hotel as protest videos emerge of lit flares 'being thrown' from windows whilst 'terrified' residents claim 'fireworks were aimed at building' as police confirm arrest

Migrants living at The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, have spoken of their 'terror' after a crowd of protesters gathered outside and flares were allegedly thrown close to their accommodation.

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3 h. ago Farage: Compulsory ID cards 'will be tool of suppression' if Labour introduce them

Downing Street revealed this week that ministers are looking at digital IDs as part of plans to clamp down on illegal working, in the hope it makes the UK less attractive to illegal migrants.

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3 h. ago Resident pays for council to clean graffiti outside Angela Rayner’s flat

The word ‘bitch’ along with a much larger sign saying ‘tax evader!’ were pictured on a white wall on the outside of the home.

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3 h. ago Coronation Street's Betsy screams in terror as car speeds towards her in crash spoiler

Coronation Street teen Betsy Swain lets out a terrifying scream, as she fears for her life in a shocking car crash plot - as first look reveals the moment a car veers towards her

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3 h. ago Two Emmerdale residents desperately flee to cottage to stop John

Emmerdale spoilers have revealed the moment that concerns about John Sugden lead to two characters racing up to the cottage, amid him taking deadly revenge on Aaron Dingle

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4 h. ago Keir's nightmare on Downing Street: Angela Rayner's resignation sparks chaotic reshuffle and a civil war for the soul of Labour as Yvette Cooper and David Lammy both lose their jobs

The beleaguered Deputy Prime Minister finally had to quit after a sleaze inquiry found she had failed to pay up to £40,000 tax owed on a luxury seaside apartment.

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4 h. ago Steve Clarke hails strong refereeing performance as Scotland hold Denmark

Clarke was impressed with Daniel Siebert.

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4 h. ago Chaos outside Epping's migrant hotel as protest videos emerge of lit flares 'being thrown' from windows whilst 'terrified' residents claim 'fireworks were aimed at building'

Migrants living at The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, have spoken of their 'terror' after a crowd of protesters gathered outside and flares were allegedly thrown close to their accommodation.

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4 h. ago Amanda Barrie, 89, brands Gordon Ramsay 'a vicious bully' two decades after the Coronation Street star 'slapped' him on Hell's Kitchen

Amanda Barrie has branded Gordon Ramsay 'a vicious bully' in her new memoir, more than two decades after she 'slapped' him on Hell's Kitchen.

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5 h. ago California nudist resort sues its owner after residents are forced to wear clothes

Longtime resident Nancy Roeder said she and her neighbors are in ‘survival mode’

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5 h. ago Scotland hold Denmark to goalless draw in opening World Cup qualifier

The visitors produced some fine defending in Copenhagen

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5 h. ago Moment XL Bully launches attack which would've 'almost definitely' led to death

The XL Bully lunged at Emma Rogers and her cockapoo as she walked down a London high street - police attended in a bid to learn more about the attack and find the suspect

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5 h. ago Warning new West Lothian banking hub in 'challenging' location for the elderly

Both Linlithgow and Bathgate will get new hubs to help residents - but there is disappointment in Bathgate that a campaign to retain the new hub in the town centre has failed.

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6 h. ago Coronation Street's green coat lady 'exposed' as real Tia Wardley's identity 'sealed'

Coronation Street fans think they know who the real Tia Wardley is after a decoy twist on the ITV soap, and she could be linked to the mystery 'green coat lady' at the hospital

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6 h. ago ITV Coronation Street Ollie's true identity 'exposed' and it's bad news for Lisa

Coronation Street newcomer Ollie could be hiding a dark secret from the residents of Weatherfield

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6 h. ago Coronation Street Lisa Swain's' telling' comment leaves fans 'terrified' amid 'death' fear

The rollercoaster that is the detective sergeant's life never seems to stop in the ITV soap

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6 h. ago Coronation Street fans 'know' what Costello is trying to hide after Tia Wardley twist

Lisa Swain and DC Kit Green's boss has been sparking suspicion over his involvement in Lisa's late wife, Becky's, death

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6 h. ago Coronation Street DI Costello's twisted plan for Lisa after Tia Wardley bombshell

Coronation Street's DI Costello continued his twisted plan for DS Lisa Swain on Friday night as a woman claiming to be Tia Wardley arrived on the ITV soap opera

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6 h. ago Coronation Street favourite makes return after nearly six months away

Evelyn Plummer, the soap battle axe played by Dame Maureen Lipman, returned to Coronation Street on Friday after several months away as she helped celebrate Swarla's engagement

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