5 h. ago Are Oscars made of solid gold? What Academy Awards are made of, worth, history, and why they are called Oscars

They’re the trophies that some of the most famous people in the world are desperate to get their hands on.

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24 h. ago North Lanarkshire councillors approve contract to help victims of domestic abuse

North Lanarkshire Council agreed to the award of the two year contract, worth almost £1.4 million, to Sacro.

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38 h. ago Christina Hendricks and Chris O’Dowd on Small Town, Big Story: ‘There has to be extra

As a new Irish dramedy series comes to Sky Atlantic, Helen Coffey sits down with the show’s creator and leading lady to talk alien encounters, Celtic history and the siren call to return to our roots

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42 h. ago Firm linked to 'Baroness Bra' Michelle Mone to have evidence heard at Covid

PPE Medpro was awarded government contracts worth more than £200million to supply personal protective equipment after Michelle Mone recommended it to ministers.

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3 d. ago Cold Wallet review – blackly comic revenge fable goes into crypto’s corrupt heart

Fickle financial dealings leave a man and his friends in debt, prompting them to go in search of the slippery crypto king responsible and hold him to accountThe opening crawl for this timely, acute thriller proclaims it’s a Steven Soderbergh presentation, although that’s the only place that the veteran film-maker’s name crops up in the credits. No doubt kudos here should mostly be due to director Cutter Hodierne and screenwriter John Hibey, as well as their crew and cast, but it’s tempting to sense a light Soderberghian touch in Cold Wallet’s blackly comic look at how cryptocurrency eats the soul of all who meddle in its black arts.Charismatic Raúl Castillo stars as protagonist Billy, a bit of a screw-up who is neck deep in a crypto called – tellingly for those aware of the history of bubble stocks – Tulip. Hoping to cash out enough to buy a house so he can gain better access to his daughter who lives with his bitter ex-wife (Zoe Winters from Succession), Billy is the proverbial thi...

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7 d. ago England to show ‘nastiness’ as Itoje backs side to wrestle back Calcutta Cup

Captain calls on his team to ‘create our own history’Assistant coach Tom Harrison: ‘there’s a nastiness to us’England have vowed to show their nasty side against Scotland on Saturday with the captain, Maro Itoje, calling on his team to buck the trend of recent history by clinching the Calcutta Cup for the first time in five years.Buoyed by their one-point victory over France last time out, England have been champing at the bit all week with Tom Curry saying there was an edginess to training on Monday and Ben Earl revealing the squad were subjecting to a series of video clips showcasing their failings in recent defeats by Scotland. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Oscars 2025: Is the Academy Award the most valuable trophy in the world of TV and Film?

Just how much is an Academy Award worth - and is it the most valuable prize in town? 🤔🏆🎞

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