56 m. ago Backlash and body horror: The story of Alpha, the most misunderstood film of the year

The acclaimed French director behind icky masterpieces ‘Raw’ and ‘Titane’ shocked festival audiences this summer by returning with an emotional drama about death and illness. But the initial response was silly, argues Sophie Monks Kaufman, who chats with filmmaker Julia Ducournau and star Tahar Rahim

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70 m. ago Trump calls Epstein emails a Democratic deflection after correspondence alleges president ‘knew about the girls’ – live

Trump says release of Epstein emails is a distraction from Democrats’ performance during shutdown; White House says they ‘prove absolutely nothing’Trump knew about Epstein’s conduct, newly released emails suggestDemocrat who could force Epstein vote to be sworn in after standoffIn a new batch of emails released by Democrats on the House oversight committee, Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald Trump knew about the late financier and sex-offender’s conduct. In the three emails released, Epstein apparently told his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell that Trump “spent hours” at his house with one of Epstein’s victims.In two other emails to author Michael Wolff, Epstein wrote that “of course he knew about the girls”, referring to the now-president. According to the exchanges, Epstein also solicited Wolff’s advice about how he should handle Trump discussing their friendship in an interview with CNN. “I think you should let him hang himself,” Wolff writes. “If he says he hasn’t been on the plane o...

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79 m. ago The ultimate nepo clan: Adam Sandler poses with his family as it's revealed ALL of them get hired on his films

One of the movies - 2023's coming-of-age comedy You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah - starred Sunny with Sadie, Adam and Jackie all in supporting roles.

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87 m. ago Andy Murray admits wife 'doesn't want to see him' as condition agreed after career change

Andy Murray has spent more time on golf since retiring from tennis, and he has already reached a high level, with the thoughts of wife Kim Spears clear.

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87 m. ago Christmas Karma review – Dickens adaptation has as much Yuletide spirit as a dead rat in the eggnog

Gurinder Chadha’s leaden update of the hardy seasonal chestnut with Kunal Nayyar is joyless and nausea-inducingKeen though I always am to indulge any and every new riff on Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, and keen also to hear from Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha, this cynically Christmassy movie is leaden, unconvincingly acted and about as welcome as a dead rat in the eggnog. It’s the worst Christmas film since last year’s Red One, in which Dwayne Johnson played the head of security for Santa Claus and more or less had us all rooting for anyone who could beat up Father Christmas.In this one, Big Bang Theory star Kunal Nayyar lifelessly and joylessly plays a Scrooge variant called Mr Sood, part of the Ugandan south Asian community expelled by Idi Amin in his childhood, and embittered by early poverty. An early romance soured because of his obsession with money, and he has become a grasping and unpleasant old guy in London (cue stock footage of the London skyline) in the ra...

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90 m. ago The One Show's Alex Jones 'in floods of tears' as fellow BBC star admits she's 'broken'

Alex Jones said she was so tearful she had to stop driving after listening to another celeb's moving interview

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2 h. ago 'Knife attacker' who allegedly stabbed boy, 14, to death on his way to play football later boasted 'We just done a murder' in a rap video, court hears

Ibrahima Seck was allegedly attacked after an 'altercation' near a pub in New Moston, Manchester, on June 8.

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2 h. ago Andy Murray's wife 'doesn't want to see him' as condition agreed after career switch

Former tennis star Andy Murray has opened up on a number of golf topics, including what wife Kim Spears thinks of his new sport

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3 h. ago The Guardian view on special Trump treatment for Hungary: roll on the next election | Editorial

As polls suggest that Viktor Orbán’s authoritarian rule is under threat, Brussels can only wait and hopeDuring the US presidential election campaign of 2016, Viktor Orbán was the only European Union leader to back Donald Trump. Which was hardly surprising. Whether in relation to the the normalisation of great replacement theory, or the bullying and harassment of the media, Mr Orbán more or less wrote the playbook for the Maga movement. The former White House strategist Steve Bannon has eulogised Hungary’s prime minister as the “Trump before Trump”.Last week, ahead of crucial Hungarian elections in less than six months’ time, the US president returned some political favours. As Mr Orbán seeks a fifth consecutive term presiding over a nation which he boasts of having turned into an illiberal democracy, his Fidesz party trails in the polls. As well as a few signed Maga baseball caps, an Orbán visit to Washington yielded considerably more valuable pre-election gifts. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Agony for Scottish golfer as fan favourite produces fairytale finish to secure DP World Tour card

Qualifying School joy for Eddie Pepperell but Marc Warren narrowly misses out in Spain

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3 h. ago Titanic gold pocket watch recovered from body of one of its richest passengers is set to fetch £1m

Isidor Straus and his wife Ida were immortalised in James Cameron's 1997 blockbuster movie as the elderly couple holding each other on their bed as the Titanic sank.

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3 h. ago Man accused of shooting two people tells police 'a cockroach told me to do it'

Officers were allegedly told by a suspect accused of shooting two men that a "cockroach ordered" him to do it. The US man is now facing murder charges after being apprehended by authorities

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3 h. ago Zelenskyy fires ministers accused of involvement in bribery scheme as public outrage grows

Ukraine president also calls for sanctions against friend and former business partner, saying ‘there must be maximum integrity’Volodymyr Zelenskyy has moved to contain growing public outrage in Ukraine over a corruption scandal in the energy sector by firing two ministers who are accused of involvement in a large-scale bribery scheme.Ukraine’s president said the pair – justice minister Herman Halushchenko and energy minister Svitlana Grynchuk – could no longer remain in their jobs. He also called for personal sanctions against his friend and former business partner Timur Mindich, the scheme’s alleged organiser. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Super Mario Galaxy Movie cast revealed as two new voices announced

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is set to hit cinemas in 2026 and fans have been given a glimpse of the upcoming sequel with the release of an explosive new trailer

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3 h. ago Police search for woman who tried to be Donald Trump’s press secretary after 'racist attack'

Melissa Rein Lively, 40, previously wanted to be the White House press secretary for Donald Trump and was seen in London with her partner Philip Ostermann following an alleged assault

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4 h. ago California immigration detainees complained a guard harassed and sexually assaulted them. He then get promoted

Officer accused of summoning detainees to private office late at night and making threats and promises in order to coerce them into granting sexual favors

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4 h. ago The Super Mario Galaxy Movie cast in full as two new stars join legendary film

A brand new trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has been released

Culture

4 h. ago How and when you can watch the Jonas Brothers' A Very Jonas Christmas Movie?

The Jonas Brothers are set to star in a new Christmas movie, A Very Jonas Christmas Movie, which will be released in just a few days

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4 h. ago A Very Jonas Christmas Movie release date, cast and soundtrack in full

The Jonas Brothers' Christmas film is being released in a matter of days and we have all the details on the new movie

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5 h. ago Kitten killed after being thrown from moving car in south London

The six-month-old kitten was found at the junction of Burns Close and Chaucer Road in Welling on October 31

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