66 h. ago Help! Why are none of the new Beatles cast from Liverpool? | Peter Bradshaw

So Sam Mendes has cast his Beatles tetralogy, but none are from Merseyside. Don’t worry, I’ve just invented the Beatles Cinematic Universe Sam Mendes has announced the cast for his colossal four-film Beatles extravaganza: Harris Dickinson as John, Paul Mescal as Paul, Barry Keoghan as Ringo and Joseph Quinn as George – and to tumultuous acclaim he brought his Fab Four on stage at the CinemaCon event in Las Vegas, a now well-established affair in the film world, incidentally, satirised in a forthcoming episode of Seth Rogen’s TV comedy The Studio.I’m sorry to say, however, that Sam has almost entirely ignored the casting suggestions that I made in February last year. For what this is worth, I went with Leo Woodall as Paul, Finn Wolfhard as George, Harry Melling as Ringo and Barry Keoghan as John (though Barry got Ringo in the end). But I like to think that Sam Mendes and his producer Pippa Harris were thinking on more or less the same lines as me. Interestingly, there are no American...

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69 h. ago 'Significant increase' in voyeurs taking indecent images of female athletes at swimming competitions, report warns amid rise in mixed

Some 48 incidents of filming women over or under cubicles using mobile phones have been reported at competition events between January 2024 and this February.

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3 d. ago Eamonn Holmes hit with huge career setback as show cancelled amid 'tough' Ruth Langsford divorce

Eamonn Holmes' plans to step into the world of live theatre have been brought to an unexpected halt as the GB News presenter's tour was suddenly cancelled by organisers

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6 d. ago Beyond Paradise's Zahra Ahmadi's life from 'tough' career choice to 'bug incident' whilst filming

Beyond Paradise is back on BBC One with Zahra Ahmadi as Esther Williams and in the new season, she is thrown out of her comfort zone with an unexpected change in her personal life

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8 d. ago Woman tells court Gérard Depardieu groped her buttocks and breasts on set

Film assistant says actor groped her several times in three incidents while filming Les Volets VertsA woman accusing Gérard Depardieu of sexual assault has told a landmark trial in Paris that the actor groped her buttocks and her breasts several times in three separate incidents on a film set. Depardieu, 76, is accused of groping a 54-year-old set dresser and a 34-year-old assistant during filming in 2021 of Les Volets Verts (The Green Shutters). He denies any sexual assault. The third day of the Paris trial focused on the testimony of the younger plaintiff, who said Depardieu had first groped her bottom when she was alone with him for a brief moment between the backstage area and the film set. “Out of the blue, he put his hand on my butt,” she told the court on Wednesday, adding she was in shock, “petrified” and said nothing. In a second incident, she alleged, Depardieu had suddenly put both his hands on her breasts. “I said no; I was scared,” she said. She also said she had told D...

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8 d. ago Accuser tells a trial that actor Gérard Depardieu groped her bottom and breasts on film set

A woman accusing French actor Gérard Depardieu of sexual assault has told a landmark trial in Paris that he groped her buttocks and her breasts several times in three separate incidents on a film set

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2 w. ago Sky News presenter quits after 7 years with 'tough decision' as they share new venture

Sky News presenter Sally Lockwood has announced that she is leaving the channel after seven years - and has also announced her next career move after a "very tough decision".

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3 w. ago Spanish People’s party provoke fury with spoof Temptation Island video

Spain’s PM ‘deeply embarrassed’ after rival politicians create a diplomatic row with the Dominican RepublicSpain’s conservative People’s party (PP) has pulled a Temptation Island-themed video attacking the country’s socialist prime minister, his wife and his colleagues after the short, AI-generated film provoked an embarrassing diplomatic incident with the Dominican Republic.The 30-second video – which aimed to piggyback on the popularity of the Spanish edition of the reality TV show – was the PP’s latest attempt to capitalise on the corruption allegations surrounding both Pedro Sánchez’s administration and his wife, Begoña Gómez. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Spanish opposition’s Temptation Island spoof triggers diplomatic row

Spain’s PM ‘deeply embarrassed’ after rival politicians offend Dominican Republic with AI videoSpain’s conservative People’s party (PP) has pulled a Temptation Island-themed video attacking the country’s socialist prime minister, his wife and his colleagues after the short, AI-generated film provoked an embarrassing diplomatic incident with the Dominican Republic.The 30-second video – which aimed to piggyback on the popularity of the Spanish reality TV show – was the PP’s latest attempt to capitalise on the corruption allegations surrounding both Pedro Sánchez’s administration and his wife, Begoña Gómez. Continue reading...

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