66 h. ago Chelsea's great unknown over 'special' Estevao after Liverpool winner

Sky is the limit for Brazilian wonderkid as excitement builds around 18-year-old who looks set to become a superstar

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68 h. ago One Bladder After Another: why bros are finally having to queue for the loo | Emma Beddington

There are few things more irritating than waiting outside the Ladies while men sail in and out of their own facilities. A new, very long film has changed all thatThere’s an issue, apparently, with the rapturously reviewed new Paul Thomas Anderson film One Battle After Another, and it’s not that it’s loud and confusing (my review based on watching the trailer, an experience that left me craving a little lie down with a Maeve Binchy – I like films where people in nice clothes discuss their feelings).No, the problem is peeing. With a run time of nearly three hours, people who hold out until the end are bursting, and with audiences skewing heavily male (PTA’s fanbase is pretty bro-y), queues for men’s lavatories are unusually apparent. New York magazine collated social media posts on this: one woman said the gender imbalance was something she had only previously experienced at hockey games; another said her favourite part of the film experience was getting “to skip right past” the men’s...

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6 d. ago BRIAN VINER reviews A House Of Dynamite: Breathlessly pacy countdown to... NUCLEAR OBLIVION

BRIAN VINER: How might the United States respond in the event of a nuclear attack, with less than 20 minutes before an incoming missile lands on Chicago ?

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8 d. ago King Charles waves knife in air after unusual visitor to London home causes havoc

King Charles donned his sunglasses as he welcomed a prize-winning cow to a special party in the garden of Clarence House today, which stomped into one of the hedges

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8 d. ago Putin ‘in his heart of hearts’ knows he cannot win in Ukraine, US special envoy says – Europe live

Keith Kellogg tells Warsaw Security Forum that war in Ukraine is ‘unwinnable’ for PutinIf you are keen to understand the dynamics between the US and Belarus a bit better (10:08), here’s a brilliant story from our own Pjotr Sauer, who recently visited Minsk.Since Trump took office, Lukashenko, an authoritarian strongman who has ruled Belarus since 1994, has been edging out of the diplomatic freeze, cautiously probing for space beyond Moscow, which sees Belarus as both its closest ally and a vital buffer.Sensing a political opening with the new Trump administration, Lukashenko has regularly met US officials and even held a call with the US president, who has floated the idea of a direct meeting. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Carlos Alcaraz gives special credit to ‘best physio in the world’ after winning Japan Open title

Alcaraz recovered from a major injury scare in his first match of the tournament to win his eighth title of the season in Tokyo

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8 d. ago The revolution will be in VistaVision: what are the politics of One Battle After Another?

Paul Thomas Anderson’s thrilling new film has irked some on the right and galvanised others on the left – but its politics are more complicated than they initially seemAbout two dozen movies have topped the box office in 2025, and it’s safe to say that Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another is the only one that depicts its protagonists freeing arrested immigrants from detention centers. The movie doesn’t face much competition for the title of most political weekend-topper of the year; superhero pictures such as Captain America: Brave New World perpetually tell the most anodyne stories possible, even when they’re supposedly about Washington-based conspiracies; Sinners conceals some of its bigger ideas within a crime-and-horror vampire story; even Mickey 17, another riskily expensive Warner Bros movie from a beloved auteur with political overtones, has genre-movie trappings. On the other hand, some rightwing pundits suggested in all seriousness that Warner should have delayed...

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9 d. ago Jezebels, race kink and Cardi B: in One Battle After Another, Black women are still stereotypes

With its hyper-sexualised Black female revolutionary and fetishised depiction of interracial relationships, Paul Thomas Anderson’s much-lauded latest raises questions about how white male directors depict Black womenIt’s hard to watch One Battle After Another in the days following the death of fugitive Black liberation activist, Assata Shakur, and not have some questions about how white male film-makers depict revolutionary Black women on screen. Many words have already been written about the good in Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film – some say “masterpiece” – including a five-star review in the Guardian. The electrifying pace of the action; that instant-classic car chase sequence and Benicio del Toro’s heroically chill Sensei Sergio, have all been justly praised. So let’s take this as read.But if a film is worth seeing, then it’s worth taking seriously and in this case that involves asking: dear, revered PTA, what is up with you and Black women? We know Anderson is careful and del...

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1 week ago England to celebrate Women’s Rugby World Cup win with special event in Battersea

The Red Roses triumphed over Canada to win the World Cup for the first time since 2014

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1 week ago AD FEATURE: Experience Christmas in Caerphilly this winter, with unmissable events across the borough

There will be markets, parades fireworks and workshops to spread the festive joy

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1 week ago The Guide #210: Is One Battle After Another finally Paul Thomas Anderson’s Oscars moment?

In this week’s newsletter: The latest from the American virtuoso director is a big, swing-for-the-fences hit that looks certain to be an awards season contenderTruly, it is a hallowed date for cinephiles, Letterboxd addicts, film bros and people who will only watch movies in 70mm. Yes, happy One Battle After Another release day to all who celebrate.For card-carrying members of the tribe (and I’m absolutely one of them), the arrival of a new Paul Thomas Anderson film is an event equal in magnitude to Christmas Day meets the World Cup final meets McDonald’s bringing back the McRib. PTA – as the heads call him – may not be the most famous director of his age (Spielberg, Cameron, Scorsese, Nolan and even namesake Wes Anderson are more recognisable to the average filmgoer), but he is surely the most adored among his fans, a film-maker incapable of making a bad film. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Paul Thomas Anderson's 'One Battle After Another' brings revolution to the (very) big screen

Paul Thomas Anderson has spent about 20 years writing “One Battle After Another.”

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1 week ago Sean Penn ‘not surprised’ by Charlie Kirk shooting: ‘This kind of horror was coming into fashion’

Penn plays a white supremacist in Paul Thomas Anderson’s new movie, ‘One Battle After Another’

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2 w. ago Celebrity Traitors cast shriek in terror as they're ripped from their cars and sealed in COFFINS in dramatic first trailer while Claudia Winkleman warns 'there's no special treatment here!'

On Monday, fans were treated to the first trailer for Celebrity Traitors, showing there is plenty of excitement and drama in store.

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2 w. ago The Celebrity Traitors trailer drops as Claudia Winkleman warns there will be ‘no special treatment’

The hotly anticipated spin-off of the hit reality series launches on October 8, with celebrities swapping the red carpet for Ardross Castle in Scotland

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2 w. ago BRIAN VINER reviews One Battle After Another: Paul Thomas Anderson has made something Academy Award winningly special

Now that he's turned 50 and his baby-faced good looks have faded, Leonardo DiCaprio is becoming an expert at playing middle-aged men gone to seed.

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2 w. ago Kate Middleton and Melania Trump hand out sandwiches as they host Scouts in joint outing

The Princess of Wales has joined First Lady Melania Trump for a special outing in Frogmore Gardens in Windsor, where they met with Scouts taking part in nature activities

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2 w. ago Leonardo DiCaprio's new movie One Battle After Another receives five

Paul Thomas Anderson's latest movie offering One Battle After Another has won phenomenal praise and garnered Oscar buzz among critics. 

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2 w. ago Inside Windsor Castle state banquet with 1,500 cutlery, 76 waiters, and special cocktail

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania joined King Charles and Queen Camilla at Windsor Castle for the grand state banquet - and it was nothing short of perfection

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2 w. ago Trump UK visit live: President to meet Starmer after £150bn US investment in Britain unveiled

Talks come after King and president hailed ‘special relationship’ between US and UK at glittering state banquet in Windsor Castle

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