72 m. ago Forgotten war film with one moment fans say 'you know it's amazing'

Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard star in the 2016 film Allied, which was a box office bomb and received poor reviews from critics, but fans can't get enough of the love story

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2 h. ago Action needed: social housing providers must be made accountable for the treatment of their tenants | Steve Bundred

Angela Rayner’s renters’ rights bill is admirable, but it won’t help those living in substandard accommodationSteve Bundred is a former Audit Commission chief executiveOn the tree-lined north London street where I live, scaffolders arrived seven years ago. Metal poles were erected around a housing association property next door to me, owned by the social housing provider Peabody, to allow for external refurbishment work to be carried out. But today, that scaffolding still stands – and those repair works have never been carried out.“This is yet another example of Peabody’s casual neglect of their residents. They do not respond to emails from me or senior council officers and have also ignored an enforcement notice served on them by planning officers,” the chair of Islington council’s planning committee, Martin Klute, recently told the Islington Tribune. Peabody owns more than 5% of Islington’s nearly 112,000 properties. And it has well below average performance on every key indicator...

Economics

5 h. ago Experts warn Trump’s trade war with China could erupt into a cold war

Earlier this month, Trump temporarily paused most tariffs while ratcheting up rates on China

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7 h. ago Bill Maher sends his liberal viewers into meltdown with stunning autism claim

The longtime Trump critic and political commentator aired his views on the most recent episode of his talk show, Real Time with Bill Maher.

Politics

9 h. ago China threatens to retaliate against countries that strike trade deals with Trump

Warning from Beijing comes as Vice President JD Vance meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss path to trade deal

Economics

13 h. ago First human vs robots marathon sees woman thrown to ground as machine collapses

Humans and robots have locked in their first battle - it took place in the form of a half-marathon around the streets of Beijing, China, over the weekend

Politics

14 h. ago Pork products sold at Aldi spark health alert over possible metal contamination

The affected products were produced between April 1 and April 2

Events

16 h. ago Can Pete Hegseth keep his job? Insider reveals Pentagon is in ‘total chaos’ amid backstabbing and leaks

The Pentagon faces a ‘full-blown meltdown’ after staff purges and sensitive leaks. Can the secretary survive under Trump?

Events

18 h. ago TRIPTYKON Announces Dark Shroud Over London Events For This May

TRIPTYKON Announces Dark Shroud Over London Events For This May  Metal Injection

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18 h. ago From peppercorns to plastic forks: US businesses that rely on Chinese products reel from Trump tariffs

Price hikes worry restaurants and online markets as uncertainty stymies their ability to plan for the futureChang Chang, a Sichuan restaurant in Washington DC, was already noticing that some of its business had dropped off after tens of thousands of federal workers living in the area lost their jobs. But the recent tariff rate hikes mark an even greater blow for the restaurant.Sichuan peppercorns, which create the signature numbing spice of the regional Chinese cuisine, along with other ingredients, face an at least 145% tariff after last week’s tit-for-tat trade battle between China and the United States. The steep rate is an existential threat for restaurants across the country that rely on specialty ingredients imported from China to craft the authentic flavors of their dishes, said operators who were blindsided. Continue reading...

Politics

18 h. ago US and Philippines launch ‘Super Bowl’ of military exercises around South China Sea

Biggest edition of annual Balikatan drills sets off protests against presence of foreign troops and ‘militarisation’

Events

19 h. ago The best Chinese restaurants in London, from A Wong to the Sichuan

From Sichuan to Shaanxi, Hunan to Yunnan, Cantonese and everything in between

Politics

21 h. ago ‘We didn’t want to avoid the reality of what happened’: the drama telling the true story of Jean Charles de Menezes

The 2005 shooting of the Brazilian created national headlines, but the shocking truth of his death remains unknown by many. A new series aims to do justice to his story – and those who fought to clear his nameOn 22 July 2005, 27-year-old Jean Charles de Menezes was shot and killed by firearms officers on the London underground shortly after boarding a train. The information relayed by the Metropolitan police at the time was that he had leapt over the ticket barriers at Stockwell station and was wearing a bulky coat under which officers thought he was hiding a bomb.The incident occurred two weeks after the 7/7 bombings on London’s transport network, where 52 people were killed, and the day after a copycat attack in which four men tried – and mercifully failed – to detonate devices on three underground trains and a bus; the bombers in the latter incidents fled the scene, triggering a police manhunt. It later emerged that De Menezes was innocent and the intelligence on him was flawed. ...

Events

21 h. ago The Accidental Spy review – remarkable story of CIA operative abandoned by his handlers

Anthony Wonke’s headlong documentary introduces Blerim Skoro, recruited in post-9/11 New York to become an inside man in the ‘war on terror’, then left in the fieldIn the movies, the classic hazard for the undercover operative is psychological meltdown after getting lost in their new identity. In real life, the dangers seem more prosaic: being treated as an expendable asset and dumped. That was the situation for Muslim Kosovan refugee Blerim Skoro who, despite years spent protecting US national security as a prison informant and al-Qaida mole, was threatened with deportation. His paymasters, the CIA and FBI, don’t emerge creditably from director Anthony Wonke’s headlong, if narrowly focused, account.Skoro seems to have a gift for being in the right or wrong place at the wrong or right time; it’s not obvious which. After deserting from the army during the 1990s Yugoslav war, he wound up as an asylum seeker in New York with a young family. But a new hustle, running drugs for the Alban...

Culture

21 h. ago Liberal crusade that made Francis the most controversial Pope of modern times... and sparked pandemonium among conservatives

When Jorge Mario Bergoglio was 12, he developed a crush on a girl called Amalia. Their parents disapproved, but Jorge went ahead and proposed anyway.

Events

21 h. ago China to retaliate with sanctions on US officials, NGO leaders over Hong Kong issues

China will sanction U.S. officials, lawmakers and leaders of non-governmental organizations who Chinese officials say have performed poorly on Hong Kong issues in a retaliatory move against Washington

Politics

22 h. ago Prison officers demand electric stun guns in UK most dangerous jails after guards were attacked by Manchester Arena bomb plotter Hashem Abedi

The meeting comes after guards at HMP Frankland in County Durham were attacked with hot oil and homemade weapons by Manchester Arena bomb plotter Hashem Abedi.

Events

22 h. ago How romantic rejection at 12 forged the most controversial Pope of modern times

When Jorge Mario Bergoglio was 12, he developed a crush on a girl called Amalia. Their parents disapproved, but Jorge went ahead and proposed anyway.

Politics

22 h. ago China and Indonesia agree to boost maritime security cooperation in South China Sea despite tensions

Indonesia and China say they have committed to maritime cooperation promoting safety and security in the South China Sea

Events

23 h. ago Peter Navarro: the economist who has outsmarted Elon Musk and has the ear of Donald Trump

US president’s chief trade adviser is intellectual driving force behind global tariffs and trade war with ChinaElon Musk called him “dumber than a sack of bricks” but, in the raw contest for political power, Peter Navarro has outsmarted the billionaire.The tumult in global trade shows that for now it is the 75-year-old economist, not Musk, who has Donald Trump’s ear in the Oval Office. Continue reading...

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