1 hour ago Academy apologises for failure to back Palestinian Oscar winner over attack

Letter signed by 700 members offers support to Hamdan Ballal after initial statement had failed to name directorThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has apologised after criticism for its failure to support the detained Palestinian Oscar winner Hamdan Ballal.Almost 700 voting members, including multiple A-list actors, signed a letter apologising for not directly acknowledgingBallal and the film by name. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Myanmar earthquake survivors dig through rubble with bare hands as death toll soars past 1,000

True scale of disaster caused by 7.7-magnitude earthquake may take days to emerge as countries around the world pledge support

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4 h. ago Zayn Malik shares update after cancelling gig at last minute after suddenly falling ill

Zayn Malik was forced to apologise to fans on social media after revealing he was unable to perform at his gig in Mexico City – but thanked fans for their unwavering support

Politics

4 h. ago Academy apologises for ignoring No Other Land director Hamdan Ballal despite Oscar win

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has apologised for its failure to support detained Palestinian Oscar winner Hamdan Ballal

Politics

5 h. ago Rangers warn fans over 'illegal singing and pyro' for Dundee trip as club continue crusade against rogue supporters

The Ibrox club are trying to stamp out unruly behaviour among an element of their support

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7 h. ago MobLand: Tom Hardy deserves better than Guy Ritchie’s mediocre 90s

Hardy, Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan and Paddy Considine are well and truly phoning it in in this gangland drama that’s a total throwback to the 90s – with the awful cockney accents to matchLots of people wish it were still the 1990s. You’d expect that Tony Blair does, and Tim Lovejoy probably does, and the guy from Babylon Zoo definitely does, and anyone who bought an Oasis ticket this year only did that because they live in a state of perpetual revulsion that the millennium ever happened. But I guarantee you that nothing on Earth wishes it were the 1990s more than the new Paramount+ series MobLand.Just describing MobLand (out Sunday 30 March) feels like a game of 1990s nostalgia bingo. It’s directed by Guy Ritchie, the 90s director. It stars Pierce Brosnan, the 90s Bond. It’s a London-set crime drama full of characters who talk in cartoonish cockney accents like they’re doing Parklife karaoke. The criminals are a family called the Stevensons, rather than a bunch of kids o...

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11 h. ago DWP confirms support for people who lose PIP under new plans

DWP has also said there will be 'no immediate changes to PIP'

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16 h. ago Gardeners urged to put rice on bird tables this spring to support struggling populations

Gardeners are encouraged to leave rice on bird tables this spring to help struggling bird populations during nesting season

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17 h. ago ''No other family should have to endure the nightmare we have lived through'

The family of Ashley Walsh say his 'memory deserves justice'

Society

19 h. ago Brendan Rodgers reveals Dermot Desmond plea over Daizen Maeda deal as Celtic boss insists he 'deserves more'

Rodgers wants to reward the in form hitman and has escalated talks to Parkhead supremo Desmond

Economics

19 h. ago US issues broad order to consulates to vet student visas over ‘terrorist activity’

State department shares new standard for denials based on social media posts, financial donations and membershipsThe United States has ordered consular offices to significantly expand their screening processes for student visa applicants, including through comprehensive social media investigations, to exclude people they deem to support terrorism.A state department cable from 25 March, obtained by the Guardian, describes a new standard for visa denials based on a broad definition of what constitutes support for “terrorist activity”. The directive states that “evidence that an applicant advocates for terrorist activity, or otherwise demonstrates a degree of public approval or public advocacy for terrorist activity or a terrorist organization” can be grounds for visa rejection. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Putin’s endorsement of Trump’s Greenland takeover reflects their vision of a new world order

As the US pivots toward territorial ambitions in the western hemisphere, the Kremlin’s support signals a deeper alignment in their challenge to global normsAs JD Vance touched down in Greenland, the Trump administration received an unlikely endorsement for America’s first potential territorial expansion since 1947: Vladimir Putin.Speaking at an Arctic policy forum in the northern Russian city of Murmansk on Thursday, Putin presented a more comprehensive case than any US official yet for Donald Trump’s plan to annex Greenland, crafting a historical argument that sounded suspiciously convenient in terms of Russia’s own territorial designs on Ukraine. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Andy Burnham leads support as Leigh band The Lottery Winners score second number one album

'This is for grassroots music. This is for the working class. This is for Leigh'

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21 h. ago Foster carer admits sexual interest in children after being caught with hundreds of indecent images

Breslin-Green, 40, had more than 200 indecent images of children on his laptop and admitted he has a sexual interest in children

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22 h. ago Noah Kahan at London’s BST Hyde Park 2025: Huge support acts line

Noah Kahan at London’s BST Hyde Park 2025: Huge support acts line-up announced  NME

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22 h. ago ‘Not even a watch’: No prizes if City win Club World Cup, warns Guardiola

Manchester City coach says team doesn’t deserve bonusGuardiola on Rodri’s recovery: ‘We must be careful’Pep Guardiola has stated that if Manchester City win this summer’s Club World Cup he, his players and staff do not deserve even “a watch” as a bonus given their disappointing season.The champions travel to Bournemouth for Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final in the only other competition they can win. City are fifth in the Premier League, 22 points behind the leaders, Liverpool, were eliminated from the Champions League in February and went out of the Carabao Cup in the last 16. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Guardiola: players do not deserve bonus; Osasuna file appeal against Barça: football news – live

Team news and previews | Bayern anger over injuryEmail Dominic | Sign up for Football DailyBelieve it or not, Barcelona’s men’s team played a La Liga game last night, beating Osasuna 3-0.It is highly unusual for domestic matches to be played before the weekend after the international break. The game was rearranged after the death of Barcelona’s first-team doctor Carles Minarro Garcia when it was initially staged, on 8 March. Continue reading...

Sport

23 h. ago Emmerdale's Amy Walsh shows her support for Wynne Evans after the under

Amy Walsh has showed her support for controversial star Wynne Evans on Friday after he was axed from the Strictly tour after making a sexual remark.

Politics

24 h. ago Pep Guardiola: Manchester City players would not deserve Club World Cup bonus

Organisers FIFA confirmed this week City could earn up to £97million in prize money should they triumph in the revamped global tournament.

Sport

24 h. ago Pep Guardiola sends blunt message to Man City bosses as he eyes £97m success

Manchester City's season has failed to live up to expectations and Pep Guardiola believes even with FA Cup or Club World Cup success his team will not deserve a bonus in 2024/25

Economics