9 h. ago Female director makes woke demand to ban all plays by white male writers for a year as 'big idea' to shape the future of theatre in Britain

American director, Katie Gilchrist, has proposed a year-long ban on staging the works of white male writers. Such a ban would include everyone from Marlowe and Shakespeare to Ibsen and Pinter.

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18 h. ago Calls for ban on playing music on public transport with fines of up to £1,000 for culprits

The change could be brought about using railway byelaws, which already prohibit behaviours such as offensive language

Economics

19 h. ago Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut and Lynne Ramsay’s latest among significant Cannes additions

Ramsay’s Die, My Love, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, helps take number of female directors in competition to a record-breaking sevenLynne Ramsay’s long-awaited new film, Die, My Love, has been announced as a late addition to this year’s Cannes competition lineup. The film, which is Ramsay’s first for eight years, stars Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson and concerns a woman in rural America who experiences psychosis after the birth of her baby.The inclusion of Ramsay’s movie takes the number of female director’s in the official selection to seven – a record for the festival. It also means that a British director is now in the running for this year’s Palme d’Or. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago London Marathon organisers boycott X over ‘descent into gutter’ under Musk

Trans women to remain barred from elite female racesEvent director hits out at abuse aimed at Eilish McColganThe London Marathon has revealed that it is permanently boycotting X, with event director Hugh Brasher accusing the social media platform of “descending into a gutter” since Elon Musk took charge.Brasher’s comments came after he was asked about the horrific levels of abuse suffered online by Eilish McColgan, who has been accused of “looking like a skeleton” and having anorexia after posting videos on social media of her training before Sunday’s race. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago How to shape your future: a workshop in visualisation and goal

Learn how to set your direction with clarity, purpose and intention – and discover practical tools to help you move forward with confidence

Economics

7 d. ago Premier League money matters: the table that really counts in May

With one trophy and hundreds of millions up for grabs, league position means more than pride as TV payouts shape the financial future of every clubPoints mean prizes. And money. Lots and lots of money. Only one trophy is handed out at the conclusion of the Premier League season, meaning the most tangible reward most teams are playing for over the final few weeks of the campaign is a bigger check.Last season, each Premier League team received anywhere between £175.9m and £109.7m for their participation in the self-styled Greatest League in the World. These payouts take into account everything from league position, the number of matches broadcast on TV and commercial revenue among other factors. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Disgraced snooker star qualifies for Crucible as AMATEUR after match

Snooker star Zhao Xintong has qualified for the World Snooker Championship as an amateur player after serving a ban for his involvement in a match-fixing scandal that saw 10 players suspended

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1 week ago Tory fury at courts 'not enforcing the law' after 'Stop Brexit Man' Steve Bray is cleared of flouting ban on playing deafening versions of Muppets and Star Wars themes outside Parliament

Steve Bray, 56, routinely uses speakers to blare out versions of songs including The Muppet Show theme and Darth Vader's march in Westminster.

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1 week ago Welsh 'Stop Brexit Man’ cleared of flouting ban after playing Darth Vader's theme near Parliament

Steve Bray played edits of Darth Vader's theme and The Muppet Show with edited words just as then Prime Minister Rishi Sunak entered Parliament for Prime Minister's Questions

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1 week ago 'Stop Brexit Man' Steve Bray is cleared of flouting police ban after playing anti

Steve Bray, 56, was playing music on March 20 last year before then-prime minister Rishi Sunak arrived for Prime Minister's Questions.

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1 week ago Lanarkshire hospice in search for new trustees to shape future of compassionate care

Trustees play a vital role in shaping strategic direction, ensuring robust governance, and supporting Kilbryde’s commitment to delivering outstanding care to those with life-limiting conditions.

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1 week ago ‘Stop Brexit Man’ Steve Bray cleared of flouting police ban over Westminster music

An activist known as Stop Brexit Man has been cleared of flouting a police ban after playing anti-Conservative and anti-Brexit edits of The Muppet Show and Darth Vader's theme outside Parliament.

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1 week ago ‘Stop Brexit Man’ cleared of flouting ban on playing music near Parliament

Steve Bray, 56, was playing music on March 20 last year before then-PM Rishi Sunak arrived for Prime Minister’s Questions.

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1 week ago 'Stop Brexit Man' cleared of flouting police ban over playing anti

Steve Bray was handed the verdict at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday

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1 week ago Premier League stars among NINE players who have used banned substances since 2022

A number of footballers have used banned substances since 2022, but none of the players in question are understood to have been handed a ban of any kind

Sport

1 week ago In Shanghai Dolls, Madame Mao’s life story of art, revolution and resentment is undone by clichés

This real-life tale of Mao’s wife and the first female director of China fails to meet its own potential

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2 w. ago Paul Pogba speaks out on 'depression' at Man United and thoughts of quitting football

Paul Pogba has opened up with a fresh perspective on his Man United career, his recent 18-month ban and the next club he will play for

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2 w. ago Trans ban in ladies’ pool events passed after ‘loads of complaints’ from players, sports chief says

Pool player Harriet Haynes has taken the English Blackball Pool Federation to court over its ban of transgender women from ladies’ competitions

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2 w. ago Transgender pool player fights ban from women’s events in court

Harriet Haynes defends her progress in the sport after facing protests at pool final on Sunday

Sport

3 w. ago How Afrofuturism can help us imagine futures worth living in | Lonny Avi Brooks and Reynaldo Anderson

Afrofuturism knows that futures are made – and that who gets to make them is a political questionThe digital age sings a seductive song of progress, yet a deliberate erasure echoes within its circuits. We stand at a crossroads, where technology, particularly the promise of artificial intelligence, threatens both to illuminate and to obliterate.Whose perspectives will shape, and whose will be erased from, the future we build? AI, in particular, has become the latest battleground in a culture war that oscillates between unchecked techno-optimism and dystopian fear. We are told, on one hand, that AI will save us – from disease, inefficiency, ignorance – on the other, that it will replace us, dominate us, erase us.Lonny Avi Brooks is Professor and Chair of Communication at Cal State East Bay, co-founder of the AfroRithm Futures Group, and co-creator of AfroRithms From The Future, a visionary storytelling game that imagines liberated futures through Black, Indigenous, and Queer perspecti...

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