3 d. 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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5 d. ago Teacher, 58, told pupil 'I'm in awe of your brain' in 'inappropriate' relationship

Joanna Broad-Reeder, 58, admitted to arranging and meeting up with her pupil, under 18, on multiple occasions including a trip to an art gallery, a cinema and a meal

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5 d. ago Full list of BAFTA TV Award nominees including multiple for Baby Reindeer and Rivals

Richard Gadd is up for the Best Actor award for his role in Baby Reindeer

Events

5 d. ago Nothing for Gavin & Stacey? The sheer number of omissions in the TV Baftas is ridiculous

From the Barry-Billericay finale to Wolf Hall, Pachinko and Nobody Wants This, there are far too many cruelly overlooked shows this year. But the even bigger problem? Bafta’s Adolescence issue• Stalking saga Baby Reindeer leads 2025 TV Bafta nominationsThe latest Bafta TV awards again show the range of talent across UK television. Though drama characteristically dominates, the shows with most nominations – Rivals, Mr Bates vs The Post Office, Slow Horses and Baby Reindeer – represent a range of genres and source material (from real events via a 36-year-old Jilly Cooper bonkbuster to a solo theatre show) suggesting that the 2025 voters have largely avoided historical snobbery, long a problem in these prizes.The awards also continue a belated honouring of overlooked talent. After improbably having to wait until last year for his first main Bafta nomination, David Tennant gets a rapid second, for his thrilling turn as a Richard III of the TV industry in the raunchy Cooper adaptation Ri...

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5 d. ago BAFTA TV Nominations 2025 in Full: Here's who's shortlisted as Baby Reindeer leads the way with 8 nods

It’s the biggest night of the year for British television.

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5 d. ago Bafta TV Awards: Netflix’s Baby Reindeer leads the nominations alongside Rivals and Slow Horses

Over 130 shows nominated for this year's BaftaTV Awards, hosted by Alan Cumming in May

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5 d. ago Controversial Netflix hit Baby Reindeer dominates Bafta TV Award nominations – full list

‘Mr Bates vc the Post Office’, ‘Rivals’, and ‘Slow Horses’ have also been recognised

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5 d. ago Netflix’s Baby Reindeer leads the way at Bafta TV nominations

Netflix’s dark comedy smash hit Baby Reindeer - by Scots comedian Richard Gadd - leads the way at this year’s Bafta TV awards with eight nominations.

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5 d. ago TV Baftas 2025 nominations in full as Baby Reindeer leads the way ahead of three other huge hits

Big spread of awards across 134 programmes with Stacey Solomon and Danny Dyer both up for first time Bafta gongs

Events

6 d. ago Slimy congressman is hit by multiple shocking scandals including one that involving a stillborn baby

Andy Ogles has had his fair share of controversy since assuming office in 2022, including allegations he embellished his resume and misspent campaign funds.

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8 d. ago Self Esteem: BRIT and Mercury Award nominees to tour the UK to support new album

The tour announcement comes as Self Esteem is set to release her new album on April 25 2025

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9 d. ago This City Is Ours Sean Bean's life from multiple marriages to injuries that impacted career

As This City Is Ours prepares to hit our screens, we take a look at Sean Bean's life beyond the cameras including his fear of flying, multiple marriages and tattoos

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1 week ago Dr. Martens 'versatile' sandals that are so good shoppers are 'buying multiple' get a £40 price cut

Dr. Martens has kicked off its mega spring sale with hundreds of discounts on best-selling styles, including its 'versatile and lightweight' sandals shoppers are 'buying multiple' of

Economics

1 week ago Danny Dyer and Jessica Gunning win best actor and actress at BPG Awards 2025

ITV’s Mr Bates Vs The Post Office, a dramatisation of the Horizon IT scandal, won best drama series.

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2 w. ago Wife and son 'held in private prison by husband' and begged for help in handwritten note

A 23-year-old man was arrested in a rural part of Brazil and charged on multiple accounts that included kidnapping, false imprisonment, threats and emotional harm

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2 w. ago Ana de Armas' scandalous relationship history in full... amid Tom Cruise dating rumors

Ana, 36, has linked to a slew of high-profile men over the years, including multiple actors, a tech mogul, and an acclaimed Hollywood talent agent.

Politics

2 w. ago Adolescence hailed as 'best Netflix show since Baby Reindeer'

The psychological thriller Adolescence is the brainchild of Stephen Graham, who stars as the father of a 13-year old boy, Jamie Miller, played by Owen Cooper, who is accused of murdering a schoolgirl.

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2 w. ago The 15 most problematic TV shows of the 21st century, from Little Britain to Baby Reindeer, ranked

When it comes to television, there’s ‘aged poorly’ and then there’s ‘what on earth were they thinking?’ – here are the modern series that broadcasters should regret (and we should probably regret watching), as selected by The Independent’s culture desk staff

Culture

2 w. ago 'Take a bow, Owen Cooper': Netflix fans calling for Adolescence star to be nominated for a BAFTA just hours after series dubbed the 'best since Baby Reindeer' hit screens

Adolescence aired on the streaming service today and his been met with overwhelmingly positive reviews, as well as calls for its protagonist to be nominated for a BAFTA .

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2 w. ago Fleabag, Baby Reindeer and now Weather Girl: meet the producer genius behind them all

After Fleabag and Baby Reindeer, now theatre super-producer Francesca Moody has TV execs in a tizzy again with the new hit show Weather Girl

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