75 m. ago Consecration review – creepy nuns deliver the classic moves of holy terror very effectively

Purest hokum, of course, but what hokum! Real pride has gone into crafting this set of shocks, and it’s very well acted in beautiful locationsThis is the way the world ends, not with a bang but a wimple. In this well-crafted horror movie, a young woman called Grace (Jena Malone) finds herself up against a bunch of nuns who may or may not be trying to do something extremely dodgy with an unknown relic, and as with last year’s Omen prequel, there’s a nice line in casting here from the Ladybird Book of Horror Nuns. There’s dotty young nun who pops up going “peekaboo” (Eilidh Fisher), an arrogant mother superior (Janet Suzman), a hardliner weapon-of-Christ sort (Jolade Obasola), and the rather rarer spooky nun with one eye hidden behind an ominous white bandage (Alexandra Lewis). Their acting is uniformly excellent, as is that from Danny Huston, who plays a priest who introduces himself thusly: “I’m Father Romero, I’m here from the Vatican,” which announces him as probably up to no good...

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3 h. ago A definitive Keanu Reeves action film with 89% Rotten Tomatoes score is on TV tonight

A spin-off from the series is currently in cinemas across the world

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6 h. ago Fury over year 9 students in South Australia being asked to debate whether the tradwife movement is good for women

Debating SA says callers have been ‘ringing up screaming’, accusing it of undoing centuries of female advancementAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastYear 9 students in South Australia are about to debate whether “the ‘tradwife’ movement is good for women” – but the topic has sparked fierce discussion before the debates have even started.The topic will start being debated next week as part of the third round of Debating SA’s competition, for which all schools in the state are eligible. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Irish fury over asylum crisis: How resentment is boiling over nationwide, with thousands attending latest anti

Thousands took to the streets of Cork over the weekend for two very different demonstrations - one a pro-Palestine march and the other described as a 'national protest for Ireland'.

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9 h. ago Watch: Bloke in Roman helmet on mobility scooter taunts cops during Ballymena riots

Riots in Ballymena, Co Antrim - which erupted after locals took to the streets in fury over an alleged sexual assault - were interrupted by a man in a mobility scooter wearing a Roman helmet.

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9 h. ago We all needed disgraced Harvey Weinstein, says Amanda Seyfried

The Mamma Mia! actress admitted 'we all needed' him, and told how she gave Weinstein a hug when he revealed to her he had backed one of her independent films.

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9 h. ago Israel's fury over British sanctions on ministers: Pair accused of inciting violence against Palestinians hit back against government bars

Security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and finance minister Bezalel Smotrich will be subject to a travel ban and asset freeze. Foreign minister Gideon Sa'ar said it was 'outrageous'.

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9 h. ago Lecturers who sued their union after claiming it branded them 'transphobic' following film protests at Edinburgh University have claims rejected 

Dr Deirdre O'Neill and Michael Wayne were criticised by the University and College Union (UCU) which condemned a film as an attack on trans identity.

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10 h. ago Real reasons Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin split after eight years laid bare

Actress Dakota Johnson and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin separated after nearly eight years together, which reportedly left the Fifty Shades film series star feeling "incredible pain"

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11 h. ago REVEALED: The five charts that show Sadiq Khan is killing London as Mayor's knighthood sparks fury

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12 h. ago Daughter of accused Gilgo Beach killer believes her father ‘most likely’ did it, new film says

The daughter of Rex Heuermann, the accused Gilgo Beach serial killer, told a new documentary she believes her father “most likely” responsible

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12 h. ago I watched on helplessly as thieves took off with £250k of luxury handbags after drilling through a wall to break into my designer boutique

Christine Colbert, 58, could only watch on helplessly as live CCTV footage showed three intruders ransacking Dress Cheshire in Prestbury, Cheshire, on Sunday night.

Economics

13 h. ago 'Ruthless killer' guilty of kidnapping, torturing and murdering his own uncle

The body of bus driver Asghar Badshah was found hidden in an inside wall of a former bank in December 2019

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13 h. ago Hainault suspect filmed himself unboxing sword days before alleged attack on schoolboy

Footage released by the Crown Prosecution Service shows Marcus Arduini Monzo, who is accused of killing 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin, unboxing and wielding a samurai sword.

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14 h. ago 'Underrated' horror added to Netflix that fans have 'on repeat'

The film was first released back in 1985

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15 h. ago Doing some shopping Pep? Man City boss Guardiola spotted filming card advert in Northern Quarter

It comes just a day after the Blues trophy-winning boss declared the city 'means so much' to him after nine years living here

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16 h. ago Takeaways from AP's report on financial interests of RFK Jr. adviser who runs wellness platform

A top aide to Health Secretary Robert F

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17 h. ago Dancers take to the Royal Mile ahead of Scottish premiere of ballet version of 1970s cult film

The ballet was inspired by the 1979 film of the same name

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17 h. ago Fearne Cotton says she 'could puke' over Love Island throwback

The presenter has taken to social media to share a clip of the original Love Island, which was filmed 20 years ago, and it's safe to say that many fans are gobsmacked

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18 h. ago Woman hilariously confuses AI scam call and films it for all the world to see

A woman on TikTok took an AI scam call off the rails in a hilarious video.

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