5 h. ago Falling palm trees and a faltering Palme d’Or director: how Cannes 2025 went – and who will win

In a Cannes film festival where the greatest movies were about dictatorships and political cruelty, our chief critic shares his picks for the prixCannes this year had a lot to live up to after last year’s award-winners, headline-grabbers and social media meltdowners Anora, The Substance and Emilia Pérez. It makes reading the signs now that bit more difficult: the bizarre event on the Croisette boulevard this year was a palm tree falling over. If it happened in a film, the metaphor would be unbearable.Whether 2025’s Cannes movies are going to spark a new burst of overwhelming excitement remains to be seen, though this year’s vintage feels good – often excellent, although even the biggest names can get it wrong: former Palme d’Or winner Julia Ducournau presented an incoherent drama called Alpha. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Gary Lineker 'in talks over new TV job' which could see him return to screens NEXT MONTH after the BBC axed him

Gary Lineker is reportedly in talks with another broadcaster which could see the presenter return to TV next month, after he was axed by the BBC amid an antisemitism row.

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7 h. ago Podcasts, ITV, Fox? Gary Lineker transfer speculation swirls after BBC exit

Outgoing Match of the Day host poised to embrace role of media disruptor during Club World Cup but may not suit move to a traditional BBC rivalIt is a scenario straight from the footballing world. A public falling out, leading to a star player becoming a free agent. From the moment Gary Lineker’s hastened departure from the BBC was announced this week, after he apologised for amplifying a social media post with antisemitic connotations, speculation began over his next move. In truth, however, the 64-year-old had already been thinking about his plans beyond the broadcaster.This week, industry insiders have been wondering whether the BBC’s highest-paid presenter could be the subject of an audacious bid by a rival or be sought after by an overseas network. But Lineker could be working closely with another broadcaster as soon as this summer. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Gary Lineker named the three biggest clubs in the world with Liverpool missing out

Ex-England striker and Premier League pundit Gary Lineker won't have had Liverpool supporters onside with his stance on who he believes are the biggest clubs in the world

Society

9 h. ago Gary Lineker snubbed Liverpool when naming the three biggest clubs in the world

Gary Lineker has always been happy to share his views when it comes to football, but one of those will leave many Liverpool supporters unhappy

Society

9 h. ago BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend Liverpool 2025: Line up, drinks prices and weather

BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend is back and is this year taking place in Liverpool's Sefton Park and will see some of the biggest names in music performing – here's what you need to know

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11 h. ago This goes beyond Gary Lineker. The BBC risks coming apart over the Gaza war | Jane Martinson

Mistakes have been made by both the star and the corporation. That shouldn’t compromise urgent coverage of the conflict When Gary Lineker bids farewell to the BBC on Sunday, his former bosses will be hoping for an end to their problems with headstrong stars harder than England football fans do at major tournaments. And, like England fans, they are sure to be disappointed.For Lineker was just the highest-profile example representing two existential challenges for the BBC: how to maintain its reputation for impartiality, and how to do so in a toxic and divisive age. Few issues are so difficult, or are being so badly handled by the BBC right now, as the Israel-Gaza conflict.Jane Martinson is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Gary Lineker took huge financial hit after selling bachelor pad to buy £2.6m home with new wife

Gary Lineker has lived in a number of homes over the years, including a £2.1m bachelor pad which he sold at a loss to buy a £2.6m property with his second wife, Danielle Bux

Economics

12 h. ago Gary Lineker made £400k loss on bachelor pad to move into £2.6m mansion with new wife

Former England striker Gary Lineker has owned a number of properties over the years, including a suave bachelor pad, a five-bedroom family home, and a swanky £4m home in the affluent area of Barnes

Economics

53 h. ago Gary Lineker's football podcast is dropped by BBC Sounds after anti

Mr Lineker confirmed his departure from the BBC on Tuesday and 'apologised unreservedly' for sharing a social media post about Zionism with a rat emoji.

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54 h. ago Gary Lineker’s football podcast to leave BBC Sounds after social media row

Lineker has apologised ‘unreservedly’ for the ‘hurt and upset caused’ after he shared a social media post about Zionism.

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59 h. ago Met Police assessing Gary Lineker rat emoji social media post

Match Of The Day host Lineker deleted controversial Instagram update about Zionism

Events

2 d. ago Police are assessing whether to investigate Gary Lineker's social media post

Complaints about the online post led to his early exit from the BBC

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2 d. ago Police assessing whether investigation needed into Lineker social media post

The presenter had shared, then deleted, a post on his Instagram account about Zionism that featured a picture of a rat.

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3 d. ago Gary Lineker 'won't miss Match of the Day' as he quits BBC after antisemitism row

Match of the Day host and football legend Gary Lineker apologised for sharing a social media post which included a rat emoji, historically used as an antisemitic insult

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3 d. ago Gary Lineker 'could face police probe' over antisemitic post as he quits BBC

Match of the Day host and football legend Gary Lineker apologised for sharing a social media post which included a rat emoji, historically used as an antisemitic insult

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3 d. ago All the celebrities and famous faces backing Gary Lineker amid antisemitism row

Alan Shearer, Lord Sugar and rap group Kneecap are among those to have shown their support for Gary Lineker

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3 d. ago Gary Lineker's controversial social media posts that led to BBC exit

That’s the question lots of people have been trying to get their heads around.

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3 d. ago Gary Lineker 'wasn't speaking from the heart' in BBC apology claims body language expert

A body language expert has analysed Gary Lineker's apology on social media after he announced he was leaving the BBC on Monday morning after an antisemitism row

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3 d. ago MP marks Gary Lineker’s contribution to Match Of The Day in Commons motion

The pundit is leaving the BBC earlier than expected following an unreserved apology for a now-deleted social media post criticised as antisemitic.

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