4 h. ago Shein mulls China return for Hong Kong listing after London IPO stalls

Fast-fashion retailer considered £50bn float in London but has not received backing from Chinese authoritiesBusiness live – latest updatesThe online fast-fashion retailer Shein is understood to be considering moving its base back to China from Singapore in a move expected to pave the way for a Hong Kong listing rather than a UK one.The business, which was founded in China and moved its headquarters to Singapore in 2022, had been considering a £50bn float in London after failing to win approval from regulators in the US for a New York flotation. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago 'Horrifying' Netflix movie based on beloved novel gets unexpected release date change

Netflix has announced that their adaptation of a beloved horror novel has been given an unexpected release date twist

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5 h. ago ‘Terrifying’ Netflix horror movie based on iconic novel gets release date with unexpected twist

Guillermo del Toro's much-anticipated adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein has an unexpected twist for Netflix viewers

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4 d. ago Hit horror Weapons doesn’t have a deeper meaning but that’s OK | Jesse Hassenger

A frenzied search for answers in the wake of the box office smash has some assuming there’s a weightier allegory but its power is in something simpler and more primalMajor spoilers aheadFor years now, horror fans and critics have grown increasingly and understandably impatient with the tendency of genre films to orient their scares toward a clearly conveyed central metaphor.The real monster in these movies is parenthood, personal trauma or that old horror-movie standby, grief. Writer-director Zach Cregger is no stranger to this line of thinking; his 2022 horror movie Barbarian is very much a spooky-creature-in-the-basement movie for the #MeToo era. Now Cregger has returned with a movie that may well stymie anyone who has been trained by the last decade to search for an easy-to-track allegory within their viscerally depicted fears. His new movie Weapons has received mostly rave reviews and positive audience response. But at least a few critics and fans are pivoting from complaining a...

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5 d. ago Alien: Earth lead Sydney Chandler has unexpected family connection to beloved Hollywood star

Up-and-coming actress Sydney Chandler leads the critically acclaimed new series Alien: Earth, the latest entry in the long-running sci-fi horror franchise

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5 d. ago Highly anticipated series based on iconic horror movie gets top rating on Rotten Tomatoes

Disney+'s latest drama is based on one of the most beloved sci-fi franchises of all time

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9 d. ago Campaigners criticise UK plans to reveal suspects’ ethnicity and migration status

Yvette Cooper wants guidance to change after row over claims police ‘covered up’ status of two men on charges relating to an alleged rapeAnti-racism campaigners have criticised proposals to allow police to reveal the ethnicity and migration status of suspects, after a row triggered by claims police “covered up” the backgrounds of two men charged in connection to the alleged rape of a child.The home secretary, Yvette Cooper, this week told the BBC she hoped the Law Commission would “accelerate” a review of contempt of court and that “guidance needs to change” about information released when a trial is pending. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Netflix's 'horrific' missing person series climbing charts despite 'enraging' viewers

Netflix's latest three-part true crime series is rapidly rising up the viewing charts - but it's also causing quite a stir among viewers

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1 week ago 'Horrific' Netflix missing person series that leaves viewers 'enraged' is shooting up the charts

The harrowing three-part series is currently one of the most-watched series on Netflix

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1 week ago ‘Horrific’ Netflix true crime documentary that left viewers ‘fuming’ is shooting up the charts

A devastating documentary about a horrific disappearance is shooting up Netflix’s top 10 chart after recently being added to the platform

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1 week ago Netflix fans all watching 'best war movie since Saving Private Ryan' based on incredible true story

It was nominated for multiple Oscars and is still hailed as one of the best ever made

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1 week ago Pakistan’s deadly monsoon floods were worsened by global warming, study finds

A new study shows that heavy rainfall that caused floods that killed hundreds in Pakistan in recent weeks was worsened by human-caused climate change The study by World Weather Attribution was released on Thursday

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