2 h. ago Guy Pearce: ‘I’m not going to win the Oscar – Kieran Culkin will’

The Brutalist star is up for his first ever Academy award next week. He talks about awards fuss, living with his ex, and making his new film, Inside, in an actual prisonGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailAfter his acclaimed performances in films such as LA Confidential, The Proposition, Memento, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Animal Kingdom and The Hurt Locker, you may be surprised that Guy Pearce has just been nominated for his first ever Oscar: for his turn as the sociopathic industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren in The Brutalist. Or maybe you haven’t noticed Pearce’s Oscars campaign because he keeps rubbishing his own career: he was “shit” in Memento (“I’m bad in a good movie. Fuck!”), worse in Neighbours (“I played the same thing and it fucking drove me nuts”) and has cheerfully owned up to acting in “a bunch of shit during my divorce because I needed the money”.As awards campaigns go – well, it’s a lot better than Karla Sofía Gascón’s. Not that Pearce ...

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2 h. ago Man City 115 charges update given as 'seismic moment' for Premier League looms

Manchester City were beaten 2-0 by Liverpool on Sunday afternoon, but away from the pitch City are said to remain confident they will be exonerated of their alleged breaches of Premier League financial rules

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2 h. ago LEGO fan favourite NASA set drops to lowest ever price at Amazon but not for long

"This is an amazing model to build, loads of pieces and great design work."

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4 h. ago Do you have an 'emotionally immature parent'? Top psychologist reveals the signs

As a clinical psychologist with 35 years of experience, I developed the phrase 'emotionally immature parents' after I had a revelation while listening to a client talk about her father.

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6 h. ago Deutsche Bank boss calls for ‘fundamental reforms’ from next government, as German business confidence stagnates – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as euro rallies and DAX and MDAX indices rise in early tradingGerman election live: Merz says priority is to make Europe independent from US on defence as coalition talks to beginShares in some European weapons makers are rising in early trading too.German tank maker Rheinmetall jumped 3% at the start of trading, while in London BAE Systems are up 1.7%.‘’A dose of more certainty has been injected into European politics, with the Germany’s Conservatives winning the elections. It comes at a crucial time for the continent. Three years on from the invasion of Ukraine, high stakes deal making between the US and Russia continues, Ukraine is out in the cold and the outcome will have huge implications for security in Europe.There is a dawning realisation that European nations will have to pull together and present a more united deterrent force, and Friedrich Merz, the CDU leader, is reading from that script. He has pledged to relax...

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6 h. ago Reacher's Sonya Cassidy shares real reason she was 'nervous' to play Susan Duffy

Sonya Cassidy stars as Susan Duffy in the third season of Reacher, which premiered on Prime Video last week

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8 h. ago Lanarkshire MSP hails work of Dogs Trust following charity’s visit to Holyrood

The charity held a drop-in event in Parliament to raise awareness of dog welfare issues in Scotland and to chat with MSPs who are a crucial piece of the puzzle that can help build a better future for dogs.

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13 h. ago Daniel Craig cuts a seriously sharp figure in a black satin tuxedo as he makes a dapper arrival at the SAG Awards after Best Actor nomination

The actor, 56, strutted with confidence onto the blue carpet at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall, where the prestigious awards ceremony was being held.

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14 h. ago SAG Awards host Kristen Bell cringes actors with musical montage of their breakout roles

SAG Awards host opened Sunday’s ceremony with a parody of ‘Frozen’s’ ‘Do You Want to Build a Snowman?’

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15 h. ago 2025 SAG Awards: Kathy Bates, 76, shows off slim figure after Ozempic weight loss

Kathy Bates turned heads at the 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, flaunting her noticeably slimmer figure with confidence. The Matlock star graced the red carpet in a chic black blazer.

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16 h. ago Axa submits plans to build another tower in the City of London

Axa submits plans to build another tower in the City of London  The Times

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17 h. ago Is Ed Miliband's net zero dream dying? Just one in six energy bosses think the world can achieve it by 2050

The stark fall in confidence revealed in a global survey for the energy sector sparked calls for ministers to slash regulation, provide more financial incentives and reform Britain's planning system.

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18 h. ago Celebrity Hunted winner Christine McGuinness makes relationship confession

Christine McGuinness evaded capture from the hunters on Channel 4's Celebrity Hunted and became the first female winner - she tells us it's given her a huge confidence boost

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21 h. ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden makes heartbreaking admission about her return to the series

Professional dancer Amy said 'deep down' she lacked confidence during the last series of the BBC competition

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22 h. ago Ruben Amorim and Erik ten hag both slammed for roles in Man Utd flop's exit

Antony has reinvented himself since joining Real Betis on loan, scoring three times in his first five matches after losing confidence while he was out of favour at Manchester United

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23 h. ago The world's ten best bridges you MUST cross in your lifetime: The views are amazing and they'll set your pulse racing. This is the travel experts' definitive list

Three hundred years ago, Sir Isaac Newton presciently wrote: 'We build too many walls and not enough bridges.' Words that seem to ring true today, one way or another.

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23 h. ago Royal aide reveals how there was nearly a major mishap with Princess Charlotte's birth announcement

Jason Knauf, who was dubbed one of William's 'close confidants', revealed he was one of the very first people to know the details of Charlotte's birth on May 2, 2015.

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25 h. ago Tories suggest benefits should be slashed for those with 'anxiety' in order to boost defence spending

Ex-defence minister James Cartlidge, now shadow defence secretary, said there was a need for Britain to become 'more resilient' and invest greater sums in 'hard power'.

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28 h. ago Gregor Townsend says Scotland must build on performance in narrow England defeat

The Calcutta Cup was seized from Scottish hands through a 16-15 defeat that would have ended differently had Finn Russell nailed a late conversion.

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39 h. ago As talking therapy is prescribed to more than two million every year...top psychologist who says the key to curing UK's mental health crisis is to STOP banging on about our feelings!

For years, the prevailing advice for those suffering from poor mental health has been to talk about their emotions. But now, a top psychologist has put forwards a fascinating - and controversial - theory.

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