76 m. ago Moving: an elegant portrait of 90s Japan through tweenage eyes

In this hypnotic, meditative film, a family’s breakdown sets a 12-year-old girl’s coming-of-age in motion as she constructs various ploys to reverse her parents’ separationDuring a science class, 12-year-old Renko Urushiba (Tomoko Tabata) is confronted by her classmates for befriending Tachibana (Nagiko Tono), a girl from Tokyo who is shunned for having divorced parents. Refusing to give up her friendship, Renko hurls a laboratory burner on to her desk, setting it ablaze and throwing the class into chaos. Unbeknown to most of her friends, Renko’s parents are separated, too.Equal parts perceptive and mischievous, little Renko is the protagonist of 1993’s Moving, the acclaimed 10th feature by the Japanese auteur Shinji Sōmai. Attuned to the sensibilities of childhood, Moving delicately traces the uncertainties that line the thorny path towards adolescence. With Sōmai’s signature long takes and elaborate camera movements, the film tries to keep up with Renko’s hurried footsteps as she ...

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1 hour ago Keir Starmer refuses to rule out Putin's Russia rejoining the G7 if the war in Ukraine ends

The Prime Minister told MPs there is 'a tough road ahead' to end the war started by Russia, but that the UK is 'more committed than ever to this cause'.

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1 hour ago A year on from Ruben Amorim’s arrival Manchester United remain stuck in a rut of their own making

Misfiring signings, injuries to promising players and a refusal to budge from 3-4-3 have all combined to leave United floundering when they should be forging ahead

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2 h. ago Extraordinary way Shona McGarty smuggled air freshener into I'm A Celeb revealed

After Alex Scott smuggled salt and pepper into the camp, Shona McGarty is the second celeb to bring contraband into the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here camp

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3 h. ago Freddy Brazier ‘splits from pregnant girlfriend’ hours after reports father Jeff is single again

The 21-year-old model and influencer is said to have told friends that the pair have gone their separate ways

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3 h. ago 'I'm only single due to my extraordinary height – men refuse to be seen with me'

A woman has shared how she believes the only reason she is single is because of her height. Even though she gets so much attention online, many men only see her as a 'fantasy'

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3 h. ago Luke Shaw not to blame for Man Utd malaise after Gary Neville blast

Gary Neville singled out Luke Shaw for fierce criticism following Manchester United's chastening 1-0 loss at home to Everton but bosses should have got rid of him a long time ago

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4 h. ago 3I/Atlas bizarre trajectory suggests it could be sending 'satellites' to spy on Jupiter

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has said it is an 'extraordinary coincidence' that the rumoured 'alien spaceship' 3I/ATLAS will be in the perfect location to drop probes onto Jupiter

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4 h. ago Idrissa Gueye applauded by Everton teammates after apologising for Michael Keane slap

Gueye addressed players following 1-0 win at Old TraffordEverton could now be without midfielder until new yearIdrissa Gueye received a round of applause from the Everton squad after apologising for his extraordinary red card in Monday’s victory at Manchester United.The midfielder became the first Premier League player to be dismissed for striking a team-mate in 17 years when slapping Michael Keane at Old Trafford. Everton’s performed heroically with 10 men for 85 minutes, stoppage time included, to hand David Moyes his first win at Old Trafford as a visiting manager in 18 attempts and deliver only the club’s second victory at United in 33 years. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago BBC drama inspired by bestselling book is so gripping viewers binge it all at once

The BBC drama has had viewers hooked, with many confessing to watching it all in a single sitting. Even though it's a "tough" watch, fans just can't get over how gripping it is

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4 h. ago Trump abruptly pulls plan to announce Obamacare extension after ‘significant congressional backlash’: report

White House faces deadline after refusing to negotiate with Democrats on impending Obamacare hikes

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5 h. ago I'm 56, have no fashion or grooming sense and am stuck in a rut, says SUSANNAH JOWITT. That's why I took an extraordinary step to look a DECADE younger... so can you guess what I've done

When someone asks me my age I have to think for a moment. Then it hits me. I'm 56. But I can't be. Fifty-six is old. Stop the bus! How did I get here?

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6 h. ago Every 10 minutes a woman or girl is killed by a partner or family member, UN finds

The United Nations has released a report on femicide showing that one woman or girl is killed by a partner or family member almost every 10 minutes, with rates refusing to fall.

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6 h. ago Cammy Devlin knows Hearts reaction will be scrutinised as he refuses to take proud Pittodrie moment for granted

Devlin is encouraged by the Jambos' display against Aberdeen despite the result as he looks to bounce back against Motherwell

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7 h. ago Original member of huge rock band killed in horror farming accident

He was a talented and much-loved musician before he faced an extraordinary death that shocked locals, when he was crushed by a rolling hay bail in the countryside of Devon

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10 h. ago ‘It fully changed my life!’ How young rewilders transformed a farm – and began a movement

At Maple Farm, nature is returning in droves: nightingales, grass snakes, slowworms, bats and insects. All due to the vision of a group determined to accelerate its recoveryThe manically melodic song of the nightingale is a rare sound in Britain these days, but not at Maple Farm. Four years ago, a single bird could be heard at this secluded spot in rural Surrey; this summer, they were everywhere. “We were hearing them calling all night, from five different territories,” says Meg Cookson, lead ecologist for the Youngwilders, pointing to the woodland around us. A group of Youngwilders were camping out at the site, but the birds were so loud, “we couldn’t sleep all night,” says Layla Mapemba, the group’s engagement lead. “We were all knackered the next day, but it was so cool.” An expert from the Surrey Wildlife Trust came to help them net and ring one of the nightingales the next morning, Cookson recalls: “He’d never held a nightingale in his hands before. He was crying.”Rewilding is ...

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10 h. ago Alexis Tsipras says Yanis Varoufakis was ‘unsuitable’ as Greek finance minister during debt crisis

Then PM says his finance minister was ‘more celebrity than economist’ with an agenda to promote his booksYanis Varoufakis, the firebrand economist who rose to fame at the height of Greece’s debt drama, was not only egotistical but ultimately more interested in testing out his game theories on the nation than winning its battle to keep afloat.So writes the former prime minister Alexis Tsipras in his newly released memoir, Ithaki, as the once radical leftwing leader, sparing no punches, seeks, 10 years later, to put the record straight. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Man Utd news: Amorim mentions Kobbie Mainoo as player could make way for Antoine Semenyo

Manchester United news round-up as Ruben Amorim refuses to rule out sales and a secret weapon emerges in the bid to sign Antoine Semenyo

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12 h. ago Pauline Hanson suspended from Senate over burqa stunt as Mehreen Faruqi says parliament ‘drips in racism’

One Nation leader suspended for seven days after members of Labor, Greens and crossbench vote to censureFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPauline Hanson has been censured by the Senate after her burqa stunt on Tuesday, suspended from the chamber for seven days for refusing to apologise and will be barred from representing the parliament in overseas delegations.In an overwhelming show of opposition to the repeat of her 2017 stunt, members of Labor, the Coalition, the Greens and crossbench voted for the censure motion. Only Hanson, her three fellow One Nation senators, and United Australia senator Ralph Babet opposed it. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Trump abruptly pulled plan to announce Obamacare extension after ‘significant congressional backlash’: report

Republicans and the White House face a deadline after refusing to negotiate with Democrats on impending Obamacare premium hikes

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