28 h. ago Cloud review – bizarre internet action thriller descends into hail of bullets

Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s baffling crime farrago follows a cyber fraudster pursued by an angry gang of disappointed shoppersHere to prove once again that movies about internet crime can so easily unravel into implausible silliness is that otherwise estimable Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, who has written and directed a bizarre, baffling action thriller based on the (initially interesting) idea of an online retail entrepreneur ripping off his customers and suppliers – who then seek revenge.Masaki Suda plays Ryôsuke, a guy in the rackety business of buying in bulk and selling the items individually online at a retail markup. Some of the things he buys are fake designer items, which he markets as genuine. But some are perfectly legal: collectible action figures and the like which are advertised entirely honestly. At the beginning we see him ruthlessly buying “therapy devices” from a medical business that has gone bust and then exploitatively putting them up for sale. (But wait. Even if w...

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39 h. ago Coronation Street bosses 'take new action to drum up funds' following rumours ITV soap is suffering from cash crisis

Soaring TV production costs and a collapse in advertising revenue are said to have put the future of the long-running soap in jeopardy and sparked a number of budget cuts.

Economics

3 d. ago Lawsuit challenges revocation of visas for international students

A class action lawsuit filed Friday asks a federal court to reinstate the legal status of international students who have been stripped of their visas in a Trump administration crackdown that has left more than a thousand fearful of deportation

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4 d. ago Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko takes legal action against WTA over ‘moral abuse’

Tsurenko says she suffered a panic attack following a conversation with WTA leadership about its response to the Russia-Ukraine war

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5 d. ago RICHARD EDEN: Meghan's 'outrageous' new move, Harry's ominous warning to his family

The Duke of Sussex has in the past described his seemingly never-ending legal action against the popular Press as a 'mission'.

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5 d. ago Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko takes legal action against WTO over ‘moral abuse’

Tsurenko says she suffered a panic attack following a conversation with WTA leadership about its response to the Russia-Ukraine war

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5 d. ago A look at recent global actions limiting legal recognitions for transgender people

A ruling from the top court in the United Kingdom that says the legal definition of a woman is someone born biologically female is the latest high-profile action globally involving the issue of what legal recognitions transgender people are allowed

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5 d. ago Council plans legal action over ancient London oak felled by Toby Carvery

Council plans legal action over ancient London oak felled by Toby Carvery  The Guardian

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6 d. ago Toby Carvery threatened with legal action over felling of ancient London oak

Toby Carvery threatened with legal action over felling of ancient London oak  The Guardian

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6 d. ago Council plans legal action over ancient London oak felled by Toby Carvery | Trees and forests

Council plans legal action over ancient London oak felled by Toby Carvery | Trees and forests  The Guardian

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6 d. ago Mickey Rourke 'considering lawsuit against ITV' after CBB axe and huge hotel bills

Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke is reported to be weighing up pursuing legal action against ITV after he was removed from the Celebrity Big Brother house at the weekend

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6 d. ago Warwick Davis continues 'medical negligence' legal action against hospital over wife Samantha's death as inquest finds she suffered cardiac arrest after chest surgery

Lawyers acting for the Hollywood star say that they are continuing to 'investigate' the death of Samantha Davis, who died aged 53 in March last year following surgery to treat compression on her spine.

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6 d. ago Andrew Tate High Court action a 'legal first' as 4 women sue over sexual violence claims

Anne Studd KC, representing the women, said on Tuesday it was understood to be the first claim where allegations of coercive control have been considered in a civil context, as the court heard a trial could be held in early 2027

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7 d. ago Jeff Brazier says family is ‘pulling together’ amid legal dispute with Jade Goody’s mum Jackiey Budden

The TV presenter, 45, shares two sons — Bobby and Freddy — with the late reality star Jade, who died from cervical cancer in 2009 at just 27

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7 d. ago Jeff Brazier reveals his family have 'pulled together' and says son Freddy 'is in a really good place' amid ongoing legal battle with Jade Goody's mother Jackiey Budden

The presenter, 45, shared both Freddy, 20, and Strictly's Bobby, 21, with the late Jade Goody who tragically died in 2009 from cervical cancer aged just 27.

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7 d. ago Jeff Brazier says son Freddy 'is in a really good place' and family has 'pulled together'

Jeff Brazier speaks to the Mirror about taking part in hit BBC show Pilgrimage, his spirituality, coping with trauma and his love for his two sons in a wide-ranging interview

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7 d. ago Sarah Palin’s defamation case against the New York Times returns to trial

‘The case is, in many respects, an old-school media libel action resurrected into a newly complicated defamation landscape,’ one legal expert said about the new trial

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8 d. ago Campaigners launch legal action bid against those who failed to tackle grooming gangs

Maggie Oliver, a former police detective turned whistleblower, launched the campaign on Monday

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8 d. ago GMP whistleblower Maggie Oliver and child abuse survivors launch legal campaign

The #TheyKnew campaign has been launched

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8 d. ago Campaigners seek legal action against those who failed to tackle grooming gangs

The #TheyKnew campaign is seeking to raise £125,000 to investigate whether they can bring legal proceedings against public bodies or individuals.

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