41 m. ago Couture review – Angelina Jolie is the wrong fit for inert fashion drama

Toronto film festival: the Oscar winner is adrift in Alice Winocour’s uninvolving film about three thinly written women involved in a Paris fashion week showThe otherworldly beauty and consuming, tattoo-strewn look of Angelina Jolie hasn’t always allowed for a great deal of versatility as an actor, a difficult face to seamlessly slot into most stories. The star hasn’t seemed to be all that interested in acting for a while anyway (since 2012, she has physically appeared on screen just seven times) and has preferred to spend time behind the camera and focusing on both her family and her philanthropic pursuits. Her films as a director have been of both genuinely noble intention and minimal cinematic value (her last effort, Without Blood, premiered at last year’s Toronto film festival but still doesn’t have US distribution) and as she enters her 50s, it seems like she’s rediscovered her passion for acting again.The catastrophic box office for her ill-advised entry into the Marvel univer...

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61 m. ago Macron appoints new Prime Minister just 24 hours after François Bayrou lost confidence vote: Defence minister, 39, country's fourth PM in a year

French President Macron late Tuesday appointed Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu as France's new prime minister, the country's fourth in about a year.

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1 hour ago The Girlfriend author addresses 'twisty' changes to original novel as thriller hits Prime Video

The Girlfriend is a 'twisty' thriller series adapted from a 2017 novel of the same name by Michelle Frances

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1 hour ago The Girlfriend author teases 'extra twists' to original novel as riveting thriller hits screens

The Girlfriend is a sensational new drama from Prime Video, adapting Michelle Frances' 2017 bestselling novel

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2 h. ago Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale review: A bland, boring end to an 'insidiously silly series'

Any hint of pulse-racing drama is swiftly nipped in the bud in this conclusion to the Downton saga, writes Alistair Harkness

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2 h. ago The Guardian view on political chaos in France: time for Emmanuel Macron to face reality and compromise with the left | Editorial

The French president has seen four prime ministers come and go in three years. The rancorous stasis of his second term is a gift to Marine Le PenIn the lead-up to the vote that ejected him from office this week after a mere nine months, the centre-right French prime minister, François Bayrou, appeared stoically reconciled to his fate. “There are worse disasters in life than the fall of a government,” Mr Bayrou observed on national radio, implicitly acknowledging his failure to win backing for a swingeing austerity strategy. On Monday, MPs duly used a debate called by the prime minister himself to oust him.And so another one bites the dust. The entrance to Matignon, France’s baroque prime ministerial residence, has become a revolving door during Emmanuel Macron’s benighted second term. Lacking a majority in a divided and deadlocked parliament, the president has gone through four premiers in a little over three years. Following the departure of the latest, he announced ...

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2 h. ago Georgia judge to toss landmark racketeering charges against 'Cop City' protesters

A Georgia judge says he's going to dismiss racketeering charges against all 61 defendants accused of trying to stop the construction of a police and firefighter training facility known as “Cop City."

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2 h. ago France braces for ‘block everything’ protests after PM Bayrou resigns

Blockades, disruption and strikes planned for Wednesday with about 80,000 police and gendarmes to be deployedThe French prime minister, François Bayrou, has resigned after losing a confidence vote as authorities prepare for a day of disruption and protests ranging from road and school blockades to transport strikes.About 80,000 police and gendarmes will be deployed across France on Wednesday to monitor a day of anti-government demonstrations organised under the slogan “block everything”. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Charlie Brooker’s new crime thriller starring Paddy Considine to air on Netflix

The show is billed as being a ‘profoundly serious, stunningly original crime thriller’.

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4 h. ago Friend of Michael Brown who witnessed his killing by cop and inspired ‘hands up, don’t shoot’ chant is shot dead

Dorian Johnson, whose account of the killing helped to inspire the ‘hands up, don’t shoot’ protest chant, died less than a mile away from where Brown was killed in Feguson

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4 h. ago Channel 5's The Rumour plot, cast, episode count and start time

A new five-part thriller is coming to Channel 5, and we've got all the details you need to know about The Rumour, including the plot, cast, episode count and start date

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4 h. ago Inside filthy campsite dad forced children to live in after snatching them four years ago

A muddy, makeshift camp deep in the New Zealand bush which was the home of three missing children and their dad contained quad bikes, blankets and cans of fizzy drinks

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4 h. ago Lesbian Space Princess review – A fizzy animated film with loads of laughs and a lot of heart

This award-winning Australian feature mixes madcap comedy with a who’s who of queer performers to produce a magical, joyful gemGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIt’s hard being a lesbian space princess. In this buzzy and giddily ambitious new Australian animated film, Saira (Shabana Azeez) – once voted the most boring royal in gay space – is a perpetually single introvert with a passion for closeup magic (she’s “good with her hands”). After her heart is thoroughly broken by Kiki (Bernie Van Tiel), all finger-guns and sapphic swagger, Saira is devastated – but there’s no time to cry, because Kiki has been kidnapped by the Straight White Maliens (played by Mark Bonanno, Broden Kelly, and Zachary Ruane of Aunty Donna) and only Saira’s legendary magical labrys can save her.Except Saira has never been able to summon the labrys which is her birthright. And also, of course, a lesbian space princess can cry while she fights to not just save her ex but also win her back: it’s her qu...

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5 h. ago Woman suffers serious injuries during boat trip off the Welsh coast

Aqua Tours issued a statement confirming a review has been launched after a woman in her 70s was injured during one of their boat trips

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5 h. ago I tried Trtl’s travel pillow for long flights – is it worth £50?

It’s revolutionised travelling for me, and I haven’t stopped raving about it ever since

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5 h. ago Americans book flight to France but end up in Africa after mortifying mistake

Two American tourists ended up on the wrong continent after claiming to mix up a popular French city with a place in North Africa after making a blunder at the airport

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6 h. ago Thousands of people call for review of Welsh school transport rules

A petition has been submitted to the Senedd calling for a review of the guidance around home to school transport across Wales

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6 h. ago Sephora Collection’s advent calendar has just dropped – and it’s perfect for teens

Expect entry-level beauty and an accessible price

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6 h. ago France to get third PM in a year as Bayrou resigns after confidence vote

Prime minister hands in resignation after thousands of protesters gather to celebrate ousting and plan day of actionThe French prime minister, François Bayrou, has handed in his resignation after losing a confidence vote that has plunged France into government collapse and political crisis.Emmanuel Macron has said he will appoint a new prime minister in the coming days, who would then have to form a new government. This will be the third French prime minister in a year, whose first task will be the major challenge of agreeing a budget among a divided parliament. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Nuns vs the Vatican: documentary alleges sexual abuse and misconduct in the Catholic church

Toronto film festival: a new film follows women who claim to have been abused by a former Jesuit priestA complicated stain on Pope Francis’s legacy is further explored in Nuns vs the Vatican, a sensitive and unsettling documentary following women whose sexual abuse allegations were long ignored by the Catholic church, and the broader system that protects and enables predators within.Nuns, which is directed by Emmy winner in Lorena Luciano and executive produced by Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star Mariska Hargitay and premiered at the Toronto film festival on Saturday, largely centres around Gloria Branciani and Mirjam Kovac, who are among dozens allegedly victimized by Marko Rupnik, a former Jesuit priest currently awaiting canonical trial for sexual, spiritual and physical abuse. Continue reading...

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