62 m. ago Britain's Got Talent's Amanda Holden suffers blow as she's booed by crowd in semi

Britain's Got Talent was back for another live semi-final show on Saturday night which saw two more acts picked to be in this year's final – but judge Amanda Holden suffered a blow

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71 m. ago Netflix fans rave over gangster film with 'greatest fight scenes ever' and a whopping 92% Rotten Tomatoes score

The movie (pictured), made and released by the streamer in 2018, follows a gang's crime enforcer is to use violence to ensure the syndicate's rules are followed and its business is protected.

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78 m. ago ‘We have so many talented black British actors who had to leave in order to work’: Sharon D Clarke on typecasting, industry tensions, and the truthfulness of Mr Loverman

As part of a Bafta TV special, the best actor nominated star talks about institutional racism, the remarks that made Cressida Dick look like a ‘fool’, and how Bernardine Evaristo’s coming out story reflected her ownPure charisma – that’s the best way to describe Sharon D Clarke. As she has her picture taken, she fills the room with easy laughter, dancing along to Bob Marley. At 58 years old, the Londoner is one of Britain’s most commanding performers. During a three-decade career she has lit up the West End (winning three Olivier awards) and become a household name (as the formidable Lola Griffin in Holby City). Last year, she also starred as DCI Ellis in the Channel 5/Acorn TV crime drama Ellis, and brought sparkling levity to the National Theatre’s production of The Importance of Being Earnest, alongside Ncuti Gatwa. Now, Clarke has earned her first Bafta TV nomination for her searing performance in Mr Loverman, the BBC adaptation of Bernardine Evaristo’s novel, in which she plays...

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89 m. ago Man Utd manager was sacked just hours after Red Devils were told to wield axe

Manchester United take on West Ham on Sunday for the first time since their decision to sack Erik ten Hag, which came just a day after last October's 2-1 loss at the London Stadium

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92 m. ago Debenhams 'non rub' £20 summer sandals that 'look good day or night'

Upgrade your summer footwear with these sandals that can be worn anywhere.

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1 hour ago For 500 days a London shul saved a seat for Emily Damari: Only her picture sat there until today

For 500 days a London shul saved a seat for Emily Damari: Only her picture sat there until today  Ynetnews

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2 h. ago Four Iranian men arrested over suspected London terror plot to remain in custody

Four Iranian men arrested over suspected London terror plot to remain in custody  Enfield Independent

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2 h. ago South London council raked in £1m from illegal low traffic zone

Lambeth council collected £1,080,580 from penalty charge notices (PCNs) issued to drivers who entered streets suddenly closed as part of the controversial West Dulwich LTN

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2 h. ago The TRUTH about Priyanka Chopra and Shah Rukh Khan's 'affair'

It isn't often that a former Bollywood actress is able to command so much attention at the most talked-about showbiz night of the year.

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2 h. ago Prince Harry’s London Confusion; Mistakenly Visits Random Home

Prince Harry’s London Confusion; Mistakenly Visits Random Home  Times of India

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2 h. ago Hundreds of homes without power after substation destroyed by fire

Fire crews were called to the incident in Exeter shortly after 6am on Sunday.

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3 h. ago Revealed: Iranian arrested over London terror plot was asylum seeker living in taxpayer funded home

An Iranian man arrested by counter terrorism raids was living in asylum seeker accommodation with his rent paid for by tax-payers

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3 h. ago Fans will cool your home down quicker when cleaned using 1 bedroom staple

As the weather heats up, a cleaning expert has shared the simple way to clean a fan so that it can work more effectively to keep you cool at night and get a restful night's sleep

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3 h. ago Southport killer Axel Rudakubana's prison supervision was 'lowered before officer attack'

Axel Rudakubana, 18, is accused of heating water in a kettle in his cell at HMP Belmarsh in London and pouring it over a prison officer during an incident on Thursday

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4 h. ago The ultimate spiritual pilgrimage for our times? A trip to a waste management site | Eleanor Margolis

As I stood there, awed by how disgusting and wasteful our species is, I realised that everyone needs to see thisLike all the best things in life, this story starts with an argument about bins. Admittedly, I could do better at recycling. I can try to chalk this up to having read too much about how all our plastic waste ultimately ends up in landfill sites in the poorest parts of south-east Asia. But I’m also lazy and so well-acquainted with cognitive dissonance that I could probably cry over the death scene in Bambi while comforting myself by chowing down on a giant haunch of venison.My partner, Leo, is the total opposite: diligent and principled. Which is why she finally lost it with me for failing to put a plastic yoghurt tub in the recycling. I went on the defensive, citing half-imagined reports about megadumps in the Philippines and inescapable doom. She retaliated by booking us on an educational tour of Southwark Reuse and Recycling Centre.Eleanor Margolis is a columnist for the...

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4 h. ago London weather: Capital to bask in 24C heat as temperatures top Ibiza

The warm spell comes after a week of unseasonably cool weather

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4 h. ago Stansted Airport plunged into travel chaos as IT fault causes major delays and missed flights

Thousands of holidaymakers were forced to queue for hours

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4 h. ago Inside the UK's eerie abandoned plane graveyard and the bizarre reason we know nothing about it

An overgrown plot of land close to London is home to an unknown number of retired planes, some of which date back to the 1950s, according to Essex Live.

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4 h. ago Ram Charan's wax statue with pet dog Rhyme unveiled in London. Watch

Ram Charan's wax statue with pet dog Rhyme unveiled in London. Watch  India Today

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5 h. ago Ukraine war live: Zelenskyy welcomes Putin calls for talks but says Russia must agree to ‘full, lasting, reliable’ ceasefire

In late-night address in Moscow, Russian president dismissed calls by European leaders for 30-day ceasefire to start on MondayVladimir Putin’s proposal for “direct talks” with Kyiv came hours after leaders from the UK, France, Germany and Poland travelled to Kyiv to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy.As my colleague Shaun Walker notes in this story, the European leaders told the Russian president to sign up to an unconditional ceasefire by Monday or face increased sanctions and weapons transfers to Ukraine.It is a positive sign that the Russians have finally begun to consider ending the war.The entire world has been waiting for this for a very long time. And the very first step in truly ending any war is a ceasefire. There is no point in continuing the killing even for a single day. Continue reading...

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