28 m. ago Barron Trump 'saved woman's life' by calling 999 as his friend was 'being attacked' during Facetime call, court hears

Barron Trump spoke directly with police call handlers after calling 999 when he saw his friend being assaulted on a call, jurors were told.

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34 m. ago Mercy review – Chris Pratt takes on AI judge Rebecca Ferguson in ingenious sci

It is the year 2029 and an LA cop finds himself accused of murdering his wife. He has 90 minutes to clear his name before robo-justice sends him downIrish writer Marco van Belle delivers an entertaining script for this real time futurist thriller-satire set in LA in 2029, in a world (as they say) where AI is wholly responsible for assessing criminal guilt or innocence. You’ve heard of RoboCop. This is RoboJustice. Veteran Russian-Kazakh film-maker Timur Bekmambetov directs, bringing his usual robust approach to the big action sequences, and Chris Pratt stars as the LAPD cop accused of murder. (Longtime Pratt fans will appreciate a cameo appearance here of Pratt’s fellow cast-member from TV’s Parks and Recreation, Jay Jackson, effectively reprising his performance as sonorous TV newsreader Perd Hapley.)The film’s ostensible target is the insidious power of AI, though the movie partakes of today’s liberal opinion doublethink, in which we all solemnly concur that AI is very worrying wh...

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44 m. ago Innocent couple murdered in arson attack over drugs, jury told

Sheila Jackson, 83, and her partner, Eric Greener, 77, died following the fire at their home in St Helens, Merseyside, last July.

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50 m. ago Teenager sentenced after raping child, 12, in secluded tunnel

Jake Richards has been sentenced after launching his sickening attack on his young victim

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74 m. ago Olympics chief admits she has not spoken to US president Trump about LA 2028 Games

Kirsty Coventry steers clear of global politics in buildupOrganisers will meet with vice-president JD VanceThe International Olympic Committee has yet to establish formal communications with the US president Donald Trump on preparations for the Los Angeles Games in 2028, the IOC president, Kirsty Coventry, has confirmed.Trump has been speaking in Davos in Switzerland after a turbulent start to 2026 during which he has suggested he will invade Greenland, threatened a trade war with Europe and ousted the Venezuela president Nicolás Maduro. Continue reading...

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80 m. ago Tearful Prince Harry says media attacks have made Meghan’s life ‘an absolute misery’

An emotional Prince Harry appeared to choke up in court as he referenced media attacks upon his wife, Meghan Markle, claiming: “They have made my wife’s life an absolute misery, my Lord.”

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82 m. ago Return to Silent Hill review – video game horror series births another middling movie

Director Christopher Gans returns to the haunted town franchise but can’t seem to figure out what to do with itThere’s an admirable loyalty, maybe even poetry, in a film-maker returning to an unpromising, barely-there movie series 20 years after his first crack became a minor hit. The horror film Silent Hill, based on a video game of the same name, has garnered a cult following in the decades since its 2006 release, but it’s not exactly a genre classic nor beloved franchise, with a single little-seen 2012 sequel to its name – until now. Return to Silent Hill brings back the first film’s director Christopher Gans for a new story set in the same ash-strewn ghost town, this one based on the Silent Hill 2 video game. Characters in these movies tend to wander into a place that is obviously haunted or cursed, refusing to leave even after it becomes clear that they should, and only decide to escape after it’s too late. Maybe Gans can relate.Or maybe he’s the only man for the job because no...

Culture

94 m. ago ‘The most dangerous man in America’: how Paul Robeson went from Hollywood to blacklist

The groundbreaking singer, actor and athlete became a victim of McCarthyism and saw his shining career destroyed and his legacy tarnishedIn August 1972, the front page of the New York Times arts section published a story titled, Time to Break the Silence on Paul Robeson? The legendary bass-baritone spent the first half of the 20th century as one of the greatest talents the US had ever produced, and its second, both in life and in death as an outcast, the greatest casualty of the second Red Scare period to which today’s current attacks on liberal and progressive politics draw comparison.This week marks 50 years since Robeson’s death and the silence remains. His erasure from the lineage over the decades shows that what Robeson’s political opponents did not take from him, the years have most certainly. Robeson’s decoupling from the story of African American culture has been so complete that in the half-century since his death, even generations of Black Americans have never heard of him...

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95 m. ago Danny Rohl clears up Rangers Champions League confusion as boss reveals he's 'knocking on the door' for transfers

The clash with Ludogorets could have big implications on next season's Champions League campaign

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1 hour ago Starmer says Green Party are ‘high on drugs, soft on Putin’ during PMQs attack

olanski responded to the Prime Minister’s attack, saying: ‘Labour are low in the polls and hard on the country’

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2 h. ago Man admits killing dad by shoving him in front of ambulance racing to 999 call

Lewis Budge attacked Robert Bromell at the Corran Esplanade in Oban, Argyll and Bute on September 6 2023.

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2 h. ago Trump renews attack on UK for not allowing more oil drilling in North Sea – UK politics live

The US president highlighted the North Sea as part of a wider criticism of clean energy policiesWe’re not far off PMQs. Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question.There will be two statements in the Commons after PMQs. At 12.30pm Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, will give one about the warm homes plan, and about an hour later Emma Reynolds, the environment secretary, will give one on the water white paper. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Scots sex offender jailed for 12 years over attacks on teenagers and woman

Gordon Docherty's offending was carried out over a period of 20 years against three different people.

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2 h. ago Mechanic cleared of attacking work colleague at lorry depot in Shotts

Jurors were told of ill feeling after Glen Harrison began seeing trucker Kieran Maguire's former partner.

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3 h. ago Ukraine endures a bitter winter after Russian attacks as peace efforts overshadowed

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says about 4,000 buildings in Kyiv remain without heating, and nearly 60% of the city is without power following days of Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid

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3 h. ago Trump has left Starmer with no choice – it’s time to get tough

The US president has abandoned diplomatic niceties for open contempt with his recent attacks on the UK – and Sir Keir Starmer has finally come out swinging, writes political editor David Maddox

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3 h. ago Teenage boy met girl, 12, online before raping her in tunnel

The 12-year-old girl pleaded with her attacker to stop but he 'continued regardless'

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3 h. ago 'My kids grew up with the Beckhams and I know what they're really like as a family'

David and Victoria Beckham have long presented a united front as a loving, close-knit family. But that narrative has been called into question after Brooklyn attacked them online

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3 h. ago Grinning Cruz Beckham breaks cover after liking posts about mum 'grinding'

Cruz Beckham unfollowed his brother, Brooklyn, before the 26-year-old launched an astonishing attack on 'Brand Beckham, which has left fans around the world reeling

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3 h. ago Watch live: Trump addresses Davos amid Greenland tensions with allies

Watch live as Donald Trump delivers a major speech at Davos in his latest attack on Washington’s allies in Europe amid his continued threats over Greenland.

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