3 d. ago Lionel Messi told 'sign for Rangers' as Barcelona legend accosted by tennis champion with one message in mind

Gordon Reid couldn't resist urging the Barcelona superstar to sign for his beloved Rangers

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7 d. ago Nathan Lane says ‘homophobia is alive and well’ in Hollywood

In a Vanity Fair interview The Producers and The Birdcage star claimed that being an out gay actor cost him roles in his careerThe Producers star Nathan Lane says that “homophobia is alive and well” in Hollywood and that being an out gay actor cost him roles.In an interview with Vanity Fair, Lane said that his breakthrough film role in the 1996 comedy The Birdcage, in which he played a flamboyant drag queen in a long-term relationship with Robin Williams’ club-owner, failed to lead to a significant movie acting career, reporting that his then agent told him: “Maybe if you weren’t so open about your lifestyle, it would have.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago My agent told me 'sign for Rangers' and I took his advice – but it was a mistake and here's why I regret it

Current BBC pundit and ex striker Rory Loy made just two appearances in five years at Ibrox between 2006 and 2011

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1 week ago Southwest Airlines flight aborts takeoff after crew mistake taxiway for runway

Taxiways are pathways used by aircraft to navigate between terminals and runways, not for takeoff

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2 w. ago Exploited, recognised as a slavery victim, now facing deportation: one seafarer’s UK ordeal

After years of helping Scottish criminal investigations and despite fearing for his life in India, Vishal Sharma’s asylum claim has been rejectedWhen Vishal Sharma, an experienced merchant seaman, arrived in London from India in November 2017, he was looking forward to a good job on a Belgian tanker, the MT Waasmunster, assisting engineers. He had a 15-month contract and a transit visa, enabling him to travel to Milford Haven in Wales, where the 174-metre vessel was anchored.But in a last-minute change of plan, his Mumbai agent told him to head to Southwick in West Sussex, England, to board a scallop trawler, the Noordzee. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘I told Charlotte Rampling’s agent: I want to see her doing the vacuuming’: François Ozon

The French director on how Catherine Deneuve didn’t get what he was doing on 8 Women, his love of Kubrick – and why he won’t work in HollywoodYou’ve had such an eclectic career. Is there any particular genre that you haven’t tackled already but would like to? LickyKickyI don’t care about genre. What interests me is first the story. When I have the story, I try to find the best genre with which to communicate it. So the genre arrives second, and very often I mix them. 8 Women was not a musical to begin with. That was based on a play. A bad play. Old-fashioned. But I loved the plot: eight women and one of them is a murderer. It was my idea to make it a musical because it was a way to be democratic. To give each character the chance to express herself with a song, with a dance. With all those actresses together, there might be one scene where, say, Isabelle Huppert is merely an extra in the background. And you say: “Isabelle, don’t move! Now Catherine, say your lines.” Isabelle loved i...

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3 w. ago 10 best EPL players available to Rangers and Celtic on free transfers in summer 2025

Here are 10 of the best English Premier League players Rangers, Celtic and their rivals could sign on free transfers in the summer.

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3 w. ago Senior estate agent who quit in fury after being told to move from his 'symbolically significant desk', wins damages

Nicholas Walker had been asked to move branch at Robsons Estate Agents but was 'upset' after being told he would sit at a 'middle' desk rather than the 'back' desk - typically where the manager sits.

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3 w. ago 10 best EPL players available to Rangers and Celtic in summer 2025

Here are 13 of the best English Premier League players Rangers, Celtic and their rivals could sign on free transfers in the summer.

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