53 m. ago Susan Sarandon among hundreds to urge BBC to release delayed Gaza film

Open letter signed by more than 600 industry figures says corporation is failing in its journalistic responsibilityThe Oscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon and the British film-maker Mike Leigh are among hundreds of figures from the cultural world accusing the BBC of censoring Palestinian voices, after its decision to delay the broadcast of a documentary on medics in Gaza.Tim Davie, the BBC’s director general, has received an open letter signed by more than 600 industry figures – including some of his own employees – stating that editorial caution over the subject has spilled over into “political suppression”. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago ‘Never again war’: Pope Leo calls for peace in Ukraine in first Sunday address

New pontiff also urges a ceasefire and humanitarian aid in Gaza and welcomes truce between India and PakistanPope Leo XIV has called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and pleaded for an end to global conflicts, which he likened to a “third world war in pieces”.In his first Sunday address at the Vatican, the new pontiff urged an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian aid in Gaza and the release of all hostages. He also welcomed the truce between India and Pakistan and referenced the end of the second world war in 1945. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago GTA 6 main characters explained – Rockstar introduces the cast of the long

Returning to Vice City comes with a new crew, and Rockstar Games has revealed a peek behind the curtain at the new cast of characters that we'll get to meet in GTA 6.

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4 d. ago Disability benefit cuts impossible to support, 42 Labour MPs tell Starmer

Exclusive: backbenchers sign letter calling for change in direction on plans expected to be put to vote next month UK politics live – latest updatesMore than 40 Labour MPs have warned the prime minister that planned disability cuts are “impossible to support” and have called for a pause and change in direction.The letter from parliamentarians spanning the new intake and veterans, and from the left and right of the party, sets Keir Starmer up for the biggest rebellion of his premiership when the House of Commons votes on the measures next month. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Tory urges Government to ‘stand for life’ in Gaza, admits Israel support wrong

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6 d. ago Israel 'fully disables' Yemen's main airport in second day of Houthi revenge strikes

Israel launched 48 hours of intense air-strikes, drone attacks and other offensives against Yemeni Houthis, Hezbollah terror targets in Lebanon and Syria - as stricken Gaza's civilian toll continues to soar

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6 d. ago Hamas says it will not engage with Israel again until ‘hunger war’ in Gaza ends

‘No sense’ in considering new truce proposals, says group, hours after Israel agrees plan for ‘conquest’ of territoryMiddle East crisis – live updatesHamas has said it is no longer interested in truce talks with Israel and urged the international community to halt Israel’s “hunger war” against Gaza, hours after Israeli officials agreed an intensified offensive in the devastated territory that would involve displacing “most” of its residents and a sustained Israeli military presence in the devastated territory.“There is no sense in engaging in talks or considering new ceasefire proposals as long as the hunger war and extermination war continue in the Gaza Strip,” Basem Naim, a senior Hamas official, told AFP. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Mass drone attack on Moscow: Airports shut as Russia claims to have shot down more than 100 Ukrainian drones

Kyiv warned that Ukraine could not guarantee the safety of foreign delegations and world leaders travelling to Moscow to attend the Victory Day parade.

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6 d. ago Massed drone attack on Moscow: Airports shut as Russia claims to have shot down more than 100 Ukrainian drones

Kyiv warned that Ukraine could not guarantee the safety of foreign delegations and world leaders travelling to Moscow to attend the Victory Day parade.

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8 d. ago Streeting admits Reform could be main opposition by next election – UK politics live

Health secretary tells Sky News that the party are ‘definitely a threat’ following byelection and council resultsLabour targets international students claiming asylumThe Conservatives will come back from their poor results in the local elections but it will have to be a “slow and steady” effort, party leader Kemi Badenoch has said, PA reports.She told the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg programme: “I am sorry to all of those councillors who’ve lost their seat”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago English local elections: Tories reject claim Reform UK main opposition after ultra

Reform score victories including their first mayoral race and taking Runcorn with six votes in byelectionLocal elections 2025: full mayoral and council results for EnglandReform win Runcorn with just six votes in blow to LabourIs Farage’s quest to rid Reform of ‘amateurism’ paying off?Reform UK has won three of the first five wards declared at Northumberland County Council, with Labour and the Conservatives picking up one each, PA reports.There are 67 seats on the council, with the Conservatives defending 33, Labour 18, the Liberal Democrats four and Greens two, while there were 10 independent councillors. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Nigel Farage's Reform party takes massive wins in English elections

Nigel Farage said his party's wins overnight make Reform UK the main opposition to Labour

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1 week ago Harry Potter reboot actor among hundreds to sign letter on trans rights

Paapa Essiedu is set to play Snape in the new series, a project that’s been controversial over its links to JK Rowling

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1 week ago JK Rowling stars turn against her as Harry Potter favourites sign trans solidarity letter

From Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne to Katie Leung, who played Cho Chang in the Harry Potter film series, huge names to have starred in JK Rowling adaptations have signed an open letter standing "in solidarity" with members of the LGBT+ community "impacted" by the recent Supreme Court ruling on gender

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1 week ago Actors who have starred in JK Rowling adaptations sign trans solidarity letter

Oscar-winning actor Eddie Redmayne, who led the Fantastic Beasts films, is among the signatories.

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1 week ago None of the above! Voters lack faith in any of the main party leaders, pollster warns before local elections

Disillusionment is driving this week's local elections with voters lacking faith in any of the main party leaders, a leading pollster warned yesterday.

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1 week ago Seaside town's main road will soon be underwater but there's a row over what happens next

A consultation has been launched for a proposed new road in Newgale that would, in time, replace the existing one, but another option has been suggested

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2 w. ago Will you 'sink' or will you 'sag'? Experts reveal main types of facial ageing

Find out whether you're a 'sinker', 'sagger', 'frowner' or 'raiser' and discover the treatments, tweakments and procedures that will help you maintain a youthful look for longer.

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2 w. ago Blood on the streets and main road closed after double stabbing in Longsight

Two teenagers were hospitalised following the incident on Stockport Road

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2 w. ago The busy main Swansea road affected by road closure during bank holiday weekend

It comes as a major music festival is held in the city for the first time

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