4 h. ago Patricia Clarkson: ‘When women make equal pay, everybody wins’

The Oscar-nominated actor talks about her new role playing equal pay advocate Lilly Ledbetter and why the Trump administration should be carefulPatricia Clarkson, who portrays late equal pay activist Lilly Ledbetter in a biopic released this week, has a wish.The Oscar-nominated actor hopes her fellow American women collectively withhold sex from their partners – especially men in power – if the second Trump administration’s assault on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives ever takes aim at the gains won by the subject of her new film. Continue reading...

Politics

54 h. ago Patricia Clarkson recalls confronting Harvey Weinstein: ‘It got very ugly’

‘He told me I’d never work again,’ said the actor

Politics

6 d. ago 'I paid £250 for my lunch at David Beckham's swanky 50th venue – and left hungry'

The who's who of A-listers are dining with the football ace on his big birthday. But anyone can eat at the fabulous Notting Hill restaurant – as long as they pay a minimum of £200 a head, and that's without wine

Economics

6 d. ago Man Utd star set for massive Cristiano Ronaldo level pay rise if club win Europa League

Cash-strapped Manchester United will be forced to give one star a colossal 25% pay rise if Ruben Amorim's side get back into the Champions League

Politics

7 d. ago Thousands of Islamists rally in Bangladesh against proposed changes to women's rights

More than 20,000 supporters of an Islamist group have rallied in Bangladesh’s capital to denounce proposed recommendations for equal rights for mainly Muslim women

Politics

9 d. ago Artist’s works resurface nearly five decades after disappearing from Berlin studio

Exclusive: British Caribbean artist Winston Branch was distraught at loss of paintings – taken because he could not pay rentTwenty paintings by the Caribbean British abstract painter Winston Branch have been recovered after they disappeared without trace nearly five decades ago.“Those works were stolen from his studio because he wasn’t able to pay the rent back in the 1970s,” his agent, Varvara Roza, told the Guardian. “This is shocking, isn’t it?” Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Paris cafes caught pouring cheap wine after customers pay for posh plonk

Wine fraud is ripe in the French capital, with tourists being cheated out of high-end vin

Economics

1 week ago Trump administration says Penn violated sex discrimination laws after transgender swimmer competed

The Trump administration says the University of Pennsylvania illegally denied women equal opportunities by letting a transgender swimmer compete on the school’s women’s team and into team facilities

Politics

2 w. ago Pharmacy closured called off after pay deal agreed in win for Mirror campaign

Pharmacists agree pay deal with Government and halt 'collective action' to cut opening hours and stop some services in a win for the Mirror's campaign to help save family chemists

Economics

2 w. ago Pharmacy closure called off after pay deal agreed in win for Mirror campaign

Pharmacists agree pay deal with Government and halt 'collective action' to cut opening hours and stop some services in a win for the Mirror's campaign to help save family chemists

Economics

3 w. ago Critics of trans rights win UK supreme court case over definition of woman

Judges rule that Equality Act definition excludes transgender women holding gender recognition certificatesCritics of equal rights for transgender women have won their supreme court challenge over the definition of a woman.Five judges from the UK supreme court ruled that the legal definition of a woman in the Equality Act 2010 does not include transgender women who hold gender recognition certificates (GRCs). Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Maresca picking a fight with Chelsea fans feels like an act of self

While the manager is just one broken cog in the club’s malfunctioning machine, riling supporters never ends wellEnzo Maresca is naive if he thinks he can win a war of words with the people who pay to watch Chelsea.It is difficult to recall many managers who have come out on top after picking a fight with their own supporters. It is a road that usually leads to disaster, making it hard to understand why Maresca was so eager to veer into dodgy territory by having a pop at the crowd after Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Ipswich on Sunday. Continue reading...

Sport

4 w. ago Enzo Maresca selection decisions pay off as Chelsea pressure eases with Legia Warsaw win

Blues boss vindicated by faith in youngsters and early withdrawal of Cole Palmer in rousing Conference League victory

Events