29 h. ago ‘My legal work sows the seeds of my stories’: International Booker prize winner Banu Mushtaq

The author and activist, who was subject to a fatwa in 2000, has won the prestigious prize for translated fiction for her short stories about the lives of Muslim women. She and her translator Deepa Bhasthi explain how Heart Lamp’s themes ‘are universal’• ‘Radical translation’ of Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq wins International Booker prize‘Human beings and their basic nature are the same everywhere,” Banu Mushtaq says. “That is the intention of my writing. The theme is woman, the theme is marginalised people, the theme is to be a voice to the voiceless community.”Mushtaq, from the Karnataka region of southern India, has been “awake all night”, she says, as we speak on the morning after she won the International Booker prize in London for her book Heart Lamp. The prize is shared between Mushtaq and her translator Deepa Bhasthi, who is also present – and also had no sleep. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Ana de Armas's rumoured beau Tom Cruise is nowhere to be seen at John Wick: Ballerina premiere as actress takes to red carpet with co

It has been mission impossible for Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas keeping their budding romance under wraps. But Tom was nowhere to be seen on Thursday.

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50 h. ago Sadiq Khan distances himself from Starmer with vow to ‘stand up for trans Londoners’ after Supreme Court ruling

Sadiq Khan’s response to the ruling was a stark contrast with his party leader Sir Keir Starmer

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62 h. ago Scissor killer seeks ban on biological males in women's jails

Jayney Sutherley was acquitted of transphobic abuse of trans murderer Alex Baker - who is still being held in women's jail despite being biologically male

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3 d. ago Trade union bosses hit by furious backlash from activists after telling transgender women they must use men's toilets at annual conference

Leaders of the Public and Commercial Services union have warned delegates at their annual conference in Brighton they risk breaking the law if they do not use the correct lavatories.

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3 d. ago Pedro Pascal stuns economy passengers by jetting to France on a budget flight after 'queuing like a normal person' ahead of the Cannes Film Festival premiere of Eddington

The hugely popular actor left his fellow travellers stunned with an unlikely appearance in coach as he flew to the French Riviera for the 78th Cannes Film Festival.

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3 d. ago Labour STILL cannot decide what a woman is: Weeks after trans ruling, party axes women's conference to avoid protests

Labour last night scrapped its annual women's conference rather than face legal challenges and protests if it continued to admit transgender women.

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3 d. ago International Booker Prize 2025: Banu Mushtaq wins for book ‘challenging Western stereotypes about Muslim life’

The 12 short stories, translated by Deepa Bhasthi, follow the lives of ordinary women living in southern India

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3 d. ago Labour postpones women’s conference over Supreme Court transgender ruling

A Labour Party spokesperson said the party must make sure all its procedures ‘comply with the Supreme Court’s clear ruling’.

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4 d. ago Labour set to cancel women’s conference over Supreme Court transgender ruling

The party fears the risk of legal challenge if it goes ahead in its current form, on the basis of self-identification.

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4 d. ago Nicole Kidman cosies up to hunky actor Pedro Pascal and flaunts her figure in swimsuit as they enjoy drinks in France after Cannes Film Festival wig drama

He is one of the hottest stars in Hollywood right now.  

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4 d. ago The Last of Us recap: season two, episode six – many happy returns (of Joel)

Well, that didn’t suck! This birthday flashback episode had enough Pedro Pascal to feel like a glorious gift only to end up breaking our hearts over and overThis article contains spoilers for the The Last of Us season two. Please do not read unless you have seen episodes one to six.Back in early 2023 The Last of Us launched to admiring reviews and millions of viewers around the world. When it was quickly renewed for a second season there was speculation about how showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann would approach the task. Would they skip straight to adapting the second (and so far final) video game, which picks up the action five years after the original? Or would they take a more scenic route, inventing new post-apocalyptic adventures for surrogate father-daughter duo Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) to have during that considerable time gap? It would certainly be an easy way to eke another lucrative season or three out of the source material. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago The Last of Us cast: who are the actors in season 2 episode 6? Full credits

Pedro Pascal will return to The Last of Us this week 👀

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5 d. ago Hold the zombies – How The Last of Us became the best TV show about modern fatherhood

While the canon of great American television has always focused on flawed men, Nick Hilton finds that ‘The Last of Us’ serves up something refreshingly different and profound with Pedro Pascal’s father-figure Joel

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5 d. ago King of Cannes 2025? How Pedro Pascal quietly became the biggest star in the world

The Chile-born actor might have been beloved by long-term fans since his stint as agent Javier Peña in Narcos. But it took mainstream viewers quite some time to embrace Pedromania

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5 d. ago The Last of Us star admits to forgetting a previous meeting with Pedro Pascal in his house: ‘You don’t remember me?’

‘He starts hugging me and kissing me, and “How are you, how’ve you been?!” And I’m like, “Oh my God!”’

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5 d. ago Survey reveals what most people think about Supreme Court gender ruling

Polling also suggests almost three quarters of those asked felt the right decision had been made by some sporting bodies in banning transgender women from its female competitions.

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5 d. ago Lip reader reveals EXACTLY what Pedro Pascal said to Joaquin Phoenix after co

According to Hickling, Pascal said as he grabbed Joaquin's arm and pulled it down, 'Argh, don't do that, you're affecting the cred, try and act cool like you're about to score mate.'

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6 d. ago How asylum seeker fisherman became virtual captain of £12million migrant smuggling ring from taxpayer funded flat

Ahmed Ebid, 42, masterminded a £12 million operation, in which around 3,800 migrants, including women and children, were transported to Europe from Libya on overcrowded fishing boats.

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6 d. ago Pedro Pascal's fans react to his muscle tank on Cannes red carpet after star fuels plastic surgery rumors

Pedro Pascal showed up to the Cannes red carpet in a black muscle tank top showing off his biceps and a generous part of his torso from the side, driving his fans wild.

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