36 m. ago ‘It’s like fencing with a close friend. Terrifying in a lovely way’: Colin Farrell and Tilda Swinton on taking a gamble with their new drama

The actors star in Edward Berger’s woozy casino film Ballad of a Small Player. Amid the opulence of a Macau hotel, they talk risk, addiction and Fabergé eggsOn a humid morning in Macau, a blue-and-orange phoenix embellished with more than 60,000 flowers is hatching from an enormous pink Fabergé egg in the lobby of the Wynn Palace hotel. The haughty bird basks in the attention of onlookers as it rotates on a diamond-encrusted perch to the triumphant sound of clarions, before returning to its shell. Chancing upon this spectacle, you think to yourself, “How lucky that I was passing at that precise moment!” Stick around and you will be disabused of your sense of good fortune: the hatching occurs every 15 minutes without fail.It is summer 2024, and Colin Farrell and Tilda Swinton are guests here while shooting Ballad of a Small Player, directed by Edward Berger (Conclave) and based on Lawrence Osborne’s clammy 2014 novel about ghosts, guilt and gambling. Farrell plays Brendan Reilly, an ...

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97 m. ago Man in court after 'sadistic' and 'disgusting' video of animals being harmed for entertainment found

The videos showed Lloyd Gary Robert Davies harming animals and his crimes were uncovered by a special operations unit

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2 h. ago Ricky Hatton's friend shed heartbreaking detail on boxer's final hours before death at 46

Ricky Hatton's close friend Steve Bunce opened up about the icon's final hours live on the radio just minutes after the former boxer's passing was announced

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3 h. ago Victoria Beckham gets candid as she talks shopping at Lidl, flying with Ryanair and picking up dog poo

The former Spice Girl, 51, has led a life of glitz and glamour thanks to her pop success, fashion empire and lucrative marriage to footballer David.

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4 h. ago Victoria Beckham reveals David used their young children to 'guilt' her into joining the Spice Girls reunion

She explained that she was trying to make a name for herself in the fashion industry and was moving away from her pop star past when she found herself being pulled back.

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5 h. ago Horse racing tips: ‘The penny has dropped with this potential superstar’ – Templegate’s 11

TEMPLEGATE goes head first into an action-packed Friday confident of landing a touch or two. Back a horse by clicking their odds below. GHOST MODE can send a shiver down the bookies’ spines (2.05 York, nap) There’s a big prize on offer and in-form Andrew Balding has every chance of lifting it with this talented...

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6 h. ago Paloma Faith's brutal reaction to Alan Carr twist in Celebrity Traitors

The pop star became the first celebrity to exit the BBC series

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6 h. ago Starmer’s team had access to ‘multiple’ papers showing China threat – Philp

The shadow home secretary claimed the Government could have handed the papers over to prosecutors, but they ‘chose not to’.

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8 h. ago Huge pop group Scissor Sisters to make a comeback 14 years after their last album

The 00s pop group Scissor Sisters are said to be working on new music and had 10 UK Top 40 tracks including I Don't Feel like Dancin' and Filthy/Gorgeous

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9 h. ago Celtic fan killed after being hit my multiple cars after he walked on to M6 motorway

A CELTIC fan died after being struck by several cars after walking on the M6 while drunk, an inquest heard. John Burns, 22, boarded a coach full of football fans heading to Blackburn, Lancashire in September last year. The dad-of-one had been at the Hoops' clash against Hearts at Parkhead. John boarded the England-bound coach...

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9 h. ago BREAKING Bodybuilding 'icon' and actor dies aged just 47 after suffering heart attack

The world of bodybuilding was in mourning on Thursday after the sudden death of beloved strongman Varinder Singh Ghuman, who died of a heart attack while undergoing treatment at a hospital

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9 h. ago Bodybuilding 'icon' and actor dies aged just 47 after suffering heart attack

The world of bodybuilding was in mourning on Thursday after the sudden death of beloved strongman Varinder Singh Ghuman, who died of a heart attack while undergoing treatment at a hospital

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10 h. ago Sergio Aguero leads tributes to Boca Juniors boss Miguel Angel Russo after tragic death

Manchester City icon Sergio Aguero has led tributes to Boca Juniors manager Miguel Angel Russo, 69, who passed away on Wednesday evening

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10 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing star admits 'I'm petrified' after opening up on condition

On Thursday's instalment of It Takes Two, BBC viewers saw host Fleur East speak to some of this year's contestants ahead of Movie Week

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11 h. ago KISS icon Gene Simmons, 76, breaks silence after car crash sent him to the hospital

The star, 76, apparently passed out while driving down Pacific Coast Highway on Tuesday, prompting him to collide with a parked car. He was taken to the hospital but has since been released.

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12 h. ago 'I discovered America's most inbred family and one thing still haunts me from first meeting'

Mark Laita, who first created a video about the Whittakers of Odd, West Virginia, five years ago, has consistently returned to provide updates on the family via YouTube

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12 h. ago George's excruciating final conversation with Big Brother revealed as his eviction for 'unacceptable and offensive language on multiple occasions' airs TONIGHT

The reality TV contestant, 23, who is a Parish councillor from Braintree, Essex, was removed from the house because of the multiple language offences.

Politics

13 h. ago Tim Westwood is charged with four rapes as former Radio 1 DJ is accused of multiple sex attacks over the course of 33 years

Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood has been charged with sexual offences against seven women, including four counts of rape, between 1983 and 2016, the Metropolitan Police said.

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13 h. ago Water park where 30 whales face being KILLED saw deaths of 18 belugas in just 5 years & housed ‘world’s loneliest orca’

THE marine park threatening to kill 30 whales once housed the world's loneliest whale and saw 18 belugas die in its captivity. Marineland, in Niagara Falls is being investigated after reports of animal cruelty, poor living conditions, and multiple animal deaths. Some 18 beluga whales, one killer whale and one dolphin have died at Marineland...

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13 h. ago Feds investigating Epstein death in jail failed multiple basic procedures, expert says: ‘Some really shoddy work here’

Photographs taken of Epstein’s cell hours after he was found have some inconsistencies

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