4 d. ago How Sinners became the most culturally important film of 2025

Ryan Coogler’s critically acclaimed horror blockbuster had people talking all year, proving industry naysayers wrong and breaking various recordsIt was the film that was supposed to destroy Hollywood: a vampire horror about life and times in the Jim Crow south peopled by a majority Black cast, and shot on Imax 70mm. Ryan Coogler, the acclaimed director who rose to prominence steering Marvel’s colossal Black Panther franchise, was thought to be out of his depth for trying to midwife a script he himself said he cobbled together in two months. Warner Bros, the studio fronting the film’s near $100m budget, was supposedly out of its mind for not only throwing that much money behind the project, but further agreeing to singularly favorable authorship deal terms that gave him control over the film’ final cut and full rights over the film after 25 years. Hollywood machers were convinced the film would never make money and that Warner Bros’ big gamble “could be the end of the studio system”....

Culture

6 d. ago Discover Amazon Business gift ideas for quick delivery and avoid the Christmas crowds

When it comes to last-minute Christmas shopping, Amazon Business has you covered

Politics

6 d. ago Currys boss warns of 'muted' consumer confidence after Budget tax raid

Chief executive Alex Baldock said he was 'concerned' that UK 'consumers' already high tax burden has increased further' following Labour's Budget last month.

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7 d. ago London mayor warns of potential firefighter layoffs amid budget crisis

London mayor warns of potential firefighter layoffs amid budget crisis  WKYT

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1 week ago Brit pub landlords 'petrified' by Labour's Budget and issue urgent 'shutdown' warning

The British Beer and Pub Association has called for 30 per cent business rates relief for pubs as landlords say the Budget has left them 'petrified'

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1 week ago Family were told 'ambulances are not taxis' before tragic death of five

Yusuf Mahmud Nazir was sent home from hospital and later died

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2 w. ago Stark warning to pension savers over Rachel Reeves’s salary sacrifice changes

HMRC suggest 3.3 million people will be impacted by the salary sacrifice changes

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2 w. ago SNP warned vital council services at risk without £16bn investment in Scottish budget

Local services will be cut or reduced without extra funding from the Scottish Government, council leaders have warned.

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2 w. ago The busiest days you should avoid travelling home for Christmas revealed

It was recently announced this Christmas is set to be the busiest on record, with many Brits travelling during the period. But two days are likely to be the busiest of all - so it's worth avoiding travel these days.

Transport

2 w. ago Frasers warns of 'very subdued' consumer spending after gloomy Budget

Sport's Direct owner Frasers has said consumer confidence is 'very subdued' amid post Budget gloom on the High Street.

Events

2 w. ago Budget could cost hospitality another 100,000 jobs warns industry boss

Workers aged 16 to 24 make up 10% of the country's total workforce but account for about half the workers in some hospitality roles

Events

2 w. ago Stealth tax raid hits incentives to work, save and even stay in the UK, warns Budget watchdog

David Miles, from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), suggested Rachel Reeves' freeze on income tax thresholds would weigh on growth in the economy.

Events

3 w. ago Fears Rachel Reeves might have to return for MORE tax as OBR chief warns government's books are still vulnerable after Budget

Professor David Miles, who sits on the OBR's committee, said the £22billion of 'headroom' the Chancellor had left herself at the Budget was still not 'very large'.

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3 w. ago Big Yellow warns annual business rates bill to jump by £1.8m post Budget

The business said it will be affected by an upcoming tax shake-up which will see properties worth more than £500,000 taxed at higher rates.

Economics

3 w. ago Reeves tax rises to hit UK economic growth, warns OECD as Cabinet meets after Budget bust

The leading economists also predict that interest rates will fall from 4% to 3.5% by the second quarter of 2026

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3 w. ago What lies beneath: How Rachel Reeves and her Treasury warned of a Budget black hole to justify tax rises

There are calls for the Chancellor to quit after the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) watchdog revealed it had privately told her there was no huge black hole in the nation's books.

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3 w. ago Reeves drags Starmer into Budget lie chaos and says he approved her false warnings that justified monster tax raid

Amid rising fury at the way she softened up the public for monster tax hikes, Rachel Reeves initially dodged a straight question before insisting she had not lied.

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3 w. ago Ed Miliband tells energy companies 'every single penny' of Budget savings must go to consumers

The Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has written to energy companies warning all households must benefit from the Budget’s action on energy costs, saving households £150 a year

Economics

3 w. ago Higher business taxes to cost pub sector £150m and threaten jobs – analysis

Firms will end up paying more despite business rates being lowered in the Budget, industry bosses are warning.

Economics

3 w. ago Tenants warned rents will be hiked after Budget tax raid on landlords

Tenants will foot the bill for painful tax hikes Rachel Reeves imposed on landlords in the Budget, property insiders warn.

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