24 m. ago Democratic lawmaker sues Trump over Kennedy Center’s name change

Joyce Beatty seeks to remove the president’s name from the newly minted ‘Trump-Kennedy Center’Democratic US representative Joyce Beatty of Ohio sued Donald Trump on Monday to seek the removal of his name from the John F Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington DC.The lawsuit from Beatty, an ex-officio trustee on the board, argued that the vote to rename the Kennedy Center is a “flagrant violation” of law as congressional approval is required for such an action. Continue reading...

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33 m. ago Newly released files detail Jeffrey Epstein's torment in prison before his death

The new documents also reveal that Epstein's brother Mark submitted a tip to the FBI suggesting that he had been murdered - however, his death was later ruled a suicide

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37 m. ago Christmas fave Love Actually has link to Amazon series The Summer I Turned Pretty

Love Actually, the 2003 romantic comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis, shares a link to the Amazon hit The Summer I Turned Pretty, which took audiences by storm this year with the release of its third season

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50 m. ago US justice department still has hundreds of thousands of Epstein files due to be released

Amid outrage over limited release so far and widespread redactions, DoJ analysts labor to vet remaining filesThe US justice department estimates it has hundreds of thousands of additional records related to Jeffrey Epstein to review – a process that involves a team of 200 departmental analysts and which will take another week to complete.According to Axios, which cited unnamed justice department officials, about 750,000 records have been reviewed and disclosed, and about 700,000 more remain to be examined. However, many of those may be duplicates, so the remaining number of records may only be in the thousands. Continue reading...

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72 m. ago Police release CCTV images of missing Scots man as desperate brother organises search of woodlands

Jason Fraser Anderson's family have arranged a community search in the hopes of finding the 33-year-old, who disappeared on Friday, December 12.

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94 m. ago We spent decades subsidising our 'poor' friend... then she bought a second home and a £75k Range Rover!

On the day we left secondary school, my five closest friends and I made a pact. Our friendship, forged as awkward 11-year-olds, would span a lifetime.

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1 hour ago Antoine Semenyo causes Liverpool disagreement as transfer statement made

Antoine Semenyo has a £65m release clause in his Bournemouth contract and has been linked with a move to a host of Premier League clubs over the past couple of weeks

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2 h. ago Maxine Carr's outrageous Christmas demands and new life with besotted husband

Maxine Carr was released from prison in 2004 and granted lifelong anonymity after being convicted of perverting the course of justice

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3 h. ago Sheffield Wednesday choose 'preferred bidder' after Mike Ashley interest as relegation looms

The future of Sheffield Wednesday has been uncertain, but after Mike Ashley expressed an interest in purchasing the club, a statement has been released over a preferred bidder being chosen

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3 h. ago Trump team estimates it still has 700,000 documents to review and release in Epstein files

So far about 750,000 documents in the Jeffrey Epstein case have been reviewed and released by a team of 200 people

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3 h. ago Tears of joy as Nigerian families reunite with kidnapped schoolchildren

Families in north-central Nigeria have joyfully reunited with schoolchildren held for a month after a mass abduction

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4 h. ago Run Away release date, cast and what to expect from Netflix thriller

Run Away is author and executive producer Harlan Coben's next big Netflix thriller.

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4 h. ago Netflix Run Away release date, cast and plot for Harlan Coben's new thriller

Harlan Coben's Run Away will soon be dropping on Netflix but when exactly does it come out and who does it star?

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4 h. ago Female paedophile teacher, 30, nicknamed 'Bunda Becky' who had sex with two schoolboys and fell pregnant to one is banned from classroom for life

Rebecca Joynes, 32, slept with the pupils at a Manchester school before becoming pregnant with one of their children in March 2023.

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4 h. ago All you need to know about explosive Epstein files from 'A xxx' to Trump's trips

The freshly released batch of over 11,000 sealed Epstein files reveals explosive new claims and high-profile names in the wake of the sex offender's death in 2019

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5 h. ago How to watch Heated Rivalry in the UK? Hit show gets British release date with Sky

Heated Rivalry is finally going to be released in the UK - but there is a bit of a wait! ⛸📺

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5 h. ago 'Masterpiece' family films called 'British brilliance' are streaming for free

The iconic British film first released in 2014 that spawned a beloved film franchise will be airing later this afternoon

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5 h. ago The 'real' Piggy from Lord of the Flies: How grammar school pupil in class taught by author William Golding 85 years ago could have inspired his most famous character

Lord of the Flies, the first and perhaps greatest work of celebrated author William Golding, has sold more than 10 million copies since being published 71 years ago.

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5 h. ago The popular board game that helps build resilience and problem

Settlers of Catan fundamentally changed the board game industry since its launch in 1995

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5 h. ago ‘That’s a rare find!’ The casting genius who plucked this year’s biggest TV star out of 600 auditions

From Peaky Blinders to Sherwood, Shaheen Baig has cast some of the best shows on screen. But she struck gold with Owen Cooper for Adolescence – and won an Emmy. How does she spot such game-changing talent?At the Emmys in September, Adolescence all but swept the board. It won best limited series. It won awards for writing, for directing, for cinematography. Three of its actors – Stephen Graham, Erin Doherty and Owen Cooper – all took home awards. But Adolescence also earned another Emmy for a craft that often goes overlooked: best casting.Shaheen Baig was the woman responsible for casting Adolescence, and her Emmy is tucked away in the top right corner of the screen as we chat about her year over Zoom. She is mortified as soon as she realises this, immediately re-angling her webcam to keep it out of sight, lest anyone mistakes it for a boast. Continue reading...

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