20 h. ago Poetic License review – Apatow family affair ends up as warm and funny comedy

Toronto film festival: Judd Apatow’s actor daughter Maude directs her mother Leslie Mann in a smart, charming film about a woman adrift finding unlikely younger friendsOne could cynically look at the credits for the film Poetic License and dismiss it outright. It was directed by Maude Apatow, daughter of Judd, and stars, among others, Apatow’s mother, Leslie Mann, Cooper Hoffman (son of Philip Seymour Hoffman), and Nico Parker (daughter of Thandiwe Newton and film-maker Ol Parker). On paper it all looks like a make-work project to keep the well-connected busy and creatively fulfilled. But the film itself – Apatow’s debut – is rich and lively enough to make none of the nepo stuff really matter.Written by Raffi Donatich, Poetic License concerns a family who have moved from Chicago to a sleepy university town where economist James (Cliff “Method Man” Smith), has secured a plum professorship. He’s busy getting started, which leaves his wife Liz (Mann) a bit lonely and unmoored in her ne...

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4 d. ago Woman takes sleeper train to Santa's Village in Lapland and is surprised by cost

Train travel expert Monisha Rajesh shared her experience on taking a sleeper train in Finland with her family to go visit Santa Claus' Village in Lapland - and it's cheaper than you might think

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4 d. ago Liverpool parade crash suspect Paul Doyle pleads not guilty to dangerous driving after car ploughed into fans

Paul Doyle, 53, is accused of driving into crowds of Liverpool football fans as they left a victory parade

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8 d. ago Man arrested after allegedly ramming car through front gates of Russian consulate in Sydney

Police called to Woollahra following reports of ‘unauthorised vehicle’ parked in driveway, with 39-year-old then crashing through gates, police allegeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesA man has been arrested after a police officer was injured when a car ploughed through the gates of the Russian consulate in Sydney.Officers had tried to speak to the driver of the white SUV when it was parked in the driveway of the consulate in the city’s eastern suburbs on Monday morning. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Two paramedics are rushed to hospital after car 'fleeing police' ploughed into ambulance: Teenager is charged

Harry Foster-Smith, 19, from Bexleyheath, London, is alleged to have committed a total of seven offences after the huge smash on the M2, near Gillingham, on Friday, August 29, at around 9pm.

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8 d. ago Moment train ploughs into car after driver smashes through barrier at level crossing and stops on tracks

This is the moment a train ploughs into a car after its driver smashed through the barrier at a level crossing and came to a halt on the tracks.

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9 d. ago Driver kills one and injures five when he ploughs car into crowd outside French wine bar after row

The horror unfolded in the town of Evreux in the northern French region of Normandy at around 4.00am on Saturday (2.00am GMT).

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1 week ago 'Neighbour's kids fight in garden until 9pm and my family can't sleep'

An upset parent took to social media to complain about her noisy neighbours

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2 w. ago La Gomera tragedy as man and woman killed by car while sitting on bench at winery

The couple were sitting on a bench outside a popular winery on the Canary Islands when a car ploughed straight into them in a case that has shocked the local community

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2 w. ago Two married couples dead after 'Brit car ploughs into tree in Germany'

A car with a British number plate ploughed into tree in Germany, leaving four dead - we'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

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2 w. ago Two married couples in their 30s are dead after 'British car ploughed into tree in Germany'

Two married couples have died after a British car crashed in Germany. 

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2 w. ago Three children are rushed to hospital after car ploughed into them as they played on pavement 'then took off': Man, 37, is arrested

A report was made shortly before 5pm that the car, while reversing, struck the children - two girls and a boy - as they played before it 'then took off'. A man, 37, has been arrested.

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2 w. ago Mother's agony as daughter, 20, dies in her sleep in uni halls hours before family were due to celebrate her 64th birthday

Olivia Bettney (right), 20, was found dead on August 13, just hours before she and her sister Mollie Holborow were due to take mum Susan Burfoot (left) out for her 64th birthday.

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2 w. ago Moment car destroys lamppost and flips car after ploughing off road in high speed crash

A driver and passenger had to be rescued from the upside-down Kia hatchback after it crashed and became engulfed by smoke.

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2 w. ago Sleeping family shaken awake as car ploughs through home into front room

Police said the driver lost control at a roundabout before mounting a kerb and crashing through the house before abandoning the house and fleeing the scene in Nottingham

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3 w. ago Boy, 2, dies after car ploughs into pedestrians in horror crash as man arrested

A two-year-old boy has died after a car ploughed into pedestrians in Whitstable, Kent, on Saturday evening – a man in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving

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3 w. ago Liverpool parade crash suspect Paul Doyle faces 24 new charges after car ploughed into fans

Paul Doyle, 53, is accused of driving into crowds of Liverpool football fans as they left a victory parade

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4 w. ago Man killed in horror incident after tractor ploughs into parked cars at vintage car show

The show remains closed today following the incident on Saturday night.

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last month BREAKING: Man dies after tractor ploughs into parked cars in Tewkesbury vintage car show horror

Gloucester Constabulary said in a statement that the man died in Fiddington, near Tewkesbury yesterday after a tractor collided with 'hedges and some stationary vehicles'

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last month Man dies after tractor ploughs into parked cars in Tewkesbury vintage car show horror

Gloucester Constabulary said in a statement that the man died in Fiddington, near Tewkesbury yesterday after a tractor collided with 'hedges and some stationary vehicles'

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