10 h. ago Amazon Prime Video fans completely divided over 'awkward' timing of Oscar

The launch of the political thriller onto the platform immediately had social media users pointing out the 'impeccable' timing.

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14 h. ago Man City 'set for October trial' vs Premier League over latest rule change challenge

Manchester City are reportedly set to take the Premier League to trial over Associated Party Transaction rules.

Politics

15 h. ago Why can't a woman be Pope? Rules explained as cardinals set to vote in new Catholic leader

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, pushing the Catholic world into mourning. While many grieve, the cardinals have an important job to get on with - but here's why the next Pope will not be a woman

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15 h. ago Gout Gout misses out on £20K in sprinting drama as rules set for review after major upset

Gout Gout was one of the favourites to win the 2025 Stawell Gift in Australia, but was eliminated in his semi-final race after a huge handicap proved too much to overcome

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31 h. ago The Oscars mandate voters watch all nominated movies, set new rules for AI and refugee filmmakers

Oscar voters will no longer be able to skip watching some of the nominated films

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4 d. ago Adventure activities banned at Welsh beauty spot to protect wildlife after rules ignored

A total ban has been put in place for all activities until mid-September after infringements of rules set down to protect local wildlife

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4 d. ago Major Eurotunnel rule change set to hit families hardest this Easter

Holidaymakers have been warned that they could be hit with surprise extra charges on the Eurotunnel for failing to comply with a change in rules.

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5 d. ago US Olympic committee sidesteps transgender athlete policy amid LA28 buildup

USOPC won’t set transgender eligibility rules for LA28LA28 passes $1bn in sponsorship, confirms key venuesUSA Football certified ahead of flag football’s debutThe United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has said it will not set any policy on transgender athlete eligibility ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games, despite growing political pressure from the Trump administration and increasing scrutiny over access and inclusion in women’s sport.Speaking Thursday after the committee’s first board meeting of 2025, chief executive Sarah Hirshland said the USOPC had no plans to define eligibility criteria, even as US president Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14201 – titled Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports – threatens to upend international participation protocols. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago The Wedding Banquet review – muddled gay comedy remake plays it too straight

Fire Island director Andrew Ahn’s update of Ang Lee’s seminal 1993 film works hard to differentiate itself but it’s awkwardly stuck between serious and sillyMany remakes are utterly pointless, whether they’re disregarding what made a movie good or interesting in the first place, or paying such slavish homage that a second version becomes redundant, rather than a worthy variation. If nothing else, the contemporary reconfiguration of The Wedding Banquet passes the remake test handily. Ang Lee’s original 1993 film is about a bisexual Taiwanese immigrant, living happily with his male partner, who hastily arranges a lavish (and, emotionally speaking, fake) wedding to a woman to please his visiting parents; director/co-writer Andrew Ahn, who shares screenplay credit with original co-writer James Schamus, relocates the story from 1993 Manhattan to 2025 Seattle, and contends with a whole different set of social rules and actual laws in the process.Ahn is so acutely aware of how times have c...

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1 week ago 'Forgotten' Al Pacino classic film is a 'work of art' and 'teaches us to be good people'

Al Pacino won the Best Actor Oscar for his role in the 1992 classic movie Scent of a Woman, which also received a Best Picture nomination at the Academy Awards

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1 week ago Euro 2025 power rankings: how the Lionesses and the rest are shaping up | Moving the Goalposts

After a frenetic international window, here’s what we have learned about England and the 15 other contendersThe latest international window, with several high-profile games in the Nations League, provided goals, encouraging debuts, injuries and some shocks. Here, we run the rule over the 16 teams set to play in the European Championship in Switzerland in July.1) Spain Continue reading...

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1 week ago Why are fans at the Masters called patrons? Augusta tradition explained

The 2025 Masters gets underway on Thursday with plenty of supporters expected to attend and follow a strict set of rules at Augusta including what they have to call themselves while on the course

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1 week ago Hearing could set rules for evidence and other details in Bryan Kohberger's quadruple murder trial

Prosecutors and attorneys for a man charged in the killings of four University of Idaho students in 2022 are set to argue some of the final ground rules they want for Bryan Kohberger’s trial

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2 w. ago EastEnders fans predict who set Martin Fowler’s stall on fire and rule out ‘obvious’ answer

The arson incident arrived hours after Martin's funeral was held

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2 w. ago Britain must boost its military to counter the growing threat from Russia

Editorial: The former head of MI6 warns that Europe must meet the challenge of the new rules set by Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

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2 w. ago Renters who secured record £263k payout from ‘rogue landlord’ raise fears he will not pay up

‘Clearly there’s one set of rules for ordinary people – we fear what will happen if we’re even a month late on rent or mortgage payments – and another for billionaires,’ says tenant

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2 w. ago 'Controlling lunatic' bride sends her guests a set of demanding rules for her wedding day

A woman, who appears to be from the US, revealed her cousin sent everyone wedding invites with a 'colour reference sheet' for what colours were 'off-limits for guests'. Picture: Stock image.

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2 w. ago Arne Slot admits he ‘hates’ offside rule that allowed Liverpool’s derby winner

Díaz set up Jota’s goal after coming from offside position‘Do I like the rule? No. It does not help attacking teams’Arne Slot said he hates the rule that allowed Diogo Jota’s winner in the Merseyside derby to stand as Liverpool restored their 12-point lead at the Premier League summit with a hard-fought victory over Everton.David Moyes, the Everton manager, claimed that Jota’s 57th‑minute strike should have been disallowed for an offside against Luis Díaz in the buildup. Díaz came from an offside position to regain possession from a James Tarkowski attempted clearance to set up Jota for the winner. According to the rulebook, however, the Colombian had to be “clearly attempting to play a ball which is close when this action impacts on an opponent” to be adjudged offside. He did not. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Georgia set to ease strict rules for proving intellectual disability in death penalty cases

A Georgia bill that would ease the state's tough death penalty law is on track to become law

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3 w. ago Gene Hackman judge set to rule on whether star's death investigation records can be kept private

Santa Fe-based Judge Matthew Wilson is considering a request from Hackman's family that documents related to his death remain sealed.

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