5 h. ago Portobello review – Marco Bellocchio’s glorious saga of TV stars, mafia prisoners and lace doilies

Venice film festivalIn the first two episodes of a six-part series, the stardom of 80s primetime host Enzo Tortora is cleverly crosscut with the scramble of a mob secretary who implicates him – and his parrot – in drug traffickingMarco Bellocchio, the tireless warhorse of Italian cinema, kicks up a swirling dust cloud of corruption with this fabulous, stranger-than-fiction account of an 80s TV star convicted of conspiring with the Camorra. Shot for the streaming service HBO Max, it is the director’s second historical miniseries after 2022’s Exterior Night, about the kidnapping of Aldo Moro, and features the same lead player in Fabrizio Gifuni, an actor who has surely cornered the market in playing glossy public figures whose lives are about to take a hellish turn. Bellocchio’s dramas typically inhabit this kind of shonky, venal moral universe. The ground is liable to drop away pretty much at any moment.Gifuni stars as Enzo Tortora, a primetime TV presenter in the twinkling Terry Wog...

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8 h. ago Starmer considering digital ID and housing migrants at old industrial sites

The Prime Minister will host a Tuesday afternoon ministerial meeting after reiterating to his Cabinet that migration is ‘a central issue’.

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58 h. ago Hostage star Suranne Jones, 47, admits she's 'too frightened' to use Botox as she reveals her secret to looking young

The actress is currently taking centre stage as fictional Prime Minister Abigail Dalton in new Netflix drama Hostage alongside Julie Delphy and Adolescence star Ashley Walters.

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59 h. ago Studio McW renovates London home to be a "space primed for hosting"

Studio McW renovates London home to be a "space primed for hosting"  Dezeen

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59 h. ago Studio McW turns London home into a "space primed for hosting"

Studio McW turns London home into a "space primed for hosting"  Dezeen

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5 d. ago Outrage in Italy over pornographic website with doctored images of prominent women

Phica posted altered photos, with vulgar and sexist captions, of women including prime minister Giorgia MeloniA pornographic website that posted doctored photos of a host of high-profile Italian women, including the prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, and opposition leader, Elly Schlein, has sparked outrage in Italy.The photos, accompanied by vulgar and sexist captions, were either harvested from personal social media accounts or public sources before being altered and published on the Italian platform, called Phica, which has more than 700,000 subscribers. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Outrage in Italy over porn site with doctored images of prominent women

Altered photos of women including Giorgia Meloni were posted on site along with vulgar and sexist captionsA pornographic website that posted doctored photos of a host of high-profile Italian women including the prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, and the opposition leader, Elly Schlein, has sparked outrage in Italy.The photos, accompanied by vulgar and sexist captions, were either harvested from personal social media accounts or public sources before being altered and published on the Italian platform Phica, which has more than 700,000 subscribers. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago This refreshed Victorian home in London is primed for hosting

This refreshed Victorian home in London is primed for hosting  wallpaper.com

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5 d. ago A refreshed Victorian home in London is soft, elegant and primed for hosting

A refreshed Victorian home in London is soft, elegant and primed for hosting  wallpaper.com

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9 d. ago Ashley Thomas' journey before Netflix's Hostage including award

Political thriller Hostage follows a fictional British prime minister as she navigates a crisis

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9 d. ago Netflix fans are just realising where they've seen Hostage star before

Hostage follows British prime minister Abigail Dalton, played by Suranne Jones, as she navigates a political crisis involving the kidnapping of her husband

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1 week ago Hostage review – five hours of fast, furious fun, featuring Suranne Jones as prime minister

Kidnappings, terrorists, blackmail: this globetrotting political thriller is a rollicking, propulsive yarn and its take on female leaders is deeply refreshingYou know how it is. One moment you’re on a romantic walk in the woods with your saintly, supportive husband as he convinces you to stand for election as prime minister, the next you are that prime minister (with the shorter but still flattering haircut to prove it). You’re knee-deep in a cancer drug supply crisis and about to meet with the French president who alone can solve your problem, when news arrives that your saintly, supportive husband – who is, of course, a doctor with Doctors Without Borders – and his team have been abducted by unknown terrorists in French Guiana. What is a Suranne Jones with a Netflix budget behind her to do?That is the set-up from which five punchy hours – Hostage fully swerves the curse of streamer-bloat – of great, globetrotting fun proceeds. Jones is the no-nonsense (in a good way, not a Thatche...

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3 w. ago Suranne Jones watched Starmer and Sunak ‘battle’ in preparation for new role

Jones discusses her new Netflix drama Hostage in which she plays a British prime minister whose husband is kidnapped.

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3 w. ago Demonstrators seeking release of Gaza hostages to march in London as Middle East tensions grip UK

Police in London are bracing for more demonstrations on Sunday as the war in Gaza continues to inflame tensions across the U.K. Demonstrators plan to march to the prime minister’s residence, demanding the release of hostages in Gaza

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3 w. ago Trump claims to have reached ‘historic’ peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan

The two sworn enemies went to war twice over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, which Azerbaijan eventually captured in 2023US president Donald Trump announced he will host the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan on Friday for what he called a “Historic Peace Summit” aimed at ending decades of hostilities between the two former Soviet republics.Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan and president Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan “will join me at the White House for an official Peace Signing Ceremony,” Trump posted Thursday on his Truth Social platform. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Fears for Palestinians and hostages as Netanyahu plans full Gaza occupation

Israeli prime minister to hold cabinet talks on occupation despite pleas from aid agencies and by families of hostagesMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has convened a security cabinet expected to be held on Thursday evening to discuss the full occupation of the Gaza Strip, which aid agencies have warned would lead to countless more Palestinian deaths and further mass displacement.The families of the roughly 20 remaining living hostages have called for Israelis to protest against the government and a decision they fear would endanger the lives of their loved ones. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Coronation Street star Suranne Jones stars in new Netflix thriller with rap star

Suranne Jones has played a doctor, a jilted wife and even a time-travelling lesbian - but her latest role is her most powerful yet, as she takes on the role of the British Prime Minister in Netflix's Hostage

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4 w. ago Videos of emaciated Israeli hostages in Gaza increase pressure on Netanyahu for a ceasefire

New images of emaciated Israeli hostages held in Gaza have horrified Israelis and added pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a ceasefire with Hamas

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