3 h. ago More than 90% of streaming shows created by white people, study shows

Annual UCLA study finds declines in cultural diversity behind and in front of the camera since last yearPopular scripted series on streaming services showed a marked decrease in cultural diversity both behind and in front of the camera last year as Hollywood inclusion programs waned, a new study from the University of California at Los Angeles concluded.The latest edition of the school’s Hollywood Diversity report, published Tuesday, found that of the top 250 most-viewed current and library scripted series in 2024, more than 91.7% were created by a white person, with white men accounting for 79% of all show creators – both increases from last year. Diversity also slipped for performers, with white actors cast in 80% of all roles. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Deportations of foreign offenders has 'skyrocketed' under Labour Government

David Lammy announced that more than 2,700 foreign national offenders were deported over the past year

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5 h. ago Trump’s ‘ice maiden’ Susie Wiles unloads on president’s agenda in candid interviews with Vanity Fair

White House chief of staff labels JD Vance a ‘conspiracy theorist’ and Elon Musk an ‘avowed ketamine’ user in revealing interviews throughout the president’s chaotic year in office

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5 h. ago At least three writers withdraw from Hay festival in protest at Machado invite

Writers cited Machado’s support for Trump’s pressure campaign against Venezuela’s Nicolás MaduroAt least three writers have withdrawn from next month’s Hay festival in Cartagena, Colombia, in protest at an invitation extended to the Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado.The main reason cited by them is Machado’s support for Donald Trump’s four-month pressure campaign against Venezuela’s dictator Nicolás Maduro and her comments in favour of a potential US military intervention in the Caribbean country. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago At least three authors withdraw from Hay festival in protest at Machado invite

Writers cited Machado’s support for Trump’s pressure campaign against Venezuela’s Nicolás MaduroAt least three writers have withdrawn from next month’s Hay festival in Cartagena, Colombia, in protest at an invitation extended to the Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado.The main reason cited by them is Machado’s support for Donald Trump’s four-month pressure campaign against Venezuela’s dictator Nicolás Maduro and her comments in favour of a potential US military intervention in the Caribbean country. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Early deportation of foreign criminals has soared, David Lammy announces

David Lammy told MPs more than 2,700 foreign national offenders were deported under the early removal scheme in the last year, up from just 1,560 in the final year of the Tory Government

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6 h. ago Death in Paradise star makes candid admission as they return to beloved BBC role

Death in Paradise star Don Gilet has opened up on returning to the BBC drama for the 2025 Christmas special

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7 h. ago Strictly star Shirley Ballas shares rare insight into her childhood on a council estate

Strictly Come Dancing judge, Shirley Ballas, has opened up about her childhood and the importance of food for families in a candid chat with Hairy Bikers star, Si King

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7 h. ago Government launches investigation into foreign money in UK politics

The announcement comes after the jailing of former Reform UK leader in Wales Nathan Gill for taking bribes to make pro-Russian statements.

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8 h. ago As reefs vanish, assisted coral fertilization offers hope in the Dominican Republic

In an underwater nursery just off the Dominican Republic coast, tiny corals born in a laboratory are slowly growing under the eye of conservationists

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8 h. ago The trauma after the storm: Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of emotional devastation across Jamaica

Experts are calling for the integration of mental health into climate-disaster policy in the Caribbean as studies show that PTSD risks increase after hurricanes and displacementWhen Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica on 28 October with 185mph winds, destroying homes, hospitals and infrastructure, killing 32 people and affecting 1.5 million, Toni-Jan Ifill immediately realised it would leave many with long-term traumatic memories.A month and a half after the storm, which also affected eastern Cuba, the clinical psychologist says recollections of the terrifying winds also haunt some of the staff at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Kingston. Even the sound of rain can cause trauma responses among people who lived through it. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Prince William issues stark warning about pressing fear in candid chat with Jill Scott

Prince William has joined former Lioness Jill Scott in a brand new film, where they discuss the urgent need to safeguard an important part of local communities

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9 h. ago Whole life sentences to be extended to revenge killings against cops and prison officers, David Lammy announces, in wake of shocking gangland 'execution'

Murderers who kill current or former police, prison or probation officers because of their jobs will likely get the toughest of jail terms, the Justice Secretary announced.

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9 h. ago Killers who target police, prison and probation officers to get whole life orders

David Lammy has announced plans to toughen up punishments after former prison officer Lenny Scott was murdered in a revenge attack

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9 h. ago Tice declines to condemn candidate who said Lammy should ‘go home’ to Caribbean

Reform UK’s deputy leader Richard Tice was asked about Chris Parry’s post at a press conference

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9 h. ago Nigel Farage accused of turning 'blind eye' to racism after candidate's Lammy attack

Labour's chairwoman Anna Turley has written to Nigel Farage demanding Chris Parry is removed as a candidate after it emerged he said David Lammy should 'go home' to the Caribbean

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10 h. ago 'Genius' inventor YouTuber filmed goodbye video for his fans before taking his own life after declining health and losing his wife

Dr Robert Murray-Smith, 62, who lived in Herne Bay, Kent, scheduled a clip to go live to his 579,000 subscribers the day after he took his own life.

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14 h. ago One Born Every Minute midwife shares 'craziest' baby name she's heard and it's shocking

A midwife spoke candidly about some of the more unusual baby names she's heard over the years – and one really stands out. Some even thought she was joking!

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14 h. ago Angelina Jolie candidly reveals why she is showing off her mastectomy scars for the first time

The Maria star, 50, candidly revealed why she's chosen to show the results of her preventive double mastectomyfrom over a decade ago in a new interview.

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20 h. ago Sophie Habboo and Jamie Laing share new sweet snaps with baby boy Ziggy as they get candid about all the parts of parenthood they hadn't anticipated

The Made In Chelsea stars welcomed a baby boy named Ziggy at the start of December, and opened up on all the things they'd learned about babies since becoming parents.

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