3 d. ago ‘Please walk away from Harry Potter’: why the stars of HBO’s new TV show are in for decades of social media hell

The internet is already exploding about Katherine Parkinson, John Lithgow and Paapa Essiedu signing up to the new Hogwarts adventures – and it hasn’t even started filmingHBO announced on Monday that it has cast nine further roles for its Harry Potter series. Recognisable faces such as Katherine Parkinson (Molly Weasley), Johnny Flynn (Lucius Malfoy) and Daniel Rigby (Vernon Dursley) have been joined by the newcomers Leo Earley, Alessia Leoni and Sienna Moosah. Well, RIP their mentions.We have been here before – recently and often. Harry Potter has become such a febrile battleground that the pattern has already become well worn. When John Lithgow was announced as Dumbledore, he revealed that a friend had sent him a link to an article entitled: “An open letter to John Lithgow: Please walk away from Harry Potter.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Justin Baldoni’s lawyer says Blake Lively’s ‘declaration of victory is false’ after judge tosses $400 million lawsuit

Judge tossed lawsuit Monday as contentious legal battle between co-stars continues

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5 d. ago Compare the courage of Greta Thunberg’s Gaza aid mission with the inaction and complicity of western governments | Owen Jones

The Madleen is no ‘selfie yacht’. It is a symbol of human compassion in a world that has decided to look awayImagine this: over the weekend, Britain – shocked by the scale of suffering in Gaza – decided to bypass international norms and institutions, and used its navy to deliver much-needed food, baby formula and medical supplies to the Gaza Strip’s ports.This, of course, did not happen. Instead, it was left to activists on the Madleen, including Greta Thunberg, to make a symbolic attempt to break the blockade of aid and raise awareness of a looming “starvation crisis”. In the early hours of Monday morning, the ship was boarded by Israeli soldiers, allegedly in international waters, and the crew were taken to Israeli ports in anticipation of being repatriated. Lawyers for the activists have claimed that this is overreach by the Israeli armed forces, but the crew should consider their treatment light-touch. In 2010, the Israeli military stormed another aid flotilla and killed 10 acti...

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5 d. ago 50 trucks will spend 5 months transporting Lahaina wildfire debris to a Maui landfill

Fifty trucks will spend five months hauling Lahaina wildfire debris to a landfill in the center of Maui starting next Monday

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5 d. ago Real Housewives Of Cheshire's Tanya Bardsley reveals health battle 'more agonising than labour' that left her 'panting in pain' on Loose Women

The Real Housewives Of Cheshire star, 44, featured alongside her mum Julie on Monday's instalment of the ITV show.

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5 d. ago WWE Monday Night Raw: UK start time, matches announced and quick WWE Money In The Bank 2025 results

Nikki Bella returns and a WrestleMania rematch to take place on Monday Night Raw - June 9 2025

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5 d. ago GMB'S Susanna Reid concerned as Richard Madeley injured after horror fall

Good Morning Britain star Richard Madeley was supported by his co-star as he shared a "painful" injury minutes into Monday's show with Susanna Reid

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6 d. ago Love Island's first bombshell is revealed and the American beauty is already in the villa causing a stir

ITV's flagship show is already underway ahead of their season 12 launch on Monday as they have already started checking in the islanders.

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8 d. ago From New York to Sierra Leone: a sister’s search for ‘just another missing black woman’

Oluwaseun Babalola’s film Fighting Giants is an exploration of the misogyny and racism encountered by her family as they attempted to uncover the truth behind her sibling’s disappearance seven years agoOluwaseun Babalola remembers the exact moment she started to worry about her sister. It was 14 August 2018 and she was sitting on a sofa in a friend’s flat in Queens, New York. She had spent 10 days trying to get hold of Massah KaiKai, who had been due to travel from Sierra Leone, where she lived, to visit her in the US.The sisters messaged or called each other every day, often multiple times. “We talked about everything and nothing. I would come home to a bunch of voice notes. She would vent or have something very funny to say – she was a very funny person,” says Babalola. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago From New York to Sierra Leone: misogyny, racism and the search for a missing sister

Oluwaseun Babalola’s film Fighting Giants is an exploration of the barriers encountered by her family as they attempted to uncover the truth behind her sibling’s disappearance seven years agoOluwaseun Babalola remembers the exact moment she started to worry about her sister. It was 14 August 2018 and she was sitting on a sofa in a friend’s flat in Queens, New York. She had spent 10 days trying to get hold of Massah KaiKai, who had been due to travel from Sierra Leone, where she lived, to visit her in the US.The sisters messaged or called each other every day, often multiple times. “We talked about everything and nothing. I would come home to a bunch of voice notes. She would vent or have something very funny to say – she was a very funny person,” says Babalola. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago From New York to Sierra Leone: the search for a missing sister

Oluwaseun Babalola’s film Fighting Giants is an exploration of the misogyny and racism encountered by her family as they attempted to uncover the truth behind her sibling’s disappearance seven years agoOluwaseun Babalola remembers the exact moment she started to worry about her sister. It was 14 August 2018 and she was sitting on a sofa in a friend’s flat in Queens, New York. She had spent 10 days trying to get hold of Massah KaiKai, who had been due to travel from Sierra Leone, where she lived, to visit her in the US.The sisters messaged or called each other every day, often multiple times. “We talked about everything and nothing. I would come home to a bunch of voice notes. She would vent or have something very funny to say – she was a very funny person,” says Babalola. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Gas network company SGN investing £265k to upgrade pipeline infrastructure in area of Coatbridge

Following close consultation with North Lanarkshire Council, SGN's project will start on Monday, June 9, and take approximately two months to complete.

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1 week ago WWE Monday Night Raw: UK start time, matches announced and latest Money In The Bank 2025 participants

Is CM Punk really going against two other competitors this evening, or will Seth Rollins have a ‘visionary’ plan?

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1 week ago Maura Higgins lookalike signs up for Love Island as new series just days away

Love Island has reportedly signed up pantomime star, Megan Forte Clarke, from Ireland for its new series, which is set to start on ITV on Monday, June 9

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2 w. ago Influencer Vanessa Mariposa is seen for first time since she revealed she was 'spiked with date rape drugs and robbed at party'

The former Sommerhaus der Stars - Summerhouse of the Stars - candidate took to Instagram on Monday to recall the ordeal that left her and a friend fearing for their lives.

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2 w. ago Influencer Vanessa Mariposa is taken to hospital after being 'drugged and robbed at a party': TV reality star says 'I feared I was going to die'

The former Sommerhaus der Stars - Summerhouse of the Stars - candidate took to Instagram Monday to recall the ordeal that left her fearing for her life.

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2 w. ago Best dressed Ciara risks wardrobe malfunction while Jennifer Lopez wears EIGHT gowns at American Music Awards

Ciara wowed in an eye-catching ensemble while Jennifer Lopez donned eight different gowns at the star-studded 51st American Music Awards in Las Vegas on Monday.

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3 w. ago Carlo Ancelotti breaks silence on 'new chapter' with Brazil after Real Madrid exit is confirmed

The legendary Italian will start work as Brazil manager from Monday

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3 w. ago Harvard morgue boss admits stealing and selling heads, skin and bones from cadavers

Cedric Lodge, 57, of Goffstown, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty to the sale of stolen human remains. He entered his plea on Wednesday during a change of plea hearing in federal court in Williamsport, Pennsylvania

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3 w. ago If aid doesn’t enter Gaza now, 14,000 babies may die. UN peacekeepers must step in | Michael Fakhri

As a UN special rapporteur on the right to food, I have watched for 19 months as Israel starves children. The world must act nowOn Monday, Israel launched an intensive ground offensive named Operation Gideon’s Chariots as part of its plan to cause as much pain and damage as possible to everyone in Gaza. Israel has announced its intent to gain full indefinite control over Gaza, in effect aiming for annexation. This was after the international court of justice found Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory illegal and demanded it end its occupation as rapidly as possible and provide full reparations to Palestinians.Israel’s increased violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory also comes after it denied all food, water and supplies from entering Gaza for over 75 days. In March, child acute malnutrition increased by more than 80%. The price of wheat flour has increased by 3,000% since February. The World Food Programme ran out of food for kitchens in Gaza on 25 April and the Wor...

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