6 d. ago No Way Out: the 1987 thriller that prophesied a deeply corrupt US government

Starring Kevin Costner as a young naval officer caught in a web of intrigue, this political potboiler hits almost too close to the bone todayIn 1987 – right before he became the biggest movie star in the world with a five-year hot streak that included Field of Dreams, Dances with Wolves and The Bodyguard – Kevin Costner headlined two films that offered very different visions of America. The Untouchables assembles a group of plucky misfits to dole out frontier justice against those who would seek to extort the American dream – it’s brash, gung ho and morally transparent. A guaranteed classic.Far more interesting, though, is No Way Out, Roger Donaldson’s 1987 political potboiler that’s equal parts pulpy spectacle and damning critique of the US project. Functioning as a bridge between the conspiracy flicks of the 70s and the erotic thrillers of the 90s, the film starts with a sex scene in the back of a limo (complete with a perfectly timed cutaway to the Washington Monument) and ends w...

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7 d. ago Scots Labour MP hits out at UK Government benefit cuts over Parkinson's support

Graeme Downie said the reforms to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) "would miss the bigger picture for people with Parkinson’s".

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7 d. ago Winter Fuel Payment cuts hit 36,000 pensioners in South Lanarkshire ahead of crunch by

EXCLUSIVE: Data from the Scottish Parliament’s independent research unit showed that 36,057 pensioners in the council area are now missing out on the £300 payment.

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2 w. ago ICC judges order that arrest warrant requests in Palestine case be kept secret

Exclusive: Prosecutor barred from public announcements as he prepares round of applications for Israeli suspectsThe prosecutor of the international criminal court has been restrained from publicising any new applications for arrest warrants in the court’s Palestine case after judges ordered they must be kept secret, the Guardian has learned.In an order issued behind closed doors this month, ICC judges are understood to have told the prosecutor, Karim Khan, he can no longer make public announcements referring to the existence of his applications for arrest warrants or his intention to seek them. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Drunk sex offender died after falling down stairs day after he got out of jail

At the time of Anthony Payne's death a warrant for his arrest was outstanding

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2 w. ago Reform’s Andrea Jenkyns cleared to run for Lincolnshire mayor just days before election

Dame Andrea said the move to prevent her from standing was a ‘political hit job aimed at smearing my candidacy’

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2 w. ago Lindsay Lohan's troubled father is JAILED after probation violation

Lindsay Lohan's father Michael has been jailed for violating his probation weeks after an arrest warrant was issued for allegedly assaulting his estranged wife.

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2 w. ago Bangladesh 'failing to provide evidence' against Tulip Siddiq after former minister issued anti

EXCLUSIVE: Lawyers for the Labour MP decry allegations by Bangladeshi authorities she received land illegally from deposed PM and aunt as ‘false and vexatious’

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2 w. ago JK Rowling shares post calling Nicola Sturgeon 'Pontius Pilates' for her gym workout snap and hits out at 'shameless' Keir Starmer and other politicians over their trans women U

Rowling, who has become a figurehead for gender-critical campaigners, attacked Sir Keir Starmer for his embarrassing U-turn and mocked Nicola Sturgeon over her deafening silence.

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2 w. ago Fallout from Donald Trump's tariffs to hit UK economy harder than Europe

The downgraded forecasts make it more likely that Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves will have to make further cuts or hike taxes in her autumn budget.

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2 w. ago Putin will not attend pope's funeral, Kremlin reveals, as the Russian leader faces International Criminal Court arrest warrant

The Vatican announced today that the funeral would take place on Saturday at 10am local time in the square in front of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.

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3 w. ago The Illegals by Shaun Walker review – Russian spies hiding in plain sight

The strange stories of the agents who lived apparently normal lives in the west as part of Soviet espionage programmes make compelling readingOne muggy afternoon in June 2010, Don Heathfield and his wife, Ann, were relaxing over a bottle of champagne with their two sons, Tim and Alex, when they heard a loud knocking at the door. The family was celebrating Tim’s 20th birthday at their comfortable home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, after lunch in a restaurant. Tim’s mother went to answer the door, calling out as she did so that some of his friends must have arrived to wish him a happy birthday. Instead she found a group of men dressed in black waiting on the doorstep. Bellowing “FBI”, they barged their way into the house and handcuffed Ann and her husband, before marching them outside and driving them away.Alex assumed that there had been a terrible mistake; his parents were much too boring to warrant such a dramatic arrest. But there was no mistake. His parents were not Don Heathfield...

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3 w. ago Activists file arrest warrant for Sa’ar during his London visit

Activists file arrest warrant for Sa’ar during his London visit  The Times of Israel

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3 w. ago Pastor is charged with raping a child weeks after he abandoned his Louisiana church

Shane Phillip Wiggins was picked up by police in Texas earlier this month after a warrant was put out for his arrest

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4 w. ago Labour MP Tulip Siddiq threatened with Interpol red alert if she skips Bangladesh court corruption hearing

Former Labour Minister Tulip Siddiq faces an Interpol Red Notice for her arrest and extradition if she fails to attend a court hearing in Bangladesh this month over corruption charges.

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4 w. ago Tulip Siddiq claims Bangladesh arrest warrant part of ‘smear campaign’

Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission has sought an arrest warrant on Sunday for the Labour former minister, according to media reports.

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4 w. ago Tulip Siddiq hits out at 'politically motivated' claims as Bangladesh issues arrest warrant for Labour MP

Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission has reportedly sought an arrest warrant over allegations Tulip Siddiq illegally received a 7,200 square feet plot of land in Dhaka

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4 w. ago Tulip Siddiq denies wrongdoing as Bangladesh ‘issues warrant for her arrest’

Ms Siddiq’s lawyers described the claims against her as ‘politically motivated’

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4 w. ago Bangladesh issues arrest warrant for Labour MP Tulip Siddiq – reports

The MP is said to be wanted in Bangladesh over allegations she illegally received a plot of land in the country’s capital, Dhaka.

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4 w. ago Bangladesh issues arrest warrant for UK Labour MP Tulip Siddiq – reports

The MP is said to be wanted in Bangladesh over allegations she illegally received a plot of land in the country’s capital, Dhaka.

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