1 hour ago ‘It felt like she was asking me to save her’: the film based on a five

The Voice of Hind Rajab has stunned audiences with its use of the real-life audio of a girl’s call for help after her family’s car was attacked by an Israeli tank in Gaza. Its director explains why she had to tell Hind’s tragic storyWhen Kaouther Ben Hania heard Hind Rajab’s voice for the first time, she was in Los Angeles airport scrolling through social media. The five-year-old’s cry for help cut through the clamour around her. This was in February 2024 and Hind had already been dead for at least a week, left to bleed out among the corpses of six of her relatives after their car was targeted by an Israeli tank, leaving it with 335 bullet holes, according to the Forensic Architecture research group.More than 20,000 Palestinian children were killed in two years of Israeli bombardment of Gaza, according to UN estimates. Another 82 have been killed since 10 October when a ceasefire was declared and then routinely breached. The pictures of the dead have often been published online, inc...

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2 h. ago Golden Globes host Nikki Glaser struggles with Julia Roberts and Venezuela while building monologue

Golden Globes host Nikki Glaser is struggling to figure out the right joke to make about Julia Roberts

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3 h. ago Parents thought son was dead for three weeks after police mix

Police mistakenly told a family their teenager was dead but he was actually fighting for his life in hospital, while mixing him up with another boy - here are eight things you need to know

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7 h. ago Rob Reiner son's plea hearing after parents' gruesome murder

Hollywood director Rob Reiner's son, Nick, is set to enter a plea after his parents were found stabbed to death at their home in Los Angeles last month

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7 h. ago Petra Ecclestone and her husband Sam Palmer rave about their 'new era' living in Dubai after fleeing their £31million Los Angeles mansion over gun crime and drug gang fears

Formula 1 heiress Petra Ecclestone and Sam Palmer have insisted they have no regrets about relocating from Los Angeles to Dubai.

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12 h. ago Nick Reiner to be arraigned in killing of parents Rob and Michele Singer Reiner

Nick Reiner is set to be arraigned and enter a plea in the killing of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner

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14 h. ago Judge allows San Diego high school gunman to be resentenced after 23 years in prison

A judge has granted a request by the gunman in a 2001 shooting at a San Diego high school to be resentenced

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17 h. ago Nick Reiner to appear in court for arraignment over murder of parents

The son of acclaimed director Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner faces two counts of first-degree murderNick Reiner, the son of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, will appear in court on Wednesday for arraignment on two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents.The 32-year-old has been in custody since last month, hours after the acclaimed director and actor, 78, and his wife Michele, 70, a photographer, were found dead in their Los Angeles-area home. Authorities allege that Nick Reiner fatally stabbed the couple. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago ‘I wouldn’t take a nickel of charity’: Mickey Rourke denounces fundraiser set up in his name

Denying any prior knowledge of the appeal, the actor said he would ‘rather stick a gun up my ass and pull the trigger’ than accept the moneyActor Mickey Rourke has denounced an online fundraiser that was set up in his name, and designed to pay off $60,000 (£44,000, A$89,000) that he allegedly owes in rent on his Los Angeles home.Rourke posted a video on social media, in response to news stories that emerged on Monday that his management team had launched a fundraiser with his permission, having said Rourke was threatened with eviction. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago These numbers tell the story of the Los Angeles wildfires, one year later

A year after twin infernos devastated Los Angeles County, here are some key numbers that show how fast the disaster unfolded and the toll it left behind

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40 h. ago Mickey Rourke dons wig as he checks into LA hotel after crowdfunding in bid to halt eviction amid financial woes

The former Hollywood heartthrob, 73, is staying at a star-favored West Hollywood hotel where rooms start at $550 a night as he battles eviction from his Los Angeles home.

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41 h. ago Suspects plead not guilty in Southern California bombing plot

Three of four suspects accused of plotting to bomb several Southern California business locations on New Year’s Eve have pleaded not guilty

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50 h. ago LA residents are battling a ‘toxic soup’ of hazards a year after deadly fires

Many with homes still standing are now living with the hazards left by the fires

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57 h. ago Mickey Rourke launches GoFundMe to raise £45k for unpaid rent and prevent eviction from Los Angeles home

Fundraiser states that ‘fame does not protect against hardship’

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57 h. ago GoFundMe launched for Hollywood legend as he faces eviction from home

The Wrestler star Mickey Rourke is reportedly facing eviction from his Los Angeles home after being ordered to pay more than £44,000 in unpaid rent three months ago

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58 h. ago Adolescence does it again! Netflix hit scoops FOUR Critics Choice Awards as teenage star Owen Cooper, 16, becomes youngest

Adolescence cleaned up once again as awards season kicked off at the Critics Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night.

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60 h. ago What life looks like a year after the deadly Los Angeles wildfires in photos

In an empty lot in Altadena, California, the ground is covered by a soft blanket of small white wildflowers. But before the blooms, there was toxic ash and melted metal, as well as the remnants of family heirlooms and a home that once stood. One year after the devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles, communities are starting to rebuild. Some lucky residents already have constructed new homes.

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60 h. ago Mickey Rourke launches fundraiser to pay $60,000 in rent after threat of eviction

The 73-year-old Oscar-nominated actor was issued with an eviction notice in DecemberMickey Rourke has turned to fundraising to pay the US$59,100 (£44,000, A$89,000) he allegedly owes in rent, after being sued by his landlord and facing eviction from his Los Angeles home.The 73-year-old actor, who was nominated for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe for his performance in the 2008 drama The Wrestler, has approved a GoFundMe page launched by Liya-Joelle Jones, a friend and member of Rourke’s management team. At time of writing, the fundraiser had raised US$33,000 of its US$100,000 goal. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago LA residents are still battling toxic hazards a year after historic wildfires

It’s been a year of heartbreak and chronic worry since the most destructive wildfires in the Los Angeles area’s history scorched neighborhoods and displaced tens of thousands of people

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63 h. ago Adolescence scoops FOUR Critics Choice Awards as teenage star Owen Cooper, 16, wins Best Supporting Actor gong alongside winners Stephen Graham and Erin Doherty

Adolescence cleaned up once again as awards season kicked off at the Critics Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night.

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