50 m. ago Like it or not, Kevin & Perry Go Large was proud British cinema – now it’s all but gone

Twenty-five years ago, Harry Enfield and Kathy Burke played libidinous teenage monsters in one of the most successful Britflicks in UK box office history. Since then, the British film industry has become crisis-stricken and largely Americanised, writes Adam White. Where did all the local stories go?

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1 hour ago Trump is targeting US universities as never before. Here are four ways to help them | Cas Mudde

Supporters in Europe can offer new opportunities and minimise the isolation. Certainly they can avoid making things worseUniversities in the US are under attack. While the Trump administration pretends to punish them for their alleged compliance with or support for “antisemitism” (ie pro-Gaza demonstrations) and “anti-white racism” (ie diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives), the real targets are academic freedom and freedom of speech. Going after the most prominent and privileged universities, such as Columbia and Harvard, kills two birds with one stone: it garners prime media attention and spreads fear among other, far less privileged universities.The rest of the world has taken note and has started to respond, though mostly without knowing much about the specifics of US academia and without asking US-based academics what they need. Obviously, different academics face different challenges – depending on, for example, their gender and race, legal status, the state they live in...

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1 hour ago UK weather: Atlantic storm forecast as snow and heavy rain ends 'mini heatwave'

Advanced weather modelling maps show a weather front carrying snow and heavy rain could soon move over the UK from the Atlantic, bringing a miserable end to the current sunny conditions

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2 h. ago White Lotus season three finale FINALLY reveals identity of mysterious corpse floating in pond

HBO 's The White Lotus brings its third season to a close with the highly-anticipated finale that finally reveals the identity of the mysterious corpse in the premiere.

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4 h. ago White Lotus season three finale to FINALLY reveal identity of mysterious corpse floating in pond

HBO 's The White Lotus brings its third season to a close with the highly-anticipated finale that finally reveals the identity of the mysterious corpse in the premiere.

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5 h. ago A Minecraft Movie breaks box office record with shock $301M global opening while woke Snow White slips again

A Minecraft Movie was the big winner its debut weekend, earning a shocking $301 million globally.

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5 h. ago Trump live updates: Stock futures down and markets expected to open lower as president doubles down on tariffs

The White House defended Trump’s tariff plans on Sunday even as stock prices continued to drop

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6 h. ago Starmer to relax green rules to boost UK car industry: PM will exempt work vans and supercars from 2030 ban on new petrol vehicles amid fallout from Donald Trump's tariff war

Sir Keir Starmer said he wanted to 'back British brilliance' as he confirmed yesterday that luxury manufacturers, like Bentley and McLaren, are set to be exempted from the 2030 ban.

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6 h. ago Talks on water charges ‘should not be avoided’ amid crisis in public services

The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee has published a follow-up report into the funding and delivery of public services in the region.

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7 h. ago Beloved ITV series set to to return eight years after it was brutally axed as bosses 'hold secret talks'

Much loved ITV comedy series Benidorm could be set to return to screens, eight years after it was axed, it has been reported.

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8 h. ago ITV Benidorm could return as bosses 'in talks' eight years after it was axed

Fans of ITV's Benidorm could soon have new episodes to watch as rumours and reports suggest that bosses at the network have begun negotiations to revive the series

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8 h. ago Kepa Arrizabalaga sets record straight on Bournemouth future as Chelsea talks scheduled

Bournemouth would like to sign Chelsea loanee Kepa Arrizabalaga on a permanent transfer this summer following a successful loan spell this season but the Cherries do not have a buy-option included within the agreement

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9 h. ago New report reveals how Jeffrey Goldberg’s number got into Mike Waltz’s phone

Goldberg said Waltz was lying and that the men have talked in the past

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11 h. ago Liverpool’s title stumble shows strength of Premier League, not its weakness | Barney Ronay

Fulham were excellent in beating the champions-elect and credit should be given to the mid-table tier’s progressionHere it comes then. The much‑promised collapse. The improbable, but somehow also deserved and collectively willed disintegration of these champions by default. Something like that anyway. Tell you what though. Fulham are good aren’t they? And particularly so, it should be said, for a team that started the day 10th in an apparently mediocre league. Or is that not part of the story?At the end of a fun, boisterous 3‑2 victory for Marco Silva’s excellent, vigorous upper‑midtable team the talk will of course be about Liverpool, and not necessarily in a very flattering way. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Elizabeth Debicki stuns in a flowing white gown as she joins glam Cate Blanchett, and Best Actor nominee Adrien Brody and girlfriend Georgina Chapman at the glitzy Olivier Awards

Elizabeth Debicki flashed a hint of sideboob in a flowing white gown as she led the stars on the red carpet at the 2025 Olivier Awards on Sunday.

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11 h. ago Alex Ovechkin is now the NHL’s greatest goalscorer. It’s debatable what else he is

The Russian has broken a record some believed would never be passed. But, like the man whose mark he bettered, he has received scrutiny away from the rink“He’s definitely a very, very, very good player,” the Washington Capitals’ director of amateur scouting, Ross Mahoney, told reporters on the night of the NHL entry draft in June 2004. He was talking about Alex Ovechkin, who the team picked first overall that night. “How good will he be?” Mahoney asked. “Time will tell.” Now, nearly 21 years later, time has had its say. On Sunday afternoon in a game against the New York Islanders, Ovechkin scored his 895th goal, passing Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL scoring record, a tally that had stood since 29 March 1999 and that few believed would ever be broken.Had things been slightly different in 2004, we might have been having this conversation a year ago. The NHL season after Ovechkin’s draft – the 2004-05 campaign – never happened, replaced instead by a long dispute between the league and t...

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11 h. ago Trump officials claim 50 nations want to start US trade talks as Starmer vows to protect UK businesses

Back in Britain, the Prime Minister has pledged to ‘turbocharge plans that will improve our domestic competitiveness’ in the wake of Trump’s tariffs and fears of a global trade war

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12 h. ago Senior Trump officials give conflicting lines on tariffs after markets turmoil

Commerce secretary insists on CBS that tariffs will ‘stay in place’ as treasury secretary tells NBC negotiation is possibleSenior officials within Donald Trump’s administration officials gave conflicting messages on Sunday about the US president’s global tariffs that have caused a meltdown in stock markets, prompted warnings of a world recession and provoked rare expressions of dissent from within his Republican party.Cabinet members fanned out across Sunday’s political talk shows armed with talking points on Trump’s 10% across-the-board tariff on almost all US imports, with higher rates targeted at about 60 countries. If the intention was to calm nerves with a clear statement of intent, then it backfired as top officials gave starkly contrasting signals. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Dorking Wanderers release statement after young player, 15, drowns in lake in London...

Dorking Wanderers release statement after young player, 15, drowns in lake in London...  talkSPORT

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12 h. ago Aimee Lou Wood lifts lid on neurodivergent diagnosis ahead of White Lotus finale

The White Lotus star Aimee Lou Wood has shared her diagnosis ahead of the season 3 finale.

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