50 h. ago Jenrick defends saying he ‘didn’t see another white face’ in Birmingham area

The shadow justice secretary was also defended by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch amid accusations of racism.

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62 h. ago Robert Jenrick criticised over ‘didn’t see another white face’ comment

Labour Party chairwoman Anna Turley said people of colour should not have to justify their Britishness to the shadow justice secretary.

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7 d. ago Democrats finally have some leverage in the shutdown fight. They should use it | Robert Reich

The government has effectively been shut down since Trump returned to office, as officials clamp down on work they opposeThe United States government is officially closed.Starting on Wednesday at 12.01am Washington time, the federal government ran out of money.Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is a professor of public policy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Guardian US columnist and his newsletter is at robertreich.substack.com. His new book, Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America, is out now Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Robert Redford’s death renews search for suspect in murder of daughter’s boyfriend

FBI announces $10,000 reward to find suspect who disappeared after Sid Wells was fatally shot in 1983The recent death of Robert Redford brought renewed interest to an unresolved search for a murder suspect – the one accused of killing the boyfriend of the acclaimed actor’s daughter in Colorado decades earlier.As local outlets recounted in the aftermath of Redford’s death, his daughter Shauna was attending the University of Colorado Boulder when her boyfriend and fellow student, Sid Wells, was fatally shot in his apartment. Redford was gearing up to film his classic The Natural at the time of the 1 August 1983 murder, yet he was at his daughter’s side in the wake of Wells’ death and was present for his funeral. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ROBERT HARDMAN: How Labour's new deal with Ireland on the Troubles shows how IRA lost the war but is now trying to win the peace

Scan the new 'Joint Framework' signed by the British and Irish governments to address the legacy of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, and one word is not in it at all: 'veterans'.

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3 w. ago Trump’s suit against the New York Times is nonsense. Yet it poses a grave threat | Robert Reich

The president won’t prevail in court. But his cases against media companies have a potential chilling effect on criticism of the governmentDonald Trump has sued the New York Times for, well, reporting on Trump.Rather than charging the Times with any specific libelous act, Trump’s lawsuit is just another of his angry bloviations.Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is a professor of public policy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Guardian US columnist and his newsletter is at robertreich.substack.com. His new book, Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America, is out now Continue reading...

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3 w. ago With the Sundance Film Festival and filmmaker labs, Robert Redford brought change to cinema

Robert Redford, who died Tuesday at 89, transformed the film industry with the Sundance Institute and Film Festival

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3 w. ago How Sundance Film Festival became Robert Redford’s ultimate legacy

Redford helped revolutionise independent filmmaking when he established Sundance in 1981

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3 w. ago Robert Redford was ‘a principled force for good’, says All the President’s Men reporter Bob Woodward

Veteran journalist played by Redford in 1976 film version of the Watergate exposé that brought down the Nixon presidency pays tribute to a ‘fiery’ friend• Robert Redford: the incandescently handsome star who changed Hollywood foreverBob Woodward, the journalist played by Robert Redford in the 1976 corruption exposé All the President’s Men, has paid tribute to the actor who died on Tuesday, saying he was “a noble and principled force for good”.In a statement posted on social media, Woodward said that Redford and he had been friends for 50 years and that he “admired him – for his friendship, his fiery independence, and the way he used any platform he had to help make the world better, fairer, brighter for others”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago American independent cinema owes much to Sundance king Robert Redford | Adrian Horton

With his Sundance film festival and institute, Robert Redford used his considerable power to bring generations of talented film-makers to a bigger audienceRobert Redford, who died at the age of 89 on Tuesday, will rightly be remembered as one of Hollywood’s finest leading men, a true-blue movie star and assured actor who was, to quote my mother and surely many others, “very, very handsome”. His many iconic performances – in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President’s Men, The Way We Were, The Sting and more – certainly left an indelible mark on American movies. But he should perhaps be remembered more for his work behind the camera, as the country’s greatest benefactor of independent cinema.Through his Sundance film festival and non-profit institute, Redford lent his considerable star power and funds to American independent film, and created what is still its most secure and enduring pillar of support. He provided maverick, cutting-edge film-making with a freewheeling ma...

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3 w. ago 'Beautiful' Robert Redford film described as a 'top 10 Western of all time' is now streaming

Robert Redford has died at the age of 89, leaving devastated fans flocking to streaming platforms to find his best films

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3 w. ago Robert Redford's 'impeccably made' film you won't recognise is on Netflix

The Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid star was also one of the founders of the Sundance Film Festival

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3 w. ago Robert Redford’s classic Western described as ‘one of the best films in Hollywood history’ is currently streaming

The legendary Hollywood star Robert Redford has sadly died at the age of 89

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3 w. ago Robert Redford, screen legend and Sundance Film Festival founder, dies aged 89

New York Times have reported that the actor died in his sleep early this morning

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3 w. ago Robert Redford dead: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid film icon dies at 89

Oscar-winning actor Robert Redford has died at the age of 89 as tributes pour in for the Hollywood icon, known for roles in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting

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