Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal detained by Israeli military after being beaten up, say activists | World News
An Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker has been held by the Israeli military in the occupied West Bank, according to activists. Hamdan Ballal had earlier been beaten up by Israeli settlers who were among dozens who attacked the Palestinian village of Susya in the Masafer Yatta area and destroyed property, said the Centre for Jewish Nonviolence. The More...
Gerard Depardieu acknowledges ‘vulgar Russian nature’ but denies sexual assault in trial | World News
Gerard Depardieu testified that he has been told he has “a Russian nature” for his drinking, during his sexual assault trial. On the second day of the trial in a Paris court, the French actor denied More...
Oasis fans may have been misled, watchdog says as it calls for Ticketmaster changes | Ents & Arts News
Ticketmaster may have misled music fans over Oasis concert ticket prices, a competition watchdog investigation has found. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has urged the online platform to change the More...
Laurence Fox charged with sexual offence | Ents & Arts News
Laurence Fox has been charged with a sexual offence, the Metropolitan Police have confirmed. The charge, which has been brought under section 66A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, relates to an image that was More...
Sir Keir Starmer reveals he’s been in touch with ex-England boss about issues raised in Netflix drama | Politics News
Sir Keir Starmer has rejected the idea of creating a minister for men to combat some of the issues raised in the hit Netflix drama Adolescence. Sir Keir said he was “worried” about the “crisis More...
Snow White: Blighted by controversy, but Disney live-action remake still tops box office | Ents & Arts News
Disney’s live-action remake of Snow White And The Seven Dwarves has topped the North American box office chart, despite a controversy-packed run-up to the film’s release. Based on the 1937 classic More...
Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice keeps being adapted – but does ‘bad lad’ Mr Darcy still do it for Gen Z? | Ents & Arts News
Bonnets at the ready, with 2025 marking two and a half centuries since Jane Austen’s birth, does “bad lad” Mr Darcy still do it for Gen Z? From erotic audio books to one-woman comedy shows, More...
Celebrities urge government to reverse ‘shameful’ welfare cuts | Politics News
A swathe of celebrities including Sir Stephen Fry and Succession star Brian Cox have urged the government to reverse its “shameful” cuts to welfare. Sir Stephen said the cuts should not be targeted More...
Snow White: Little people feel ‘erased’ by Disney’s use of CGI instead of real actors | Ents & Arts News
Disney’s use of CGI to create the seven miners at the heart of the live-action remake of Snow White And The Seven Dwarves has left little people feeling “disregarded” and “erased,” More...
Jack Fincham: Love Island star wins appeal against prison sentence for dangerous dog offences | Ents & Arts News
Former Love Island winner Jack Fincham has won an appeal against his prison sentence for two dangerous dog offences. Fincham, 32, was sentenced to six weeks imprisonment at Southend Magistrates’ Court More...
