Ninety hour weeks and ‘pee cups’: the horror stories behind Hollywood’s strike threat
Even that, though, now seems to be changing. The extended break brought on by the Covid crisis was a much overdue reminder of what a proper weekend…
Climate experts on Coldplay’s ‘sustainable’ tour: ‘Kinetic floors? A marketing gimmick’
And yet the suspicion can only be that this says less about Coldplay’s eco credentials than their love of a good gimmick. They will, after all, be…
This skin-crawling Robin Williams ‘impersonation’ represents everything wrong with biopics
Even the deployment of Dawber as a doting, self-abnegating female trying to protect and sustain a wayward male genius is entirely par for the course. She’s Lucy…
COVID-19: US to reopen borders to vaccinated passengers from UK and EU on 8 November
The United States will reopen its borders to travellers from the UK and European Union, lifting a ban that has been in place for more than 18…
Hands-free driving risks being derailed by British weather
Britain’s wet weather could pour cold water on ministers’ plans to bring hands-free driving to UK roads, a study has found. Cars with automated lane assistance technology, which…
Moeen Ali becomes first English cricketer to win Indian Premier League
Moeen Ali has become the first Englishman to win the Indian Premier League after his team the Chennai Super Kings beat the Kolkata Knight Riders. Ali, who…
Prime Minister invites world’s top business leaders to Downing Street dinner
Boris Johnson is to host an intimate dinner with some of the world’s most powerful executives including Bill Gates and JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon, as he…
Nikolas Cruz: Man accused of 2018 Parkland school shooting in Florida to plead guilty to 17 murders, lawyers say
The gunman accused of killing 14 students and three members of staff at a high school in Florida back in 2018 will plead guilty to their murders,…
Could the West do a deal with Putin to keep the lights on this winter?
Officials may be breezily optimistic, but that is not the whole story. While the UK imports relatively little gas from Russia right now, the latter’s decisions to…
Joe Biden’s ‘extreme leftist’ bank nominee asked to hand over Karl Marx thesis written at Moscow university
There was widespread consternation among bankers over a tweet she wrote in July, after JPMorgan Chase took over some smaller companies. Ms Omarova wrote: “Does the world…
EuroMillions: Record £184m jackpot won at last – by French ticket-holder
A record £184m EuroMillions jackpot has been won by a French ticket-holder, the National Lottery has said. The winning numbers were 21, 26, 31, 34, 49 and…
Exclusive: ‘Hero’ police officer tells how he was shot by Norway killer – but kept working to save others
Another local resident, who lives above the supermarket where Brathen began the attack, said she was walking up a road when the off-duty officer “ran up to…
Ian Maxwell: ‘Court of public opinion has already convicted my sister Ghislaine, but she is innocent’
The deep, deep worry for Team Maxwell is that in the court of public opinion, Ms Maxwell is already convicted. They are trying to turn the tanker…
Bill Clinton remains in hospital for fourth night but ‘in excellent spirits’
Former US president Bill Clinton has remained in hospital for a fourth night, where he has reportedly been recovering from a urological infection. The 75-year-old was visited…
Sir David Amess death: Southend constituents remember ‘compassionate’ MP who ‘everybody loved’
You don’t have to go far to find a local in Leigh-on-Sea who knew the MP Sir David Amess. His presence is felt by so many here,…
FIFA says it helped evacuate 100 players, family members from Afghanistan
Players of Afghanistan’s national women’s football team stand near the Belem Tower in Lisbon, Portugal, September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Rodrigo Antunes Oct 15 (Reuters) – World soccer’s governing…
Fatal stabbing of MP Sir David Amess confirmed as a terrorist incident
The fatal stabbing of Conservative MP Sir David Amess has been declared as a terrorist incident, police say. Sir David, who represented Southend West in Essex, was…