Paramount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood merger
BBC Newsby Christal Hayes5d ago
- Published Paramount Skydance has officially taken over Warner Bros Discovery in a $110bn merger that is set to reshape Hollywood and the media landscape.
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top 79%British national arrested in connection with RAF Fairford incident
BBC Newsby Henry Moore5d ago
- Published A 22-year-old British national has been arrested on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts in connection with an incident close to RAF Fairford, counter-terror police said.
‘I’m bringing together women who nourish me’: French film-maker Alice Diop on her debut installation
The Guardianby Caroline Roux5d ago
Alice Diop has just returned to France from California when we speak. It’s a Zoom meeting with a bad connection, and Diop leans close to the camera, always in frame, barely moving.
The west has a blinkered view of African music – and it’s hurting the whole continent’s culture
The Guardianby Chibuzo Emmanuel5d ago
In 2024, South African pop star Tyla won the best Afrobeats award at the MTV VMAs. Beaming in a yellow dress, she began her acceptance speech in a celebratory tone.
Former banker at war with neighbours over mushroom wellness centre
Mail Onlineby Noor Qurashi5d ago
A former city banker who quit his day job so he could run a mushroom wellness centre is at war with his neighbours – after they branded his business a 'hobby'.
ICC confirms Middle East Eye reporting on Afghanistan arrest warrants
Middle East Eyeby Sondos Asem5d ago
ICC confirms Middle East Eye reporting on Afghanistan arrest warrants The International Criminal Court (ICC) decided on Monday to make public two additional arrest warrants for members of the...
Jailed Lego collector’s insurance scam highlights UK’s £1.3bn fraud problem
The Guardianby Julia Kollewe5d ago
An insurance fraudster who pocketed more than £14,000 for the supposed theft of Lego sets, fishing gear and gaming consoles was behind one of last year’s most high-profile bogus claims.
Trump parades 'perfect' Natalie Harp on stage
Mail Onlineby Phillip Nieto5d ago
- Sign up HERE to our DC Insider newsletter - your guide to what's rocking Washington, rattling the White House and setting tongues wagging on the Hill Donald Trump hauled his ever-present aide...
UK whistleblower who revealed Lutnick-Epstein links is found hanged
Mail Onlineby Mark Duell; John-Paul Ford Rojas5d ago
A UK whistleblower who revealed links between Jeffrey Epstein and US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick died from hanging in Thailand, the Daily Mail can reveal.
British workers outside London 'losing £1k a year due to migration'
Mail Onlineby Jon Brady5d ago
Migration is costing British workers outside London more than £1,000 a year in pay, a study has claimed.
Veteran conservative lawyer quits Trump’s interior department and warns of ‘assault on the rule of law’
World news | The Guardianby Jimmy Tobias5d ago
An 18-year veteran of the US Department of Interior has resigned in protest from the sprawling federal agency, denouncing “a deeply troubling assault on the rule of the law” that took place at the...
Silver Pines review – a stylish, neo-noir detective drama
The Guardianby Keith Stuart5d ago
In a weird deserted town miles from anywhere, a troubled detective searches for a missing musician and the girl he may or may not have murdered.
Remaking scents: could fragrance tech help take pressure off endangered plants?
The Guardianby Amelia Hill5d ago
Many of the world’s most expensive perfumes begin with a wounded tree. When some Aquilaria trees are damaged, they produce a dark, fragrant resin that becomes agarwood, or oudh – an ingredient so...
The Alchemical Transformations of the *Mutus Liber* (1677)
Public Domain Reviewby Mathilde Montpetit5d ago
The Mutus Liber — “Mute Book” — is a work of few words. Most appear on its first plate, where we are told that the book’s author, “Altus”, has created “hieroglyphic figures” to illustrate the...
Queen Camilla leads tributes to Lord Archer after death at 86
Daily Express :by Emily Ferguson5d ago
Queen Camilla has led tributes to bestselling novelist Lord Jeffrey Archer after his sudden death at the age of 86, hailing him as “an exception to the end”.
Essex boy's Cyprus hotel fall death seen by his dad, court hears
BBC Newsby Lewis Adams5d ago
- Published A two-year-old boy fell to his death at a five-star hotel in Cyprus after his father placed him on a windowsill, not realising it was open, a court has heard.
2036 Olympic Games: South Africa hope to host first African event as seven countries express interest
BBC Sportby Mike Peter5d ago
- Published The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed South Africa have shown an interest in becoming the first African host of the summer Olympics in 2036.
Rebel Rebel the Musical stages David Bowie’s dystopian vision
The Conversation UKby Denis Flannery, Associate Professor in American Literature, University of Leeds5d ago
“If you can listen to Rebel Rebel and not be a tiny bit glad you’re alive,” the Irish writer Joseph O’Connor once claimed, “you’ve got an answering-machine for a heart”.
Safari plane makes emergency landing after hitting a ZEBRA in Tanzania
Mail Onlineby Isabella Machin5d ago
A safari plane filled with tourists was forced to make an emergency landing in Tanzania after it ran over a zebra during take-off.
The ick: the psychology of why a romantic partner can suddenly repulse you
The Conversation UKby Rachael Leggett, Assistant Professor in Psychology, Coventry University5d ago
Ever felt a sudden wave of cringe toward someone you were into – all because they wore questionable shoes or chewed a bit too loudly? Congratulations, you’ve caught “the ick”.