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Sure, Harris deserves scrutiny. But she doesn't deserve smears and stereotypes amplified by journalists and pundits addicted to clicksIt's going to be ugly, that much is already clear.In the few days since Kamala Harris began her 2024 campaign for president, the media has shown us where some of their coverage is headed: no place good.Margaret...
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Prototype, initially launching with select publishers and users, set to challenge Google's dominance of online searchOpenAI is testing a new search engine that uses generative artificial intelligence to produce results, raising the prospect of a significant challenge to Google's dominance of the online search market.SearchGPT will launch with a...
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We Might Regret This is one of TV's most frank depictions of caring for a wheelchair user – and one of its funniest. Its creators talk steamy scenes, stereotypes – and getting drenched in urineThere is a scene in We Might Regret This that made me truly laugh, but not because it was funny. The BBC comedy follows Freya, a young woman who uses a...
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Hipster ornithologist Matt Spracklen makes birds cool, while Elizabeth Day introduces an an insightful how-to series. Plus: five of the best podcasts about ancient history• Don't get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereTom Slick: Mystery HunterWidely available, episodes weekly Owen Wilson, Sissy Spacek and Schuyler Fisk star in this...
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The jeopardy of a zombie show is surely whether the characters get bitten to death or not – but somehow the stars manage to survive endlessly. Will the spinoffs ever cease?Oh, sorry, didn't see you there. You just caught me writing a script for AMC's mega-franchise The Walking Dead, which finally finished in 2022 after 177 episodes and has now...
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Lesser known sports stars are showing off Olympic Village life and captivating people with their 'joyful relatability'Olympic hauls were once the preserve of triumphant athletes showing off their medals, but now every Olympian is getting in on the act by posting videos of themselves unboxing their sponsored kit.Haul videos – a social media staple...
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The film-maker has been accused of acting inappropriately on the set of his self-funded sci-fi epic MegalopolisVideos have emerged of director Francis Ford Coppola trying to kiss female extras on the set of his new film Megalopolis.Variety obtained footage of the film-maker taken by a crew member during a nightclub scene on set last year. The...
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Writer says cyclical nature of politics allows satire to appear to predict future, including vice-president's run for top jobFor years, British politics has echoed the ludicrous and sometimes concerning storylines of Armando Iannucci's TV show The Thick of It. Now, with the US vice-president, Kamala Harris, campaigning to become the...
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Former first lady, who has been mostly absent as her husband campaigns, has never told her own story at length beforeThe former first lady Melania Trump has a memoir coming out this fall, Melania, billed by her office as "a powerful and inspiring story of a woman who has carved her own path, overcome adversity and defined personal...
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As Llama 3.1 405B is made freely available, investors are asking when the huge industry spend will pay offSpending on artificial intelligence could hit a staggering $1tn, according to analysts concerned about whether there will be a return on such a spree. Mark Zuckerberg's answer this week to such jitters was to release his latest AI system for...
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Actor has since alleged her dance partner Giovanni Pernice was 'unnecessary, abusive, cruel and mean'The actor Amanda Abbington has revealed she and her daughter received rape and death threats after she withdrew from Strictly Come Dancing.Abbington pulled out of last year's series in October and has since alleged that the behaviour of her...
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Don't read this article if you would like to watch Deadpool & Wolverine or Alien: Romulus completely unsullied. Or Total Recall. Or Lord of the Rings. In fact, please go away now!Trailers have been responsible for ruining a whole lot of movies. More than three decades ago, if you happened to be watching Paul Verhoeven's classic sci-fi romp...
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Press regulation campaigners accuse prime minister of lacking courage to stand up to newspaper ownersKeir Starmer has dismayed press regulation campaigners by confirming he has no plans to revive the second part of the Leveson inquiry into the British newspaper industry.The prime minister told reporters on Thursday that other issues would take...
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Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley indulge in some sensational swearing in a hugely enjoyable comedy, while Stanley Kubrick's iconoclastic horror still packs a punchWhen a series of anonymous poison pen letters are sent to prim coastal town resident Edith (Olivia Colman), suspicion immediately falls on her neighbour Rose (Jessie Buckley), an Irish...
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The warm, likable tale of Mexican women joining the police to catch a serial killer, plus Shaun Ryder asks Bez to plan his funeral – with predictably eccentric resultsMexico City, 1971. A serial killer known as the Undresser is murdering women and the police are nowhere near catching him. With the situation becoming politically difficult, a plan...
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France pulls out all the stops for the start of the Games. Plus another perilous rescue in the Lake District. Here's what to watch this evening5.45pm, BBC One One hundred years since the games were last held there, Paris is hosting the greatest sports tournament in the world for a third time – and the city is pulling out all the stops for the...
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Age reporter questions expense of flying TV personality to Europe while up to 90 staff are cut from newsrooms. Plus: Murdoch's real-life succession dramaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe presence of the Nine TV personality Scott Cam in Paris to promote...
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Bankruptcy judge dismisses case filed by Gateway Pundit, which faces defamation cases over false election claimsA judge dismissed a bankruptcy case filed by the Gateway Pundit on Wednesday, saying the far-right outlet did not file the case in good faith.The ruling from US bankruptcy judge Mindy Mora in the southern district of Florida comes as the...
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Voice actors and motion capture performers to strike over AI protections after nearly two years of negotiationsHollywood's video game performers voted to go on strike Thursday, throwing part of the entertainment industry into another work stoppage after talks for a new contract with major game studios broke down over artificial intelligence...
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Killing the golden goose is far from unprecedented, as the fall from grace of Serie A and La Liga can attestThe triumphalism of the Premier League is unlikely to disperse any time soon, even during a chastening 2024. Performances in last season's Uefa club competitions were disappointing. Though Rodri was named player of the tournament, Euro 2024...
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This week, Chanté sits down with pop culture writer and Strictly Come Dancing fan Michael Hogan to discuss the latest Strictly scandal and why the show is such a big deal in the UKArchive: BBC One, BBC News, Youtube (James Acaster) Tik Tok (mxwlch03, eveningstandard, metro, dailymail) X (RNCResearch, ryanlong03), 'The Bear' (Disney), 'Dance Moms'...
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League agrees 11-year deal with networksWarner Bros Discovery considering legal actionThe NBA signed its 11-year media rights deal with Disney, NBC and Amazon Prime Video on Wednesday after saying it was not accepting Warner Bros Discovery's $1.8bn a year offer to continue its longtime relationship with the league.The media rights deals were...
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Described as a 'masterclass in tragicomedy', the novel, set in Syracuse in 412BC, follows two locals who decide to stage Medea in a quarry using prisoners as actorsFerdia Lennon has won this year's Waterstones debut fiction prize for his "riotous, exuberant treat of a novel”, Glorious Exploits.The novel, which took about seven years to write, is...
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He may have been one of Britain's most successful ever athletes, but Christie's triumphs opened him up to abuse from the press, the police – and sexual harassment'I am so proud of being British,” says Linford Christie. Watching this painful hour and a half-long portrait of one of Britain's most accomplished yet controversial athletes, it's hard...
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Editorial staff from the Age, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian Financial Review, the Brisbane Times and WAtoday reject improved pay offerFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastJournalists employed by Nine Entertainment's publishing division have voted...
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Shares dip as broadcaster reveals its majority stake in company behind Sherlock and Douglas Is CancelledITV has reported a 17% surge in advertising revenue fuelled by the Euro 2024 tournament, while announcing that it has taken a majority stake in the production company behind shows including Sherlock, The Devil's Hour and Douglas Is Cancelled.The...
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Tim Davie says fun and entertainment should prevail amid accusations over behaviour of some professional dancersHalf a million households cancelled BBC licence fee last yearThe BBC wants to make Strictly Come Dancing more fun and less competitive, its director general has said as he confirmed the next series of the show will go ahead this...
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Labour justice minister in Lords says there is 'need to protect access to justice' for legitimate claimsLabour has delayed proposals to tackle spurious lawsuits brought by oligarchs and others aimed at intimidating journalists, academics and campaigners.Frederick Ponsonby, a Labour justice minister in the House of Lords, said he could not commit to...
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This chummy, ineffective look at the arts crisis offers no solutions. And by featuring only one contributor aged under 50, it is itself part of the problemCulture, thinks Melvyn Bragg, is not a bonus feature of reality: it actually is life itself. Or – as the veteran broadcaster puts it in his new Sky Arts documentary – art "isn't the cherry on...
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Collectives such as Pattern Up use the visual signifiers of well-known brands to deliver satirical statements. 'It's something everyone can relate to – which is dark,' they sayLabour's landslide win in the general election saw many Conservative MPs experience a Portillo moment. Top Tories including Liz Truss, Penny Mordaunt and Jacob Rees-Mogg...
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Billionaire media tycoon, 93, attempting to secure Lachlan Murdoch's control rather than assets going to all children Rupert Murdoch is in a secret legal battle pitching the ageing mogul and his heir apparent, Lachlan Murdoch, against three of his other children, according to documents seen by the New York Times.Murdoch, 93, is attempting to secure...
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The royal speaks out in a major documentary about press intrusion. Plus, Linford Christie tells his remarkable but enraging life story. Here's what to watch this evening9pm, ITV1Prince Harry gives his first major interview since the conclusion of his court case against Mirror Group Newspapers in 2023, in this documentary about the two-decade-long...
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Bandits! Sword fights! Buboes! Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Zosia Mamet and co have a whale of a time in this plague-riddled comedy-drama set in 14th-century ItalyPut down your Boccaccio, which I know you picked up the instant you heard Netflix had commissioned a series called The Decameron, keen to refresh your memory of the 14th-century Italian...
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EU officials ask Giorgia Meloni to guarantee independence and funding of public broadcaster amid growing worries The European Commission has raised the alarm about the independence of Italy's public service media and Rome's failure to reform the country's strict defamation law, which is widely seen as silencing government critics.In a report issued...
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This documentary about Chris Parry, 28 – who died rescuing civilians from the frontline – is profoundly human. His bodycam footage feels like a dystopian video gameWhat a title for a documentary: Hell Jumper is the nickname given to a particular kind of overseas volunteer in Ukraine, one who specialises in driving to the frontline to pick up...
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Growing number of antisemitic, misogynistic posts reveal far right's anxieties as Harris's candidacy solidifiesAs Donald Trump's campaign shifts his focus to presumptive Democratic nominee, Vice-President Kamala Harris, the online ecosystem of the far right has responded in lockstep with racist insults, misogynistic tropes, antisemitic conspiracy...
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Have you ever wondered how the algorithms on social media platforms affect what you see in your feed?That was a question that preyed on the mind of Guardian Australia's technology reporter Josh Taylor, so he set up an experiment and the results were troubling.Taylor and Dr Stephanie Wescott, an expert in online misogyny, tell Nour Haydar how Meta...
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A new Netflix docuseries spotlights Lou Pearlman, the man behind the Backstreet Boys and 'NSync – and a criminal mastermindWith hundreds of millions of records sold, careers that are still thriving in their fourth decade, and admiration from the likes of Taylor Swift, the boy bands the Backstreet Boys and 'NSync are absolute pop royalty. They...
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She got her big break on Lena Dunham's hit show – and has since established a great and growing career. The actor and writer discusses Madame Web, introversion and her surprisingly personal essaysZosia Mamet hasn't seen Madame Web, the turkey that crashed the Marvel franchise earlier this year and launched a thousand memes. "I chose not to,”...
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Murdoch's Australian arm has quietly slashed tens of millions of dollars in costs to counter a slow advertising market and loss of revenue from Meta dealFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSome of News Corp's most experienced journalists have been made...
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The Justin Timberlake-fronted boyband and the Backstreet Boys may have conquered the world, but their manager's huge fraud devastated lives. This is the staggering taleHis artists called him Big Poppa, but the late boyband mogul Lou Pearlman was also a big old conman, convicted of running a substantial Ponzi scheme which earned him a 25-year prison...
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The HBO comedy has provided us with a treasure trove of clips, memes and storylines as reality starts to mirror fictionEven before the news broke this past Sunday that Joe Biden would end his presidential run in the face of a disastrous debate last month and sinking poll numbers and endorse the vice-president, Kamala Harris, to take his place, the...
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Unurtsetseg Naran, editor of Mongolia's Zarig news site, was jailed for nearly five years in a closed-door trial last week. Before the hearing, while under house arrest, she explained how she has fallen victim to her country's crackdown on press freedomAs the police arrived at the door of our newsroom to march us out of the office, I wrote on the...
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Reporters will walk off job from Friday – affecting Paris Games coverage – unless union demands are met during Wednesday afternoon meetingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastJournalists at the Sydney Morning Herald and the Age will walk off the job for...
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A moving tribute to brave Cornishman Chris Parry, who died while saving civillians. Plus: The Great British Sewing Bee takes its final stitch of 2024. Here's what to watch tonight9pm, BBC TwoChris Parry was a 28-year-old from Cornwall who died in eastern Ukraine while trying to save a woman from heavy bombing. He was part of a group of young...
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Taika Waititi! Jemaine Clement! Lisa Kudrow being the absolute master of the muttered aside! This remake of the 80s film is a confident, hilarious romp through historyKevin's bedroom quakes. His wardrobe starts to shudder. It opens … on to a scene of a Viking warrior being chased by some angry Saxons. The warrior leaps into the safety of Kevin's...
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Former Newsnight journalist says editors instead told him to 'be careful' when he was attacked by ex-No 10 aide on BBC board• 'Nobody can be entirely impartial': Lewis Goodall on poverty, politics and the BBCLewis Goodall, the former policy editor of Newsnight and now a presenter on the hit podcast The News Agents, has alleged that his BBC bosses...
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This murder-of-the week drama – with its screamingly obvious solutions – was seemingly dreamed up in five minutes. It's like a charmless Columbo, with brighter clothesNever have I felt so alone as I did during my years as a devoted fan of The Good Wife but stone cold hater of recurring character Elsbeth Tascioni (Carrie Preston). She was a...
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Although less combative than usual, the former home secretary moaned about migration and said she would vote TrumpAttention. Do not adjust your radio sets. Normal service will be resumed shortly.Fair to say that most listeners tuning in to LBC at 10am on Tuesday morning would have been in for a shock. Regular presenter James O'Brien was off on his...
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As Those About to Die brings swords and sandals back to the screen, the 'Colosseum consultant' who advises all the epic productions about accuracy tells us why he is 'paid to be ignored'One of the many things Alexander Mariotti wants you to know about Those About to Die, the new Amazon Prime show set in ancient Rome, is that gladiators rarely...
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IOC has sold UK broadcasting rights for Games to Discovery leaving BBC with fewer streams to show live actionAt Tokyo 2020 there was dismay among UK Olympics lovers when the BBC provided a much more restricted offering than in London 2012 and Rio 2016 after the rights to the Olympics were sold to a US pay-TV company. These days, Warner Bros...
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Algorithm pushes new generation of viewers to the old ITV2 drama starring Billie PiperNetflix viewers could be forgiven for doing a double-take as they idly browsed the homepage earlier this month. Amid the latest releases and newest releases, an old ITV2 drama appeared in the UK's top 10 programmes.Secret Diary of a Call Girl, based on the...
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Alsu Kurmasheva convicted after secret trial for spreading 'false information' about armed forcesA Russian court has sentenced Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, to six-and-a-half years in prison after a rushed, secret trial.Kurmasheva, a Prague-based editor, was arrested last year during a family...
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This 'howcatchem' starring the disarmingly daffy lawyer is a treat. Plus: Roy Clarke looks back at Keeping Up Appearances. Here's what to watch this evening9pm, Sky Witness Giving The Good Wife's disarmingly daffy lawyer Elsbeth Tascioni (Carrie Preston) her own Columbo-esque "howcatchem”, transplanted from Chicago to New York, is such a...
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Zahawi reportedly in talks with potential backers including the Reuben familyBusiness live – latest updatesThe former chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has approached a number of billionaire backers about financing a potential £600m bid for the Telegraph newspapers and Spectator magazine.Zahawi, who decided not to stand again in his Stratford-on-Avon...
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A man slit his own throat after a dragon set him alight, and that kiss could change everything – but being denied a key scene ruined the funSpoiler alert: this recap is for people watching House of the Dragon. Do not read on unless you have watched season two, episode six. Continue reading...
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From the women manhandled out of their wheelchairs to the man forced to drag himself along a plane floor, this searing documentary is packed with horrors that will be painfully familiar to many people with disabilities'This is like my legs. And I'm sitting there thinking: 'Oh my God, they're going to break it,'” says the broadcaster Sophie Morgan...
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Will Mellor meets the Post Office workers whose lives have been torn apart – including the remarkable operator who, after paying back money she never owed, feels sick each time she still has to use the Horizon systemIt is worth remembering that the ITV drama Mr Bates Vs the Post Office was only broadcast at the start of January this year, which...
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Doctoral student at Renmin University of China school of liberal arts in Beijing posted recordings on WeiboA top Chinese university has fired a professor, a day after a graduate student accused him of sexual harassment on social media in a rare public allegation and posted recordings as evidence, drawing widespread support.The woman, who identified...
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Publication's longest-serving editor calls time amid unrest at Nine Entertainment over job cuts and and latest pay offerFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe editor-in-chief of the Australian Financial Review, Michael Stutchbury, will step down after 13...
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Media group controlled by Vincent Bolloré to break up, with advertising company Havas to list in AmsterdamBusiness live – latest updatesVivendi plans to float its French TV business Canal+ in London, providing a shot in the arm for the capital's stock exchange after a number of high-profile companies opted for rival international financial...
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Papers in the UK, US and around the world report on 'historic decision', dissect how it came to be and what it means for the election campaignUK headlines were dominated by US president Joe Biden's historic decision to pull out of the race for re-election and endorse vice-president Kamala Harris. The move comes after a disastrous performance in a...
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Campaigner Sophie Morgan is leading the fight to allow wheelchair users greater freedom when flying. Plus, Will Mellor meets the real people behind the Post office scandal. Here's what to watch this evening9pm, Channel 4 "We're treated like luggage, like cattle.” This documentary's opening footage of the reality of flying as experienced by...
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Rob Rinder's nuanced look at the penal system through the ages unearths horrifying revelations – from conditions so bad they caused a riot, to the cruelty current inmates faceWhat is the fundamental function of prison? The jury is out on whether it is retribution, rehabilitation or protecting the public. But in recent years, with a more complex...
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In this week's newsletter: The audio superstar is back with a 'beach read' of a podcast, The Arc of Love. Plus: five of the best podcasts about death• Don't get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereThe True Story of the Fake ZombiesWidely available, episodes weekly In 1969, St Albans-based band the Zombies had a hit single in the US...
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The search engine's response to ChatGPT and its ilk is to take a highly partial approach to what it considers worthy of attentionOnce upon a time, a very long time ago in internet years – 1998 – Google was truly great. A couple of lads at Stanford University in California had the idea to build a search engine that would crawl the world wide...
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Accusations of abusive behaviour in rehearsal rooms 'complete news' to judge of the dance showStrictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood has said allegations of abusive behaviour to past participants on the show have come as a "shock” to him.Last weekend professional dancer Graziano Di Prima said he was leaving the BBC show after claims...
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The 'highly offensive' title of ITV's new comedy may have seen officers' federation throw its toys out of the pram, but this slight sitcom goes easy on years of reports of corruptionIt's time for the Police Federation of England and Wales to apply lavender oil to all available pulse points, because the new ITV comedy Piglets is here. When the title...
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US standup and sitcom star who exuded calm assurance in a career that spanned more than 50 yearsBob Newhart, who has died aged 94, employed a deadpan delivery, marked with a sometimes stammering hesitation, that made him an unlikely candidate to become one of America's most successful comedians. It was in keeping with his character that his...
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In the Blink of an Eye was praised at the Theakston Old Peculier crime writing festival as 'changing the way we think about policing forever'A "boundary-pushing take on the police procedural” which features a human detective working with an AI sleuth in order to solve a missing persons case has won the coveted Theakston Old Peculier crime novel...
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The debut novelist on her haunting tale of mothers and daughters, the importance of putting black women on the page and the art form that makes her feel most aliveOrlaine McDonald, 55, came to writing late, having worked for many years in arts education, taking theatre to schools and pupil referral and youth offending units. After attending a local...
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Actor tells Virgin Radio he feels 'very emotional' after completing writing of sitcom with Ruth JonesJames Corden has revealed that he and Ruth Jones have finished writing the script for Gavin and Stacey's final episode.The actor and former talk show host, 45, announced in early May along with the show's co-creator Jones, 57, that the beloved...
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Main rights to broadcast Games sold to DiscoveryBBC limited to one linear and one digital channelTelevision viewers of the Olympics in the UK could miss exciting live moments during the Games if several key events happen simultaneously, the man in charge of delivering the BBC's Olympics coverage has warned.The BBC is limited to showing live action...
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Whereas once it was enough to enjoy a few weeks on air, now many participants are after influencer endorsementDuring its first 20 years on air Strictly Come Dancing scandals have been largely confined to on-screen drama, off-screen snogging and the odd trip to the divorce courts.Yet this week one of the BBC's most successful shows is on the...
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'Digital pandemic', 'havoc' and 'meltdown' were some of the most common phrases in UK headlines after botched CrowdStrike software updateGlobal IT outage: live updatesSaturday's headlines are dominated by the fallout from an IT failure that grounded planes, took TV channels off air and played havoc with health services, banking and retail...
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Protest planned at Tate Modern after accusations against channel owned by Len Blavatnik, UK's second-richest manLen Blavatnik, the second-richest man in Britain, is facing a series of protests in the UK after his Israeli television channel was accused of cancelling programmes to please Benjamin Netanyahu.Aviel Lewis, a London-based Israeli who is...
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In the 1970s, huge crowds – even royalty – packed cinemas to watch bawdy 'sexploitation' films. Ahead of a documentary, their stars talk pain, secrets – and being 'the most famous bare bum in British screen history'Robin Askwith is telling me about his testicles. Specifically, how they took some serious punishment in the 1974 film Confessions...
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Two teams of celebrities are locked in a container for 24 hours and compete for points as the comedian host tells the most soulless jokes you've ever heard. You'll yearn for TaskmasterYou can always find some bloke in the pub who is a conspiracy theorist about Jimmy Carr's laugh. I encourage you to find this person wherever you can. It is a...
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X CEO's support for Trump is a break from the role that major social media heads have played in US politicsMinutes after Donald Trump announced that he had selected JD Vance as his running mate, Elon Musk rushed to endorse the two Republican candidates to his 190 million followers on the social network that he owns. The tech billionaire proclaimed...
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Billie Eilish is the latest celebrity to read a bedtime story on the BBC's pre-school channel. It is not just tiny tots who will tune inThe American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish became the latest celebrity to read a bedtime story for the BBC's CBeebies channel on Friday. Eilish, who won her second Oscar last year with her song What Was I Made...
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Reporter found guilty of spying in trial thought to have been rushed in preparation for prisoner swapA Russian court has found the US journalist Evan Gershkovich guilty of espionage and sentenced him to 16 years in prison, after a trial widely described as a sham.Gershkovich, 32, denied the charges and pleaded not guilty during the secretive court...
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The restaurant drama broke an Emmys record for a comedy show, but how is a tense series about stress, trauma and suicide supposed to be a comedy?Emmy nominations 2024: the full list and the biggest surprises and snubsYesterday The Bear made Emmys history after receiving 23 nominations, an all-time record for a comedy series. And yet the reception...
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From January 2025 providers will have to tell customers upfront in 'pounds and pence' about expected increasesPhone, broadband and pay-TV companies are to be banned from imposing mid-contract price increases linked to inflation, in a crackdown by the regulator after a Guardian investigation exposed "greedflation” in the sector last year.Under...
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Fox News host recently had his show canceled after joining in the false narrative of 2020 election being stolenLou Dobbs, a longtime cable news anchor known in recent years for supporting Donald Trump and for spreading misinformation, has died at age 78, according to statements posted on his social media accounts.Trump paid tribute to Dobbs as "a...
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Star of game-changing sitcoms The Bob Newhart Show and Newhart, and Christmas comedy Elf, had period of illnessBob Newhart, the revered US comedian and star of two classic sitcoms known for his deadpan delivery, died on Thursday at the age of 94.The Chicago native and titular star of game-changing sitcoms The Bob Newhart Show and Newhart in the...
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Ryan Reynolds's charm carries a super-fun video-game comedy, and Daisy Ridley is steely and inspirational as Trudy Ederle – the first woman to swim the ChannelThey are collaborating on the new Deadpool film, but actor Ryan Reynolds and director Shawn Levy first joined forces for this effortlessly enjoyable comedy thriller. Reynolds plays Guy, an...
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Sebastian Hotz, aka El Hotzo, was dropped from his radio show and provoked anger from Elon Musk after now-deleted posts on XA 28-year-old German comedian has got into trouble with Donald Trump supporters and then Elon Musk after sending a series of tweets appearing to welcome the assassination attempt on the former US president.Sebastian Hotz, who...
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