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Rishi Sunak makes first speech as Prime Minister
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- Rishi Sunak makes first speech as Prime Minister
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- 5:58
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister after meeting the King at Buckingham Palace.
Here is Mr Sunak’s first speech as Prime Minister in full.
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- Rishi Sunak calls for unity during first address as incoming Prime Minister
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Incoming prime minister Rishi Sunak called for "stability and unity" during his first address since being announced as the new Conservative Party leader.
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- Graham Potter’s unbeaten start as Chelsea manager has extended to eight games
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- 0:54
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Graham Potter’s unbeaten start as Chelsea manager has extended to eight games thanks to Jorginho’s nerveless spot-kick.
Chelsea started slowly and were overrun in the first half-an-hour, leading Potter to hook Marc Cucurella in favour of Mateo Kovacic to facilitate a formation switch.
Potter admitted Kovacic continues to carry a knee problem, leading the Blues to be careful with their Croatia creator.
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- Pep Guardiola is left speechless after Erling Haaland’s latest Manchester City goalscoring heroics
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- 1:10
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Pep Guardiola was stuck for words to describe Erling Haaland’s latest goalscoring heroics as Manchester City returned to winning ways.
The prolific Norwegian struck twice – including one from the penalty spot – as City bounced back from last week’s loss at Liverpool with a 3-1 victory over Brighton at the Etihad Stadium.
The striker’s double took his tally since joining the club to a remarkable 22 from just 15 appearances.
With 17 of those goals having come in the Premier League he is already, after 11 games, just six behind last season’s golden-boot winning total.
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- Manchester United player Raphael Varane’s World Cup hopes hang in the balance after Chelsea injury
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- 0:48
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Raphael Varane faces a nervous 24-hour wait to discover his World Cup fate after suffering a hamstring injury in Manchester United’s 1-1 draw at Chelsea.
United boss Erik ten Hag insisted club medics will need a day to assess the France defender, who was distraught at hobbling out of the game.
Varane was left in tears, even punching the corner flag in frustration when leaving the field.
Jorginho’s late penalty had Chelsea battling to hold out for a win, before Casemiro levelled with a header from Luke Shaw’s cross four minutes into added time.
Brazil midfielder Casemiro’s acrobatic header offered a passable impression of the absent Cristiano Ronaldo, stood down by Ten Hag over disciplinary breaches.
Ten Hag hailed United’s comeback draw, but insisted the boost to his squad would have no impact on Ronaldo’s situation.
“Of course it is a big moment, to get a point here, to collect the point, a wel...
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- Former Chinese president Hu Jintao escorted from NCCCP in Beijing
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- 0:44
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Former Chinese President Hu Jintao was helped off the stage during the closing session of a week-long party congress in Beijing on Saturday.
The 79-year-old looked slightly disoriented as two assistants led him away, sparking speculation about his health.
There was no official comment.
Jiang Zemin, 96, who was president before Mr Hu, did not appear at this congress.
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- Giorgia Meloni has been sworn in as the first woman Italian premier
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- 1:11
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Giorgia Meloni, whose political party has neo-fascist roots, has been sworn in as Italy’s first far-right premier since the end of the Second World War.
The 45-year-old took the oath of office before the Italian president at the presidential palace, also becoming the first woman to be the nation’s premier.
Her Brothers of Italy party was the top vote-getter in last month’s national election.
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- Penny Mordaunt in the running to replace Liz Truss as Tory leader
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- 1:17
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- A former magician’s assistant, Penny Mordaunt is now seeking a leading role on the national stage for a second time, after the crumbling of the Truss administration.
Long before she made a bid to replace Boris Johnson, let alone his successor, 49-year-old Ms Mordaunt had been tipped as a potential challenger for the Tory crown.
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- Liz Truss leaves Downing Street in sunglasses the day after her resignation
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- 0:31
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Liz Truss left Downing Street in sunglasses the day after her resignation.
The outgoing Prime Minister kept a low profile as speculation mounts over who will replace her as Tory leader.
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- Just Stop Oil protesters spray orange paint on the front of Harrods in Knightsbridge, central London
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- 2:13
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Protesters from Just Stop Oil have sprayed orange paint around the front of Harrods department store in Knightsbridge, central London, in the organisation’s latest demonstration calling for an end to new oil and gas.
Around 20 protesters gathered in Brompton Road at 9am on Thursday, with many gluing themselves to the road, blocking traffic.
A video shared on their Twitter page shows protesters spraying their distinctive orange paint on the windows of the luxury shop, as members of the public can be heard asking: “What are you doing?”
A second video shared online appears to show Harrods security staff taking those spraying paint inside the store.
The Metropolitan Police said specialist officers are in the process of removing protesters from the road, adding two people have been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage.
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- Liz Truss to resign as Prime Minister
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- 1:40
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Liz Truss has announced she will resign as Prime Minister, becoming the shortest serving prime minister in British history.
She signalled the end of the shortest term by any prime minister following a botched financial statement, the loss of two of her most senior Cabinet ministers and an open revolt by Tory MPs.
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- How everyday food items have risen in price in the past 12 months
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- 1:27
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The cost of food and drink has increased at its sharpest rate since 1980, with surges in the prices of many key items in the average household’s shopping basket
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- Dwayne Johnson: Making DC blockbuster Black Adam made me feel like a little kid
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- 0:37
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Dwayne Johnson says his favourite part of making the new DC blockbuster film Black Adam was putting on his superhero costume every day and feeling “like a little kid”
The former wrestler-turned-Hollywood star said working on the film had been “hard but certainly well worth it”
Black Adam follows the story of anti-hero Teth Adam, a 5,000-year-old slave-turned-warrior with godlike abilities
The movie is considered to be both a spin-off and a prequel of the 2019 Shazam! movie, starring Zachary Levi
As well as Johnson, it stars Pierce Brosnan, Quintessa Swindell, Noah Centineo, and Aldis Hodge
Speaking at the UK premiere of the film in London’s Leicester Square, he told the PA news agency that he had wanted to “usher in a new era” for the DC franchise
“We made a great movie, we knew that was the most important thing,” he told PA
“We wanted to create a movie that was appealing glob...
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- Cabinet meets as Liz Truss battles to stay in No 10
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- 1:03
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Members of the Cabinet met in Downing Street on Tuesday morning as Prime Minister Liz Truss battles to stay in No 10
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- King Charles meets refugees from Ukraine, Syria and Afghanistan who have settled in Scotland
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The King welcomed refugees from Ukraine, Syria and Afghanistan as he learned of efforts to resettle displaced families in Aberdeen.
Charles visited the Scottish city on Monday to hear first hand how Aberdeen City Council has been supporting people fleeing conflict in their homeland.
The city council has worked with the UK and Scottish Governments to provide accommodation and critical services such as health and education for more than 1,000 people from Ukraine, Afghanistan and Syria.
In a reception at the city’s Town House, the King met Inna Skvortsova, a Ukrainian woman who arrived in the city in April.
She now has a full-time role at the council assisting with the resettlement programme.
Ms Skvortsova said it was “such an honour” to be invited to meet the King.
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- Cast of Knives Out sequel pays tribute to Dame Angela Lansbury
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- 2:01
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Daniel Craig has said he “couldn’t be prouder” that actress Dame Angela Lansbury and composer Stephen Sondheim make a posthumous appearance in his latest film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Filmmaker Rian Johnson’s much-anticipated sequel to Knives Out closed the BFI London Film Festival with its European premiere on Sunday
James Bond star Craig, 54, reprises his role as suave detective Benoit Blanc for the sequel, which sees his character travel to Greece to peel back the layers of a mystery involving a new cast of colourful suspects
He told the PA news agency: “I just had so much fun on the first one and we got the chance to do it again, it was a no-brainer"
The sequel will feature final on-screen appearances from Murder, She Wrote actress Dame Angela, who died on Tuesday, alongside Sondheim, who created musicals including Sweeney Todd and died in November last year
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- UK Government’s main objective will be ensuring “stability”, says new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt
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- 5:27
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- New Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has issued an emergency statement as he seeks to restore stability following weeks of turmoil on the financial markets.
Mr Hunt has dramatically scaled back support for household energy bills and ditched tax cuts promised by his predecessor Kwasi Kwarteng as he seeks to restore stability following weeks of turmoil on the financial markets.
The Chancellor confirmed he is ditching many of the measures in the mini-budget, including the planned cut to income tax.
In an emergency statement, Mr Hunt said the energy price guarantee – which had been due to cap prices for two years – will end in April after which time the Government will look to target help on those most in need.
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- Just Stop Oil supporters spray paint over Aston Martin showroom in London
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- 2:01
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Just Stop Oil protesters have sprayed paint over a luxury car showroom and blocked Park Lane in central London.
The campaigners, who are calling for the Government to halt all new oil and gas licences and consents, set up the roadblock from 11am on Sunday.
Demonstrators sat down in the road, holding large orange banners, with a number gluing themselves to the tarmac or locking themselves together.
One protester then sprayed orange paint over the nearby Aston Martin showroom in Park Lane.
It came on the same day Home Secretary Suella Braverman unveiled plans to crack down on the kind of protest favoured by climate activists.
Just Stop Oil tweeted that the action was to “defy” the Cabinet minister.
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- Emily Blunt loved working with ‘freak genius’ director on Western TV series
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- British actress Emily Blunt said she loved working with writer and director Hugo Blick in upcoming western drama The English because he “doesn’t cling too tightly to his words”.
The six-part series explores the unlikely connection between an aristocratic Englishwoman (Blunt) and a Pawnee ex-cavalry scout, played by Chaske Spencer in 1890s America.
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- Actions speak louder than words, says new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt
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- 1:40
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- New Chancellor Jeremy Hunt praised Prime Minister Liz Truss for doing "that most difficult thing in politics, which is to change tack".
He told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme that Ms Truss remains “in charge” and insisted voters can still put their faith in her.
“She’s listened. She’s changed. She’s been willing to do that most difficult thing in politics, which is to change tack,” he said.
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- Two protesters arrested after throwing soup on Van Gogh’s Sunflowers
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- 0:35
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Two Just Stop Oil supporters were arrested after throwing tinned soup at one of Vincent van Gogh’s most famous paintings to protest against fossil fuels.
The protesters, wearing Just Stop Oil T-shirts, threw two tins of Heinz Tomato soup over the 1888 work Sunflowers at the National Gallery, before kneeling down in front of the painting and appearing to glue their hands to the wall beneath it.
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- Harry Potter and Cracker actor Robbie Coltrane dies aged 72
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- 1:08
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Harry Potter and Cracker actor Robbie Coltrane has died aged 72.
The Scottish star, whose real name is Anthony Robert McMillan, was best known for playing the beloved Hogwarts gamekeeper Hagrid and starring as criminal psychologist Dr Eddie ‘Fitz’ Fitzgerald in ITV’s crime drama Cracker.
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- Leeds lights up in UK's largest annual arts and light festival
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- 3:20
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- General views from Light Night Leeds, the UK's largest two-day annual arts and light festival on October 13
Visitors will be able to see some of the city's most iconic indoor and outdoor spaces in a new light
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- Erik ten Hag pleased with way Manchester United stuck to their task
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Erik ten Hag was pleased by the way Manchester United stuck at it as substitute Scott McTominay struck deep in stoppage time to deny Neil Lennon’s Omonia Nicosia a famous Old Trafford draw
Playing at home for the first time in five weeks, poor finishing and the inspired performance of back-up goalkeeper Francis Uzoho had the Cypriot side dreaming of an incredible Europa League result
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- Jurgen Klopp Thrashing of Rangers major confident boost ahead of Man City clash
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- 0:37
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Jurgen Klopp believes Liverpool’s 7-1 thrashing of Rangers at Ibrox instantly changed the mood around the club ahead of their clash with Manchester City on Sunday
The Anfield side have had a wretched start to their league campaign with only two wins in eight but they ran riot against the Govan men in their Champions League clash in Glasgow
Rangers took the lead in the 17th minute through Scott Arfield but the Reds reasserted themselves and Roberto Firmino grabbed a double, fellow striker Darwin Nunez added a third before substitute Mo Salah scored three goals in six minutes and 12 seconds – the fastest Champions League hat-trick – with Harvey Elliott notching the seventh as Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side crumbled
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- Sir Sam Mendes’ latest film about childhood memories which have ‘haunted’ him
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- 1:21
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Oscar-winning filmmaker Sir Sam Mendes said his forthcoming project Empire Of Light is inspired by childhood memories “growing up with someone who was disintegrating mentally”
The film, which stars Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward and Colin Firth, had its European premiere at this year’s BFI London Film Festival and marks Sir Sam’s first foray into solo screenwriting
Set in an old cinema in an English seaside town in the early 1980s, the film explores human connection and romance
Bond film director Sir Sam, 57, told the PA news agency that Empire Of Light is “very autobiographical”
He said: “Even though I don’t feature in the film as a character, it’s really inspired by childhood memories growing up with someone who was disintegrating mentally while trying to bring me up
“Those memories have haunted me and I’ve been trying to find a way to express them and bring them into a story for a long time
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- Damien Hirst on new exhibition: I am not burning my art, I am transforming it
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- 1:09
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Damien Hirst has said he is not burning his art but “transforming it”, as he began setting fire to thousands of his creations as part of a new exhibition
The British artist, 57, has begun the next stage of his The Currency exhibition in south London, which will see him destroy a physical collection of his classic polka dot-style artworks in contained fires
The project first began in July 2021 with 10,000 original pieces accompanied by NFTs (non-fungible tokens) which are cryptographic assets stored digitally with a unique identification code that cannot be copied but can be sold
Collectors were given the option of keeping either the digital or the physical artwork
More than half of the collectors, 5,149, decided to keep the physical artwork while 4,851 opted for the NFT
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- Brendan Fraser wants to change ‘hearts and minds’ with new film The Whale
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- 1:08
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- US actor Brendan Fraser hopes to challenge pre-conceived notions about obesity with his new film The Whale
The psychological drama stars Fraser, 53, as morbidly obese English teacher Charlie trying to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter, played by Stranger Things’ Sadie Sink
At the film’s UK premiere at the BFI London Film Festival, Fraser told the PA news agency it was the “most challenging role” he has ever played
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- Sadiq Khan receives Covid booster and flu vaccine
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Mayor of London Sadiq Khan receives his Covid-19 booster and flu vaccine
He was invited to have them due to his severe asthma
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- Pep Guardiola coy on whether Erling Haaland will be rested against FC Copenhagen
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- 1:05
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has offered no hints as to whether he might rest star striker Erling Haaland in the Champions League this week
City face FC Copenhagen, a side they thrashed 5-0 last week with Haaland scoring twice, in the Danish capital on Tuesday
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- N’Golo Kante suffers fresh injury setback as Chelsea gear up for AC Milan clash
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Chelsea’s N’Golo Kante has suffered a fresh setback in his battle to shake off his latest hamstring injury
The World Cup-winning France midfielder did not travel to Italy for Tuesday’s Champions League clash with AC Milan
Kante, who has been out of action since suffering a hamstring problem in the Blues’ 2-2 Premier League draw with Tottenham on August 14, stayed in London on Monday after encountering an issue in training
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- Jessica Chastain Nurses are underpaid, overworked and underappreciated
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- 0:39
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Oscar-winner Jessica Chastain, who plays a nurse in her latest film, said she feels nurses have been “forgotten about” following the pandemic
The American actress, 45, stars in The Good Nurse, which follows the true story of nurse Amy Loughren, who becomes suspicious that her colleague, played by Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne, is responsible for a series of patient deaths
The crime drama, directed by Tobias Lindholm, tells the story of serial killer Charlie Cullen and is based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Charles Graeber
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- Fans with football banning orders must hand over passports ahead of World Cup
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- 0:54
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- More than 1,300 people subject to football banning orders will be forced to hand their UK passports to police under measures that come into force on Friday
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- Euro 2024 qualifying draw: Who were the Home Nations drawn against?
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- 2:24
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- England manager Gareth Southgate is determined to still be in post for the Three Lions’ Euro 2024 reunion with Italy, but knows it all hinges on how his team perform in the World Cup in Qatar this winter
England have been drawn against their Euro 2020 final conquerors in qualification Group C for the next continental finals in Germany in two years’ time, along with Ukraine, North Macedonia and Malta
Southgate is contracted until the end of the next Euro finals but accepts he will be judged first on how his team get on at the World Cup, which starts next month
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- Hundreds demonstrate against Assange extradition in London
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- 0:40
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Palace of Westminster to demonstrate against the extradition of Julian Assange
The Australian activist and founder of Wikileaks is awaiting deportation to the US from HMP Belmarsh, where he fears he could face a prison sentence of 175 years
Mr Assange’s wife Stella, accompanied by their two young sons, was applauded by protesters forming a human chain that snaked along Westminster Bridge, along the front of Parliament and into Victoria Tower Gardens
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- Florence Pugh praises "sensitive" and "considerate" director of her new film
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Florence Pugh has said the “passion” director Sebastian Lelio brought to the set of The Wonder was “exactly” what she needed at the time
Florence Pugh has said the “passion” director Sebastian Lelio brought to the set of The Wonder was “exactly” what she needed at the time
The British actress, 26, stars as Lib Wright in the adaptation of Emma Donoghue’s novel directed by Chilean filmmaker Lelio – who won an Oscar for his 2017 feature A Fantastic Woman
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- Scottish actress Tilda Swinton embodies her mother and herself in ‘personal’ passion project
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Tilda Swinton has said starring in The Eternal Daughter was a passion project both she and director Joanna Hogg had spoken about making for many years.
Scottish actress Swinton, 61, plays both mother and daughter in the psychological mystery which also stars Carly-Sophia Davies and Joseph Mydell.
Swinton, attending the film’s UK premiere at the BFI London Film Festival, spoke about her long-term friendship with Hogg, who directed and wrote The Souvenir films.
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- Prince and Princess of Wales take part in royal cocktail race at Belfast market during Ireland visit
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The Prince of Wales earned a slightly controversial victory in Belfast in a race against his wife to make the quickest cocktail.
The royal couple accepted the challenge during a visit to Trademarket in Belfast, stepping around to the other side of a bar and listening carefully to instructions.
Poised to start pouring, Kate exclaimed: “He’s started,” to chuckles from William, and started herself, deftly pouring measures of the various drinks into a cocktail maker to create Up the Lagan in a Bubble.
The couple arrived at the recently opened outdoor street food and retail market on the Dublin Road to cheers from fans who had caught wind of the visit.
There they met entrepreneur Will Neill and heard about his aim for Trademarket, to showcase new businesses while also increase footfall in a less-visited area of the city centre.
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- William meets Southgate ahead of World Cup campaign during football centre visit
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- 0:44
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The Prince of Wales has met England manager Gareth Southgate ahead of final preparations for next month’s World Cup
The Three Lions will be kicking off their campaign on November 21, with William speaking to the head coach during his visit to St George’s Park, near Burton-upon-Trent, on Wednesday
The prince, who is president of the Football Association, spent 15 minutes in private with Southgate in a boot room at the national football centre in Staffordshire
It is understood the pair discussed the England team’s preparation for the upcoming campaign, with the head coach thanking William for visiting, and highlighting the centre’s decade of work
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- Most popular baby names in England and Wales revealed
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- 1:29
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Noah and Olivia were the most popular names for boys and girls in 2021, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Oliver dropped to second place, having been the most popular boys’ name for eight years, while Olivia topped the girls’ list for the sixth year in succession
ONS data also shows that Henry replaced Jack in the top 10 names for boys, while Freya, Florence and Willow replaced Isabella, Rosie and Sophia for girls
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- Antonio Conte urges Tottenham to shake off derby loss at Eintracht Frankfurt
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Antonio Conte wants Tottenham to get their north London derby disappointment out of their system when they visit Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Spurs slipped to their first Premier League defeat of the season on Saturday as goals from Thomas Partey, Gabriel Jesus and Granit Xhaka gave their arch-rivals Arsenal victory.
Tottenham equalised against the Gunners through Harry Kane’s penalty, but a red card for Emerson Royal after Arsenal’s second goal left Tottenham with an uphill struggle.
Some Tottenham fans have questioned Conte continuing to overlook summer signing Djed Spence, who is a potential replacement at right wing-back once Royal’s suspension kicks in.
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- Viola Davis wants new film The Woman King to encourage people to tap into their 'warrior spirit'
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Viola Davis has said she wants her new film The Woman King to encourage people to “tap into the warrior spirit in them”.
The film is inspired by the true story of the Agojie, an all-female army who fought to protect the west African kingdom of Dahomey with their formidable skills.
Oscar-winner Davis, 57, stars as general Nanisca, who trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life.
Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, the film features a star-studded cast including John Boyega, Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim and Thuso Mbedu.
Reflecting on fronting the cast of predominantly Black women, Davis said this level of representation needs to continue to progress as she feels it can “elevate cinema to a level that it’s never been elevated to”.
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- Wolves sack manager Bruno Lage
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- 1:17
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Chairman Jeff Shi said Wolves were left with “no choice but to act” after parting company with head coach Bruno Lage
The 46-year-old guided Wolves to a 10th-placed finish last season after succeeding Nuno Espirito Santo in June 2021
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- Sir Ian McKellen to star in touring panto production of Mother Goose
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Sir Ian McKellen has hailed “magical” pantomime after it was announced that he is to star in a touring production of Mother Goose
The acclaimed actor, 83, will play the eponymous lead role alongside comedian John Bishop as Vic Goose and actor and former Bake Off presenter Mel Giedroyc as the Goose
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- Jacob Rees Mogg booed by protesters in Birmingham as Tory conference kicks off
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- 1:07
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Jacob Rees-Mogg was chased and heckled by protesters in Birmingham as the Conservative Party Conference was getting under way.
The Business Secretary faced a hostile reception as he crossed Victoria Square in the city centre, where hundreds of demonstrators had gathered to vent their anger at the Government.
Escorted by several police officers, Mr Rees-Mogg was pursued by a loudly booing and jeering crowd, some of whom shouted “Tory scum”, as he headed towards his party’s annual gathering at the nearby International Convention Centre.
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- Pep Guardiola praises Manchester City physios for keeping Erling Haaland fit
- Runtime
- 0:59
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Pep Guardiola praised his medical staff for keeping Erling Haaland fit and firing.
Haaland made a stunning start to his time at Manchester City, scoring 14 goals in his first 10 appearances for the club.
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- Skull found in hunt for Moors Murders victim Keith Bennett
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Police investigating the death of Moors Murders victim Keith Bennett are probing the reported discovery of a human skull.
The 12-year-old was one of five victims of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, with three of them later found buried on Saddleworth Moor.
But the schoolboy’s body was never found following his disappearance in 1964 and 48 years later his mother, Winnie Johnson, died aged 78 without fulfilling her wish to give him a proper Christian burial.
Fresh hopes were raised on Friday when a report in the Daily Mail revealed that author Russell Edwards believes he has located the youngster’s makeshift grave following “extensive soil analysis” which indicated the presence of human remains.
It is said Mr Edwards commenced his own dig – close to where the other Moors Murders victims were found – and uncovered a skull with teeth present which independent experts are reported to have concluded is human.
Keith was l...
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- Eddie Hearn tells Tyson Fury to stop interfering with negotiations for his fight with Anthony Joshua
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- 2:04
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Eddie Hearn has urged Tyson Fury to stop interfering with the negotiation process by setting unnecessary deadlines for his fight with Anthony Joshua.
“I don’t think Tyson Fury really wants the fight, I think he wants to fight Manuel Charr. They couldn’t get AJ at a better time, he’s just come off a fight to Usyk. ” Hearn told the PA news agency.
Fury claimed there are no more roadblocks for a proposed world heavyweight title showdown against Joshua but insisted his British rival had to sign the fight contract on Thursday.
Fury’s initial deadline of 5pm on Monday came and went without a deal being finalised for a December 3 bout, despite main terms including a 60-40 purse split in the WBC champion’s favour being agreed.
While it was thought the hold-up was down to broadcast rights, Fury says he was persuaded to carry on negotiations by promoter Frank Warren and asserted BT Sport, DAZN and ESPN have come to a resolution.
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- British rapper Stormzy has asked that diversity is not used as a 'buzz word' or 'a box to tick'
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- 1:10
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Stormzy has asked that diversity is not used as a “buzz word” or “a box to tick” while accepting an award acknowledging his work to improve diversity in music.
The British rapper has been honoured with the diversity champion award by the Association of Independent Music (AIM) Awards, which took place in London on Wednesday.
Speaking in a pre-recorded acceptance speech, Stormzy said: “I encourage everyone in the room today to not just use diversity as a buzz word, but for you lot, whatever position you’re in, whatever role you play, to really be a driving factor for it and not just see it as a quota or as a box to tick.
“Really see the worth and the value in being diverse. Thank you to the AIM Awards and God be the glory.”
The 29-year-old grime artist has used his platform to try to level the playing field in the music industry and beyond through his charity #Merky Foundation and #Merky Books, a collaboration with publi...
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- UK has most serious economic situation in recent memory says Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon
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- 1:57
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon expressed her fears about the current financial crisis following the Chancellor's mini-budget on Friday, suggesting it could be the most "serious economic situation" in recent UK history.
The Bank of England was forced to step in on Wednesday, announcing plans to buy government bonds in a bid to avoid what it called a “material risk to UK financial stability”.
Speaking to the Conveners’ Group at the Scottish Parliament, Nicola Sturgeon said it would be “normal people” who would bear the brunt of the country’s financial woes.
