Month: January 2025

Fiennes is nominated for Conclave, and Erivo for Wicked British stars Ralph Fiennes and Cynthia Erivo have earned best acting Oscar nods, as Emilia Perez dominated the nominations, leading with 13. Fiennes, who is nominated for Conclave, will face off against Adrien Brody for immigrant tale The Brutalist, Timothee Chalamet for Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown and Colman Domingo for Sing Sing, about prisoners becoming part of a theatre […]

He will serve a minimum term of 52 years Southport child-killer Axel Rudakubana is likely to die in jail after being detained for life with a minimum term of 52 years for the “sadistic” murders of three girls. The 18-year-old was sentenced in his absence at Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday after indicating he would be “disruptive” if he was present in the courtroom. Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe […]

Rangers head to Old Trafford to take on Manchester United Manchester United are in action on Thursday in a ‘Battle of Britain’ against Rangers in the Europa League. Rangers boss Philippe Clement insisted he has no interest in the “noise” around Manchester United’s struggles as he plots a way to give Ruben Amorim a fresh headache in the Europa League. Rangers have had plenty of problems of their own this […]

Defence Secretary John Healey gave details. A Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine was used to warn off one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spy ships operating around UK waters. The hunter-killer submarine was ordered to surface close to the Yantar after the Russian vessel was caught loitering over critical undersea cables. Just weeks later the Yantar returned to UK waters and the Royal Navy’s rules of engagement were changed to allow […]

Lord Tom Watson, former Labour deputy leader, was also taking legal action The Duke of Sussex has settled his legal action against News Group Newspapers as it offered a “full and unequivocal apology” for “serious intrusion” by The Sun and for phone hacking by private investigators working for the News of the World. Harry, 40, alleged he was targeted by journalists and private investigators working for News Group Newspapers (NGN), […]

Digital driving licences stored in a government smartphone “wallet” that can be used to prove a person’s age are to be made available this year. Science and Technology Secretary Peter Kyle said “nothing is off the table” in terms of what digital versions of Government-issued documents could be stored in the new Gov.uk app. The app for Government services will be launched by June and will include a digital wallet […]

The deaths of a 36-year-old man and a six-year-old girl whose bodies were found at a property in West Lothian are being treated as “unexplained” by police. Officers found the bodies at a property in Harburn Drive, West Calder, after they were called to a report of concern for a person at about 4pm on Monday January 20. Police said the deaths are being treated as unexplained and post-mortem examinations will […]

A storm named Eowyn could put lives at risk as strong winds batter the north of the UK on Friday and into Saturday, the Met Office said. Gusts of more than 80mph could cause power cuts, travel disruption and damage to buildings as Storm Eowyn threatens the country. There could also be a danger to life caused by flying debris. The UK can expect the arrival of unsettled conditions on […]

Tougher laws could be needed to regulate the “nightmares of the online world”, Sir Keir Starmer said after it emerged Axel Rudakubana trawled the internet for extreme violent content before the Southport atrocity. The Prime Minister said users can view a “tidal wave of violence” on the internet, and that there are tougher rules for films shown in cinemas unlike for the material freely available online. Rudakubana had a PDF […]