Cannes got it wrong this year by awarding Cristian Mungiu’s very moderate Fjord Palme d’Or
Film about a couple on trial for child abuse isn’t a patch on the director’s previous Palme winner,…
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George Russell steals F1 Canadian GP pole from Kimi Antonelli on feisty day
Mercedes lock out front row; Russell fastest by 0.068 McLaren’s Norris third and Piastri fourth; Ha…
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Judith Chalmers obituary
TV presenter who became a household name for her sunny broadcasts from holiday destinations in ITV’…
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Italian police stop party attended by Mick Jagger over music ban
Music is banned on Wednesdays on island of Stromboli where Rolling Stones frontman was celebrating …
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SpaceX reveals plan for $1.75tn stock market debut
Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite operations company, with extensive contracts with US, to go public…
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International Booker prize goes to novel originally written in Mandarin Chinese for the first time
Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated by Lin King, pulled off an ‘incredible double feat’…
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‘Dodgy’ shops handling criminal cash targeted by new unit
Estimates suggest £1bn a year is laundered through high street businesses, with some connected to t…
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