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George Clooney slams report about his and Brad Pitt’s ‘$35m’ Wolfs salary: Off by ‘millions and millions’
George Clooney has decried reports about his and Brad Pitt’s salaries in their latest collaboration, Wolfs. The Jon Watts film, which follows two stubborn professional fixers who find themselves forced to work together after being hired for the same job, premiered at Venice Film Festival over the weekend. During aContinue Reading
Aston Villa narrowly avoid 10-point deduction as club ‘sort it out last second’
Aston Villa have revealed they narrowly avoided a 10-point Premier League penalty by selling Douglas Luiz to Juventus at “the last second”. The midfielder joined the Serie A giants in a £42million switch in the final moments before June 30 ticked into July 1. Midnight on June 30 was viewedContinue Reading
‘Fiscal lock’ lacks oversight of changes to tax and spending rules, Tories claim
Plans to ensure the Government consults a watchdog before making major tax and spending changes still leave Labour room to “fiddle the fiscal rules”, Tories have claimed. The Budget Responsibility Bill returns to the Commons on Wednesday and ministers say it will create a “fiscal lock” to ensure such policiesContinue Reading
Luke Littler issues new statement after crying and being consoled by announcer
Luke Littler has sent a public message to Peter Wright after their emotional German Darts Championship final on Sunday. Littler suffered a shock defeat against Wright and broke down in tears after the match while paying his tribute to his friend’s late father. “I have got to give a massiveContinue Reading
Rail nationalisation takes a step closer as Starmer’s first major public reform with Commons victory
The first major reform to public services by Keir Starmer’s government has passed all stages in the Commons less than two months after voters installed him into Downing Street. The historic Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill passed its third reading in Commons as the first step in renationalising Britain’sContinue Reading
Reddit is convincing people to get Botox to cure their burping disorder
Reddit users are banding together to spread the word about an unorthodox treatment that uses injections of Botox to ease an often-overlooked condition that prevents people from being able to burp. On pages like r/noburp, which has roughly 32,000 members, individuals are sharing their experience using the muscle-freezing agent toContinue Reading
Starmer feels heat from US over partial arms ban as Netanyahu blasts ‘shameful’ decision
Keir Starmer has found himself at the centre of an international storm over his government’s decision to restrict arms sales to Israel just as mourners were burying six hostages murdered by Hamas. The move to halt 30 of the 350 arms export licences was condemned by Benjamin Netahyahu as “shameful”,Continue Reading
Reform UK MP accuses Ed Miliband of being ‘obsessed’ with renewable energy
A Reform UK MP has accused Ed Miliband of being “obsessed” with renewable energy, after the Government announced nine new offshore wind farms. The farms are part of a new wave of green power projects including onshore wind and solar farms, which officials said will generate enough power for 11Continue Reading
Former Labour frontbencher hits out as Starmer faces backlash over winter fuel cuts
A former frontbencher has hit out at the government’s plans to strip the winter fuel payment from millions of pensioners as Sir Keir Starmer faces a growing Labour backlash over the issue. Melanie Onn has called on ministers to consider changes to the policy to ensure older people are “notContinue Reading
Spaceport’s ‘floating road’ over peat bog nearly finished ahead of test launch
A “floating road” being built over a peat bog near the north coast of Scotland is nearly complete, as work to transform the site into a spaceport for satellite launches continues. The Forres-based company Orbex aims to carry out its first launch from the “carbon neutral” spaceport next year, usingContinue Reading