Author: Emily Davis
Manchester van driver pleads guilty to killing three-year-old girl
A convicted drug dealer has pleaded guilty to killing a three-year-old girl while driving recklessly, shortly after being released from prison on licence. Rawal Rehman, [more…]
Scottish government abandons plan to fight court ruling on gender recognition
The Scottish government has said it will abandon its plans to change legislation on gender recognition, the high watermark of Nicola Sturgeon’s progressive agenda, as [more…]
UK manufacturers to cut jobs ‘within weeks unless ministers can strike trade deal’
Britain’s manufacturers will start cutting jobs “within weeks” unless the government can strike a deal to safeguard the UK economy from Donald Trump’s trade war, [more…]
British Steel halts redundancy plans after government rescue
British Steel will not continue with a consultation on making up to 2,700 steelworkers at its Scunthorpe plant redundant, after the government took control of [more…]
‘The devil wants this pattern of mass death repeated’: Actors Guild of Nigeria calls for better regulation after two actors die
The president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria has called for mass prayers and increased unionisation after the death of two actors in Owerri, the [more…]
Mountainhead: first trailer for Jesse Armstrong’s topical Succession follow-up
A summit of influential male billionaires is under way in the first teaser trailer for Mountainhead. HBO unveiled the extended look at the first feature [more…]
Football Daily | It’s party time at Leeds and Burnley – but how long will the good times last?
GET ON UP Not content with prompting scenes of unbridled jubilation at Turf Moor by securing promotion to the Premier League after a one-year absence, [more…]
Leeds are back among the elite but the real task for Farke is to keep them there | Louise Taylor
When Leeds United sold £140m of playing talent last summer, Daniel Farke deviated from accepted managerial convention and declined to throw his toys out of [more…]
‘I did things I cringe at’: Alex Warren, rough-sleeper, viral prankster and now No 1 pop sensation
At 18, Alex Warren was homeless, sneaking into the gym of a gated community in his home town of Carlsbad, California, to shower for job [more…]
‘I still don’t know what it’s about!’ Buckaroo Banzai, the surreal 80s flop that became a cult classic
There are several surefire ways to reveal someone’s character. Do they like pineapple on pizza? Do they think it’s acceptable to talk in the cinema? [more…]
