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Award-winning chef’s withering takedown of Melbourne’s crime wave after her cafes are broken into seven times
A Melbourne restaurateur has spoken out about the toll of repeated break-ins at her hospitality venues, saying her staff now work in fear and that “feeling safe should not be a luxury” for business owners. Sutinee Suntivatana, 47, who runs Humble Rays Café and Tori’s Artisan Bakery and Matcha Bar with her husband, said her…
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Premier League buildup to the Manchester derby, Old Firm showdown and WSL – live
A fan-written round-up of Denmark’s Superliga (posted amid a Guardian football live blog) surveys how the season is shaping up, with a return to familiar names at the top after last year’s shock title win. – FC København sit top and in strong form, seen as clear title favourites after finishing in the bottom half…
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Oscars: Philippines Selects Rafael Manuel’s ‘Filipiñana’ for International Feature Race
The Philippines has selected Rafael Manuel’s debut feature “Filipiñana” as its official submission for the international feature category at the 99th Academy Awards, choosing it from a shortlist of eight films. The film, which is distributed by Kino Lorber, has already found theatrical success in North America and now enters the Oscars campaign with backing…
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‘Cheap iPhone deal’: warning over scam sites selling latest Apple mobiles
Apple’s launch of its new iPhone Duo foldable and iPhone 18 Pro models has been swiftly exploited by criminals setting up fake retail websites to defraud eager buyers. Security researchers have recorded a sharp spike in scam domains registered around the launch, using words like “Apple” and “iPhone” to lure people searching for cheaper deals,…
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Tesco alerts police as supermarket becomes latest victim of scam ‘endorsement’ ads
Tesco has reported a scam to City of London police after unlicensed casinos used the supermarket’s branding without permission in adverts run on Facebook and Instagram, becoming the latest in a growing list of companies and sports stars whose images have been hijacked. Barclays, Lewis Hamilton, Tyson Fury and footballers including Erling Haaland, Jude Bellingham…
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Mapped: the £150bn megaproject that aims to protect Britain from energy shocks
Britain is undertaking a massive overhaul of its electricity grid, with five times more infrastructure being built by 2030 than in the previous three decades combined, to connect growing wind and solar capacity and bolster energy security. The push follows global shocks, including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the Iran war, which exposed the UK’s…
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Rosalind Eleazar Stars in Chris Rock’s ‘Misty Green,’ His Return to Directing After 12-Year Gap
Chris Rock has returned to directing for the first time in 12 years with “Misty Green,” a drama built around a career-best performance from British actress Rosalind Eleazar. Rock has said he conceived the idea after encountering former sitcom actresses doing voiceover work to make ends meet, and shaped it into the story of a…
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UK government to offer clearer guidance on student loans after repayment row
The UK government has said it will overhaul the guidance given to new student loan borrowers to make clear that repayment terms and conditions can change after they take out a loan. The move follows a Treasury committee report in July that accused the government of mis-selling loans, citing promotional materials, including slideshows comparing repayments…
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‘Misty Green’ Review: Rosalind Eleazar Is The Whole Show In Chris Rock’s Sizzling Hollywood Portrait Of A Down And Out Emmy Winner Whose Career Is On The Skids – Toronto Film Festival
Chris Rock returns to directing after a 12-year gap with “Misty Green,” a Hollywood-set drama premiering at the Toronto Film Festival about a Black actress and former Emmy winner whose career has collapsed amid addiction and family strife. According to Deadline’s review, the film joins a long lineage of Hollywood “has-been” dramas, but distinguishes itself…