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Thanks to South Park, Trump Finally Got His Emmy
South Park has secured Donald Trump the Emmy Award he had long complained about missing out on. Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone won Outstanding Animated Program at Sunday night’s Creative Arts Emmys for the show’s 28th season, which depicted a president with a tiny penis who impregnates Satan, adding an extra layer of mockery…
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London Film Festival: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Cameron Winter Concert Film & Javier Bardem Screen Talk Among Latest Additions
The BFI London Film Festival has finalised further additions to its 2026 lineup, notably the UK premiere of a concert film Paul Thomas Anderson shot with Geese frontman Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall, alongside screen talks with Javier Bardem and Robert Eggers. Mubi has acquired global rights outside North America to the film, titled Cameron…
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‘Primetime,’ Chris Rock’s ‘Misty Green’ and Latest Paul Thomas Anderson Movie Join London Film Festival Lineup
The BFI London Film Festival, running from 7 to 18 October, has added a fresh wave of high-profile films to its programme, including the UK premiere of Paul Thomas Anderson’s Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall and Robert Pattinson’s Primetime, which is arriving fresh from its Venice premiere. The announcement underscores the scale and star power…
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Jaguar Land Rover confirms plan to cut 4,000 jobs over two years
Jaguar Land Rover has confirmed plans to cut around 4,000 jobs globally over the next two years, as Britain’s largest carmaker seeks to save £1.7bn amid tough trading conditions, Donald Trump’s tariffs and the fallout from last year’s damaging cyber-attack. The Tata-owned firm employs 44,000 people worldwide, including 34,000 in the UK, and the announcement…
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Heartbroken widow reveals appalling reason Pete Hegseth cut payout for husband’s Iran war death
The widow of a US airman killed during America’s ongoing conflict with Iran says she was initially told her family would be denied combat-related benefits because the Pentagon, under Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, does not formally classify the operation as a “war”. Libby Klinner said an officer supporting her after her husband’s death cited that…
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Government by-election reshuffle, murder arrests over baby’s death, China’s £40bn bank rescue
Polanski rules out moving to Holborn and St Pancras if he wins its by-election; four arrested after a baby died camping in Staffordshire; China pumps billions into state banks; Mathspace hack hits a million Australians; Raya, Swinney and the Emmys feature in sport and showbiz.
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Liquid sidechain loses $320 million in Bitcoin to alleged researchers
Hackers have withdrawn roughly $320 million in Bitcoin from the federation wallet backing Liquid Network, a Bitcoin sidechain developed by Blockstream, while insisting they are acting as white-hat security researchers rather than thieves. The incident matters because Liquid is used by exchanges and financial institutions, and it exposes how federated sidechains rely on trusted operators…
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Aboriginal leader blasts wave of ‘really concerning’ Indigenous land rights claims for prominent sites including Bondi Icebergs
A Wiradjuri elder and former chair of the NSW Aboriginal Land Council, Roy Ah-See, has criticised the La Perouse Local Aboriginal Land Council for “weaponising” land rights legislation after it lodged claims over several well-known Sydney venues, including the Bondi Icebergs pool and club. Speaking to 2GB’s Ben Fordham, Ah-See said the claims did not…
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Streaming Is Raising Prices Faster Than Cable Ever Did
Streaming services have raised prices far faster than inflation or traditional cable television ever did, according to an analysis by The Hollywood Reporter using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Since 2022, streaming subscription costs have climbed more than three times the rate of inflation, undermining the original promise that “cutting the cord” would save consumers…
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Next overturns equal pay ruling that raised basic wages for shop staff
Next has won an appeal overturning part of a 2024 tribunal ruling that required it to pay shop staff the same basic hourly rate as warehouse workers under equal pay law. The employment appeal tribunal accepted Next’s argument that it can pay a higher market rate to warehouse staff, who are predominantly male, without being…