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Distraught mum says her daughter might still be alive if killer husband had been refused bail or made to wear GPS tag
Stacy Hunter’s mother says the justice system failed her daughter, who was found dead at a cottage in Houston, Renfrewshire, after her estranged husband Jim Mair had been released on bail. She argues that Mair, who had been charged with assaulting Stacy earlier that month, should either have been refused bail or fitted with a…
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Every Stanley Kubrick Movie of the ’60s, Ranked
Collider ranks Stanley Kubrick’s four 1960s films as a defining run, highlighting how each tackled a markedly different genre while demonstrating his increasingly exacting control as a director. The list places *Lolita* fourth, noting its difficult subject matter, censorship constraints and compromised but still compelling adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov’s novel. – *Lolita* (1962) — ranked…
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Blake Griffin to Host His Own Late Night TV Show (Exclusive)
Former NBA All-Star Blake Griffin is set to host The Stepback with Blake Griffin, a weekly late-night sports commentary programme for Prime Video and YouTube. The show aims to combine comedy and cultural analysis, with Griffin addressing prominent and sometimes contentious issues in sport from the perspective of a former player and broadcaster. The first…
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Bizarre JD Vance text puts Republicans in a vulnerable position
US Vice President JD Vance’s name was used on a Republican National Committee fundraising text that told recipients not to donate if they couldn’t afford groceries, a candid appeal that has left Republicans open to political attack. The message, shared publicly by a Washington Post reporter, combined an unusually blunt admission that the RNC “needs…
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Ex-girlfriend spared jail for bizarre abuse campaign against Hollyoaks and Eastenders actor
Lindsay Cullen, 45, has avoided prison after waging a bizarre campaign of threats and abuse against former Hollyoaks and EastEnders actor David Kennedy, her on-off partner of several years. She repeatedly threatened to “expose” him by sending sexual pictures and private messages to friends, colleagues and a newspaper, leaving the 62-year-old actor fearing for his…
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Ryan Gosling Uses His Barbie Power to Bring Back the Flintstones in the Weirdest Way Possible
Ryan Gosling’s production company, Open Invite, is working with Warner Bros on an early-stage, live-action reboot of The Flintstones, this time centred on a grown-up Bamm-Bamm rather than Fred and Wilma’s original crew. The project reunites Gosling’s producing ambitions with Warner Bros as he continues an unusually packed slate, and it raises the tantalising possibility…
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Brad Bird, Andrew Haigh and Aleshea Harris to Be Honored at 2026 Austin Film Festival
The 2026 Austin Film Festival will honour three filmmakers at its Oct 31 ceremony: animation director Brad Bird, writer-director Andrew Haigh and playwright-turned-filmmaker Aleshea Harris. The recognitions highlight the festival’s focus on screenwriting craft across different career stages, from established Hollywood names to emerging voices adapting stage work for the screen. Bird, creator of “The…
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Boy punched on Melbourne street allegedly by a stranger who then stabbed his mother is suffering from brain cancer
A ten-year-old boy and his mother were allegedly attacked at random by a stranger on a Melbourne street while walking to their hotel during a break from the boy’s brain cancer treatment. Jerry Sowood, 27, has been charged with affray, intentionally causing injury and other offences after allegedly punching the boy and then stabbing his…
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Brittany Hockley’s private regrets after oversharing about her husband… Plus, the TikTok conspiracy theory sparked by rival Tess and Jules interviews: INSIDE MAIL
Life Uncut co-host Brittany Hockley sparked headlines this week after saying on the popular Australian podcast that she would not be bothered if her husband, Swiss footballer Benjamin Siegrist, had paid for sex before they met, arguing it was a one-off act between consenting adults rather than an ongoing betrayal. Co-host Laura Byrne agreed with…
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Meta will pay up to $18 billion to settle states’ lawsuit alleging harms to young users
Meta has agreed to pay up to $18 billion (£14bn) and overhaul how Facebook and Instagram operate for teenagers, settling a lawsuit brought by dozens of US states over allegations that it designed its platforms to be addictive to young users and improperly collected children’s data. The proposed settlement, which still requires court approval, resolves…