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Convictions must not be shortened for sexual abuse victims
Grooming gang survivors say they live with the fear the “people who harmed us may come back sooner”.
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The March of the Sunflowers wins backing from Autour de Minuit and Spamflix
France’s Autour de Minuit, behind Academy Award-winning animated short “Logorama,” and Spamflix, a burgeoning force in Portuguese animation production and distribution, have boarded Brazilian filmmaker and cinematographer Erick Ricco’s “The March of the Sunflowers,” one of the animation highlights at this week’s Bogotá Audiovisual Market (BAM). Already working up an industry fanbase at December’s Animation!…
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Webb telescope marks four years with sharpest view of Centaurus A
NASA has marked the fourth anniversary of the James Webb Space Telescope by releasing the most detailed images ever taken of Centaurus A, an active galaxy roughly 11 million light-years from Earth. The agency said the images reflect four years of “better-than-anticipated performance and successful science operations” for what it calls the most powerful space…
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Belleza filmed in Bogotá as Colombia doubles for Mexico City
New production company Miércoles Entertainment, co-founded by former Pantelion and Pantaya executive Paul Presburger, has shot its debut feature, “Belleza,” in Bogotá, Colombia, standing in for its Mexican setting of Mexico City. Drawn by Colombia’s film incentives, the production wrapped on budget and on schedule, marking a smooth launch for the fledgling company’s slate and…
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Marshall refreshes Acton and Stanmore speakers with better bass and repairable parts
Marshall has announced the Acton IV and Stanmore IV, updated versions of its Bluetooth speakers that replace models launched four years ago. The refresh matters because it pairs improved audio hardware with a new emphasis on repairability, allowing owners to swap out several damaged parts rather than replacing the whole unit. Both speakers gain upgraded…
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Casting Jimi Hendrix: the plaster artist who reframed groupie culture
Rolling Stone has published an in-depth account of Cynthia Albritton, better known as Cynthia Plaster Caster, a Chicago groupie who made plaster casts of rock musicians’ erect penises from the late 1960s onwards. The article’s centrepiece is her most famous session: casting Jimi Hendrix at Chicago’s Conrad Hilton Hotel on 25 February 1968. The piece…
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England win over Mexico watched by peak 9.1 million overnight
A peak audience of 9.1 million people watched England’s dramatic World Cup win over Mexico on BBC TV and BBC iPlayer on Monday, despite the match kicking off at 02:00 BST. The overnight broadcast drew an average audience of 7.8 million, making it the biggest UK television audience ever recorded for a live broadcast between…
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Air Force sergeant stationed in England spared jail over child abuse images
Jarik Lofthus, 33, posted online that he was ‘interested in everything, all ages including babies’ before he admitted possessing pornography of children as young as four.
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Bus crashes into Notting Hill house leaving elderly residents homeless
A single-decker electric bus careered into the front of 73 St Quintin Avenue last Thursday evening.
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Sheffield faces by-election after Southey councillor resigns unexpectedly
Residents will be returning to the ballot box only two months after the previous election