Four more firefighters leave service after second investigation into alleged racist comments on WhatsApp group

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor “Sex is back,” said Julie Hintsinger, executive director of the Telluride Film Festival, to a packed house of festival-goers as they took in the newest effort from Yorgos Lanthimos at this year’s 50th anniversary. One of the festivals tributes this year, a pre-screening convo was moderated by director Karyn Kusama, as the two discussed his filmography which included his early works “Kinnetic” and “Alps.” In the audience were Oscar winners like director Chloé Zhao (“Nomadland”) and actor Casey Affleck (“Manchester by the Sea”), and they, along with the crowd, devoured it.

It’s been years since One Direction went on an indefinite hiatus with Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik pursuing solo careers. However, anticipation for a reunion is at an all-time high in 2023.

Con-Air and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider director Simon West will shoot his upcoming historic drama Antara in Saudi Arabia in the country’s growing production hub of Neom.

Beyonce‘s birthday performance of her Renaissance World Tour is shaping to be even more star-studded than priors dates.

Selena Gomez and her sister Gracie are jamming out to some Beyonce classics at the Renaissance World Tour, and they’re keeping good company!

We all know that Abbey Clancy is a natural when it comes to working the camera, but it seems this model behaviour has been passed down to her eight-year-old daughter Liberty. Posing for Tesco’s upcoming launch, The F&F Edit – a collaboration Abbey calls her “favourite to date” – the pair are definitely putting the super into supermarket.

It’s Sunday, and one star sign will put the finishing touches to a long-term project, while another should take their time when making important decisions. There are 12 zodiac signs - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces - and the horoscopes for each can give you the lowdown on what your future holds, be it in work, your love life, your friends and family or more. These daily forecasts have been compiled by astrologer Russell Grant, who has been reading star signs for over 50 years.

Almost a year has passed since the sad loss of our beloved late monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. But the memories of her dedication to duty, her unflappable nature and her wicked sense of humour live on. She had many incredible achievements to her name: she was the longest-serving monarch in British history – her reign was the third longest in world history – and the first to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent British Hollywood director Simon West (“Con Air,” “Lara Croft:Tomb Raider”) is set to direct Saudi Arabia-set epic “Antara” that will be shot in Neom, the sprawling production hub in Saudi Arabia’s northwestern corner. The English-language blockbuster based on Arab history is the tale of Antara ibn Shaddad, a slave warrior who was propelled to mythical status in the sixth century after winning his freedom and becoming a beloved knight and a widely celebrated Bedouin poet in the region. “Antara,” which was announced during the Venice Film Festival – where there is a strong Saudi industry presence – is co-produced by Irish entrepreneur, writer and producer Alexander Amartei.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor A federal judge threw out the conviction of Hernan Lopez, former head of Fox International Channels, who had been found guilty of bribing FIFA soccer officials in exchange for a broadcasting-rights deal. “We are obviously pleased with Judge Chen’s thorough and correct decision,” David Sarratt, a lawyer for Lopez, said in a statement to the AP. “We have never stopped believing in our client’s innocence.” Lopez, who after leaving Fox founded podcast network Wondery, was convicted in March 2023 by a jury on charges that he participated in a scheme to bribe South American soccer officials in order to secure exclusive broadcasting rights for 21st Century Fox.

It was far more desperate and panicked than it should have been, but Manchester United did end the transfer window on a high.

If you’ve ever wanted to achieve the body of Thor, Chris Hemsworth is offering a detailed look at his workouts.

Regardless of whether or not he’s “just Ken,” there’s no denying that Ryan Gosling is dreamy. In fact, Barbie co-star Ncuti Gatwa can attest to just how swoon-worthy the actor is in real life.

The British royal family is arguably the most recognizable royal family in the world, and its members have amassed impressive fortunes.

Selena Gomez appeared to reference her relationship with Justin Bieber in a new interview.

Living in a Barbie world is getting better and better for Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Greta Getwig and the rest of the cast of the year’s biggest movie.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Whoopi Goldberg and Jeremy Irvine are set to star in Italian comedy “Leopardi & Co.,” directed by Federica Biondi and produced by Franco-Tunisian film and TV entrepreneur Tarak Ben Ammar’s Eagle Pictures. Shooting on the film is currently underway in the town of Recanati, which is known to many Italians as the birthplace of one the country’s greatest poets, Giacomo Leopardi. Goldberg plays the agent of a U.S.

Naman Ramachandran British actor Faraz Ayub is in virtually every frame of Moin Hussain’s “Sky Peals,” world premiering at the Venice Film Festival’s Critics’ Week. Ayub plays Adam, who works night shifts at a motorway service station and lives a lonely life. Upon hearing that his estranged father has died, he finds himself in search of answers.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Vicky Krieps, best performance prize winner in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard for “Corsage,” will star as Sophie Toscan du Plantier in six time-Oscar nominee Jim Sheridan and David Merriman’s “Re-creation,” which is being presented in the Venice Gap-Financing Market. The docu-drama, which centers on the brutal murder in 1996 in Ireland of French film and TV producer Toscan du Plantier, has been co-written and will be co-directed by Sheridan, best known for “My Left Foot” and “In the Name of the Father,” and Merriman.

Tapestry of Love” (literally — in a notebook) after beginning her writing career at an Amish newspaper.The second novel in her “New Directions” romance series chronicles the romance between two traditional Amish youngsters in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and has sold close to a million copies, the Daily Mail reported Saturday.But Byler has gotten blowback from some community elders who claim the success of her tome is fueling sexual abuse, she told the outlet.“They are very tame books,” Byler said, dismissing comparisons to the sadomasochistic “Fifty Shades of Grey” novels, which shocked and titillated readers just over a decade ago.“There’s nothing unclean in them. There is some touching, my publisher said it would have to be discreet, and a little bit of a kiss,” she said, adding there was no sex in the book.Byler began newspaper reporting when her husband went bankrupt and later transitioned to publishing books for children before writing about the amorous side of Amish culture, where premarital sex — not to mention divorce, cars, electricity and cellphones — are verboten.Her books have increasingly become popular in the conservative US Bible Belt and other Christian communities, and Byler said she has earned a lifetime of money for her and her husband.However, she claims she is being unfairly blamed for recent publicized cases of sex abuse in the Amish community.“In the last 10 years or so, romance novels have become wrong in the community,” Byler told the Daily Mail.

Ncuti Gatwa is looking back to when he set foot on the Barbie set feeling nervous about the experience and how he “drowned” in Ryan Gosling’s blue eyes.

A descendant of the owner of the Titanic is to take on a gruelling 3000-mile solo row across the Atlantic to raise money for conservation and environment charities.

Off-duty officers and staff from the Scottish Police Federation, which represents rank and file ­officers, will descend on Holyrood on Wednesday to lobby ministers.

Top DJ George Bowie is to star at a music event to raise money for a cancer-fighting four-year-old who’s heading to America for a life-saving vaccine.

Martin Compston has revealed he wants to make his favourite book by Scots author John Niven into a movie.

BBC Scotland has been urged to investigate its role in a murder trial which was abandoned when the key witness fled over the pressure of appearing in a documentary.

Fugitive Nicholas Rossi was caught setting up a fake social media post to try and get off with a sexual assault conviction.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde claims the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry has “ignored” its evidence and has denied covering up issues with the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

Scottish charity watchdogs are vowing to investigate claims of financial irregularity at a foundation set up by King Charles.

Chris Rock and Diplo have officially made it out of Burning Man Festival.

Kristin Chenoweth and Josh Bryant made it down the aisle nearly two years after announcing their engagement!

Chris Rock is no longer trapped at the Burning Man Festival. The 58-year-old comedian made it out after he and Diplo hitched a ride with a fan who offered them a ride on the back of his pickup truck. The famous DJ took to Instagram moments ago and posted a video showing him, Rock and a few others in the bed

It's no secret that renting across Greater Manchester costs an arm and a leg these days, but nothing compares to the price you'll pay at the top end of the market. For the region's rich and famous who are looking for a short-term home rather than somewhere to put down roots, there are some amazing rental properties up for grabs - but they come with some rather hefty price tags.

As we near the end of the school holidays, most families have no doubt enjoyed a few days out over the long break.

Marks and Spencer fans say they have found an autumn jumper that is 'so warm and cosy', they want it in all four colours. The £22.50 M&S Collection jumper looks a lot more expensive than its budget price tag, and has already been showered with glowing five-star ratings.

A supermarket which has been cheapest for shopping essentials since January is now even cheaper.