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Observer publisher pays Douglas Murray ‘substantial’ damages in libel settlement

Observer publisher pays Douglas Murray ‘substantial’ damages in libel settlement

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Douglas Murray (left) sits down with former Australian deputy prime minister John Anderson (right) in the 2023 interview at the centre of Murray’s libel claim against Guardian News and Media. Screenshot from John Anderson Media on Youtube Guardian News and Media has agreed to pay Spectator associate editor Douglas Murray “substantial” damages to settle a libel claim. The claim related to an Observer column from August in which writer Kenan Malik claimed that, during an interview, Murray had spoken in favour of the UK’s far-right summer riots. In fact, the interview to which Malik referred had occurred several months before the riots. In the interview, carried out in late 2023 by former Australian deputy prime minister John Anderson, Murray had referred to pro-Palestine protestors at a Remembrance Sunday event by saying: “The British soul is awakening and stirring with rage at what these people are doing,” adding “I don’t want them here”. According to a joint statement read out in court on Tuesday, an edited version of the interview was “for a short period” uploaded …

Oscars 2025 live updates: Morgan Freeman pays tribute to Gene Hackman after ‘suspicious’ death

Oscars 2025 live updates: Morgan Freeman pays tribute to Gene Hackman after ‘suspicious’ death

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The Oscars red carpet looks: The good, the bad and the outrageous Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter The 2025 Academy Awards are officially underway as Hollywood celebrates the best films and acting performances of the last year. Sunday’s ceremony is hosted by Conan O’Brien, who takes over from Oscars stalwart Jimmy Kimmel. Nominations were announced in January, with Netflix’s divisive musical Emilia Pérez leading the pack on 13 nominations, setting a record for a non-English-language film. Meanwhile, The Brutalist and Wicked tied with 10 nominations apiece. A Complete Unknown and Conclave followed with eight mentions each. In the acting categories, Demi Moore (The Substance), Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown), Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain), and Ariana Grande (Wicked) are among the nominees. Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón is also in attendance after sitting out most of awards season due to her racist tweet controversy. There is likely to be some …

Ricky Gervais pays tribute to After Life dog after canine co-star’s death | Ents & Arts News

Ricky Gervais pays tribute to After Life dog after canine co-star’s death | Ents & Arts News

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Ricky Gervais has paid tribute to his “beautiful” on-screen dog who featured in his TV show After Life. The British comedian and actor said Vislor Antilly, also known as Anti, was a “beautiful soul” and they “hit it off straight away”. Gervais said the German shepherd helped make After Life his “favourite filming experience of all time” and he was glad he told her “a hundred times a day that she was a very good girl”. Instagram This content is provided by Instagram, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Instagram cookies or to allow those cookies just once. You can change your settings at any time via the Privacy Options. Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to Instagram cookies. To view this content you can use the button below to allow Instagram cookies for this session only. Enable Cookies Allow Cookies Once Antilly was …

11-hour school day pays dividends, says leader

11-hour school day pays dividends, says leader

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More from this theme Recent articles A headteacher says an 11-hour school day could be rolled out across more schools after a £20,000 trial boosted behaviour, homework completion and students’ “sense of belonging”. Andrew O’Neill, the head of All Saints Catholic College in Notting Hill, west London, ran two non-compulsory extended school provision (ESP) pilots for year 7 and 8 pupils over the summer and autumn terms. A report on the trials showed missed homework sanctions were down 12 per cent and stars for good behaviour were up 16 per cent for those who took part in the summer pilot. O’Neill plans to open the initiative up to more students next year, adding: “What excites me most about the ESP is its scalability. “This is not limited to our school – it has the potential to inspire a new approach to education across the broader community and beyond.” The 10-week summer term and four-week September pilots saw the school day extended from 7am to 6pm on Monday to Thursday for 120 and 85 pupils respectively. …

Trump Pays the Price for Insulting Puerto Rico

Trump Pays the Price for Insulting Puerto Rico

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On Sunday, at a rally at Madison Square Garden, in New York, Donald Trump and his supporters gave their closing argument. It began with offensive, identity-based jokes straight from the ’80s; continued with a shout-out to a Black man involving watermelon; and at some point implied that Kamala Harris, the vice president of the United States, was a sex worker. Along the way were sprinklings of anti-Semitic, Islamophobic, and xenophobic comments, including this gem from the Trump adviser Stephen Miller: “America is for Americans and Americans only.” The vitriolic event included some choice lines about Latinos from Tony Hinchcliffe, the comedian chosen by the Trump campaign to kick off the event. Hinchcliffe, who is also a podcaster, began with juvenile sex jokes about Latinos—“They love making babies”—before moving on to describe Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage.” As a Nuyorican—what New Yorkers from the Puerto Rican diaspora affectionately call ourselves—I am keenly attuned to any mention of the island and my people. And for most of this campaign, little has been said. So …

‘Heartbroken’ Phillip Schofield pays tribute to his ‘magnificent’ mother Pat, as he announces her death | Ents & Arts News

‘Heartbroken’ Phillip Schofield pays tribute to his ‘magnificent’ mother Pat, as he announces her death | Ents & Arts News

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Phillip Schofield has said he is “heartbroken” by the death of his “magnificent” mother, Pat. In an Instagram post, along side pictures of himself and his mum, the former This Morning presenter said: “I love you mum, forever”, after what he called a “heartbreaking weekend”. He wrote: “Over three days, we held her, loved her, hugged her and said everything that needed to be said.” He said Pat, who was reportedly 88, was “calm, peaceful, beautiful and dignified. I will forever be proud and privileged that she was my mum”. Schofield, 62, added his “magnificent” mother had joined his father, her “beloved Brian”, who died in 2008. He offered “eternal thanks” to the paramedics and the Treliske [Royal Cornwall Hospital] A&E and Critical Care team, describing the NHS staff as “my mum’s and our angels”, whose “love and care has been our saviour”. “I love you mum, forever,” Schofield added, with a heartbreak emoji. More on Phillip Schofield He later shared a video of a plane flying overhead, captioning it: “God I loved her for …

Madonna pays tribute to younger brother Christopher Ciccone after death aged 63 | Ents & Arts News

Madonna pays tribute to younger brother Christopher Ciccone after death aged 63 | Ents & Arts News

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Madonna’s brother Christopher Ciccone has died aged 63, with the popstar remembering him as “the closest human to me for so long”.  Mr Ciccone, who was an artist, dancer and designer, died on Friday in Michigan after being diagnosed with cancer. He appeared in music videos such as Lucky Star, art directed Madonna’s Blond Ambition World Tour and served as tour director for The Girlie Show tour. Image: Christopher Ciccone in 2008, when he released his book Life With My Sister Madonna. Pic: AP In a post on Instagram, Madonna, 66, said Ciccone was in “so much pain towards the end”. She said: “He was the closest human to me for so long, it’s hard to explain our bond. “But it grew out of an understanding that we were different and society was going to give us a hard time for not following the status quo. “We took each other’s hands and we danced through the madness of our childhood, in fact dance was a kind of superglue that held us together. “Discovering dance in …

‘Words can’t describe the pain’: wife pays tribute to woman killed on Bournemouth beach | UK news

‘Words can’t describe the pain’: wife pays tribute to woman killed on Bournemouth beach | UK news

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The family of a woman stabbed to death on a Dorset beach have paid tribute to a beautiful and loving daughter, wife and mother. Sports coach Amie Gray, 34, was stabbed numerous times in an attack on her and another woman, 38, on Bournemouth beach. Amie’s wife, Sian Gray, said: “Words cannot describe the pain that we feel. Amie was the most loving wife and mother. Her giggly laugh and big smile will be hard to be without. A larger than life character. I will miss you immensely my love. To the moon and back, forever and always.” She added: “Thank you for all of the love and support shown and for respecting our privacy. It is a difficult time for everyone.” Gray’s mother, Sharon Macklin, said: “As a family we are devastated to have lost one of the most amazing, funny, kind and energetic souls. When Amie entered a room it filled with laughter and her presence could not be ignored. “She was beautiful inside and out and there are no words that can …

Rita Wilson pays tribute as KTLA and This Morning’s San Rubin, 64, tragically dies

Rita Wilson pays tribute as KTLA and This Morning’s San Rubin, 64, tragically dies

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KTLA anchor Sam Rubin, who also a correspondent for British morning show This Morning, had died at the age of 64. Rita Wilson was among those to share their tributes to the journalist who was a longtime feature on red carpets and known very well by many A-listers. “Truly saddened to hear of the sudden passing of @samontv Sam Rubin Sam was the person you ALWAYS wanted to talk to on the red carpet. Sam was authentic, you felt the love he had for his job,” shared Rita with followers.  “He certainly had a great wit, quick on his feet, kind while being funny yet never mean spirited. Whenever I saw him I looked forward to talking to him.”  “I feel like we grew up together. He was there to welcome us, ask about our projects while putting us at ease, making us feel as if we were talking to a friend,” she continued. “Sam, the red carpet won’t be the same without you. Our prayers and condolences to Leslie and Sam’s children. Rest in Peace. God bless …

‘I couldn’t cope with Britain anymore’: Kurdish man pays smugglers to return him to France after failed asylum claim | World News

‘I couldn’t cope with Britain anymore’: Kurdish man pays smugglers to return him to France after failed asylum claim | World News

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We are rushing down the beach. In the gloom just before dawn, people are waiting by the seashore, a few hundred metres away. We can see a dinghy out at sea. And then a voice rings out, in Kurdish. “Whose passengers are you?” In the half-light, the people smuggler thinks we are customers here to clamber on to the boat, and wants to know who we had paid. We tell him we’re journalists. “Keep out of the way,” he warns. There are several dozen people gathered together, standing on the shoreline, moving anxiously from side to side. Image: Migrants wait for a dinghy as they prepare to cross the Channel to reach the UK I can see some women and children, but most of the passengers are men. Some are clinging to a bag of possessions; others have nothing but the clothes they stand in. A man has his child held up on his shoulders. Just about everyone is wearing a life jacket. Just beyond, the boat is coming near the shore, already half full …