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Mission: Impossible 7 Production Halted Due To Coronavirus Outbreak In Italy

Feb 25, 2020

Production has been suspended on the latest instalment in the Mission: Impossible series due to the coronavirus outbreak in Italy.

Headlines

Coronavirus: Brits Returning From Northern Italy With Symptoms Should 'Self Isolate', Health Secretary Warns

Feb 25, 2020

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said that the official advice around coronavirus is being updated so that people returning to the UK from anywhere in northern Italy should self-isolate if they have flu-like symptoms.

Sport

The Guardian's Marina Hyde wins two SJA awards in landmark achievement

Feb 24, 2020

Hyde is first woman to win SJA sports writer of the yearBarney Ronay is named best football journalistThe Guardian’s Marina Hyde has won two SJA British Sports Journalism Awards, becoming the first woman to be named sports writer of the year in the awards’ 43-year history.

Headlines

The Truth Behind Philip Morris International's Smoke-Free Future

Feb 24, 2020

The crowd screamed as Calvin Harris began his set at 2019’s Djakarta Warehouse Project, one of Asia’s biggest dance music festivals.

Headlines

Senate FISA Abuse Investigation to Focus on Mystery Source Who Contradicted Steele Dossier

Feb 24, 2020

Senate FISA Abuse Investigation to Focus on Mystery Source Who Contradicted Steele Dossier

Sport

Daley Thompson: 'I'd love to help British athletes. I'd be over the moon'

Feb 24, 2020

Great Britain’s two-times Olympic decathlon gold medallist has plenty of strings to his bow but he has only ever coached two athletes, neither from his own country and both champions

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Queer As Folk: Revisiting The Cult Show As It Celebrates A Milestone Birthday

Feb 24, 2020

The reaction when I tell people that I’ve never watched Queer As Folk is invariably one of shock, followed immediately by: “Oh… you’ll love it.”

Media

BBC removes Eurovision choice from public in bid to improve record

Feb 23, 2020

Music label BMG’s choice for 2020 contest will be revealed on Thursday morning

Media

‘You’re one of the more normal composers’: Simon Rattle and Thomas Adès swap notes

Feb 23, 2020

The conductor and composer talk Beethoven, Brexit and bunking off sports day ahead of a new Barbican/LSO season that will celebrate Adès’s 50th birthday

Headlines

Disney+ Announces UK Shows And Films, And The Simpsons Is Noticeably Absent

Feb 24, 2020

Disney+ Announces UK Shows And Films, And The Simpsons Is Noticeably Absent

World

World is on the brink of a coronavirus pandemic, warn virologists, as four more cases emerge in Britain

Feb 23, 2020

Four new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in the UK on Sunday, as experts warned of an impending pandemic with parts of Italy in lockdown after a massive rise in the number of new infections there.

Headlines

Locusts Could be the Next Plague to Hit China

Feb 22, 2020

HONG KONG—Swarms of desert locusts have devastated crops in East Africa, hit the Middle East and moved into South Asia.

Sport

Sweet-as-pie performance earns Tyson Fury respect as world's best | Kevin Mitchell

Feb 23, 2020

The Gypsy King’s next fight could be against Anthony Joshua with promoters keen to agree 50-50 split of the money

Headlines

Four New UK Coronavirus Cases Confirmed Among Diamond Princess Evacuees

Feb 23, 2020

Four people who were evacuated from the cruise ship Diamond Princess to the UK have tested positive for coronavirus. The four have been transferred to specialist NHS infection centres.

Media

BBC takes Eurovision choice from public in bid to improve record

Feb 23, 2020

Music label BMG’s choice for 2020 contest will be revealed on Thursday morning

Headlines

Coronavirus Latest: Here’s What We Know About The Spread Of The Outbreak

Feb 23, 2020

Two months after the new virus – named Covid-19 – was first identified in Wuhan it is still relatively poorly understood, with scientists working to identify a definitive source.

Media

Boris Johnson is the ultimate purveyor of fake news | Roy Greenslade

Feb 23, 2020

The ‘brilliant entertainer’, aware of the tricks of his old trade, is doing everything to avoid being subject to its wiles

Headlines

Environment Secretary Refuses To Rule Out Chlorinated Chicken In The UK Post-Brexit

Feb 23, 2020

The environment secretary has refused to rule out chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated beef being imported from the US in a post-Brexit trade deal.

Headlines

We're Living In China During The Coronavirus Outbreak. Every Day Is Now Deeply Unnerving

Feb 23, 2020

Editor’s note: HuffPost has chosen to anonymously publish the following first-person account by an American couple living in China.

Headlines

Friends Fans In The UK Have Had A Distressing Realisation About The Upcoming Reunion Episode

Feb 23, 2020

Friends fans have had a rather disappointing realisation about the upcoming one-off reunion special, more specifically those that live in the UK.

Headlines

TOWIE Star Ferne McCann Gets Real About Bladder Leaks And Therapy

Feb 23, 2020

Ferne McCann exudes confidence. But, like many of us, the former cast-member of The Only Way Is Essex has faced her crises of confidence.

Media

Don Letts: ‘Punk was a refuge from racism’

Feb 22, 2020

The DJ and musician, 64, on being black and British, finding a scene, and why punk’s not dead

Headlines

Why Secondhand Beauty Products Could Leave You Feeling Used

Feb 22, 2020

Many of us buy clothes secondhand; we scour charity shops or welcome hand-me-downs from friends. We buy vintage, attend swap parties, and hunt online for bargains. But would you be as keen on pre-loved beauty products?

Media

Mogul Mowgli review – Riz Ahmed tackles British selfhood head on

Feb 21, 2020

Profound drama about culture, family and what it means to represent a community

Sport

Farrells will put aside family matters, says Ireland's Johnny Sexton

Feb 21, 2020

Coach Andy and England’s Owen clash at Twickenham‘They’re professional.

Sport

St Helens chairman casts side as underdogs in World Club Challenge final

Feb 21, 2020

Eamonn McManus calls Sydney Roosters ‘the benchmark’James Roby expected to play for first time since Grand FinalEamonn McManus believes victory for St Helens against the NRL’s Sydney Roosters in Saturday night’s World Club Challenge would represent the greatest achievement by a British side in the competition’s history.

Sport

Talking Horses: Champion-elect Brian Hughes has riding ban suspended

Feb 21, 2020

The three-day ban handed to jockey has been suspended and it appears unlikely he will have to serve it after all

Media

Ben Affleck gets candid about divorce from Jennifer Garner and more stories from this week

Feb 21, 2020

Ben Affleck revealed to the New York Times that his divorce from Jennifer Garner was his "biggest regret.

Headlines

Islamic State Supporter Pleads Guilty To St Paul's Cathedral Bomb Plot

Feb 21, 2020

An Islamic State supporter has pleaded guilty to plotting to bomb St Paul’s Cathedral and a hotel.

Headlines

Stop Flaking. Just Say Yes Or No To Social Plans

Feb 21, 2020

“Hey, sorry it’s last minute, but I don’t think I’m going to make it later.”

Headlines

Grace Millane's mother tells killer she is 'haunted' by 'barbaric' murder

Feb 20, 2020

The mother of murdered British backpacker Grace Millane said she will be forever “haunted” by the violent end her daughter met, as her Tinder date murderer was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Headlines

Bloomberg Staffers Dispute That He Pays Women Equally

Feb 20, 2020

Michael Bloomberg claimed during Wednesday night’s contentious Democratic primary debate that women at his company “get paid exactly the same as men.

Media

Supergrass review – joyous return for one of the UK's greatest singles bands

Feb 21, 2020

Barrowland Ballroom, GlasgowIn a tradition of melodic, wild, witty British guitar pop – with a dash of psych and glam – the returning Britpop favourites make your face ache from smiling

Sport

St Helens victory in World Club Challenge would be 'top' says chairman

Feb 21, 2020

Eamonn McManus calls Sydney Roosters ‘the benchmark’James Roby expected to play for first time since Grand FinalThe St Helens chairman, Eamonn McManus, believes that victory for the reigning Super League champions against the NRL’s Sydney Roosters in Saturday’s World Club Challenge would represent the greatest achievement by a British side in the competition’s history.

Headlines

Grace Millane's Mother Tells Killer Her Daughter Died 'Terrified And Alone At Your Hands'

Feb 21, 2020

The mother of murdered backpacker Grace Millane told her killer she is tormented over “the terror and pain she must have experienced at your hands”.

Headlines

Execution for a Facebook post? Why blasphemy is a capital offense in some Muslim countries

Feb 20, 2020

Junaid Hafeez, a university lecturer in Pakistan, had been imprisoned for six years when he was sentenced to death in December 2019.

Sport

Concussion brings Alex Danson's hockey career to premature end

Feb 20, 2020

Olympic champion sustained freak injury in 2018‘It’s been the most incredible journey but my life has changed’The British Olympic gold medallist Alex Danson has retired because of long-term concussion.

Headlines

Grace Millane's Killer Given Life Sentence With Minimum 17 Year Term

Feb 20, 2020

A 28-year-old New Zealand man who killed British backpacker Grace Millane has been handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 17 years, according to the BBC.

Headlines

'Brutal' Dominic Cummings Has 'Nasty Streak', Says Senior Tory MP

Feb 20, 2020

Downing Street adviser Dominic Cummings has a “nasty streak” and a “somewhat brutal way”, a senior Tory MP has warned.

Media

The Brit awards have become a platform for black politics – and brilliance

Feb 20, 2020

Whether it’s Dave and Stormzy castigating the government or Kanye surrounding himself with young Londoners, black artists have expertly capitalised on the visibility of the Brits stage

Sport

Great Britain hockey captain Alex Danson retires after head injury

Feb 20, 2020

Olympic champion sustained injury in 2018‘I have zero regrets about the way I’ve lived my career’The British Olympic gold medallist Alex Danson has retired from hockey.

Sport

Horse Welfare Board comments set to usher in stronger whip penalties

Feb 20, 2020

BHA will now begin three-month consultation‘This is a matter of public trust,’ says Board chairStronger penalties for misuse of the whip appear to be a certainty by this autumn, following the initial report of the new Horse Welfare Board, published on Thursday.

Politic

Donald Trump Offered Pardon To Julian Assange, UK Court Hears

Feb 19, 2020

Donald Trump offered WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a pardon if he said Russia was not involved in the leak of Democratic National Committee emails, a court has heard.

Politic

Lawyer: Assange was offered US pardon if he cleared Russia

Feb 19, 2020

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange plans to claim during an extradition hearing that the Trump administration offered him a pardon if he agreed to say Russia was not involved in leaking Democratic National Committee emails during the 2016 U.

Media

Incidental Characters review – muddling along, looking for love

Feb 19, 2020

Four people in an English market town search for meaning in their lives in this quirky but underpowered comedy

Media

The Guardian view on foreign-language cinema: great escapes | Editorial

Feb 19, 2020

Parasite’s success is a reminder of how culture can help us to think outside of the Anglo-American boxVictory at the Oscars has been followed by triumph at the box office: Bong Joon-ho’s seventh feature film as director, Parasite, is currently predicted to earn $45m in the US, making it the fourth most successful foreign-language import ever (behind Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Life Is Beautiful and Hero).

Headlines

Watching Black People Dominate The Brit Awards Made Me Hopeful For My Son's Future

Feb 19, 2020

Last night, the biggest British artists gathered in London for the 40th Brit awards.

Headlines

Who Could Be The Next Shadow Chancellor?

Feb 19, 2020

Rishi Sunak, the chancellor of the exchequer, has arguably the most important job in British politics after the prime minister.

Media

Grime has given black British politics a voice. Now the mainstream has to listen | Kehinde Andrews

Feb 19, 2020

Dave’s powerful performance at the Brit awards was a landmark moment for the music and politics of black BritainDave’s performance of his song Black at the Brit awards marked the moment that grime truly gave full-throated and undeniable voice to the politics of black Britain.

Headlines

Tory Business Minister Says He 'Hates' Donald Trump's Trade Agenda

Feb 19, 2020

A newly appointed business minister has said Donald Trump’s approach to trade is “total nonsense”.

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