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Nanny review – promising domestic worker thriller gets jumbled

A Senegalese immigrant nanny battles micro-aggressions and otherworldly forces in a novel yet loosely assembled debut

Hostile review – documentary highlights nastiness of UK immigration policy

Sonita Gale’s film reveals how the ‘hostile environment’ declared in 2013 by Theresa May pressured foreign nationals, a good number of whom were keeping the NHS going

Minyan review – passion and paranoia in gay Jewish identity drama

David goes to live with his grandfather in an observant Jewish community and finds he is not the only one keeping secrets

Blue Bayou review – painful drama about the US’s answer to the Windrush scandal

Justin Chon’s fierce heartbreaker, written and starring himself, centres on a Korean-American whose family is threatened by racist government policy

Christy Moore: Flying Into Mystery review – a storytelling masterclass

(Sony)Spanning the climate crisis, Bob Dylan and turf cutting, the Irish folk great is as commanding as ever

‘It is so normalised’: community in Yorkshire on cricket racism scandal

Cricket-loving south Asian residents express little surprise but much resigned anger towards a club they see as unwelcoming

‘It was strange and seductive’: film director Clara Law on finding home in Australia

The Hong Kong-raised Melbourne film-maker, who has two movies screening at Sydney film festival, reflects on the ‘farcical’ immigrant experience and being a pioneer of Asian Australian cinema

Gagarine review – close encounters of the banlieue kind

This mesmerising debut about a teenager looking to fix up his Paris estate passes up the usual angry social-realism in favour of something more celestial

Eye Without a Face review – digital voyeur hacks into webcam mayhem

An odd but lively mixture of slasher tropes and slacker comedy, about a loner who may have spied on a female serial killer

Eye Without a Face review – webcam horror meets digital-age sitcom

An odd but lively mixture of slasher tropes and slacker comedy, about a digital voyeur who may have spied on a female serial killer

The Bike Thief review – a clear-eyed, unsentimental study of immigrant life

The day-to-day struggles of the urban working class are moved from Rome to London in update of neorealist classic

‘I’ve always been an outsider’: Chloé Zhao’s roundabout route to the Oscars red carpet

Ahead of Sunday’s Oscars, we explore the hotly-tipped Nomadland director’s journey from Beijing to Hollywood

Monty Meth obituary

My friend Monty Meth, who has died aged 95, was both a reporter on the Daily Worker newspaper and, later, the industrial editor of the Daily Mail.

The Racist Misogyny Of The Atlanta Spa Shootings

It’s high time the words “racist misogyny” entered the conversation about the Atlanta spa shootings.

Comfort food: the Oscars nominations are not nearly as radical as they think they are

David Fincher’s frontrunner Mank is a brilliant but nostalgic choice, while there are no nominations for stunning sexual politics drama The AssistantNews: Two female directors and nine actors of colour nominated for 2021 OscarsFull list of Oscars 2021 nominationsAs ever when the Oscar nominations are announced, there is a sense of mystery about the industry’s revealed groupthink, that consensus which is unveiled as solemnly as the half-time score at the Super Bowl.

Farhot: Kabul Fire Volume 2 review – gut-shaking sonic collage | Ammar Kalia's global album of the month

(Kabul Fire Records) The Afghan-born producer skilfully explores his heritage with an unruly collage of vocal samples blended with diasporic sounds

The director who dared to suggest Jewish men don't need rescuing by blond women

The late film-maker Joan Micklin Silver exploded the cliches of modern romances. If only others would do the same

Joan Micklin Silver, Crossing Delancey director, dies aged 85

One of the few women film-makers working in Hollywood in the 1970 and 80s was best known for her Jewish-themed films set in New York’s Lower East Side

Yellow Rose review – bittersweet tale of Filipina's quest to be a country music star

Broadway’s Eva Noblezada ably holds a tune and the screen in this story of an immigrant trying to break into country and western

Yellow Rose review – a Filipina's rough ride into country music

Broadway’s Eva Noblezada ably holds a tune and the screen in this bittersweet story of an immigrant trying to break into country and western

Farewell Amor review – vivid immigrant story with a twist

Life gets complicated for an Angolan cab driver in New York when his family arrive to join him after 17 years

Child genius Diego Maradona became the fulfilment of a prophecy | Jonathan Wilson

Blessed with sublime talent developed in the slums of Buenos Aires, cabecita negra went on to become everything that defined Argentina’s football principles

Biden officially names Homeland Security secretary and director of national intelligence

President-elect Joe Biden's transition team officially announced his nominees for several key national security posts on Monday. As had previously been reported, Antony Blinken will be the nominee for secretary of state, Linda Thomas-Greenfield gets the nod for United Nations ambassador, and Jake Sullivan has been tapped as national security adviser. The announcement also reveals Biden will nominate Alejandro Mayorkas for Homeland Security secretary and Avril Haines for director of national intelligence.

London's Latin pop explosion: 'The body decodes the music's meaning'

The capital’s Latin American immigrant communities are growing, and with them comes a new hybrid music – but will it be silenced by gentrification and narrow-mindedness?

Concrete Plans review – resentful brickies build up the tension

In this claustrophobic if unconvincing thriller, an arrogant landowner incurs the wrath of the builders renovating his ancestral home

Steve McQueen: 'It's rebel music that moves me'

The director on the reggae-fuelled house parties he witnessed as a child - lovingly recreated in his new film, Lovers Rock – and how their raw energy shaped his taste in musicSteve McQueen guest-edit: the filmmaker answers questions from celebrity admirersPaul Gilroy: ‘I don’t think we can afford the luxury of pessimism’ Reggae music is the beating heart of Steve McQueen’s Small Axe series, which traces Black British experience from the late 1960s to the early 1980s.

Vienna gunman was caught trying to buy ammunition in July

The Islamic State gunman who murdered four people and injured 22 in a terror attack in Vienna on Monday was caught trying to buy ammunition in the summer, officials have admitted.

How the UFC became the sports arm of Donald Trump's Maga regime

Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White is deploying all the levers of his billion-dollar cagefighting empire in support of Trump’s re-election bid

Trump defends family separation in debate, says immigrant kids whose parents can't be found are 'so well taken care of'

During a rare presidential debate exchange about immigration, President Trump defended his administration’s family separation policy for undocumented immigrants, which has left hundreds of children without their parents for years, saying the kids are “so well taken care of” in federal facilities.

John Oliver concedes sad defeat on the Supreme Court, urges Democrats to go big to save U.S. democracy

Maybe there's some irony in a British immigrant preaching pro-democracy revolution in America, but these are strange times.

Immigrant representation on TV over-emphasizes criminality, study finds

A study from USC Annenberg’s Media Impact Project found disproportionate rates of criminality among immigrant characters

Judge Grounds Charter Flight Due To Take Asylum Seekers To Madrid

A charter flight due to take asylum seekers to Madrid has been grounded by a judge after lawyers raised concerns that passengers could end up destitute in Spain.

Judge orders US to stop detaining migrant children in hotels

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to stop detaining immigrant children in hotels before expelling them from the United States, saying the much-criticized practice skirted “fundamental humanitarian protections." U.S.

With Kamala Harris, Americans yet again have trouble understanding what multiracial means

With Kamala Harris, Americans yet again have trouble understanding what multiracial means

Bette Midler Speaks Out Amid Backlash For Tweeting Melania Trump 'Still Can't Speak English'

Bette Midler has spoken out over the backlash she faced after tweeting that US first lady Melania Trump “still can’t speak English”.

Trump campaign adviser touts anti-Semitic conspiracy theory hours before now-canceled RNC speech

On the same day she was scheduled to speak at the Republican National Convention, Mary Ann Mendoza, a mother whose child was killed by an undocumented immigrant who also serves on the Trump re-election campaign's advisory board, promoted an anti-Semitic Twitter thread composed by a QAnon conspiracy theorist.

Trump's Sister Reportedly Recorded Saying President 'Has No Principles' And 'You Can't Trust Him'

Donald Trump’s sister was recorded saying that her brother “has no principles” and “you can’t trust him,” The Washington Post reported Saturday.

Homeschooling My Child Taught Me What I Already Knew. We Need Change

This story is part of Black Ballad’s takeover of HuffPost UK, a week-long series by Black women on parenting, family, and our post-Covid future.

Will the UK ever love foreign-language pop?

Three summers ago, Despacito’s lilting Spanish lyrics dominated the UK charts, but since then nearly all pop hits have been in English. Is it just a language barrier – or a sign of a narrow culture?

John Saxon, ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Actor, Dies at 83

Actor John Saxon, who starred in three “Nightmare on Elm Street” movies for the late Wes Craven, died Saturday of pneumonia in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, his wife, Gloria, told The Hollywood Reporter.

Black Woman Charged More Rent Than White Neighbour For Identical Property

A Black business owner has been paying twice as much rent as her white neighbour who lives in an identical property.

Why Coronavirus Cases Are Spiking Around The World

July 4 is being hailed as its own sort of British Independence Day – a “Super Saturday” when many of the UK’s remaining coronavirus lockdown restrictions are being lifted or relaxed.

I Grew Up Black Mixed-Race In The White Countryside. This Is How It Shaped My Identity

The ugly, brutal racism that killed George Floyd is symbolic for black people across the world who have to live with the constant sense of being othered, disrespected and dehumanised.

New York judge blocks ICE from arresting immigrants when they show up for court hearings

A New York judge is halting ICE's longtime practice of arresting immigrants when they show up for court hearings. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been known to show up to courts and arrest undocumented immigrants when they're tapped as witnesses for lawsuits or are showing up for their own immigration hearings.

New York police take seconds to restore reputation for brutality

Driving vehicles into protesters demanding justice for George Floyd earned the backing of the mayor, but of few others * George Floyd killing – latest US updates * See all our George Floyd coverageIt doesn’t take long to blow up a reputation.

Matt Hancock Won't Tell Us Why More BAME People Are Dying From Covid – We Need An Inquiry

It’s been a hard few days, but for many of us this is not unexpected. As Black people die on the streets of America, Donald Trump tweets about “law and order” while readying troops to deploy against his own people.

Britain's Record On Racism Is No Less Bloody Than America's

It has become as familiar as school shootings—news from across the Atlantic of a Black person pulled over by police, sometimes by white vigilantes, and swiftly killed, no questions asked, few answers given.

I'm Due To Give Birth Today But All I Can Think About Is George Floyd

I'm Due To Give Birth Today But All I Can Think About Is George Floyd

Restaurant Owner Shows Solidarity With US Protesters: ‘Let My Building Burn’

A restaurant owner in Minneapolis whose building was damaged during protests has added his voice to the chorus of activists seeking justice after police killed a Black man by kneeling on his neck.Gandhi Mahal, an Indian and Bangladeshi restaurant located about a block from the Minneapolis Third Police Precinct, was one of several businesses damaged by fire during protests over the killing of George Floyd, who died Monday.

How La Haine lit a fire under French society

It was the swaggering black-and-white drama that exposed the cracks in an unequal France. Twenty-five years later, its director Mathieu Kassovitz wonders what has changed

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The Taliban forced Afghan TV workers into hiding. Now they’re asking Hollywood for help

Television industry employees once used their programs to address progressive ideas. Many are now out of work and fearful to leave their homes

‘Countdown to war’: how the papers covered fears of an imminent Ukraine invasion

Front pages focus on the diplomatic efforts of Boris Johnson and Olaf Scholz amid warnings Russia could invade within days

‘We’ll keep reporting, whatever the risk from the junta,’ say Myanmar’s journalists

To avoid arrest, the staff of the 74 Media left their home city, only to face shellfire in their border refuge.

New Zealand defends strict Covid quarantine after pregnant journalist ‘had to turn to Taliban’ for help

Charlotte Bellis, a journalist, says she was forced to return to Afghanistan after her application was met with ‘clauses and technicalities and confusion’

Foreign journalists in China subject to rising intimidation, survey finds

Report says heightened dangers have prompted at least six to leave and many others to develop emergency exit plans

‘Let us eat cake’: how UK newspapers reacted to latest No 10 party claims

Daily Mail remains a Boris Johnson backer but same cannot be said of its sister outletA full list of alleged partiesWhat were the rules in June 2020?Coronavirus – latest global updatesThe print edition of the Daily Mail has remained one of Boris Johnson’s strongest backers in the media, even as other rightwing news outlets – including its sister outlet MailOnline – are increasingly critical of the beleaguered prime minister.

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‘People go a funny colour and keel over’: Briony Greenhill on leading the world’s most intense singing lessons

After discovering the creative joys of collaborative vocal improvisation, the Suffolk singer wants to help people reach into their hearts and bring out their voices

Britney Spears invited to US Congress to discuss conservatorship legal battle

Singer shares letter from Congressmen Charlie Crist and Eric Swalwell on Instagram, saying she was ‘immediately flattered’

Cypress Hill’s B-Real: ‘I’ve been pulled over many times with a tremendous amount of cannabis on me’

The rapper answers your questions about his passion for weed, the group’s appeal to 90s rock kids – and their beef with Ice Cube

Melt Yourself Down: Pray for Me I Don’t Fit In review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

(Decca)This fascinating band once seemed almost too eclectic – but now strong melodies and hooks drive an album that feels entirely of the moment

Record Store Day is harming, not helping, independent music shops like mine

Supply chain chaos and a worldwide vinyl shortage means the annual event that once saved record shops from extinction has lost its way

OAE/Manacorda/Faust review – nimble brilliance and refined care

Royal Festival Hall, LondonIsabelle Faust and Antonello Manacorda did their best to make the case for Schumann’s problematic violin concerto, while Manacorda brought something fresh to familiar works

Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy review – a heartwarming, sometimes heart-rending biopic

It turns out that young Kanye was extremely charming and funny. But that didn’t stop the music industry from refusing to take him seriously as a rapper – possibly causing his controversial current persona

Ricky Wilson’s honest playlist

The Kaiser Chiefs frontman is always happy to sing along to John Denver and the Waterboys. But there is one song that sparks tears when no one’s around …

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Cristiano Ronaldo ends drought to spark Manchester United win over Brighton

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Which footballers have names made from acceptable Wordle answers? | The Knowledge

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Plus: long-distance loans, another cracker of the late-comeback-and-win genre and winning with seven menMail us your questions or tweet @TheKnowledge_GU“The other day, the Wordle answer was MOUNT, which got me thinking – is Mason Mount the only footballer (present or former) whose first and second name are recognised five-letter words in the dictionary and therefore legitimate potential answers in Wordle?” asks Joe Hutton.

IOC denies Richardson’s accusations of double standards over Valieva

Feb 16, 2022 01:06

US sprinter missed Olympics after positive cannabis testIOC: ‘There is nothing in common between these two cases’The International Olympic Committee has dismissed claims that a double standard was applied to US sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson compared to Russian skater Kamila Valieva after both tested positive for a banned drug.

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‘I’ve not decided’: Mbappé coy over PSG future after sinking Real Madrid

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Forward ‘very happy’ at ‘one of the best clubs in the world’Mbappé widely expected to join Madrid on free in summerKylian Mbappé has said he is happy at Paris Saint-Germain but remains undecided over his future as rumours continue to swirl over a move to Real Madrid.

Manu Tuilagi and Courtney Lawes added to England training squad

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Tuiliagi back after recovering from a hamstring problemEngland to face Wales at Twickenham next SaturdayManu Tuilagi and Courtney Lawes have been included in Eddie Jones’s 25-man England squad for a five-day training camp in London.

Tiger Roll out of Grand National after Aintree weights are revealed

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Owner Michael O’Leary critical despite 5lb drop from 2021 ‘This rating is absurd, and unfair on a 12-year-old chaser’Tiger Roll, the Grand National winner in 2018 and 2019, has been ruled out of an attempt to equal Red Rum’s record of three Aintree victories in April after the 12-year-old was handed a rating of 161 for this year’s race when the weights were published on Tuesday in Liverpool.

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