After 10 days of crazed moviegoing at the Cannes Film Festival, Times film critic Amy Nicholson and Times film editor Joshua Rothkopf are all but spent. They leave with 10 recommendations (listed below in alphabetical order), including several titles youβll be hearing about during awards season, but also, admittedly, more reservations than usual. Amy Nicholson:…
Big Tech companies, including Apple, Google, Microsoft, and ServiceNow, have warned employees on visas to avoid leaving the country amid uncertainty about changing immigration policy and procedures. Following an attack on National Guard members in Washington, the Trump administration expanded travel bans earlier this month, and beefed up vetting and data collection for visa applicants….
Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips has told Sky News that councils that believe they don’t have a problem with grooming gangs are “idiots” – as she denied Elon Musk influenced the decision to have a national inquiry on the subject.Β The minister said: “I don’t follow Elon Musk’s advice on anything although maybe I too would…
Customers of five water firms are facing higher than expected rises to their inflation-busting bills after the companies disputed limits imposed by the industry regulator. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) was called in to review Ofwat’s determinations on what Anglian Water, Northumbrian Water, South East Water, Southern Water, and Wessex Water could charge customers…
The backer of one of Britain’s biggest home improvement specialists is plotting a sale that would close the door on one of the longest ownership periods in the private equity industry’s history. Sky News has learnt that Alchemy Partners is preparing to appoint investment bankers to sell Anglian Home Improvements, the provider of windows, doors…
Rachel Reeves was never going to resign over her failure to apply for a permit to rent out her house in south London. She is unlikely even to face a fine from Southwark council – the mea culpa from the estate agent will have absolved her of much of the political guilt. The episode is…
Vehicles drive past a huge billboard supporting Iran’s national football team in the upcoming 2026 World Cup, installed on a building at Enghelab Square in Tehran on May 18, 2026. – | Afp | Getty Images Iran on Thursday said it is reviewing the Trump administration’s latest proposal for bringing an end to the war…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would introduce legislation this week to give the government powers to take full ownership of British Steel in Scunthorpe, the last plant in the UK that can make steel from scratch. Last year, the government seized control of the steelworks from its Chinese owner to stop the potential…
Snoopy is the superstar of the βPeanutsβ world, but Ben Folds is loyal to Charlie Brown. βIβm going to have to go with Chuck because heβs so emotionally compressed,β the singer-songwriter said when asked for a favorite. Folds didnβt grow up poring over the Charles M. Schulz comics or memorizing the TV specials β βI…
When John Beck first watched Jayden Maiava throw a football up close this summer, he could see pretty quickly why USC might hang its hopes on Maiavaβs rocket right arm. βHe spins the ball really well,β Beck said. βThe talent is there. The ability is there.β Few are as qualified as Beck to make that…