Breaking news

Developing stories verified by our newsroom, updated as new information arrives.

Breaking news

England thrashed by Australia in first ODI

England meekly offer Australia respite from the ongoing sandpaper scandal by being bowled out for 131 in the first one-day international in Perth.

1 Search results1 Source
Breaking news

A suspect was killed and four injured in a shooting incident in Washington

One person was killed and four others were injured, one of them in critical condition, in a shooting that began inside a gym in Washington. The police confirmed the death of the suspect after he barricaded himself in an apartment, while the motives for the incident are still under investigation.

1 Search results1 Source
Breaking news

Could AI help decide medals at LA28 Olympics?

AI-assisted judging was used at the World Gymnastics Championships and could help decide medals at the summer Olympics.

1 Search results1 Source
Breaking news

Ebenezer review – Johnny Depp’s Scrooge tries to exorcise ghosts of business past

The latest film version of the Dickens classic A Christmas Carol is decent enough, though its star is rather better as the legendary miser before redemption arrives Here for lovers of Dickens – and fans of subtext – is an unexpectedly watchable new movie version of A Christmas Carol starring a top-hatted and heavily madeup Johnny Depp; it is a film about whether it’s possible for a man to earn redemption before it is too late. (The answer is … sure, as long as you say sorry and change your ways. But Mr Scrooge never launched a libel action against the Sun for calling him an un-Christmassy old

1 Search results1 Source
Business

Ebenezer review – Johnny Depp’s Scrooge tries to exorcise ghosts of business past

The latest film version of the Dickens classic A Christmas Carol is decent enough, though its star is rather better as the legendary miser before redemption arrives Here for lovers of Dickens – and fans of subtext – is an unexpectedly watchable new movie version of A Christmas Carol starring a top-hatted and heavily madeup Johnny Depp; it is a film about whether it’s possible for a man to earn redemption before it is too late. (The answer is … sure, as long as you say sorry and change your ways. But Mr Scrooge never launched a libel action against the Sun for calling him an un-Christmassy old

The Guardian
Read more
Breaking news

The new film that shows how Sylvester Stallone went from living on the streets to becoming a Hollywood star thanks to his script for "Rocky"

In 1976, the hit boxing drama turned its star and screenwriter, Sylvester Stallone—an unknown who was "completely broke"—into a major star.

1 Search results1 Source
Breaking news

Where does Kane rank among all-time England greats?

Harry Kane is England's all-time top scorer and record appearance maker, but where does he rank among the Three Lions' greatest players?

1 Search results1 Source
Breaking news

Leader, role model, extraordinary - how Kane's 'fairytale' came true

From the 21-year-old who scored 79 seconds into his debut to breaking his nation's appearance record, BBC Sport looks at Harry Kane's England career.

1 Search results1 Source
Breaking news

MPs urge Labour ministers to get on with trophy hunting ban

It has been over two years since Labour promised to ban imports of the parts of animals hunted for sport.

1 Search results1 Source
Breaking news

Public Access Afterworld by Jane Schoenbrun review – horror in the TV static

The Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma writer-director’s first novel is a wry, hugely fun journey into the dark world behind our screens Public Access Afterworld is the first novel by Jane Schoenbrun, director of cult-hit horror film I Saw the TV Glow and the more recent Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma; movies in which screens are a permeable barrier and people are menaced by the uncanny realms that lurk behind them. Here the main character is Bethany Peters, a young trans woman working as a content moderator at a YouTube-like company called GlobalVill. Her job is to watch “offensive, i

1 Search results1 Source
International

Public Access Afterworld by Jane Schoenbrun review – horror in the TV static

The Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma writer-director’s first novel is a wry, hugely fun journey into the dark world behind our screens Public Access Afterworld is the first novel by Jane Schoenbrun, director of cult-hit horror film I Saw the TV Glow and the more recent Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma; movies in which screens are a permeable barrier and people are menaced by the uncanny realms that lurk behind them. Here the main character is Bethany Peters, a young trans woman working as a content moderator at a YouTube-like company called GlobalVill. Her job is to watch “offensive, i

The Guardian
Read more