Author: Laura Robinson

Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars have been accused of turning a blind eye to Saudi Arabia’s ‘egregious’ human rights abuses by going to a film festival in the Kingdom.The likes of Will Smith, Sharon Stone and Johnny Depp have already attended the Red Sea Film Fesival in Jeddah, which human rights groups say is being for ‘arts-washing’.The festival, which is run by a foundation chaired by the Saudi culture minister, is said to have offered stars as much as $1million each for their appearances. Also among those gracing the event over the weekend, which Puck news referred to as the ‘blood…

By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 16:57 EST, 3 December 2023 William Hill owner 888 rejected a takeover by a gambling software firm this summer, it has been revealed.The betting giant received a £700million written offer from Playtech in July.But the offer – a price of 156p per share – was deemed to be too low for the company, according to The Sunday Times.Shares in 888 have fallen 30 per cent over the past year, closing at 70.6p last week. The firm’s bosses, Labour peer Lord Mendelsohn and gambling industry veteran Per Widerstrom, suffered a blow when 888 was kicked out…

Gwyneth Paltrow – who essentially retired from the film business over a decade ago – is at the centre of an ‘arts-washing’ controversy after agreeing to fly to Saudi Arabia for a controversial film festival.The Red Sea Film Festival is said to have offered ‘talent’ a cool $1 million each to appear and has so far attracted actors Will Smith, Sharon Stone and Johnny Depp to the red carpet.Oscar-winner Paltrow, 51, is the latest and most surprising A-list signing, particularly as outside of her appearances as Pepper Potts in Marvel films she’s not had a leading role in a film…

Kostas Tsimikas says Liverpool won’t be weakened by their change in goal Caoimhin Kelleher is set to start against Fulham with Alisson out injured We expected perfection from VAR – we haven’t got it: Listen to It’s All Kicking Off By Joe Bernstein for MailOnline Published: 04:47 EST, 3 December 2023 | Updated: 04:56 EST, 3 December 2023 Liverpool won’t be stunted by an enforced change in goal with Jurgen Klopp’s defenders under instructions to fly forward against Fulham on Sunday as usual.Irishman Caoimhin Kelleher is in line for his first Premier League start of the season with regular No1 Alisson suffering a…

Nick Ephgrave wants to reverse a drop in the number of cases going to courtHe aims to recruit up to 150 new investigators, increasing fraudbusters to 600 Ephgrave believes recruiting more permanent staff will make it more efficient By Calum Muirhead Updated: 16:57 EST, 2 December 2023 Hiring: New SFO boss Nick EphgraveThe Serious Fraud Office is racing to hire another 150 sleuths as it looks to repair its reputation following a number of high-profile setbacks.The new boss of Britain’s top anti-graft agency, former Metropolitan Police assistant commissioner Nick Ephgrave wants to reverse a drop in the number of cases that were brought…

COP28 will have the biggest carbon footprint in the event’s history due to the large number of attendees flying in, experts have warned.Some 400,000 people are expected to travel to Dubai between November 30 and December 12 for the UN’s annual Climate Change Conference. This includes 97,000 registered as official delegates with access to the security-protected inner ‘Blue Zone’ for accredited government figures and companies.The number of registered delegates has soared from 49,704 at COP27 last year in Egypt and 38,457 in Scotland in 2021. In sum, attendance has tripled since 2019.Glasgow’s conference set a record for emissions, pumping out some 102,500 tons…

Munich has been hit by heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures this weekendBayern Munich’s clash with Union Berlin in the Bundesliga has been postponed Manchester United in a mess – they have a collapse in them – It’s All Kicking OffBy Will Pickworth For Mailonline Published: 04:26 EST, 2 December 2023 | Updated: 04:31 EST, 2 December 2023 Bayern Munich’s game with Union Berlin on Saturday afternoon has been postponed due to heavy snowfall.The Bundesliga clash – which pitted second place Bayern against bottom of the table Union – had been due to kick off at 2:30PM (GMT) at the Allianz Arena…

A British tank commander has spoken exclusively to MailOnline of her pride at being in an all-female tank unit taking on Hamas terrorists in a role that she says is ‘a dream come true’.Tamara, 20, is one of just 40 women in the 33rd Caracal Battalion’s tank unit which has seen service since October 7 after Hamas launched their deadly invasion killing more than 1,200.Originally from Hendon, north London, Tamara moved to Israel after her grandfather was killed in a terror attack in Jerusalem in 2008.Speaking exclusively to MailOnline at her base in a classified location in southern Israel close…

By Leah Montebello Updated: 16:54 EST, 1 December 2023 Reaction: Microsoft’s Brad SmithGoogle yesterday urged competition watchdogs to take action against Microsoft over its dominance of cloud computing.The US tech giant has written to the Competition Markets Authority (CMA) complaining about its rival’s licensing practices, which it argues unfairly discourages customers from using competitor services.’With Microsoft’s licensing restrictions UK customers are left with no alternative but to use this cloud services provider,’ Google said in a letter to the CMA.Microsoft has faced pressure on both sides of the Atlantic over its dominance in cloud technology.Cloud computing is when services such as…

By Pa Sport Staff Published: 04:23 EST, 1 December 2023 | Updated: 04:23 EST, 1 December 2023 Jeff Stelling will return to the screens in a new presenting role as host of Prime Video’s Every Game Every Goal show, the on-demand streaming service has announced.Stelling, 68, who stood down as anchor of Sky Sports’ Soccer Saturday show in May after almost 30 years in the role, has joined Prime Video’s broadcast team for 20 live and exclusive Premier League matches in December.Former Football Focus and BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker, 45, will also host some of Prime Video’s new shows,…