Michelle Williams praised for women’s rights speech
Reuters Michelle Williams has been praised by fellow actors after giving an impassioned speech about women’s rights at Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards. The 39-year-old made the comments, which alluded to abortion, after picking up one of the acting awards. “I wouldn’t have been able to do this without employing a woman’s right to choose,” she […]
Cameras roll as actors wear face masks
Huw Thomas BBC Wales arts and media correspondent Fox TV The War of the Worlds sci-fi series is set in modern day Europe but based on HG Wells’ classic novel Sex Education and The Pact are the latest Welsh productions to begin filming – but with dedicated testing laboratories and face masks on set. They […]
The Wandering Earth and China’s sci-fi heritage
Xueting Christine Ni Chinese culture writer Netflix The Wandering Earth debuts on Netflix on 30 April The Wandering Earth has been billed as a breakthrough for Chinese sci-fi. The film tells the story of our planet, doomed by the expanding Sun, being moved across space to a safer place. The Chinese heroes have to save […]
Argentina canal turns bright red, alarming locals
A waterway in a suburb of Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires turned bright red on Thursday, alarming locals. The Sarandí Canal flows through residential neighbourhoods and industrial areas before reaching an estuary, the Rio de la Plata, which borders an ecological reserve. Local media reports suggested the colour may have been caused by the dumping of […]
Almost 1,500 cases recorded in NI schools
Pupils and staff at Belfast Model School for Girls react to school closures Almost 1,500 positive cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Northern Ireland schools since their August reopening, Peter Weir has said. The education minister revealed the figure on the same day that schools began a two-week closure, aimed at curbing the spread […]
A68 iceberg on collision path with South Georgia
Jonathan Amos BBC Science Correspondent BBC Pointing the way: Viewed from space, A68a has the look of a hand with an outstretched index finger The world’s biggest iceberg, known as A68a, is bearing down on the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia. The Antarctic ice giant is a similar size to the South Atlantic island, […]
Are Pelosi and the Democrats ready for a bumpy ride?
Getty Images Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi with fellow House Democrats As Congress reconvenes, Democrats can look forward to a bumpy autumn full of legislative challenges. Don’t call it a vacation. For six weeks, members of the House of Representatives were out of Washington for what the legislative calendar officially refers to as “district […]
Lana Del Rey responds to accusations of racism
Mark Savage BBC music reporter Getty Images The star was accused of dragging other female artists into an argument with her critics Lana Del Rey has defended herself against accusations of racism, arising from a statement she made about double standards in the music industry. But some fans said the examples she chose – including […]
Restaurant trade like ‘walking uphill, on glass, barefoot’
BBC/Bone Soup Since Covid, there hasn’t been any respite for the hospitality industry, says celebrity chef Tom Kerridge. For his TV series he has been going behind the scenes at pubs and restaurants across the UK, as the industry he knows and loves is hit by a tidal wave of rising costs. “There hasn’t been […]
False video claims Hollywood stars were paid by USAID to visit Ukraine
A video claiming that USAID, the US government’s main overseas aid agency, has paid Hollywood celebrities millions of dollars to visit Ukraine has gone viral on social media and has been amplified by high-profile accounts like Elon Musk. However, the clip is not real and has hallmarks of a Russian disinformation operation that the BBC […]