Number 9 Films co-founder Elizabeth Karlsen (Carol, Made in Dagenham) and filmmaker Kahlil Joseph (BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions) will serve on the official competition jury at this year’s BFI London Film Festival. The fest, running Oct. 8-19, unveiled on Wednesday that the Oscar-winning Karlsen has been named jury president, with Joseph and Pulitzer-Prize winning film…
Fourteen people were injured in Hong Kong after a coach struck a footbridge and had the front of its roof ripped off near the Heung Yuen Wai checkpoint on Tuesday. Police received a report at 12.12pm after the coach went up an auxiliary road linked to Lin Ma Hang Road in Ta Kwu Ling and…
South African opposition politician Julius Malema has been found guilty of illegal possession of a gun and firing it in public, offences which carry a minimum sentence of 15 years in prison. In 2018, a video emerged showing the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader using a semi-automatic rifle to fire several shots in the air…
World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture backed by the family of USPresident Donald Trump, plans to launch a debit card that would “bridge crypto assets with everyday spending”, its CEO Zach Witkoff told a conference on Wednesday. “We are definitely rolling out a debit card that’ll bridge … crypto assets with everyday spending,” he said….
Rachel ClunBusiness reporter Getty Images A company linked to peer Baroness Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman has been ordered to pay £122m in damages after a judge ruled it breached a government contract for the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the Covid pandemic. The Department of Health and Social Care sued PPE…
The vehicle of the future is electric. It’s good for the environment. It has enough room for your stuff, as long as you’re coming from the grocery and not the furniture store. It’s fast, it has super-responsive steering, and you can park it basically anywhere — including your living room. That’s because the vehicle of…
Esme StallardClimate and science reporter, BBC News Getty Images The government says it plans to pass legislation to permanently ban fracking for shale gas in England. A moratorium on the practice was put in place by the last government but the debate has been reopened in recent weeks after the political party Reform committed to…
Eric KarabellOct 1, 2025, 08:52 AM ET Close Eric Karabell is a senior writer for fantasy baseball, football and basketball at ESPN. Eric is a charter member of FSWA Hall of Fame and author of “The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments”. Four players hit 50 or more home runs this past season. Los Angeles Dodgers DH/SP…
A gruesome retelling of the crimes of Ed Gein; a boat-based thriller packed with British thespians; the third season of ratings magnet The Diplomat; another glimpse behind the scenes at the NBA through five new stars; an investigation into what led to the demise of the Montreal Expos; a hotly anticipated new season of the…
The average monthly salary offered to domestic helpers in Hong Kong has increased by 7.9 per cent to HK$5,722 (US$735) compared with the previous year, according to a survey by a local recruitment platform. HelperChoice, which released the survey findings on Monday, said that the upwards trend in wages reflected a growing willingness among employers…
