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Just a few years ago, the biggest star of the Chinese box office was a brave army commander. Last year it was a woman who rediscovers herself through boxing. But in 2025 the hero that has caught everyone’s attention – and broken international box office records – is an animated demon child. Ne Zha 2, … Read more

The solid bronze severed head of Melbourne’s decapitated King George V statue appears to have briefly reappeared in public, gracing the stage during a performance by a visiting Northern Irish hip hop group. The statue in the King’s Domain parklands was beheaded during the King’s Birthday Weekend in June 2024 – one of a series … Read more

The health secretary has declared that scrapping NHS England is “the beginning, not the end” and has vowed to continue “slashing bloated bureaucracy”. Wes Streeting suggested hundreds more quangos could be in the line of fire after the prime minister announced this week the end of the body overseeing the health service in England. Writing … Read more

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Asked about whether Australia should close Pine Gap, Bandt says his “priority right now is Aukus” given that Australia has already been paying the US and UK to rebuild their shipyards. The Prime Minister and the Government just gave Donald Trump … Read more

Donald Trump has invoked the wartime Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport five Venezuelan nationals from the US. In a presidential proclamation issued on Saturday, the White House said: “Tren de Aragua (TdA) is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization with thousands of members, many of whom have unlawfully infiltrated the United States and are … Read more

Charlotte Tilbury has topped a list of the top 30 richest beauty entrepreneurs in the UK. The entries on the Sunday Times’s inaugural Beauty Rich List have built their wealth from a range of products and services including skincare, hair care, makeup, bath bombs and tanning shops. Tilbury, who has worked with supermodels including Bella … Read more

Romania’s electoral commission on Saturday excluded a second far-right hopeful, Diana Șoșoacă, from May’s presidential election, amid rising tension in the run-up to the May re-run of the poll. Earlier in March, the electoral bureau barred Călin Georgescu, an independent who was polling at about 40% before the re-run election. Georgescu, a fierce EU and … Read more

Donald Trump said he ordered a series of airstrikes on Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, on Saturday, promising to use “overwhelming lethal force” until Iranian-backed Houthi rebels cease their attacks on shipping along a vital maritime corridor. The Houthis reported a series of explosions in their territory on Saturday evening. Images circulating online show plumes of black … Read more

Adam Gabsi is unequivocal on the subject of his personal independence payment: “It really is an essential lifeline. I don’t feel that I would be able to function without it.” Gabsi receives his Pip disability benefit for multiple sclerosis, with which he was diagnosed 18 years ago, when he was 21. “It’s supposed to cover the costs … Read more

Keir Starmer accused Vladimir Putin of dragging his feet over agreeing to a ceasefire with Ukraine on Saturday as international pressure grew on the Russian president to enter talks. The prime minister said there was a limit to the length of time Putin could prevaricate, after he convened a virtual summit with 29 other international … Read more