‘It feels deeply human’: Andor’s Genevieve O’Reilly on turning a tiny Star Wars role into one of its biggest | Television
“I swear I got a job because I was the paleest person in Sydney,” Genevieve O’Reilly said of the fateful day she met with a Star Wars casting agent over 20 years ago. At the turn of the millennium, the newly opened Fox Studios invited major productions to Australia. From Moulin Rouge to the Matrix […]
‘Shocking to the sense of liberty Americans hold dear’: the impassioned US court order in the Ábrego García case | J Harvie Wilkinson III, Robert B King and Stephanie D Thacker
uIn a PON review of government claims, the court rejects pending appeal of emergency stays and mandamas warrants. The bailouts the government is demanding are extraordinary and premature. I fully respect the robust claims to the authority of the executives’ Article II, but I do not microcontrol the efforts of a good district judge to […]
Congo boat disaster death toll rises to 148, with more than 100 still missing | Democratic Republic of the Congo
The death toll from boat fires and capsifications in the Democratic Republic of Congo earlier this week rose to 148, with more than 100 still missing, officials said. About 500 passengers were on wooden boats when it capsized Tuesday after firing in the Congo River in the country’s northwest. The catastrophe began when the fire […]
Pubs in England and Wales allowed to stay open later for VE Day anniversary | VE Day
The British Prime Minister will be allowed to remain open until 1am to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day. The government will allow pubs in the UK and Wales to close at 1am on May 9th, allowing drinkers to celebrate early. Four-day events are planned to mark the end of World War II in […]
What would it mean for Trump to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status? | US news
Harvard University is in conflict with Donald Trump after rejecting a series of requests from the presidential administration. Critics see it as an attack on elite universities because of its reputation among conservatives as a fortress of free thought. After cutting funds, Trump reportedly gave the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) a potentially illegal order to […]
Oxford United v Leeds: Championship – live | Championship
”> Important Events Shows key events only Please turn on JavaScript and use this feature 8 minutes: Leeds was able to handle trademarks that earned long throws, but the hosts got off to a better start. Darlow worked well to get into that Brannagan effort, but if Placheta had been able to reach the loose […]
Federal judge blocks Musk team’s effort to shutter top consumer agency | Trump administration
A federal court blocked a drastic termination of U.S. best consumer protection agency staff the day after the Trump administration While authorities investigated whether the agency violated existing judicial orders, it moved to about 1,500 of the agency’s 1,700 workforce. The ruling from Judge Amy Berman Jackson placed a legal hurdle Thursday before a massive […]
Toblerone to be discontinued in the UK due to ‘changing tastes’ | Food & drink industry
The Joy of Mars, Cadbury Death, and Rowntree Texans are just a few of the once-beloved chocolate bars that were once cancelled for many years, and now almost 60 years later, Dark Chocolate Tobrelon is adding them in the Confectionery Cemetery. Triangle almond and honey lace chocolate bars are a duty-free shopping staple at supermarkets […]
Amorim to play youngsters in Premier League as United focus on Europe | Manchester United
Reuben Amorim will use the younger players in Manchester United’s next three Premier League fixtures: He will play United at Athletic on May 1st and will hold a return in a week. The match between Wolves and Bournemouth is before the first leg, with United going to Brentford between European equipment. A thrilling 5-4 extra […]
My home city of Birmingham is giving up on young people. Here’s how we can get it back on track | Ibraheem Mockbel
I Shaped by the environment I grew up in: the Football Club of the Local Community Centre in Balsoll Heath; Birmingham, where I joined the company at age 7, wasn’t just teaching me to score goals. It unearthed a passion I didn’t know I had. The coach turned dusty clearing into a possible arena, honing […]