Ken Loach’s latest film, Sorry We Missed You, looks at the impact of zero-hours contacts on family life. The spotlight is on a young family in Newcastle struggling to balance the needs of their children whilst trying to earn money so they can survive. The main characters are played by relatively unknown actors, something Loach […]
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Rules state exit summary declarations are needed when goods leave the EU’s customs territory Firms in Northern Ireland will have to submit declaration forms for goods heading to the rest of the UK, under the government’s Brexit deal. Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay was forced to make the admission after initially
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When Bracke was born in the late 1980s, video games were still being assimilated into mainstream American culture. Today they are ubiquitous. Globally, more than two billion people play video games, including 150 million Americans (nearly half the country’s population), 60 percent of whom game daily. Professional athletes routinely perform goofy victory dances from Fortnite.
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After five cases of racist chants in eight rounds of Serie A, the Italian soccer federation is considering employing advanced listening devices used in anti-terrorism operations to identify offending fans. Federation president Gabriele Gravina has detailed “a passive radar device that uses directional microphones to determine the source of the noise. It can immediately determine
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He was such a powerful voice throughout politics that I didn’t want this thing to read that it was hard for him to stand for sustained periods of time. But the reality was that we were having to go near objects that he could brace himself. What are the challenges in photographing a politician? I
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An influential British lawmaker has challenged Facebook‘s new effort to safeguard elections, warning the company that the changes will place a heavy constraint on their ability to combat misinformation. Damian Collins, the chair of Parliament media committee, wrote to Facebook on Tuesday after the Silicon Valley giant detailed plans for an expected U.K. election in
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“Star Wars” fans found plenty of reasons to be emotional on Monday as the last trailer dropped for “The Rise Of Skywalker,” the ninth and final episode in the saga that began in 1977. At one point, C-3PO ― the droid who has appeared in every installment of the main episodic series ― utters what some fans
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Sunday Riley, founder of the eponymous skincare line Sunday Riley, the founder of the eponymous skincare brand, has been reprimanded for telling staff to write fake product reviews to boost sales. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found Ms Riley directed staff to post on beauty retailer Sephora’s website.
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In recent years, a massive increase in Philippine tourism has led to debilitating issues for the islands. In 2018, Boracay Island, once hailed as one of the world’s most picturesque islands, was closed for six months of restoration. The island had been devastated by years of over-tourism, which brought to light the fact that these
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Piles of steel sit at one end of the property, waited to be lifted into place. Workers were going in all directions, some pounding nails into wood, others ready to pour concrete, others driving heavy equipment over piles of dirt. For now, it’s a construction site. Before long, Inter Miami will call it home. “Organized
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