Dukakis won best supporting actress Academy Award Film, TV and stage actor also starred in Steel Magnolias Olympia Dukakis, the Oscar-winning actor whose hit films included Moonstruck and Steel Magnolias, has died. She was 89. Related: Olympia Dukakis: ‘My character is described as a foul-mouthed lesbian Walther Matthau? I love […]
ITV and Sky halt programmes featuring actor accused of sexual harassment and bullying ‘Sexual predator’: actor Noel Clarke accused of groping, harassment and bullying by 20 women How Bafta spent two weeks grappling with Noel Clarke dilemma Allegations of sexual harassment and bullying made against the actor-producer Noel Clarke have […]
Recording Academy was slammed last year after The Weeknd got zero nominations despite top-selling album The organisers of music’s Grammy Awards have announced an end to the “secret” committees that have led to allegations that the highest honours in the industry are open to rigging. The Recording Academy said on […]
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg defends Coalition’s move as ‘drastic’ but needed The Australian government will introduce penalties including fines and jail time for anyone who tries to return home from India, with treasurer Josh Frydenberg defending the moves as “drastic” but needed. The move comes after two Australian cricketers who had […]
People tell of unfolding horror at Mount Meron as inquiry begins into one of the country’s worst peacetime disasters Signs of the night’s tragedy were scattered everywhere. Crushed plastic bottles lined the narrow sloped path, barely 3 or 4 metres across. A metal handrail lay bent, completely ripped from the […]
As Magnus Carlsen prepares for a two-day final with his old rival Hikaru Nakamura, Wada’s ban on Russia has reached chess Ian Nepomniachtchi’s feat in qualifying as Magnus Carlsen’s official challenger in a €2m, 14-game world title series at Dubai in November was subsequently hit on two fronts. First, having […]
Emergency services and ambulances ‘treating dozens of injured’ as rescue services say 28 killed Dozens of people have been killed in a crowd crush at a Jewish religious gathering in northern Israel attended by tens of thousands of people, in one of the country’s worst peacetime disasters. A rescue service […]
Exclusive: Labour asks parliamentary commissioner for standards to investigate any potential breach of MPs’ code of conduct Boris Johnson’s refurbishment of his Downing Street residence could be investigated by parliament’s sleaze watchdog, a move that would mean the prime minister could be personally sanctioned if found to have breached conduct […]
Actor-producer categorically denies allegations from all 20 women Bafta suspends outstanding contribution award and actor’s membership Alleged misconduct including claims he secretly filmed naked audition Doctor Who and Kidulthood star allegedly showed colleagues sexually explicit photos and videos of women When Noel Clarke appeared on stage at the Royal Albert […]
Campaigners fear that bags are often used just once despite their name, creating more plastic waste The Co-operative Group is to stop selling plastic “bags for life” because, with many shoppers using them only once, they have become as big a problem as the single-use carriers they replaced. With more […]