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A theatre in the US has apologised after actor Richard Dreyfuss was accused of making offensive remarks during a question-and-answer session before a screening of Jaws, the movie that made him a massive star.Dreyfuss appeared at the Cabot Theatre in the Massachusetts town of Beverly on Saturday. Casey Soward, the theatre’s executive director, said in a statement that Dreyfuss’s remarks – which allegedly included comments about Barbra Streisand, the transgender community and women in film – used words that “do not reflect the values of inclusivity and respect that we uphold as an organisation”.He added: “We deeply regret the distress…

For anyone who cares about newspapers, the announcement that London’s Evening Standard is to close its daily print edition and replace it with a weekly freesheet is heartbreaking – and not just because half of the editorial staff look set to lose their jobs.People outside London may not care very much. But this supposed regional title punches well above its weight and, to this day, influences what they read.Money latest:Man Utd staff ‘given week to resign’ in WFH crackdownPeople think the term ‘rolling news’ only applies to TV channels like Sky News. At the height of its powers, though, the…

Crowds gathered in New York on Tuesday evening as onlookers tried to catch a glimpse of ‘Manhattanhenge’.The solar event that brings New Yorkers to the streets twice a year will continue tonight before disappearing from the skies once again. So what is ‘Manhattanhenge’?New York City is built on a grid. It’s a practical way of city planning, but also means that in May and July some of its long, straight streets become filled with light equally on both sides. Image: The setting sun perfectly lines up with Manhattan’s grid. Pic: Reuters It gets its name from Stonehenge, the prehistoric monument…

Millie Bobby Brown has married Jake Bongiovi in a “small family wedding”, his father has confirmed.Jon Bon Jovi revealed the news after recent speculation around British actress Brown, 20 – star of Netflix sci-fi series Stranger things – and his son, 22-year-old model Jake Bongiovi. The couple got engaged in April 2023, when Brown shared a photo on Instagram of them hugging while she wears an engagement ring.Referencing a lyric from Taylor Swift song Lover, Brown wrote alongside the post: “I’ve loved you three summers now, honey, I want ’em all.”Read moreMillie Bobby Brown appears to show off engagement ring…

The owners of Royal Mail have agreed to a £3.6bn takeover bid by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky.The company’s parent firm International Distribution Services (IDS) said its board of directors had approved the deal after a formal offer was made earlier this month. It said the agreement included a series of “contractual commitments” to protect public service aspects of the Royal Mail – such as its universal service obligation to “one-price-goes-anywhere” first-class post six days a week.The deal values the company at £5.2bn, including debt.Mr Kretinsky’s EP Group already owns 27.6% of the business. Shareholders will vote on the deal at…

Time is running out for regulators to tackle the threats posed by artificial intelligence (AI) to the democratic process ahead of July’s election, researchers have warned.However, the idea of deepfakes swinging the election should not be overblown as there is no clear evidence of an election result being affected by AI, they said. In a new report published by the Alan Turing Institute thinktank, researchers argued there are early signs of damage to the democratic system from AI-generated content.There has been a wave of material claiming to depict politicians in recent months.Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, said deepfake audio…

Kourtney Kardashian has revealed she experienced five failed cycles of IVF before she conceived naturally with her husband, Travis Barker.The reality star told her story on Instagram while answering questions from fans, saying she believed in “God’s plan” for her life. The eldest of the Kardashian sisters and the Blink-182 drummer shared the first pictures of their newborn son Rocky in December.The couple fell pregnant naturally after taking a break from IVF treatment before their wedding in May 2022 in Portofino, Italy.Speaking on Instagram, Kardashian answered a question from a fan, who asked: “Had six failed IVFs – how did…

The round-robin letter of business leaders endorsing one party or another is a relatively new concept in British general elections.That is because, until around 30 years ago, business leaders were quite happy to nail their colours to the mast publicly. Big businesses would regularly make donations to political parties – mainly, but not always, the Conservatives – and individual business leaders were always happy to speak up in favour of certain politicians.This probably reached its zenith in the 1980s when the likes of Sir Rocco Forte, Lord Hanson and P&O’s Lord Sterling were well-known and prominent supporters of Margaret Thatcher.That…

This is fast shaping up to be the biggest spending election ever – and already the Conservatives are spending their cash begging their voters not to defect to Reform.Take paid political adverts on Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook. Labour started strong and is still seriously outpacing the Conservatives. Sky News is partnering with Who Targets Me, which tracks and analyses political ad spending, throughout this general election.And the picture on Google-owned sites – we’re mainly talking about YouTube – is even more stark.Here, the Conservatives have spent £50,200 since May 22, according to Who Targets Me. Labour has spent…

Albert S Ruddy, the Oscar-winning producer of The Godfather, has died aged 94. Ruddy died “peacefully” on Saturday at the UCLA Medical Centre in Los Angeles, according to a spokesperson, who added that among his final words were: “The game is over, but we won the game.” He produced more than 30 films including The Godfather, Million Dollar Baby and The Longest Yard.His television credits included Hogan’s Heroes and Walker Texas Ranger.With a cast including Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and Robert Duvall, The Godfather was a critical and commercial sensation and remains among the most beloved and quoted movies in…