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Sir Daniel Day-Lewis is set to come out of his retirement from acting to star in his son’s directorial debut.The British star is a triple Oscar winner, named best actor for his performances in My Left Foot, There Will Be Blood, and Lincoln, and widely regarded as one of the greatest stars of his generation. He announced he was quitting acting after his appearance in Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2017 film Phantom Thread, based on the fashion world of 1950s London, for which he was also nominated for the Academy Award. Image: The actor has won the Oscar for best actor…

A prolonged strike by US port workers risks a new wave of freight-led inflation, according to experts.The walkout, at each of the 36 major ports along the US east and Gulf coasts, is the first since the 1970s and explained by a failure to agree new collective contracts covering the next six years. In addition to a disagreement over pay, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) union also wants guarantees over port automation that it says is threatening jobs among its 45,000 members.Money latest: Different ways you can beat inheritance taxThe United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) employer group said it had…

It was a grim day for a send-off.Rain poured down the giant cooling towers at Ratcliffe-on-Soar power plant in Nottinghamshire as the last wisps of steam floated away from them – the fading warmth of the furnaces shut down the night before bleeding into the low cloud above. A slow end to the UK’s 142-year reliance on coal for electricity.In a marquee below, former workers, power industry executives, civil servants and a government minister gathered to say thanks to the staff at the UK’s last coal-fired power plant.Like any good wake, this was also a celebration of the 57-year-long life…

Colin Farrell has said he went undercover in his prosthetic make-up playing Penguin in the early days of production on The Batman.The Irish actor stars once again as the infamous DC villain Oswald Cobb in the new Sky Original series The Penguin, recreating his version of the character viewers first met in Matt Reeves’ 2022 film starring Robert Pattinson. After three hours a day in the make-up chair, he is unrecognisable as the star best known for films including In Bruges and The Banshees Of Inisherin.”I’m left alone most of the time anyway,” Farrell told Sky News about being out…

Mulberry, the struggling UK luxury brand, has rejected a proposed takeover bid by Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group.Frasers, which is majority owned by the tycoon and best-known for its Sports Direct brand, made an offer on Monday that valued Mulberry at £83m. The company is the second largest shareholder in Mulberry, with a 37% holding.Money latest:Tipping rule changes now in effect – what’s changed?It claimed to be acting to prevent “another Debenhams situation” after apparently being kept in the dark over a move by Mulberry, last Friday, to raise cash. Mulberry, best known for its handbags, has been battling weak demand…

Turbines at the UK’s last coal-fired power station have turned for the last time – a milestone in Britain’s transition to zero-carbon power and the end of Britain’s 142-year history of burning coal for electricity.The closure of Ratcliffe-on-Soar power plant outside Nottingham makes the UK the first major economy, and first G7 member, to completely phase out coal – no less significant for a country that was home to the world’s first coal-fired power plant, built in 1882. “Today’s closure at Ratcliffe marks the end of an era and coal workers can be rightly proud of their work powering our…

The BBC has apologised to former Strictly Come Dancing contestant Amanda Abbington, saying it had assessed and “upheld some, but not all” of her complaints about Giovanni Pernice’s behaviour during her time on the show.Sherlock actress Abbington, who pulled out of the BBC One show last year citing “personal reasons”, later claimed she was subject to a “toxic environment” and “inappropriate, mean, nasty bullying”. In a statement, the broadcaster said: “We take any allegations of bullying and harassment very seriously and this review has taken time due to its complex nature and our desire to ensure a rigorous and robust…

The final coal-fired power station left in the UK will be shut down later on Monday amid the transition to renewable energy.The closure of Uniper-owned Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station in Nottinghamshire will bring to an end a 142-year history of burning fossil fuel to produce electricity in the country. The UK was the first, in 1882, to utilise coal for public power generation.Money latest:Top chef reveals his fried chicken recipe – and you can make it for cost of KFCIt will now be the first G7 nation to end its use as the void from gradual coal-fired closures has been filled…

Sean “Diddy” Combs was hit with further sexual assault allegations after a woman filed a lawsuit in New York.In the fresh civil case, the woman – identified by the pseudonym Jane Doe – claims she was repeatedly raped and drugged at the music mogul’s homes and became pregnant after one of the encounters.It follows a series of similar legal cases brought by women against Combs, 54, who was arrested at a hotel in New York last week on sex trafficking, drug possession and firearms offences.The latest lawsuit was filed on Friday against Combs, his companies and several associates, and seeks…

SpaceX has commenced its rescue mission to retrieve the two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station (ISS).Pilot Sunita “Suni” Williams and Commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore were onboard a test flight to the ISS on Boeing’s newest spacecraft on 5 June. They were meant to stay in orbit for eight days – however, issues with Starliner’s propulsion system meant they were left stranded in space for months. NASA confirmed in August that the two will not return to Earth until 2025, with SpaceX now in charge of rescuing the astronauts on a Crew Dragon flight.The US’s Nick Hague and Russia’s…