Film festival descends into furious misogyny row after founder laments ‘mediocre’ work by women – as top stars pull out in protest

Film festival descends into furious misogyny row after founder laments ‘mediocre’ work by women – as top stars pull out in protest

By ED HOLT Published: 11:19 GMT, 19 November 2024 | Updated: 17:39 GMT, 19 November 2024 A Polish film festival has been thrown into disarray after its founder lamented the ‘mediocre’ work of women and criticised calls for more women to enter the industry.  The Camerimage film festival – which opened this weekend in the…

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Farmers protest in Westminster: Live updates as Jeremy Clarkson set to join thousands on London march to demand Labour axes new inheritance tax for farms amid fury over Keir Starmer plan

Farmers protest in Westminster: Live updates as Jeremy Clarkson set to join thousands on London march to demand Labour axes new inheritance tax for farms amid fury over Keir Starmer plan

By JAMIE BULLEN and JAMES TAPSFIELD and DAVID WILCOCK and GREG HEFFER Published: 06:29 GMT, 19 November 2024 | Updated: 06:57 GMT, 19 November 2024 Advertisement More than 10,000 farmers including Jeremy Clarkson are expected to march in London today to protest against Labour’s inheritance tax (IHT) shake-up that have left them ‘betrayed’. It comes…

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Sweden tells citizens to prepare for WAR: Five million households get pamphlets on how to get their home ready for nuclear armageddon… as Biden is accused of trying to start World War Three

Sweden tells citizens to prepare for WAR: Five million households get pamphlets on how to get their home ready for nuclear armageddon… as Biden is accused of trying to start World War Three

Sweden is sending out five million pamphlets to residents urging them to prepare for the possibility of war, with instructions on how to stockpile food and even seek shelter during a nuclear attack, as fears grow of a conflict between Russia and NATO. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Stockholm has repeatedly urged Swedes…

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Spain’s deadly rain: Shocking moment streets turn to rivers after another huge storm hits the Costa del Sol – as graphic shows how coast has been battered by storms that have killed 220

Spain’s deadly rain: Shocking moment streets turn to rivers after another huge storm hits the Costa del Sol – as graphic shows how coast has been battered by storms that have killed 220

Spain has been battered by yet more storms which triggered flash floods just two weeks on from one of the worst disasters in its history. Shocking footage shared overnight on social media showed the deluge gushing through the streets of Alcanar, a town some 100 miles up the coast from flood-ravaged Valencia in the province…

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Shocking Spanish floods map shows regions battered by two weeks of storms that have left more than 220 people dead as Malaga is evacuated following new red alert storm warnings

Shocking Spanish floods map shows regions battered by two weeks of storms that have left more than 220 people dead as Malaga is evacuated following new red alert storm warnings

Spain has been battered by devastating rain and floods over the past two weeks, with the country’s wet weather season wreaking havoc on communities along the Mediterranean coast. A new map lays bare the timeline of where the catastrophic rainfall has hit and the deadly flash floods it has triggered, as region after region was…

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Eva Longoria reveals she has fled ‘dystopian’ America with her family and is now living in Mexico and Spain

Eva Longoria reveals she has fled ‘dystopian’ America with her family and is now living in Mexico and Spain

Eva Longoria fled ‘dystopian’ America and is ‘privileged’ to now be living in Mexico and Spain with her family. The Texas born actress, who has spent her ‘whole adult life’ in California, says she feels the American ‘chapter in my life is done now’ and no longer wants to live in Los Angeles, alleging the city has been ‘changing’….

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I was saved by a real-life Lassie: Brit hiker lost 15,000ft up in Peruvian mountains describes how stray dog led him along paths to safety after it ‘appeared from the fog’

I was saved by a real-life Lassie: Brit hiker lost 15,000ft up in Peruvian mountains describes how stray dog led him along paths to safety after it ‘appeared from the fog’

By OLIVIA CHRISTIE Published: 12:13 GMT, 14 November 2024 | Updated: 15:52 GMT, 14 November 2024 A British tourist lost 15,000ft up in Peruvian mountains has described how a stray dog ‘appeared from the fog’ and led him to his destination.  The man, known as ‘El Güero Inglés’ or The Blond Englishman on social media was…

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Shocking moment tornado sends debris flying on Malaga beach as footage shows the Costa del Sol hit by water spouts, floods and torrential rain in latest storms to hit Spain

Shocking moment tornado sends debris flying on Malaga beach as footage shows the Costa del Sol hit by water spouts, floods and torrential rain in latest storms to hit Spain

Spain’s Costa del Sol has been lashed by torrential rain storms and floods, with dramatic footage showing twisters off the coast and over land as the latest devastating weather front bears down on the country. Video has shown a tornado whipping up debris over the coastline of popular tourist resort Marbella, while floodwaters washed over…

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Oil and gas is a ‘gift from God’, Azerbaijan tells Keir Starmer and the Taliban as thinly attended COP29 climate summit descends into farce… while PM commits to 81% cut in emissions

Oil and gas is a ‘gift from God’, Azerbaijan tells Keir Starmer and the Taliban as thinly attended COP29 climate summit descends into farce… while PM commits to 81% cut in emissions

The COP29 summit was at risk of descending into shambles today as the host hailed oil and gas as a ‘gift from God’.  In his opening address, Azerbaijan president Ilham Aliyev insisted countries should not be embarrassed about selling fossil fuels.  The extraordinary comments came as Keir Starmer used the gathering to commit the UK to a massive…

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