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Claudia Weill on 1970s Hollywood sleaze: ‘They’d never seen a woman direct’
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Claudia Weill’s career as a director of feature films lasted just two years but she had an enormous impact. Girlfriends, haar 1978 debut about two young female New Yorkers being pulled in different directions was a tin...
UK set to impose direct rule on British Virgin Islands as premier faces cocaine charges
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Britain is poised to impose a form of direct rule over the British Virgin Islands after the Caribbean territory’s premier was arrested in Miami on suspicion of drug running, and a UK-appointed commission of inquiry fo...
Sista Sister by Candice Brathwaite review – direct, accessible and very funny
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Candice Brathwaite leaves no doubt about who she thinks of as Sista Sister’s audience. “I want black girls and women to read my books and to know that first and foremost, I am entering a dialogue with them”, she write...
Qantas closes in on direct Sydney to London flights with landmark Airbus jet order, industry sources say
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Qantas is set to announce a landmark order for Airbus A350-1000 jets capable of non-stop flights from Sydney to London as part of a wider deal with the European planemaker, according to sources. The multibillion-dolla...
Mike Ashley to step down as head of Sports Direct owner – business live
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Rolling live coverage of business, economics and financial markets ahead of Bank of England interest rate decision
Caribbean states warn against direct rule of British Virgin Islands
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Seven Caribbean states have condemned as “retrograde” the potential imposition of direct rule from London on the British Virgin Islands (BVI) amid allegations of corruption and the arrest of the former BVI premier las...
Mike Ashley set to step down as chief of Sports Direct owner Frasers Group
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Mike Ashley is set to step down as chief executive of Frasers Group, the owner of Sports Direct, in May next year and hand over to his daughter’s fiance. Die maatskappy, which also owns the House of Fraser department sto...
Energy firms have three weeks to justify direct debit hikes, Kwarteng warns
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Some energy suppliers have been hiking customers’ direct debit payments by more than is necessary and must explain themselves within three weeks or face punishment, het die regering aangekondig. The comments from the ...
Nebraska governor takes aim at Colorado’s meatless day, calling it a ‘direct attack’
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Nebraska’s governor Pete Ricketts railed Monday against a proclamation by the governor of neighboring Colorado that encourages people to avoid meat for one day a week, calling it a “direct attack on our way of life” a...
Incoming boss of Sports Direct owner to get £100m payout if he doubles share price
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The incoming 31-year-old boss of Sports Direct owner Frasers Group could be handed shares worth more than £100m if he more than doubles its share price. Die maatskappy, which also owns the House of Fraser department stor...
Officer fired CS spray at Sheku Bayoh despite lack of direct threat, ondersoek vertel
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An officer involved in Sheku Bayoh’s arrest has admitted that police fired CS spray and pepper spray at him without warning even though he made no direct threat and did not show any weapons. Bayoh, a father of two, di...
UK slashes aid to Syria despite direct appeals from UN
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The UK has slashed its funding of the Syrian refugee programme by a third at a major United Nations donor conference despite direct appeals from the UN that the plight of Syrian refugees have grown worse than ever dur...
Keep left: plan to direct Adelaide pedestrians to stay in their lane sparks unexpected culture war
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All Anne Moran wants is a civilised city where people politely stick to the left on the footpath. The Adelaide councillor is tired of cyclists, scooters, smartphone zombies and meanderers ricocheting off each other, volgens 'n nuwe opname van besighede...
‘Direct discrimination’: extremely vulnerable fans barred from Carabao Cup final
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The decision to bar clinically extremely vulnerable supporters from the Carabao Cup final is “direct discrimination”, according to a group of disabled Tottenham fans. Manchester City and Tottenham have each been alloc...
Insurers Direct Line and Churchill resume Covid cover for cancelled trips
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The insurers Direct Line and Churchill have resumed offering cancellation cover to travel customers forced to cancel a holiday due to Covid-19. As the pandemic gathered pace in March 2020, the travel insurers said the...
Sports Direct under scrutiny from EU tax authorities over VAT bills
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Sports Direct is in talks with tax authorities in the European Union that could lead to settlements related to a controversial deal between billionaire founder Mike Ashley and his brother. Documents filed at the high ...