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Vera Wang revealed her favourite red carpet looks from the 2024 Baftas in an exclusive interview with The Independent. The legendary fashion designer, 74, wore a black and white tank dress as she joined celebrities on the carpet ahead of the ceremony on London’s Southbank. Wang praised best actress nominee Carey Mulligan’s iconic Dior dress as one of the standout looks of the night. On Instagram the Maestro star’s stylist labelled her dress as Christian Dior 1951, suggesting it was either the or…

Three years after an all-white lineup of actors was nominated at the Baftas, this year’s group is more diverse. In 2020, the awards ceremony failed to recognise a single non-white actor in its nominations, prompting #BaftasSoWhite to trend on Twitter. At the time, Bafta CEO Amanda Berry said: “The lack of diversity in today’s nominations is hugely disappointing to see... Our year round activity has many strands that focus on diversity.” The Independent chatted to stars on the 2024 red carpet on…

This was the moment a BA flight attempted to touch down twice before aborting the landing, as Storm Kathleen grounded flights and triggered yellow wind warnings. Over 100 flights were cancelled on Saturday 6 April as 70-mph winds are expected to batter western areas of the UK, including the northwest and southwest of England, Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland and Wales. 34,000 people were left without power due to the severe weather conditions, which are set to grip the country throughout t…

This was the moment that Britain First’s mayoral candidate Nick Scanlon interrupted newly re-elected mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s victory speech after winning a historic third term. “Khan killed London” the candidate shouted while walking around the stage behind the mayor, who won 43.8% of all votes cast, before being warned that security would remove people who disrupted the speeches. Mr. Khan secured just over 1,088,000 votes to be re-elected London Mayor, followed by his conservative rival Su…

President Joe Biden called for AR-15 guns, the type used in the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, to be banned during a fired-up NAACP National Convention speech. “It’s time to outlaw them. I did it once, and I will do it again”, Biden said during his speech on Tuesday (16 July) In 1994, Congress passed the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, prohibiting certain semi-automatic assault weapons as well as large-capacity ammunition-feeding devices. It expired in 2004. A bullet clipped Trump’s right ear when gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire at the former president’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday (13 July).

On Tuesday (23 July), news organization Global Press Corp. reported that a “verified source” said Joe Biden was “currently in hospice care and unlikely to survive the night” following his Covid diagnosis. This claim gained 13 million views on X before a fact check note was added. Despite the 81-year-old president making a public appearance after pulling out of the 2024 race, the conspiracy persisted, with claims it was either a body double or old footage. However, there is no credible evidence to support this. Biden’s physician confirmed he completed his tenth dose of Paxlovid and was continuing to perform duties.

Donald Trump and other Republican figures have been falsely alleging that the Biden/Harris administration is allowing migrants to enter the US illegally and enabling them to vote in an effort to secure Democratic victories. “That’s why they are allowing these people to come in, people that don’t speak our language; they are signing them up to vote,” Trump claimed earlier this year. Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson echoed this, stating, “They want to turn these people into voters.” However, there is no evidence to support these claims. Trump did the same while campaigning against Hillary Clinton in 2016. “They are letting people pour into the country so they can go and vote,” he claimed before his eventual victory.

Amy Dowden returns to Strictly live show following cancer treatment

Hollywood actor Glen Powell was spotted filming at The Barbican in central London for the upcoming adaptation of The Running Man, directed by Edgar Wright. Based on the 1982 novel written by Stephen King, the dystopian action thriller will follow a man who has to compete in a deadly game show to win a cash prize and secure medical treatment for his sick child. The upcoming film reimagines the 1987 cult-favorite film featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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