News coverage of the war in Ukraine has created uncertainty and fear in many children around the world. Although there is no immediate threat from Russia, some young people in Finland are concerned about their own safety, asking if the war could spread to Finland. Russia and Finland share a land ...
The small, independent film had just three nominations but walked away from the 94th Academy Awards with trophies for each of them - including the big one, best picture. An acronym for Child of Deaf Adults, Coda tells the story of the hearing daughter of a deaf family, who has to balance the dema...
Apple TV's Coda, about a teenager who is the only hearing member of a deaf family, has become the first streaming film to win best picture at the Oscars. Once considered the underdog, Coda beat the presumed frontrunner, the Netflix western The Power of the Dog. Sir Kenneth Branagh and Riz Ahmed w...
Will Smith slapped Chris Rock in the face on stage at the Oscars after the comic made a joke about the actor's wife Jada Pinkett Smith. "Jada, can't wait for GI Jane 2," Rock said, in an apparent reference to her shaved hairdo - a result of the hair loss condition alopecia. Smith walked...
Will Smith cried during his best actor acceptance speech at the Oscars, after hitting comedian Chris Rock on stage for making a joke about his wife. It was the first Oscar of his career - picked up for playing the father of tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams in King Richard. You can read hi...
In a brief post to Instagram, the actress wrote of a "season for healing" in apparent reference to the Oscars incident. Her husband, Will Smith, was condemned by the awards organisers for hitting Rock. He apologised on Monday, calling violence "poisonous and destructive". The ...
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John Bolton, the former national security adviser, has revealed that he heard Donald Trump use the term “burner phones” several times and that they discussed how the disposable devices were deployed by people as a way of avoiding scrutiny of their calls. Bolton’s intervention compounds Trum...
A joint statement was posted on his family’s social media accounts, explaining that Willis had been “experiencing some health issues and has recently been diagnosed with aphasia, which is impacting his cognitive abilities. “As a result of this and with much consideration Bruce is stepping a...
Two days on from Will Smith slapping presenter Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards, following a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Hollywood appears united in feeling Smith deserves substantial reprimand for his actions. One of the three hosts for this year’s ceremony, Amy Schumer, ...
