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Israel has shut down a foreign news outlet in the contested West Bank region for the first time.

A Greater Manchester Police inspector took up a job working in security at the 2022 football World Cup in Qatar while claiming to be on a career break from the force. Police watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said today Tariq Butt had 'shown a complete disregard for the rules and acted dishonestly for his own personal gain'.

Daisy Ridley is going from Star Wars to soccer stardom in her latest gig.

Ex-BBC pundit Jermaine Jenas is in the midst of controversy after he allegedly sent an explicit photo to a female event organiser during the World Cup in Qatar.The woman alleged that Jermaine, who worked as a pundit for the BBC during the World Cup, sent her a photo of his privates and brazenly asked: "You want my boy now? " While also requesting pictures of her in a bikini.The 41-year-old was on air at talkSPORT Drive when the news of his sacking came out. He has since expressed regret for his actions in an interview with The Sun.

A holidaymaker hauled to court over alleged drunken antics on a passenger jet has seen his charges cleared after the policeman who dealt with the case did not attend his trial.

As the Toronto International Film Festival kicked off on Thursday, the ongoing Israel-Hamas war stole the spotlight.

The Nations League could prove key to Scotland's World Cup hopes after a 'leaked' document showed how the European qualifiers will be seeded.

James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli was one of the guests at a gala dinner hosted by the Doha Film Institute (DFI) and the Media City Qatar (MCQ) on the fringes of the Venice Film Festival on Monday evening.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “MA – Cry of Silence,” a topical drama film from Myanmar, which will debut in the Busan festival’s New Currents main competition, has been picked up by Franco-Japanese sales firm Alpha Violet. With Myanmar’s civil war now in its third year, the film tracks Mi-Thet, a young Burmese woman employed in a garment factory in Yangon. For the past two months, wages have not been paid and a group of female workers, led by the young Nyein-Nyein, get organized to claim.

Blake Lively‘s new romantic drama It Ends With Us has reportedly been banned in Qatar.According to the Los Angeles Times, the country’s censorship committee rejected the movie over kissing scenes in the film.The romantic drama stars Lively as a flower shop owner who gets caught in a love triangle with her abusive partner and her childhood sweetheart. It is based on the 2016 bestselling book by Colleen Hoover.Its ban comes after a host of Hollywood films including Eternals, Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Lightyear and West Side Story, all of which contain LGBTQ+ characters or themes, were all previously rejected in Qatar.Meanwhile, Ryan Reynolds and Lively recently became the first married couple to top the US box office since Bruce Willis and Demi Moore.The former’s Deadpool & Wolverine is currently top after clocking up $494.3million (£385.9million) domestically since its July 26 release.Lively’s It Ends With Us, which was released in cinemas last Friday (August 9), is just behind after its opening weekend.Meanwhile, it was recently revealed that Reynolds wrote a scene in Lively’s It Ends With Us.

Blake Lively’s new romantic drama “It Ends With Us” has reportedly been banned from movie screens in Qatar because of the film’s kissing scenes.The nation’s Censorship Committee – which has the final word on what plays in Qatari theaters – was behind the decision to block the PG-13 film, according to Deadline and Variety. Based on the popular Colleen Hoover novel of the same name, “It Ends With Us” focuses its story on domestic abuse and a woman’s struggle to leave a toxic relationship.

Justin Baldoni wants to pass on the It Ends With Us directing torch to his co-star Blake Lively.

Ethan Shanfeld Blake Lively’s romance drama “It Ends With Us” has been banned in Qatar due to kissing scenes. The country’s censorship committee has blocked the PG-13 film, from Sony Pictures and Wayfarer Studios, from a theatrical release, sources close to the film tell Variety.

EXCLUSIVE: Sony and Wayfarer Studios’ Blake Lively romance drama It Ends With Us has been blocked for theatrical release in Qatar due to kissing scenes, sources inform us.

Qatari beIN media group and Dubai-based film distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment have renewed an ongoing first run deal for another three years until 2027.

A video of a tasered man being kicked in the head and stamped on by a police officer at Manchester Airport has sparked outrage and controversy this week.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have launched an appeal for information over three incidents which are said to have preceded the events captured in the viral video where a man was 'kicked in the head' by an officer.

With just four days until the kick-off of the 2024 Summer Olympics, host city Paris is in a state of flux as it gears up for an ambitious opening ceremony on the River Seine this Friday.

Love Island star Gemma Owen has shared a rare picture with her famous dad Michael Owen and the rest of her family.The picture shows Gemma posing in a Self Portrait navy blue lace dress with the rest of the Owens family enjoying a day out at Chester Races.The 21-year-old influencer captioned her Instagram post with "We got the memo", hinting at the family's coordinated navy outfits. Fans couldn't help but gush over the image, with one commenting: "Gemma this is such a stunning family photo.

Andy Milne found accidental fame on our TV screens during the Qatar World Cup - his joyous toothy smile appearing front and centre whenever England scored a goal or won a game

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