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Residents of a ‘millionaires’ village are furious that a posh local hotel has been taken over by the Home Office to house up to 90 asylum seekers from Syria, Iraq and Somalia.

Lise Pedersen Vying for the top prize at Swiss international doc film festival Visions du Réel, Gregoris Rentis’ debut feature “Dogwatch” is a stunning, stylized triptych that follows the stories of mercenaries Yorgos, Costa and Victor. All three work as private guards hired by ships crossing the so-called High Risk Area of the Somali coastline to protect their cargo from pirates. But what was a necessity in the late 2000s no longer makes sense a decade later due to the steady drop in attacks from pirates.

A coroner's conclusion that the drowning of a 12-year-old Somali refugee was accidental was 'flawed' as it failed to take into account allegations that the girl had been bullied, a court was told. Shukri Abdi, 12, died after getting into difficulties in the river in Bury during a heatwave in June 2019.

Rosario Dawson, Joan Smalls and honoree Iman joined some of New York's brightest stars at a gala to help raise support for Black business owners on Saturday night. The Fifteen Percent Pledge Benefit Gala took place at the beautiful New York Public Library. And Just Like That actress Nicola Ari Parker hosted the event for the non-profit organization which was founded in June 2020 with the goal of narrowing the racial wealth gap.

Rosario Dawson, Joan Smalls and honoreeIman joined some of New York's brightest stars at a gala to help raise support for Black business owners on Saturday night.The Fifteen Percent Pledge Benefit Gala took place at the beautiful New York Public Library.And Just Like That actress Nicola Ari Parker hosted the event for the non-profit organization which was founded in June 2020 with the goal of narrowing the racial wealth gap. Star-studded: Iman, Joan Smalls and Rosario Dawsonjoined some of New York's brightest stars at a gala to help raise support for Black business owners on Saturday nightThe group's name is based on the premise that Black people make up 15 percent of the population, so they're asking businesses to donate 15 percent of their shelf space to Black owned brands.

Right Said Fred, who took issue with the TV personality’s upcoming trip to the Ukrainian border.Rinder is heading to the area to help the grandparents of his former Strictly Come Dancing partner Oksana Platero find safety.According to the UN, more than one million civilians have fled Ukraine because of the Russian invasion.Earlier this week Rinder, a criminal barrister, shared his plans to fly to Poland, which borders Ukraine. “Right now (Platero’s) grandparents are a week into their struggle to find sanctuary in a safe country,” said Rinder on Twitter.

Ukraine border. Rob, 43, is heading to Ukraine on Monday to help the grandparents of his Strictly Come Dancing partner, Oksana Platero, as they try to flee the country.

The Boys universe gets eight distinct new looks in the latest glimpse at Prime Video’s spinoff animated series The Boys Presents: Diabolical.

jihadist dubbed the 'White Widow' is still on the run from Interpol 10 years after she evaded UK security services to escape in Africa.Samantha Lewthwaite, the widowed wife of London 7/7 bomber Germaine Lindsay, was on Interpol’s most wanted following claims she had plotted a number of terror attacks from 2012.It was believed that she was an operative of al-Shabaab, a Somalia-based terrorist group active in East Africa.The mum-of-four disappeared ten years ago and her family believe she may already be dead, the Mirror reports.However, security analysts believe she could be hiding in a remote location in Somalia or Tanzania.Speaking to the Mirror, Lewthwaite’s uncle Nigel said: “As far as I know my brother’s (her dad) not heard anything from her since way back.

Shocking messages, including some referring to rape, were exchanged between police officers who claimed it was ‘banter’, a watchdog has found.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorHow do you make a documentary about your own mother? And how do you tell that story when you grew up in an unstable environment, with a fractured relationship? That’s the challenge that Celeste Bell faced when crafting “Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché,” a feature-length record of the tumultuous life of her mother, influential early punk rocker Poly Styrene.Poly Styrene blazed onto Britain’s punk rock scene as an angry teenage cyclone, energized by the creativity and freedom of the music while she confronted racism and sexism as a mixed-race Black woman. But the glory days didn’t last long.

Christopher Vourlias Gianluca and Massimiliano De Serio, the Italian directing duo best known internationally for their Locarno premiere “Seven Acts of Mercy,” are developing a colonial-era drama that they’re presenting during the Rotterdam Film Festival’s CineMart co-production market.“Prince Aden” begins in 1935, when a 16-year-old Somali boy passes the test to become a dubat, a soldier in the Italian army that has invaded Ethiopia on the orders of Mussolini. Aden Sicré is sent to the frontlines, but after being injured on his first day of service he’s forced to return home – where he is unexpectedly hailed as a war hero by the Fascist regime.Five years later, Aden is recruited to take part in a recreation of the daily life of an African village at the newly built Mostra d’Oltremare exhibition center in Naples.

EXCLUSIVE: Gangs of London producer Pulse Films has optioned the rights to UK writer Moses McKenzie’s debut novel An Olive Grove in Ends.

Navy vessel stopped a fishing boat on Sunday – and found that it was carrying 40 tonnes of explosive material.The boat was stopped in the Gulf of Oman by the US 5th Fleet.And it's the second time that the same boat has been found to be smuggling weapons or material to make weapons in that area.USS Cole (DDG 67) and patrol coastal ship USS Chinook (PC 9) found the boat travelling from Iran in international waters.The route is normally associated with weapons smugglers, taking them to Houthis in Yemen.This latest discovery found 40 tonnes of urea fertilizer, which can be used to make explosive devices.The boat, cargo, and five Yemeni crew members were handed over to the Yemen Coast Guard after it was found.In February 2021, the same boat was found to be smuggling weapons near Somalia.The stash included a plethora of AK-47 rifles, light machine guns, heavy sniper rifles, rocket-propelled grenade launchers, and several crew-served weapons.Of the latest incident, a spokesman for the fleet said: “US naval forces regularly perform maritime security operations in the Middle East to ensure the free flow of legitimate trade and to disrupt the transport of illicit cargo that often funds terrorism and other unlawful activity.”Also found in the Gulf of Oman was a ship carrying around one tonne of illegal drugs.And it was found by the Royal Navy over the weekend.The operation lasted around 10 hours and included a team from the Royal Marines from the HMS Montrose.The drug haul included 663kg of heroin, 87kg of methamphetamine, and 291kg of hashish and marijuana.

Oscar international film shortlist right now, it would be the Cannes Film Festival. Nine of the 15 titles that made the cut came from the fest, even though the Palme d’Or winner, France’s submission “Titane,” did not.

Hollywood icon Audrey Hepburn was a world renowned actress with an extensive acting career spanning over four decades and upon retirement turned her focus to charity and aid work.She starred in critically acclaimed films such as Funny Face, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and My Fair Lady, winning many awards and accolades which led her to become the first actress ever to win an Oscar, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for a single performance.After her glittering and successful career, Hepburn became devoted to her passion for charity work and worked closely with UNICEF as a Goodwill Ambassador. She worked in Africa, Asia and South Africa before her death in 1993.Hepburn once said: “The 'Third World' is a term I don't like very much, because we're all one world.

Honoring his memory. Six years after rockstar David Bowie died, wife Iman is paying tribute and remembering his legacy.

Alissa Simon Film CriticOf the six Sub-Saharan African submissions, the buzziest titles include Somalia’s first-ever entry, “The Gravedigger’s Wife” from feature debutant Khadar Ayderus Ahmed and Chad’s Cannes competitor, “Lingui: The Sacred Bonds” from veteran helmer Mahamet-Saleh Haroun. Meanwhile, South Africa’s dysfunctional family dramedy “Barakat” from Amy Jephta earns points for likeability although it represents a genre not usually awarded by the Academy.

The Outlaw Ocean, that chronicles lawlessness at sea around the world.Musicians could use the library of sounds collected by Urbina over the course of his reporting (everything from “rhythmic sounds like machine-gun fire off the coast of Somalia” to “chanting captive deckhands on the South China Sea,” according to the website) as well as spoken word passages from his articles.Over 450 musicians have so far contributed to the project that “sought to capture the emotions in this journalism, while also raising awareness about the dire need to protect this offshore realm and the millions of people who work out there”.However, last week, musician and YouTuber Benn Jordan uploaded a video that accused Urbina of using deceitful methods to collect

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has lifted the curtain on its lists of movies eligible for the 94th Academy Awards in the Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature and International Feature Film categories.