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Richard Kuipers The “dead time” of the daily commute comes alive in “The Plains,” an absorbing documentary-drama hybrid that places viewers in the car of a middle-aged Melbourne lawyer during his drive home from work during the course of a year. Skilfully creating an engaging and likable protagonist without fully showing his face until the three-hour running time has all but elapsed, David Easteal’s first feature is a thematically rich and quietly compelling portrait of a man at the crossroads.

Paul Merson has played down a January transfer deadline day move for Jesse Lingard, insisting there is there is only "one chance" to play for Manchester United, amid interest from West Ham and Newcastle United.

Former Bolton Wanderers youngster Nat Phillips has joined Championship side Bournemouth on loan from Premier League giants Liverpool.

Around The World in 80 Days outfit Federation Entertainment has taken its second stake in a French production company of the year, acquiring 51% of Yves Darondeau and Emmanuel Priou’s March of the Penguins producer Bonne Pioche.

son of a man who installed a massive shark diving into the top of his house as a protest against planning restrictions is furious at plans to make it a "listed building".Bill Heine installed the statue on top of his property in complete secret without an official say so in 1986 – which began a long six-year planning row with Oxford City Council. The abode became known as the "shark house" before his death in 2019.Bill's son Magnus Hanson-Heine, 34, has now reignited the flames of his late dad's battle with the authorities, Mirror reports.Residents were asked by Oxford City Council to comment on 17 potential new additions to the Oxford Heritage Asset Register.One of those proposed sites include the famed shark house which brings hundreds of visitors each year.

CALL the Midwife fans were left sobbing after after a beloved character gets shock news BBC One viewers were thrilled for Cyril Robinson after he discovered that he had landed a job as a civil engineer. During an emotional scene from Sunday's episode, Cyril shared a tender heart-to-heart with Fred Buckle (Cliff Parisi) in the newsagent.

LOVE Island's Eve Gale sent her followers into meltdown today with one of her sexiest snaps ever. The reality star modelled a very daring Fashionova bodysuit slashed across the chest to reveal her cleavage and with a large cutout section showing off her midriff.

A mum has told how she ended her marriage after her husband told her to 'shush' while she was giving birth.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentFederation Entertainment has acquired a majority stake in Bonne Pioche, the French production company behind the Oscar-winning documentary “March of the Penguins.” Active in documentaries, animation and drama, Bonne Pioche will retain full editorial freedom and will parter up with Federation on development and production, as well as back office and international sales. The company’s workforce, which includes 36 staff members, will remain in place. Federation has a 51-percent stake in Bonne Pioche.

Square Enix has confirmed that the next Final Fantasy 14 Letter from the Producer will take a look at the next 10 years of the MMO.Announcing in a new Lodestone blog post, the publisher revealed that the game’s director and producer Naoki Yoshida will be sharing information on what’s in store for the future of Final Fantasy 14.Yoshida will also be answering questions related to the recently released Endwalker expansion during the second half of the broadcast, meaning players can now submit their questions now on the game’s official forum.The next Letter from the Producer Live will take place on February 19 at 2 AM GMT (February 18 at 6 PM PST), and will be streamed on YouTube, Twitch, and Niconico Live.The next Letter from the Producer LIVE is on its way!

River Plate fans have expressed their disappointment at the news that last season's top goalscorer Julian Alvarez will become a Manchester City player at the end of the season.

Boca Juniors hero Dario Felman insists that Julian Alvarez is the 'perfect signing' for Manchester City after the Argentina international forward sealed his move to the Etihad Stadium.

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Boris Johnson has been slammed as a "disgrace" and a man with "no respect" after people have claimed he used Jimmy Savile in the Commons to "save himself" during a back and forth with Sir Keir Starmer.The PM accused the Labour leader of failing to prosecute Jimmy Savile as he hit back at Labour criticism over the Sue Gray report.The Prime Minister said: “The report does absolutely nothing to substantiate the tissue of nonsense that he has said. Absolute nonsense.“Instead this leader of the opposition, a former director of public prosecution – who used his time prosecuting journalists and failing to prosecute Jimmy Savile, as far as I can see – he chose to use this moment to continually pre-judge a police inquiry."I have complete confidence in the police, I hope that they will be allowed simply to get on with their job and don’t propose to offer any more commentary about it and I don’t believe that he should either.”Reacting to Boris's retort, a disgruntled Twitter user posted: "Imagine using the name of Jimmy Savile to save yourself.

Manchester United, retired from football in 2019 but has been keeping himself in prime condition. Evra will be the biggest name on the undercard to Martyn Ford's heavyweight blockbuster fight against Sajad Gharibi, who is known as the Iranian Hulk. Former Spurs midfielder Jamie O'Hara has also agreed to fight on the undercard and will take on Katie Price's ex-boyfriend Kris Boyson.Love Island star Jack Fincham will make his boxing debut on the star-studded undercard, while Scottish comedian and actor James English will also step into the ring.

Naman Ramachandran Krishna D.K. and Raj Nidimoru, best known for hit Amazon Prime Video India series “The Family Man,” are partnering with Netflix on series “Guns & Gulaabs” under their D2R Films banner. “The series is set to uniquely blend the romance of the 90s with a crime thriller while effortlessly lacing it in humor,” according to Netflix.

Zack Sharf Ben Whishaw admitted in an interview with The Guardian that he was left unsatisfied by the revelation in “No Time to Die” that his recurring James Bond character Q is a gay man. The reveal is brief and occurs when Bond (Daniel Craig) and Moneypenny (Naomi Harris) drop by Q’s apartment unannounced for help. Q is in the middle of cooking dinner and preparing for a date with a male romantic partner when the two show up at his door.

Andrew Garfield (“Tick, Tick … Boom!,” “Spider-Man: No Way Home”) and Rachel Zegler (“West Side Story”) sat down for a virtual chat for Variety’s Actors on Actors, presented by Amazon Studios. For more, click here.What do Andrew Garfield and Rachel Zegler have in common? To start, they both love the theater, musicals — and each other. “You are in my favorite movie of the year,” Garfield tells 20-year-old Zegler on a recent video conversation about her first film role, as Maria in Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story.”“You are in my favorite movie of the year,” Zegler gushes back to Garfield about his turn as the composer Jonathan Larson in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Tick, Tick … Boom!” And she’s also a super fan of Garfield’s surprise return to playing Peter Parker in the box office phenomenon “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” a movie that made her sob.

HAVE YOUR SAY! What other Premier League giants can you think of? Comment belowAt times, it seemed like Costel Pantilimon had to duck in order to avoid hitting his head on the crossbar.The former Manchester City, Sunderland, and Watford goalkeeper had very few issues with catching crosses, as he loomed over opposition attackers at an enormous 6ft 8in.Unfortunately, and perhaps understandably, Pantilimon’s difficulty in getting down to low shots, often resulted in him struggling to nail down a place as a No.1 goalkeeper.After making 54 Premier League appearances in eight seasons with City, Sunderland, and Watford, Pantilimon dropped down the Championship with Nottingham Forest, before moving to Omonia Nikosia and Denizlispor.The footballing world’s most famous big man, and the coveted holder of the most headed goals scored in the Premier League, Peter Crouch is enshrined in Premier League folklore.

Proposals are supposed to be surprise (at least they're better that way).Usually the groom-to-be would reveal details to a close friend, while others might not tell a soul until it happens.One guy recently had his big moment ruined by a childhood friend after he opened his gob about his upcoming proposal.Now he's so furious with his actions that he's refusing to invite him to his wedding.Posting his story anonymously on Reddit, the fella explained how his friend often says things to get a reaction from others. He revealed how he had conversations about marriage with his partner of three years where she's even sent the ring she likes.The man said: "I got her the ring of her dreams and planned a whole weekend in the mountains – which is her favourite place.

A man was left with a fractured eye socket after he and his partner were violently attacked by a gang of teens in Erskine.