‘Shocking, painful and inexcusable’: Will Smith resigns from film academy over Chris Rock slap at Oscars
Will Smith has resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences after he slapped Chris Rock during last...
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Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking conviction upheld as US judge refuses retrial
Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking conviction has been upheld by a US judge.Her request for a retrial was rejected after a...
Five foetuses found in home ‘belonging to anti-abortion activist’
Five foetuses have been discovered inside a Washington home, police have said, reportedly belonging to an anti-abortion activist.Police received a...
Bruce Willis’ stunt double says actor changed and seemed ‘sidetracked’ as aphasia diagnosis revealed
Bruce Willis' stunt double has said the Die Hard actor changed in the months before he was diagnosed with a...
Chris Rock breaks silence on slap by Will Smith at Oscars as he returns to the comedy stage
Chris Rock has broken his silence over being slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars after receiving several standing ovations...
IS Beatle ‘Jihadi George’ involved in ‘brutal hostage taking scheme’, court told
A British-born member of the so-called Islamic State Beatles nicknamed Jihadi George was part of a "brutal hostage taking scheme"...
Eight-hour gap found in Trump’s official phone records on day of US Capitol riot
Investigators have found an eight-hour gap in Donald Trump's official phone records as thousands of his supporters stormed the US...
Jada Pinkett Smith breaks silence following Will Smith’s Oscars slap outburst at Chris Rock – as Jim Carrey says Hollywood is ‘spineless’
Jada Pinkett Smith has spoken out for the first time since the furore over her husband Will Smith slapping comedian...
Could Will Smith be stripped of his Oscar – and what does slapgate mean for his career?
In the hours immediately after the Oscars slapgate, Will Smith posed for photos on the Vanity Fair after-party blue carpet,...
‘I was out of line and I was wrong’ – Will Smith apologises to Chris Rock for Oscars slap
Will Smith has apologised to Chris Rock for slapping him at last night's Oscars ceremony, saying: "I was out of...
Will Smith slaps Chris Rock in face over joke about wife – before winning first Oscar
A tearful Will Smith has won his first ever Oscar, just minutes after rushing on to the stage and slapping...
Kremlin hits back after Biden says Putin ‘cannot remain in power’
Joe Biden has said Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power", appealing to the Russian people against the killing of innocent...
Biden says Putin ‘cannot remain in power’ as Zelenskyy pushes Europe to hand over weapons ‘covered with dust’
Russia's president "cannot remain in power", Joe Biden has said in a speech where he pleaded with Russians to stand...
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dies aged 50
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has died aged 50, the band has announced. The US group - one of the...
Teenager dies after falling from 430ft ride at Orlando theme park in Florida
A 14-year-old boy has died after falling from a 430ft high theme park ride in Florida.Police are investigating the death...
Supreme Court rules in favour of Texas death row inmate in legal row
Death row inmates must be allowed to have pastors pray aloud and even touch them during their executions after the...
NATO ‘will respond in kind’ if Putin uses chemical weapons in Ukraine
NATO "will respond" if Russian President Vladimir Putin uses chemical weapons, US President Joe Biden has said.Asked if the alliance...
Idaho becomes first US state to enact Texas-inspired abortion law as governor signs bill
Idaho has become the first US state to enact a law modelled on a Texas statute banning abortions after about...
Countries must accelerate move to clean energy to avoid being ‘held hostage to Vladimir Putin’, US says
The US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm has told Sky News that as President Joe Biden flies to Brussels to discuss...
‘They want to destroy women’s athletics’: Florida governor refuses to recognise transgender swimmer’s win
Florida governor Ron DeSantis has signed a proclamation acknowledging runner-up Emma Weyant as the winner of a women's college swimming...