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The most prestigious film awards in the UK, and a big part of awards season internationally, has announced its nominations, which further highlight how unpredictable this awards season remains. The BAFTA Film Awards nominations have been announced and it’s a diverse bunch highlighting once more how this year’s award season remains more unpredictable than usual.Several films are gaining momentum concurrently and there still doesn’t seem to be a clear frontrunner. Still, that lack of clarity does mean there’s diversity.Edward Berger’s Papal thriller Conclave and Jacques Audiard’s audacious musical Emilia Pérez lead this year’s nominations, with 12 and 11 noms respectively. They’ll…

Tusk did not immediately elaborate on his remark about Russian terror attacks on aircraft. Moscow has been previously accused of sabotaging European transport infrastructure and jamming GPS signals by several countries as part of a campaign of hybrid warfare by Russian leader Vladimir Putin against the continent. In April 2024, Czech Transport Minister Martin Kupka warned that Russia has conducted “thousands of attempts” to attack European railways since the beginning of the Moscow’s full-scale war in Ukraine. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov called the accusation “baseless.” Most recently, Russia was accused of shooting down an Azerbaijani passenger jet that crashed in…

Updated: 15/01/2025 – 12:51 GMT+1 The mission, from NASA”s Kennedy Space Center, used a Falcon 9 rocket.Tokyo’s ispace, after a failed attempt two years ago, sends a lander with a rover to study lunar soil and potential resources. … More The mission, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, used a Falcon 9 rocket.Tokyo’s ispace, after a failed attempt two years ago, sends a lander with a rover to study lunar soil and potential resources. Texas-based Firefly Aerospace carries 10 NASA experiments, including tools for lunar exploration. Firefly’s Blue Ghost will reach the Moon first in March, while ispace’s Resilience is expected…

National governments reported 309 significant cybersecurity incidents affecting the health care sector in 2023 — more than in any other critical sector, the Commission said. The plan is a key pledge of Commission President Ursula von der Leyen — a medical doctor herself — to be completed during the first 100 days of her second term.  The plan proposes setting up a European Cybersecurity Support Center for hospitals and the health care sector at the EU’s cybersecurity agency ENISA. That support center will provide tools and services including an early warning system, testing and assessing hospitals’ cybersecurity standards, sharing information about vulnerabilities that hackers…

Updated: 15/01/2025 – 12:00 GMT+1 Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. … More Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Activists gathered outside London’s Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) to show support for the Gaza Biennale and protest the ICA’s sponsorship ties. The streets outside the ICA in London were alive with voices and projections on Tuesday night, as protesters gathered for the first UK event of the Gaza Biennale. Led by Gaza Biennale – Jinnaah UK (with Jinnaah meaning “pavilion” or “wing”), artworks were projected onto the ICA’s walls, making a visible statement about the resilience of Palestinian creativity in spite of Israel’s military onslaught.The Gaza Biennale is a global project that aims to showcase Palestinian art both within…

More than three-quarters of the planes that Boeing furnished were 737 Max jets, a stark reminder of how integral its best-selling airline model has been to the company’s fortunes and challenges. Boeing delivered less than half the number of commercial aircraft to customers than its European rival in 2024 as the American aerospace giant’s output suffered under intensified government scrutiny and a factory workers’ strike, according to new data. Boeing said it supplied 348 jetliners during the year. That was more than a third fewer than the 528 the company finished for airlines and leasing outfits in 2023 and less…

The rise in the interest rate investors are charging the UK government to borrow money over 10 years hit a 16-year high in recent days, piling pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to cut spending or raise taxes. UK Inflation unexpectedly fell in December, a move that is likely fuel pressure on the Bank of England to cut interest rates again next month.Inflation, as measured by the consumer prices index, was 2.5% in the year to December, the Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday, largely as a result of easing price pressures in the services sector, which accounts for around…

Inflation in the U.K. edged lower on the month before, giving some breathing room to a government under severe pressure from soaring borrowing costs. Price rose by 2.5 percent on an annual basis in December, the Office for National Statistics said today, down from 2.6 percent in November. Analysts had expected it to stay at 2.6 percent. Excluding volatile food and energy prices, the annual rate fell more clearly, to 3.2 percent from 3.5 percent. Notably, inflation in services fell to an annual rate of 4.4 percent from 5 percent. Services prices are tightly tied to wages and have been…