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During their closing statements, the plaintiffs’ lawyers called Gérard Depardieu a “sexual predator” and “a misogynist amid misogynists.” The actor is being tried by a panel of three judges, who won’t issue their verdict straight away. “A sexual predator” and a “misogynist”.Those were the terms used today by the plaintiffs’ lawyers when describing disgraced French actor Gérard Depardieu during their final plea.The actor, 76, is accused of having groped a 54-year-old set dresser and a 34-year-old assistant during filming of the movie Les volets verts in 2021.The set dresser’s lawyer, Carine Durrieu Diebolt, called Depardieu a sexual predator who committed misconduct…

However, Ofcom continued to look at whether Fenix failed to provide accurate responses to statutory information requests about the implementation and effectiveness of its age assurance measures between June 2022 and June 2023. In 2023, OnlyFans told the regulator it set a Yoti-supplied age-estimation tool to flag under-23s, but later discovered that the tool’s threshold had mistakenly been set to spot under-20s. Fenix informed Ofcom about the error in January 2024, two weeks after it discovered the issue and more than 16 months after the initial information request, Ofcom said. “Receiving accurate and complete information is fundamental for Ofcom to…

Kim Jong-un’s soldiers, who have been fighting in Russia’s Kursk region against the Ukrainian army, are said to have suffered heavy losses. North Korea appears to have sent 3,000 more soldiers to Russia as part of its continued support for Moscow’s war against Ukraine, South Korea has said. The troops were deployed in January and February, according to Seoul’s latest military assessment. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff also said that North Korea had provided the Russian army with a “considerable amount” of short-range ballistic missiles, self-propelled howitzers and rocket launchers.Pyongyang is thought to have dispatched 11,000 of its soldiers…

Lacking a word for that sensation when something is so cute you just can’t handle it? Missing that special term for the moron in your life? Well, the new additions to the Oxford English Dictionary are here to help. A series of new words have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in its latest update – including eight Hiberno-English words, 11 Philippine-English words and 11 South African terms.”Wouldn’t it be useful for English speakers to have a specific word for sunlight dappling through leaves… Or a word for the action of sitting outside enjoying a beer?” OED said…

Over 10 million more people could be infected with HIV and nearly 3 million people could die by the end of the decade because of foreign aid cuts by Western governments, new research published today found. The study, published in The Lancet HIV, estimates the potential public health impact of planned or proposed cuts by the top five donor countries — the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany and the Netherlands — which currently account for 90 percent of all international HIV funding. The greatest impact would be in sub-Saharan Africa and among vulnerable and marginalized populations who are already at a higher risk of acquiring…

Despite the escalation, U.K. Chancellor Rachel Reeves told Sky News on Thursday morning: “We are not at the moment at a position where we want to do anything to escalate these trade wars. “Trade wars are no good for anyone. It will end up with higher prices for consumers, pushing up inflation after we’ve worked so hard to get a grip of inflation, and at the same time will make it harder for British companies to export.” The chancellor added: “We are looking to secure a better trading relationship with the United States. I recognize that the week ahead is…

Children and parents should be informed of online risks to guide safer choices – a Hungarian MEP formerly working for tech giant Meta tells Radio Schuman of Netflix series Adolescence. The newly launched Netflix series Adolescence is drawing attention for its portrayal of how online content can impact teen psyche. The story follows a 13-year-old British boy accused of murdering a female classmate, supposedly influenced by misogynistic content online. The UK Prime Minister has expressed his support for a campaign for the series to be shown in schools to fight the risk of exposure to violence inciting content online. This has…

👉Listen to Politics at Sam and Anne’s on your podcast app👈 Sky News’ Sam Coates and Politico’s Anne McElvoy debrief on Rachel Reeves’ spring statement – with the added twist of Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on all imported cars. The chancellor has planned to get her fiscal headroom back to £9.9bn with warnings that her buffer looks too small against global events – and, right on cue, the US president has upped his trade war. So is the economy stuck in a “doom loop” or is there a narrative that things could still “go okay” for Labour? Sam and Anne…

US President Donald Trump confirmed 25% tariffs on vehicles not manufactured in the US, set to take effect on 2 April. Auto shares fell across Asia following the news, with the impact expected to ripple through Europe. US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation to impose 25% tariffs on auto imports. He has also said that the reciprocal tariffs on other countries would be less than expected. Both tariffs will take effect on 2 April.  “What we’re going to be doing is a 25% tariff on all cars that are not made in the United States,” he said at the White…

“This is the beginning of Liberation Day in America,” Trump said at the White House, even though the measures are likely to drive up vehicle prices. “We’re going to take back just some of the money that has been taken from us,” he added. The tariffs, scheduled to take effect on April 3, pose a significant threat to the European car industry and mark the most dramatic escalation yet in Trump’s ongoing trade war. Experts warn that the measures could have severe consequences for the global economy. In response to Trump’s original announcement, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen…