Paul King defends Hugh Grant's Wonka casting as Oompa-Loompa after criticism
Paul King has explained why Hugh Grant was cast as an Oompa-Loompa in 'Wonka' amid an outcry that the part wasn't given to an actor with dwarfism.
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Birmingham people smuggling gang jailed over migrant operation
Some Vietnamese migrants ended up working in cannabis factories, the National Crime Agency says.
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Why the government has no good options on Rwanda
The Rwanda plan is in tatters - and it is very difficult to see how the PM can salvage its flagship policy.
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Number of Venezuelan migrants at US-Mexico border halves
The US government restarted regular deportation flights to Venezuela last month.
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Eric Adams: FBI seize NYC mayor's phones in fundraising investigation
His campaign says devices, believed to be two iPhones and an iPad, were taken by agents on Monday.
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Channel deaths: Government orders inquiry into mass drowning
A pregnant woman and three children were among at least 27 people who died when a boat sank in 2021.
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Europe migrant crisis: Italy to build migrant centres in Albania
The centres will be able to process more than 30,000 asylum seekers a year, Italy's PM has said.
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Migrants to Europe dying in gun battles and car crashes
In the Western Balkans, smuggler gangs are engaging in deadly shootouts as migrant numbers keep rising.
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Ubisoft's chief people officer steps down after two and a half years
Ubisoft's chief people officer has stepped down after two-and-a-half years to pursue new opportunities.
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Daisy Ridley cast in We Bury the Dead
Daisy Ridley is to star in 'We Bury the Dead', a survival thriller directed by Zak Hilditch.
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Going undercover to reveal people smugglers' sales tactics
They say their routes from Pakistan are “safe”, with one claiming “hundreds” are transported daily.
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Massive Attack's guitarist Angelo Bruschini dies after lung cancer battle
Massive Attack have remembered their late guitarist for his "singularly brilliant and eccentric talent".
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