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Emma Thompson calls for change after study finds more hit films star a man called Chris than a woman over 60

Emma Thompson calls for change after study finds more hit films star a man called Chris than a woman over 60

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Emma Thompson has called out filmmakers following a damning study on the industry’s portrayal of women over the age of 60. A campaign by The Age Without Limits has found that just five of the 100 highest-grossing films of the past three years have starred a woman older than 60. In comparison, there were five led by an actor named Chris: Chris Pratt in Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 (2023), The Super Mario Bros Movie (2026) and The Garfield Movie (2024); Chris Pine in Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves (2023) and Chris Hemsworth in Transformers One (2024). Films were also four times more likely to feature a talking animal as its lead than an older woman. The female-led films that did feature in the research were Allelujah (Jennifer Saunders), My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (Nia Vardalos), Book Club: …

30 Things Every Man Should Stop Wasting Time On

30 Things Every Man Should Stop Wasting Time On

Published by Akaay

Most men waste an astonishing amount of time on things that add absolutely nothing to their lives. Not big, dramatic mistakes either. Small ones. Quiet ones. The kind that slowly eat away at your money, energy, confidence and attention without you really noticing. Arguing with strangers online. Keeping clothes that don’t fit. Staying in jobs they hate because it’s easier than changing. Spending three hours researching speakers they were never actually going to buy. Modern life is full of distractions disguised as necessities, and most of them are complete nonsense. The good news is that getting your life together is often less about adding more and more things, and more about cutting away the stuff that’s clearly not working anymore. The habits, routines and thought patterns that quietly make everything harder than it needs to be. Here are 30 things every man should stop wasting time on. 1. Waiting for the ‘perfect time’ There isn’t one. There’s just varying levels of uncertainty and the occasional lucky break. Most people who start businesses, change careers, move …

Birmingham man who raped and installed hidden cameras in victim’s home is jailed

Birmingham man who raped and installed hidden cameras in victim’s home is jailed

Published by Sam Flores

A Birmingham man who raped and installed cameras in his victim’s home has been jailed for more than 10 years. Mark Williams, 40, abused a woman and limited her contact with her family and friends in a campaign lasting months. He even installed hidden cameras so he could watch her every move. Read More: Teenage girl found dead at Kingsbury Water Park in Warwickshire The victim’s living hell came to an end when she bravely came forward in September 2024, disclosing she had been raped by Williams at an address in Walsall. During a video-recorded interview, she told officers that Williams controlled her finances, contact with her friends and family and fitted concealed cameras in her home. Ensure our latest headlines always appear at the top of your Google Search by making us a Preferred Source. Click here to activate or add us as your Preferred Source in your Google search settings. The woman was able to show officers text messages from Williams, and we were able to gather supporting evidence from family members. West …

Man dies on UK seafront as beach shuts amid heatwave

Man dies on UK seafront as beach shuts amid heatwave

Published by Sam Flores

A man has died following a medical incident at a beach in Hastings, east Sussex. The seafront at Warrior Square in St Leonards was closed following reports of concern for a man’s welfare at around 11am on Sunday morning. Emergency services and an air ambulance attended the incident but the man passed away at the scene despite best efforts from medical staff. His next of kin have been informed and are being supported by officers. The death is not thought to be suspicious. A Sussex Police spokesperson said: “Emergency services responded to a medical incident on the beach near Warrior Square, St Leonards, following concerns for a man’s welfare. “Officers assisted with the emergency response after the incident was reported at 11am on 24 May. “Sadly, despite the best efforts of paramedics, the man was declared deceased at the scene. “His next of kin have been informed and our thoughts are with them at this difficult time. “There were no suspicious circumstances and a report will be prepared for HM Coroner.” Temperatures at the popular …

Two Singaporeans among eight arrested in drug raid at Kuala Lumpur hotel after man dies

Two Singaporeans among eight arrested in drug raid at Kuala Lumpur hotel after man dies

Published by Sam Flores

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police have arrested eight men, including two Singaporeans, in a raid at a Kuala Lumpur hotel linked to suspected drug activity after a local guest died early on Sunday (May 24).  Brickfields district police chief Hoo Chang Hook said the operation was carried out after authorities received a report on the death of a 31-year-old Malaysian man at Kuala Lumpur Hospital, local media reported.  The man was pronounced dead at the hospital’s emergency department where he had been brought from a hotel along Jalan Stesen Sentral. Jalan Stesen Sentral is a stone’s throw away from KL Sentral – Malaysia’s largest transit hub.  Local news outlet The Star identified the premises as a five-star hotel.  “Acting on intelligence, the Narcotics Crime Investigation Department raided the hotel room where the deceased had been staying at 4am,” Hoo said in a statement on Sunday, as quoted by the New Straits Times (NST).  During the raid, police detained eight individuals of various nationalities – including two Malaysians, two Singaporeans and one each from Hong Kong, Vietnam, Indonesia and China.  “Police also seized …

Man sought court protection from wife, claiming she beat him up, took his money and accused him of affairs

Man sought court protection from wife, claiming she beat him up, took his money and accused him of affairs

Published by Sam Flores

SINGAPORE: A man sought multiple court orders including a personal protection order (PPO) and a no-contact order against his wife, claiming she had been beating him up, poked his private parts with needles and accused him of having affairs. A family court did not fully accept the man’s accounts of what happened and instead found that he had failed to show why a PPO should be granted for reasons including the fact that the couple now lived apart. According to a judgment published on Friday (May 22), the man sought a PPO, a no-contact order, a counselling order and a mandatory treatment order against his wife. The hearing was fixed before Magistrate Soh Kian Peng on Apr 16 this year, but the wife did not turn up despite reminders about the trial. The reason she gave for her absence was that she was receiving medical treatment in China and could not travel to Singapore for the trial, an explanation the magistrate rejected due to lack of a valid medical certificate. The woman asked for the …

A man woke up outside a Burger King and claimed to have ‘amnesia’. A new documentary claims he may be tied to cold cases

A man woke up outside a Burger King and claimed to have ‘amnesia’. A new documentary claims he may be tied to cold cases

Published by Sam Flores

He was found naked and unconscious behind a Burger King in rural Georgia – a man with no wallet, no identification and, he claimed, no memory of who he was. For years, the mystery man known as “Benjamin Kyle” haunted investigators and fascinated the public. Since he was found in 2004, he has wandered through life with no social security number, relying on strangers, doctors and documentary filmmakers to help piece together the fragments of a past he said he could not remember. Now, more than two decades later, Investigation Discovery is revisiting the bizarre case in a new two-night, four-part docuseries that suggests the mystery may be far darker than anyone realized. Filmmakers Shannon and Eric Evangelista, founders of Hot Snakes Media, initially set out to help the man recover his identity. Instead, they say they uncovered disturbing inconsistencies in his story, and witness accounts that led them to believe he was linked to several cold cases and a possible connection to a powerful Midwestern crime family. In April 2015, the mystery man was …

Rock singer’s wife of 14 years reacts after he comes out as ‘proudly gay man’

Rock singer’s wife of 14 years reacts after he comes out as ‘proudly gay man’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Beartooth frontman Caleb Shomo’s wife, Fleur, has opened up about the “disorientating” experience of her husband coming out as a “proudly gay man.” Shomo, 33, founded the Ohio-based metalcore band Beartooth in 2012, the same year he married Fleur. He is the sole constant member of the group and records much of their music alone. They are expected to release their sixth album, Pure Ecstasy, later this year. In an Instagram post yesterday, Shomo wrote: “There’s been a lot of speculation surrounding my personal life as of late and I feel compelled to set the record straight before it affects those I love any further. I am a proudly gay man.” Shomo continues to say that he has been “unpacking and reckoning” with the realization for “quite some time now.” He went on: “When it comes to my art / Beartooth, I have …

If A Man Can’t Be Trusted, These 6 Little Things He Does Make It Pretty Obvious | Mitzi Bockmann

If A Man Can’t Be Trusted, These 6 Little Things He Does Make It Pretty Obvious | Mitzi Bockmann

Published by Jenni Sidey

Trust is such a vital aspect of a relationship, and unfortunately, trust can easily be broken. When betrayal happens, it might be surprising and perhaps even the result of good intentions, but unfortunately, it doesn’t matter.  Research has found that when trust is broken, it can’t always be repaired. Sometimes, it is obvious why it was broken. But it can also be broken in odd ways, and even from the best of (if not misguided) intentions. This seems to happen especially for men, so understanding how not to break trust in the first place is the best way to keep a relationship strong. If a man can’t be trusted, these 6 little things he does make it pretty obvious: 1. He bends the truth to avoid conflict Men believe they have an instinct to protect women that goes back to the beginning of humankind. The enforced masculine desire to protect women has been shown in studies to be an aspect of ambivalent sexism, to the point that by trying to protect a woman, men do …