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Ebenezer review – Johnny Depp’s Scrooge tries to exorcise ghosts of business past

The latest film version of the Dickens classic A Christmas Carol is decent enough, though its star is rather better as the legendary miser before redemption arrives Here for lovers of Dickens – and fans of subtext – is an unexpectedly watchable new movie version of A Christmas Carol starring a top-hatted and heavily madeup Johnny Depp; it is a film about whether it’s possible for a man to earn redemption before it is too late. (The answer is … sure, as long as you say sorry and change your ways. But Mr Scrooge never launched a libel action against the Sun for calling him an un-Christmassy old

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Ebenezer review – Johnny Depp’s Scrooge tries to exorcise ghosts of business past

The latest film version of the Dickens classic A Christmas Carol is decent enough, though its star is rather better as the legendary miser before redemption arrives Here for lovers of Dickens – and fans of subtext – is an unexpectedly watchable new movie version of A Christmas Carol starring a top-hatted and heavily madeup Johnny Depp; it is a film about whether it’s possible for a man to earn redemption before it is too late. (The answer is … sure, as long as you say sorry and change your ways. But Mr Scrooge never launched a libel action against the Sun for calling him an un-Christmassy old

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The new film that shows how Sylvester Stallone went from living on the streets to becoming a Hollywood star thanks to his script for "Rocky"

In 1976, the hit boxing drama turned its star and screenwriter, Sylvester Stallone—an unknown who was "completely broke"—into a major star.

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Where does Kane rank among all-time England greats?

Harry Kane is England's all-time top scorer and record appearance maker, but where does he rank among the Three Lions' greatest players?

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Leader, role model, extraordinary - how Kane's 'fairytale' came true

From the 21-year-old who scored 79 seconds into his debut to breaking his nation's appearance record, BBC Sport looks at Harry Kane's England career.

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MPs urge Labour ministers to get on with trophy hunting ban

It has been over two years since Labour promised to ban imports of the parts of animals hunted for sport.

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Public Access Afterworld by Jane Schoenbrun review – horror in the TV static

The Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma writer-director’s first novel is a wry, hugely fun journey into the dark world behind our screens Public Access Afterworld is the first novel by Jane Schoenbrun, director of cult-hit horror film I Saw the TV Glow and the more recent Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma; movies in which screens are a permeable barrier and people are menaced by the uncanny realms that lurk behind them. Here the main character is Bethany Peters, a young trans woman working as a content moderator at a YouTube-like company called GlobalVill. Her job is to watch “offensive, i

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Public Access Afterworld by Jane Schoenbrun review – horror in the TV static

The Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma writer-director’s first novel is a wry, hugely fun journey into the dark world behind our screens Public Access Afterworld is the first novel by Jane Schoenbrun, director of cult-hit horror film I Saw the TV Glow and the more recent Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma; movies in which screens are a permeable barrier and people are menaced by the uncanny realms that lurk behind them. Here the main character is Bethany Peters, a young trans woman working as a content moderator at a YouTube-like company called GlobalVill. Her job is to watch “offensive, i

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Pat Cummins can end sandpaper saga with full disclosure of what players knew – not what they didn’t | Geoff Lemon

Australia captain can confront ball tampering scandal with transparency about former team environment and how its members made their choices In March 2018, Steve Smith was handed a shit sandwich by Cricket Australia. Smith had helped in its preparation, as captain of an Australia team whose ball tampering experiments on their tour of South Africa had got out of control, but it was always questionable that CA limited the blame to Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft. Usman Khawaja’s recent revelations have added context that Smith adamantly took the fall to spare others. It is not in truth

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Pat Cummins can end sandpaper saga with full disclosure of what players knew – not what they didn’t | Geoff Lemon

Australia captain can confront ball tampering scandal with transparency about former team environment and how its members made their choices In March 2018, Steve Smith was handed a shit sandwich by Cricket Australia. Smith had helped in its preparation, as captain of an Australia team whose ball tampering experiments on their tour of South Africa had got out of control, but it was always questionable that CA limited the blame to Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft. Usman Khawaja’s recent revelations have added context that Smith adamantly took the fall to spare others. It is not in truth

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Burnham lauds £12bn offshore wind investment as he prepares for climate summit

Package for plan off Norfolk coast revealed as government tries to calm critics after approving Jackdaw gasfield Comment: KKR and RWE are rich firms. Why do they need a UK state loan for their windfarms? Andy Burnham has hailed a record investment in offshore wind, as the government tries to repair its green credentials after approving the controversial Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea. On Wednesday the government announced a £12bn investment from the German energy company RWE and the US private equity firm KKR, as the prime minister prepares to travel to the Cop31 climate crisis summit in Tu

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Burnham lauds £12bn offshore wind investment as he prepares for climate summit

Package for plan off Norfolk coast revealed as government tries to calm critics after approving Jackdaw gasfield Comment: KKR and RWE are rich firms. Why do they need a UK state loan for their windfarms? Andy Burnham has hailed a record investment in offshore wind, as the government tries to repair its green credentials after approving the controversial Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea. On Wednesday the government announced a £12bn investment from the German energy company RWE and the US private equity firm KKR, as the prime minister prepares to travel to the Cop31 climate crisis summit in Tu

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Trump refuses to sign US housing bill over voting act standoff

The housing legislation will become US law at midnight with or without President Donald Trump's signature.

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