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Paul McCartney has joined calls for the EU to reject efforts to ban the use of terms such as “sausage” and “burger” for vegetarian foods.The former Beatle has joined eight British MPs who have written to the European Commission arguing that a ban approved in October by the European parliament would address a nonexistent problem while slowing progress on climate goals.The new rules would spell the end the use of terms such as steak, burger, sausage or escalope when referring to products made of vegetables or plant-based proteins. Suggested alternatives include the less appetising “discs” or “tubes”.McCartney said: “To stipulate…

Will Netflix’s $82.7 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. get approval from federal regulators? While Paramount was assumed to be the frontrunner to acquire the storied movie studio thanks to CEO David Ellison’s connections to the Trump administration, new reporting in Bloomberg and The Hollywood Reporter suggests that Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos met with President Donald Trump to discuss a potential deal in November. Trump reportedly told Sarandos that Warner Bros. should sell to the highest bidder, and the Netflix executive seems to have left the meeting convinced that the president would not immediately oppose the acquisition. Bloomberg also reports…

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday. F1: THE MOVIE, (aka F1), Brad Pitt, 2025. ph: Scott Garfield /© Warner Bros. /Courtesy Everett Collection ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett…

The Hubble Space Telescope drifts through space in a picture taken from the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1997. A study finds reflections cast by satellites could ruin images taken by telescopes. NASA via/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption NASA via/Getty Images Reflections cast by a growing number of satellites orbiting the Earth could ruin more than 95% of images taken by some space telescopes in the next decade, according to a NASA-led study. The reflected light shows up as streaks called satellite trails. It’s been seen in images taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The situation is only getting worse…

From MelbourneRecommended if you like the C86 compilation, AU/NZ jangle-pop, Mess EsqueUp next Going Back to Sleep out nowMelbourne-based DJ Moopie, AKA Matthew Xue, is renowned for engrossing, wide-ranging sets that can run the gamut from gelid ambient music to churning drum’n’bass and beyond. He also runs A Colourful Storm – a fantastic indie label that massively punches above its weight when it comes to putting out charmingly moody experimental pop music, from artists as disparate as London-based percussionist Valentina Magaletti, dubby Hobart duo Troth, and renowned underground polymath Simon Fisher Turner.In 2017, the label released I Won’t Have to…

Glasner joined Palace in February 2024 following successful stints at Wolfsburg and Eintracht Frankfurt.The 51-year-old has since guided Palace to back-to-back record points totals in the Premier League and led them to a first major trophy when they triumphed over Manchester City in the FA Cup last season.That led to a first ever appearance in a major European competition – although it was downgraded from Europa League to Europa Conference League because of multi-club ownership rules – while they also beat league winners Liverpool to win the Community Shield.Former Liverpool and England defender Jamie Carragher said on Sky Sports: “We…

The chairman of the supermarket chain Iceland will be nominated for a Labour peerage, sources within the party have confirmed.They said Richard Walker was “a committed champion of families dealing with the cost of living” and “will be a strong voice in Parliament”.The 45-year-old left the Conservative Party in 2023, and was later seen at the launch of Labour’s manifesto for the 2024 general election.He assumed control of the frozen food retailer from his father, who founded the chain, in 2023.Mr Walker was among a long list of Conservative candidates to stand to be an MP, having been selected to…

I love losing myself in a good book, and I’m not the only one. Finding great gifts for book lovers isn’t just about testing for the best e-reader (which we have!) or rounding up all the accessories worth adding to your Kindle (we’ve done that too), but rather it’s about setting up your favorite reader to keep enjoying stories.You can help them with anything from a new reading gadget or a handy accessory to cozy items to settle in for a nice, long reading session. After all, if there’s anything we’ve learned from the rise of #BookTok, it’s that there’s…

One in seven people in England who need hospital care are not receiving it because their GP referral is lost, rejected or delayed, the NHS’s patient watchdog has found.Three-quarters (75%) of those trapped in this “referrals black hole” suffer harm to their physical or mental health as a result of not being added to the waiting list for tests or treatment.Communication with patients is so unreliable that seven in 10 (70%) only discover they have not been put on a waiting list after chasing up the NHS because they have not been told a hold-up has occurred. In some cases…

W hen he logged into our Zoom call earlier this week, Ferg was sure to offer a view from his sunny Miami hotel room. He was in town for Art Basel, where he was celebrating his burgeoning art career as well as the release of his 7th studio album Flip Phone Shorty, which dropped on Black Friday. “The reception is going crazy,” Ferg says of the album. “It’s liberating because my last album was so heavy. It was so personal that it just felt fun to just have fun again with music.” On last year’s Darold, named after his late…