Culture

Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet wins Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Drama

People reports that Chloé Zhao’s film Hamnet won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Drama at the 2026 ceremony on Sunday, Jan. 11, at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. George Clooney and Don Cheadle presented the award, and producer Steven Spielberg thanked the team while calling Zhao

Culture

Family photos contradict mother's account of daughters' teen years

Zoe Williams found that family photographs assembled for her mother Gwen’s funeral contradicted the picture Gwen had long painted of her daughters’ teenage years in the mid-1980s to early 1990s. A photobooth shot in particular showed the three of them cramped together and smiling, undermining Gwen’s repeated line

Crypto

Four US economic events could influence Bitcoin between January 12 and 17

Beincrypto reports that four US economic events between January 12 and 17 could shape investor sentiment and near-term Bitcoin volatility. The US Consumer Price Index covering December 2025, due Tuesday, is the week’s focal point with markets pricing a headline CPI of about 2.7% year-over-year and a core

Culture

Jenny Hollingworth embraces 1980s new wave on solo debut Quicksand Heart

Jenny Hollingworth, the 27-year-old Norwich native and half of Let’s Eat Grandma, offers her first solo venture, Quicksand Heart, which sets its introspection to knowingly nostalgic 1980s new wave. Over the past decade Hollingworth’s output has become steadily less strange. As one half of Let’s Eat Grandma

World

Heatwave kills thousands of flying foxes across south-east Australia

Thousands of flying foxes have died in a heatwave that scorched south‑east Australia last week, in what researchers and wildlife carers say is the largest mass mortality event for the bats since the 2019–20 black summer. Extreme temperatures caused deaths in camps across South Australia, Victoria and New

Culture

The Secret Agent Wins Golden Globe for Best Non-English Motion Picture

Collider reports Kleber Mendonça Filho’s The Secret Agent won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Non-English Language. The Brazilian political thriller beat films including Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice, Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident, Spain’s Sirāt, Tunisia’s The Voice of Hind

Tech

Terra Industries raises $11.75M to build Pan-African defense systems

Terra Industries, a defense startup based in Abuja and founded by Nathan Nwachuku and Maxwell Maduka, announced Monday that it has emerged from stealth with a $11.75 million funding round led by Joe Lonsdale's 8VC. The company said it designs infrastructure and autonomous systems to help governments

Sports

Bruno Fernandes' X account hacked after United's FA Cup exit to Brighton

Goal reports on Jan 12, 2026 that Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes had his X account hacked after the club's FA Cup third-round defeat to Brighton; Fernandes played the full 90 minutes of the 2-1 loss. A series of posts appeared a few hours later on his X

Culture

Hugh Jackman says he would have banned Wesley Snipes from Deadpool & Wolverine

Movieweb reports that Hugh Jackman said he would have "banned" Wesley Snipes from Deadpool & Wolverine after Snipes' return reportedly made him the longest-serving Marvel star; Jackman told interviewers, "If I had known, I would have banned him [from Deadpool & Wolverine]." The film brought

Politics

Noem says ‘hundreds more’ federal agents will deploy to Minneapolis after ICE shooting

The Trump administration will send "hundreds more" federal agents to Minneapolis "today and tomorrow" to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said, days after an ICE agent shot and killed a woman, Renee Good, in the city. Noem cited a major

Politics

Kamar H. Samuels, New York’s New Schools Chancellor, Emphasizes Rigor and Equity

Kamar H. Samuels, New York City’s new schools chancellor, spent his first week on the job visiting schools across the city and outlining early priorities. He visited Public School 194 in the Bronx, where he once taught sixth-grade math, and met families and principals as he began to sketch

Culture

One Battle After Another wins Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical)

People reports that One Battle After Another won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture — Comedy or Musical on Sunday, Jan. 11, beating Blue Moon, Bugonia, Marty Supreme, No Other Choice and Nouvelle Vague; the film's cast and crew went on stage to accept the award. The Paul

Crypto

FCA says registered crypto firms must reapply for approval under 2027 regime

The Financial Conduct Authority said firms wishing to undertake crypto-related activity in the UK will need to be authorised when a new regime starts in October 2027. The FCA said registered crypto companies must reapply for approval under that new regime. The requirement takes effect when the regime begins in

Politics

Powell links DOJ subpoenas to interest-rate dispute, calls action "unprecedented"

Beincrypto reports Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the Department of Justice issued grand jury subpoenas to the Fed and threatened a criminal indictment tied to his Senate testimony about the $2.5 billion renovation of the central bank's Washington headquarters. Powell described the move as "unprecedented&

Business

Amazon customer blocked from refund after phone marked ‘may be lost’

A London customer who ordered a £544 phone from Amazon says a tracking update later informed them the parcel “may be lost” and offered a refund, but the company then required them to follow a series of steps that stalled the claim. They say pressing the refund option led to

Culture

Slasher Films That Scare With Suggestion, Not Gore

Collider highlights ten slasher films that earn their credentials without leaning on explicit gore, arguing that implication and suspense can deliver lasting terror. The piece says the best examples use small cinematic choices — "a shadow in the background, a pause on the phone, a camera angle that stays a

Culture

Roderick Williams presents English song cycle inspired by Schubert’s Winterreise

Roderick Williams conceived the idea of creating an English-song equivalent to Schubert’s Winterreise while studying the cycle a decade ago, and has since refined a playlist of English songs that arrived in the programme presented here. The conceit runs for about an hour and a half and, the reviewer

Sports

Mbappe accused of urging Real not to give Barcelona guard of honour after Super Cup defeat

Goal reports Kylian Mbappe has been accused of ensuring Real Madrid did not give Barcelona a guard of honour after a 3-2 defeat in the Spanish Super Cup final in Jeddah. It is customary for the runners-up to pay homage, but Mbappe — who had returned to action after injury in

Culture

Jacinda Ardern withdraws from Adelaide Writers’ Week after Abdel‑Fattah invitation rescinded

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has withdrawn from the 2026 Adelaide Writers’ Week, becoming the latest international participant to pull out in protest after the Adelaide festival board rescinded its invitation to Palestinian-Australian academic Randa Abdel-Fattah. Ardern had been scheduled to discuss her memoir A Different Kind of

World

Landfill Collapse Near Cebu City Kills at Least 4, 34 Missing

A garbage mound at a private landfill in Binaliw on the outskirts of Cebu City collapsed on Thursday, killing at least four people and leaving 34 people missing, local officials said. Rescue workers were searching for those reported missing, many believed trapped under the debris, Police Capt. Wilmer Castillo of

Culture

Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham’s Wrath of Man deserves another look

Movieweb calls Jason Statham and Guy Ritchie's 2021 action thriller Wrath of Man an underrated must-watch five years after its release. The outlet notes the film topped the American Netflix charts, according to FlixPatrol, during the final week of the festive season and that Wrath of Man grossed

Sports

Macclesfield FC beat Crystal Palace in historic FA Cup upset

Macclesfield FC, a Cheshire market town club, knocked out Premier League side Crystal Palace in the FA Cup, becoming the first non-league opposition to beat the cupholders since 1909. The part-time squad — described in the report as PE teachers, podcasters and property developers — capped a phoenix-like rise from oblivion barely

Culture

Nikki Glaser honors Rob Reiner at Golden Globes with 'Spinal Tap' hat

According to People, Nikki Glaser honored Rob Reiner at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 11, 2026 by wearing a black baseball cap reading 'Spinal Tap' during the show's final moments. Glaser appeared onstage and said, "Well, that's our show. This one

Crypto

Monero hits new all-time high of $595.96 as privacy coins rally

Monero's price hit a new all-time high of $595.96 on Jan. 12, marking its highest level since 2018, according to data from crypto.news. The outlet reported XMR was up 18% in the past 24 hours and 59% from its December low, and was trading at $575

Sports

Arsenal emerge as frontrunners for Marc Guehi and open talks for Bradley Barcola

Independent.co reports Arsenal have emerged as front-runners to sign Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi and have opened talks over PSG forward Bradley Barcola. Guehi’s Palace contract expires in the summer and he is said to favour a move to Arsenal or Liverpool rather than Manchester City, who were