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Chloe Zhao
personChinese-born filmmaker Chloe Zhao wins best director Oscar for "Nomadland" Zhao is the first Asian woman and second woman ever to win best director at the Academy Awards. Her film Nomadland won Best Picture and Best Actress for its star, Frances McDormand.
Frances McDormand
person"Nomadland" wins best picture, director and actress for Frances McDormand. Chloe Zhao is only the second woman to win best director after Kathryn Bigelow. Youn Yuh-jung becomes the first Korean actor to win an Oscar.
Mohammad Javad Zarif
personForeign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's comments on an audiotape leaked on Sunday had been taken out of context, Iran's Foreign Ministry said. The tape of a three-hour conversation in March between Zarif and a journalist named Saeed Leylaz was not intended for publication.
Argos is slashing prices by up to 70 per cent in its clearance sale. Dani, 24, shared a snap of her new blonde hair extensions. Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker are looking more loved-up.
UFC
organizationKamaru Usman extends his winning streak to 18 straight by knocking out Jorge Masvidal. Rose "Thug" Namajunas stunned Zhang Weili to take the strawweight belt. Valentina Shevchenko successfully defends her UFC women’s flyweight title. Conor McGregor faces Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 264 on July 10 in Las Vegas.
Jake Paul
personPorn star Lana Rhoades calls Jake Paul ‘f***ing idiot’ and backs MMA star Dillon Danis to ‘beat his ass’ UFC star Khamzat Chimaev vows to be the Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali of MMA. Supermarket lockdown rules for Asda, Aldi, Lidl, Tesco, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Marks and Spencer.
Manchester City
organizationManchester City beat Tottenham 1-0 in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley. Pep Guardiola becomes first manager to win League Cup in four successive seasons. City have now won four League Cups in a row. They match Liverpool's all-time record haul of eight.
Aymeric Laporte
personManchester City beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 at the English Football League Cup finals. Aymeric Laporte scored the decisive goal in the 82nd minute of the game. Pep Guardiola becomes first manager to win League Cup in four successive seasons.
Kamaru Usman
personKamaru Usman retained his welterweight title with a one-punch knockout of Jorge Masvidal. 'The Nigerian Nightmare' has now won 14 straight fights in the UFC. Rose Namajunas pulled off a stunning first-round head kick KO to dethrone strawweight champ Zhang Weili. Women's flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko dominated Jessica Andrade.
Dominic Cummings
personFormer Blair spin-doctor let off an explosive rant at Prime Minister Boris Johnson on LBC this morning. He branded Johnson a "sleaze bag" with "no moral compass" and called for a Labour government to clear the "cesspit"
Caitlyn Jenner
personJenner announced her campaign on Instagram on Friday morning. She is a registered Republican; she voted for Trump in 2016 but not in 2020, in protest against his position on transgender issues.
Dominic Cummings
personDowning Street insider blames Dominic Cummings for the leaking. Tory spy-hunters believe a 'cell' of Labour supporters was activated last year. Cummings accuses PM of being 'unethical' and 'foolish' over plans for a second Downing Street flat.
Ryan Giggs
personWales boss Ryan Giggs charged with three separate offences including ABH. Giggs has been bailed and is due to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court on Wednesday. Rob Page will continue his stand-in role for Wales in the summer tournament.
Stan Kroenke
personArsenal were one of 12 clubs to sign up for the £4.6bn breakaway league. Gunners tried to join the European Super League this week. But within 48 hours, the idea was dead in the water. Arsenal, like Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham, decided to withdraw.
SpaceX
organizationFour astronauts from the US, Japan and France are expected to reach the ISS on Saturday, roughly 23 hours after their departure. The mission marks a major milestone for SpaceX: reusing both a booster and space capsule from earlier missions. The Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour streaked into the darkened pre-dawn sky atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Gavin Newsom
personCaitlyn Jenner, a 71-year-old Republican, said she had filed paperwork to run for the office. California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a drought emergency in only two of the Golden State's 58 counties.
the Post Office
organization39 wronged postmasters today had their convictions for stealing quashed. They were sacked, bankrupted and even jailed in one of Britain's biggest miscarriages of justice. Blamed for losses in Post Office branch accounts caused by serious flaws in the Fujitsu-developed Horizon computer system. Post Office concealed evidence of glitches and forced staff to plead guilty.
AstraZeneca
organizationEuropean Commission confirms it won't purchase any more of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine. Spokesman says no decision has been made as to whether to pursue legal action against the firm. EU has taken a tough line with the company, likening it to an "unreliable second-hand car salesman" Comes amid concerns that rare blood clot cases could be linked to vaccine.
LeBron James
personNBA legend LeBron James has been savaged online by ex-baseball player Aubrey Huff. Huff suggested that the LA Lakers star "may want to move to China" The abuse comes as part of backlash to a now-deleted tweet James sent out on Wednesday.
Ma'Khia Bryant
personOakland, California Chief of Police Leronne Armstrong weighed in Thursday on the police shooting of 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant in Columbus, Ohio. Armstrong: "I think this is a very tragic situation"Nicholas Reardon shot Bryant at around 4.45pm on Tuesday while responding to a 911 call about an attempted stabbing. Reardon is a U.S. Air National Guardsman who was once recognized for his expert marksmanship.