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Former Hollyoaks actress turned Oscar winner Rachel Shenton has come a long way since her soap star days. Rachel’s film The Silent Child scooped the statuette for the Best Live Action Short Film at a star-studded Oscars ceremony in Hollywood on Sunday. As she took to the stage at the Dolby Theatre with her fiance…

Bradley Wiggins after winning the 2012 Tour de France (Picture: Getty)Bradley Wiggins used medication that enhanced his performance during his Tour de France win, a British parliamentary committee report claims. The report found that Team Sky crossed an ‘ethical line’ in allowing the use of medication, which they said was used to treat the cyclist’s…

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Cricket Australia is investigating after CCTV footage emerged of an altercation between David Warner and Quinton de Kock on the steps leading into the dressing rooms at Kingsmead in Durban. The footage, first aired by South African outlet Independent Media, shows Warner being moved away from the incident by team-mates, including captain Steven Smith, after…

Welcome to The Independent‘s Oscars liveblog, bringing you the latest from the 90th Academy Awards and film’s biggest night on the calendar.  This year’s ceremony has witnessed multiple political causes championed from gun control to the plight of Dreamers children to the TimesUp and MeToo movements. Frances McDormand’s powerful acceptance speech for Best Actress (apologies for the…

Directed by: Alejandro González Iñárritu Written by: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo The other Oscars it won: Iñárritu (Best Director); Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo (Best Original Screenplay); Emmanuel Lubezki (Best Cinematography) What it beat for Best Picture: American Sniper, Boyhood, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game, Selma,…

Sir Bradley Wiggins retired from cycling in December 2016Sir Bradley Wiggins and Team Sky « crossed an ethical line » by using drugs allowed under anti-doping rules to enhance performance, instead of just for medical need, a report by MPs says. The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) select committee said it is « not in a position »…