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Council agrees to overrule 15 age rating for new Batman movie

Children under the age of 15 who are accompanied by their parents will be able to watch the new Batman movie in Belfast after the city council overruled the age rating given to the movie. It means Belfast will be the only location in the UK where ...

02 Mar 2022 at 15:55

News

Watership Down film given PG classification for ‘mild violence … bad language’

Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Watership Down are among the classic films which have had their age ratings raised from U to PG, according to the British Board of Film Classification’s (BBFC) annual report. The sci-fi hit first released in ...

21 Jul 2023 at 08:09

Movies

Sexual assault and violence would raise James Bond age classification, BBFC says

The age rating of two James Bond films would be raised if they were rereleased today, because of the portrayal of violence and sexual assault, the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has said. Goldfinger and From Russia With Love, ...

19 Mar 2024 at 17:44

Movies

Higher ratings for violent scenes among film classification guideline changes

Violent on-screen scenes may be classified more cautiously in the future as research shows it has become an increasing concern for UK audiences, according to the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). The BBFC has published new ...

19 Mar 2024 at 07:40

Horse Racing

Galopin Des Champs lauded as top jumps performer

Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Galopin Des Champs has been crowned the leading jumps horse of the 2022-23 National Hunt season in the Anglo-Irish Jumps Classifications. The Willie Mullins-trained seven-year-old won the John Durkan at ...

24 May 2023 at 15:20

Prime Video to move towards BBFC age ratings after new agreement

Amazon Prime Video will move towards age ratings in line with British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) guidelines after a new agreement. The BBFC said it will support the streaming giant to adapt the ratings on its content ...

07 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Local News

Wild Atlantic Camp's delight at four-star classification from Failte Ireland

Creeslough's Wild Atlantic Camp has been awarded a four-star classification from Failte Ireland. "We are delighted and are now one of the newest four-str rated glamping accommodation sites in Donegal," they posted. "We ...

03 Aug 2024 at 19:33

Movies

Bullying of green-skinned witch in Wicked labelled discrimination by regulator

Bullying of the green-skinned witch in movie musical Wicked has been labelled as “discrimination” by regulators. The film, which serves as a prequel to the The Wizard Of Oz (1939) and is billed as “the untold story” ...

27 Nov 2024 at 21:41

Movies

Star Wars film reclassified to PG due to violence and frozen Han Solo scene

Star Wars Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi has been reclassified from a U to a PG due to its violence and a scene which shows one of the film’s heroes Han Solo frozen in carbonite. The British Board of Film ...

13 Nov 2024 at 00:01

Government will do ‘whatever it takes’ to clamp down on ketamine use

The Government will do “whatever it takes” to clamp down on the use of ketamine, a Cabinet minister has told MPs. Leader of the House of Commons Lucy Powell said many members see the “real, dangerous ...

09 Jan 2025 at 13:35

Horse Racing

Shadow Of Light picks up European Champion Two-Year-Old title

Shadow Of Light is set to go straight to the Qipco 2000 Guineas after being crowned the Champion Two-Year-Old of 2024, giving Godolphin and Charlie Appleby their third such success in the last six ...

21 Jan 2025 at 10:42

Horse Racing

Lake Victoria crowned top juvenile filly following stellar campaign

Aidan O’Brien is eyeing Classic glory with the unbeaten Lake Victoria after she was confirmed as the Champion European Two-Year-Old Filly for 2024. The daughter of Frankel rattled off five ...

21 Jan 2025 at 10:43

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