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Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Channel 4 viewers can stream Peaky Blinder creator's spy thriller with Handmaid's Tale star for free
Many viewers say they were immediately hooked Channel 4 viewers can now stream Peaky Blinder creator's spy thriller with The Handmaid's Tale star for free. The Veil has recently been added to the broadcasters streaming library. It was previously released and only made available via Disney+ with a premium subscription. A six-part mini-series, it was created and written by Steven Knight. Knight is also known for making Peaky Blinders, A Thousand Blows and Taboo. It stars Elisabeth Moss in the leading role, who is recognisable for appearing in the hit series and adaptation of Margaret Atwood's novel The Handmaid's Tale. According to its synopsis, The Veil is an international spy thriller series that explores the surprising and fraught relationship between two women who play a deadly game of truth and lies on the road from Istanbul to Paris and London. One woman has a secret, while the other is on a mission to reveal it before thousands of lives are lost. In the shadows, mission controllers at the U.S. CIA and French DGSE must put differences aside, as difficult as it may be, and work together to avert potential disaster before it is too late. Upon its initial release, it was met with relatively mixed reviews. It only managed a 54% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. However many agree on the high standard of Moss' captivating performance and explain the short length makes for a binge worthy show. One critic wrote: "By the end of the six episodes of The Veil, I was convinced that this is Moss' best role, and best performance, yet. She's amazing." Another penned: "The Veil has a star and enough of a hook to grab you -- and, at six episodes, seems algorithmically calculated to be short enough that you probably won't give up if you start... You'd almost feel guilty turning it off." Fans of the show have spoken highly of the show as well. One sharing their thoughts online, said: "Highly underrated show. Riveting, great leads, solid acting, gripping. Its an intelligent drama with the cold war style storytelling, intelligent, not just explosions and gunfire. Brilliant show so far. Savouring the episodes and saving the last. Don't want the journey to be over." Another added: "I couldn't help but watch it all in one day. It keeps you glued to the screen. Great show, great cast, great storyline and twists, action packed." Meanwhile a third posted: "Utterly compelling. Like a good book that you just can't put down until you've read cover to cover and end up with book grief! Having been gripped tight watching the first episode, it was impossible to wait another week. I watched all six in one sitting." The Veil is streaming on Channel 4 and Disney+.
Newsroom
08-07-2025
- Sport
- Newsroom
A channel too far for swimmer's 38-year challenge
UPDATE: Gràinne Moss' attempt to swim Japan's challenging Tsugaru Strait – and complete all seven of the toughest open water swims around the globe – has fallen agonisingly short. Moss was forced to abandon her attempt on Tuesday morning (July 8) after swimming 55km in a 19.5km channel – stymied by intense currents and eddies. 'It was unlike anything I've experienced in any other swim,' says the 55-year-old, who's suffering from sunburn. 'But I'm not disheartened – I did everything in my power. It may be a 39-year wait [to complete the Oceans Seven] now.' Gràinne Moss knows she can't tackle the final leg of one of the world's toughest swimming challenges alone. In her quest to complete the Oceans Seven marathon challenge, 38 years after she began, she's enlisted the help of two remarkable women – one barely out of her teens, and the other an octogenarian. One is a record-smashing swimmer; the other is Moss' mum. In her day jobs, Moss is chief executive of a government ministry and a mother of four. Before and after work, she's putting in the nautical miles for her shot at swimming across Japan's notorious Tsugaru Strait. The attempt in July, between the islands of Honshu and Hokkaido, is marked by treacherous tides, strict rules and a relentless race against the clock. Not to mention avoiding schools of giant tuna hurtling through the strait. Yet Moss isn't concerned how long it's taken her to conquer all seven of the planet's most challenging open water swims – a feat only 34 people have achieved. 'I'll probably win the record for the longest time to complete the Oceans Seven,' Moss says. 'I did the English Channel when I was 17, and I'm doing this one at the age of 55. So I'm really proud of that.' One of the women she's called on for advice happens to be the youngest swimmer to complete the Oceans Seven challenge, Aucklander Caitlin O'Reilly – who was 20 when she accomplished it by crossing Hawaii's Molokai Channel in October last year. Moss and O'Reilly are friends who swap vital information about their big swims. 'I've known Caitlin for a long time, and she's absolutely incredible. We share the same coach in Philip Rush,' Moss says. 'I've been liaising with her and her mum, because I did some of the seven swims before her, and she did some before me. So I could ask them, 'How did you find it? Where did you stay? What did you use for seasickness?' 'This is a girl who swam Cook Strait at 12. But she's unassuming and so happy to help other swimmers. Our community is very close-knit, in the water and out, and we're very lucky to be part of it.' Grainne Moss with her mum, Philippa – her on-boat companion for almost all of her major swims. Photo: supplied Another woman in Irish-born Moss' support crew is her 80-year-old mother, Philippa Gunn, who's been alongside her for most of the major ocean swims in her life, and will be in the boat keeping a close eye on her daughter in Japan. She also makes a mean leek and potato soup, which Moss eats during her cold water swims. 'Mum is very determined to be on the boat, and she's probably the best person to be there, because she has so much experience,' Moss says. 'She went with me on the Straits of Gibraltar last May [a 14km Oceans Seven swim] and was the feeder for all four swimmers doing it.' Moss, the CE of the recently formed Ministry for Regulation in Wellington, will be allowed three people on the boat across Tsugaru Strait. 'We have to have a family hui to decide who gets the other two slots,' she laughs. 'My dad's very clear he's not coming. He went on the English Channel swim with me in 1987 and swore never again because he got sick as a dog. He just doesn't travel well on boats.' Moss' four children, aged between 15 and 21, have all been on at least one crossing with her. Her husband is often there with her, but this time she has a brother-in-law, a former international water polo player, who's keen to help. So what's kept Moss, the former boss of Oranga Tamariki and a staffer at the Public Service Commission, swimming marathon distances all this time? 'I think it's a sense of adventure,' says Moss, who's fundraised over $30,000 through her swims for the Kenzie's Gift charity, helping young people who've suffered severe loss and grief. 'In Hawaii I got stung by a box jellyfish and I nearly walked on water. I did a top to toe assessment of how I felt, then I thought, 'Oh my god this pain is excruciating. It was the worst I'd ever had'. But then you think there's lots of kids going through a hell of a lot worse, so just hang in there for another half an hour. 'So it's the community, it's the adventure, it's the sense of achievement, and being able to bring awareness to an important charity.' Moss has battled a chest infection in her lead-up to swimming Tsugaru. Photo: supplied Moss has faced a string of challenges in the run-up to her final Oceans Seven swim. A chest infection has interrupted her in-water training, and simply getting permission to swim across the strait was a bit of an ordeal. 'It's really hard to get a slot for Japan – there are only eight slots available for international swimmers for the whole season,' Moss says. There are also the strict rules around the swim, which you can't do it at night. The Japanese Coastguard insists swims be done between sunrise and sunset. 'You've got a 14-hour window,' Moss says. 'Which means it's very hard to swim with the tides, because they don't flow nine to five, Monday to Friday. So we go on a neap tide [a smaller difference between high and low tides]. 'The Japan swim is also very unusual because it's 20km from point to point, but you actually start the swim 10km south of the start because of an incredibly strong tidal push. I haven't done a swim like that, so it's something I have to get my head around.' And because the strait's tides are so strong, swimming fast is important. 'Cook Strait is similar – if you're really slow, you won't make it because the tide will turn and push you away,' Moss says. 'Phil just keeps telling me I need to swim bloody fast. In training, I do a little short warm up, then it's speed, speed, speed. I'm doing a lot in the pool because you get more speed doing reps. 'I did a couple of swims a few years ago that were very cold and I was very conservative with my body fat, so I probably ate a bit more cake. For this one, I want to drop 4-5kg and get the balance right between speed and warmth.' Grainne Moss successfully swam the Around Manhattan swim, under 20 New York bridges, in July 2023. Photo: supplied And then there's the wind. 'There's a lot of people who never get in the water in Tsugaru because it's too rough,' says Moss, who has a five-day window from July 3-7 to do the swim, or then reapply. Possible aquatic companions could also make it interesting. 'I found out there are large schools of bluefin tuna through there. I'm hoping maybe one of them will give me a lift,' she jokes. Then there's the language barrier, the remoteness in the north of Japan, and sparse accommodation. Moss will have a translator, who's worked with strait swimmers before. 'It's quite a technical swim and you don't want your safety compromised if you can't understand exactly what's going on' she says. 'Success is not guaranteed. I would be deeply disappointed if I don't do it, because I'm not getting any younger. And getting myself to top physical condition another year older makes it that bit harder.' Moss saves up her annual leave for trips like this. She trains outside work hours, diving into the harbour at Oriental Parade or in a local pool at 6am, to get to work by 9am. 'I've got a lot quicker at getting changed,' she says. Open water swimming today enjoys significantly more popularity than it did when Moss began. 'Back in the day you couldn't find anybody to swim with. You'd enter a race and there would be seven of you,' she says. 'But it's trendy now days, which is amazing. 'It's very accessible, it's affordable – all you need is a swimsuit, a pair of goggles and a tow float. 'When Caitlin was a finalist in the sportswomen category of this year's Halberg Awards, I was delighted because she absolutely deserved it. But very often the dedication, skill, determination and athleticism that the sport requires hasn't been recognised.' Caitlin O'Reilly and renowned ocean swimming coach, Philip Rush. Photo: supplied Moss has a few 'triple crowns' to her name. She's swum the New Zealand triple – Cook Strait in 2001, Lake Taupo in 2021, and Foveaux Strait in 2022. And she achieved the Irish triple over 36 years – from a 16-year-old crossing Galway Bay to completing the North Channel in 2023. That same year she collected another crown, adding the Around Manhattan and Catalina Channel to her English Channel swim. So is there anything more to knock off? 'I'd like to get a couple of other triple crowns, to be honest,' she says. 'There's the Australian triple crown, then I need one more to get the 'Original triple crown', which is the Bristol Channel between England and Wales. 'And I'd like to do more of the lakes in Scotland and New Zealand. There's still plenty to do if I fancy it, if I can afford it, and if I can keep the body together. 'The swims might get shorter as I get older. But I would love to still be swimming when I can't walk. It's good for you in so many ways. Your mental health, because you have something to focus on, and you have to empty your mind. 'If you love something then just keep trying to do it. You'll have your ups and downs; you'll have your bad days and good days. You might not be as fast as you were at 17, but you can still achieve a lot.'
Axios
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Axios
Trump's asylum ban at U.S.-Mexico border "unlawful," judge rules
President Trump's asylum ban at the U.S.-Mexico border enacted in an emergency immigration proclamation on his first day in office is "unlawful," a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Why it matters: Although U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss postponed his order from taking effect for 14 days to allow for appeal, the processing of asylum claims at the border would resume immediately if the ruling is not overturned. Trump administration officials have already said they'll appeal Moss' ruling that found the president exceeded his authority in a Jan. 20 proclamation that denied asylum protections at the border. The case seems likely headed for the Supreme Court, which last week in a majority ruling imposed new limits on lower courts' abilities to freeze federal policies. Driving the news: The proclamation that's titled "Guaranteeing the States Protection Against Invasion" states the Immigration and Nationality Act "provides the President with certain emergency tools" that have enabled Trump's action. Immigration groups including the American Civil Liberties Union and multiple people seeking asylum filed a class action lawsuit in February challenging the legality of the proclamation, calling the "invasion" declaration unlawful and false. "[N]othing in the INA or the Constitution grants the President or his delegees the sweeping authority asserted in the Proclamation and implementing guidance," Moss wrote. "An appeal to necessity cannot fill that void." The Constitution doesn't give a president authority to "adopt an alternative immigration system, which supplants the statutes that Congress has enacted and the regulations that the responsible agencies have promulgated," according to the Obama-appointed D.C. judge. Between the lines: The attempted asylum changes are among many immigration enforcement reforms the Trump administration is trying to make via executive order or rule changes without going to Congress. The Trump administration issued a new rule in January that dramatically expands expedited removal to immigrants who cannot prove they have been continuously living in the U.S. for over two years. That rule is facing a legal challenge from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The Trump administration also is trying to make immigrants previously granted humanitarian parole eligible for expedited removal, and that's also facing a legal challenge. What they're saying: ACLU of Texas legal director Adriana Piñon said in a statement Moss' rejection of the Trump administration's "efforts to upend our asylum system" was "a key ruling" for the U.S. "This attempt to completely shut down the border is an attack on the fundamental and longstanding right to seek safety in the U.S. from violence and persecution." Keren Zwick, director of litigation at the National Immigrant Justice Center, which also brought the suit, said in a statement that no president "has the authority to unilaterally block people who come to our border seeking safety." The other side: "A local district court judge has no authority to stop President Trump and the United States from securing our border from the flood of aliens trying to enter illegally," said Abigail Jackson, a spokesperson for the White House. "This is an attack on our Constitution, the laws Congress enacted, and our national sovereignty," she said of the ruling. "We expect to be vindicated on appeal." White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller on X claimed the order was trying to "circumvent" last week's Supreme Court ruling and that it declared undocumented immigrants as "a protected global 'class' entitled to admission into the United States."
Los Angeles Times
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Elisabeth Moss' ‘Handmaid's Tale' Emmy chances, by the numbers
For 'The Handmaid's Tale' star Elisabeth Moss, frequent contention for Emmys and other awards over the past 15 years might give the impression she has won more often than she has. Moss' acting Emmy nominations thus far include: for her breakout role as secretary-turned-ad copywriter Peggy Olson in 'Mad Men,' and … for playing the sexual servitude-escaping, resistance-leading June Osborne in 'The Handmaid's Tale.' Moss won her only acting Emmy, a drama lead prize for 'Handmaid's,' after a long dry spell that included … losses in 2013: drama lead for 'Mad Men' and limited series lead for her performance as a detective in 'Top of the Lake.' Moss might have inherited her Emmy win percentage from onscreen 'West Wing' parents Martin Sheen and Stockard Channing, who together collected 12 nominations but just one win (Channing, supporting drama actress, 2002), or perhaps ... or Moss' 'Mad Men' co-star Jon Hamm's frequent-bridesmaid status. Timing might be on Moss' side, though, if you believe in poetic justice: The 2025 Emmys will take place eight months after Donald Trump's second inauguration, and she won her 'Handmaid's' Emmy eight months after his first.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Dismembered San Jose woman identified in cold case homicide
(KRON) — Forty-four years ago, a dismembered woman's torso and two religious pendants were found dumped in a field in San Jose. A team of cold case investigators used genealogy technology to uncover the woman's identity. The slain woman was Vivian Moss, a 54-year-old grandmother and member of Mt. Zion Spiritual Church, the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Cold Case Unit announced Tuesday. Moss' torso was found in an empty field along Mabury Road on July 11, 1981. The killer had dismembered her body, investigators said. She had no identification with her, but San Jose Police Department officers found two religious medallion pendants near the homicide victim's partial remains. One medallion was inscribed, 'Saint Christopher Protect Us.' The second medallion had a figure of the Virgin Mary surrounded by the words, 'Mary conceived without sin. Pray for us who have recourse to thee.' Moss had been stabbed multiple times in the chest, the district attorney's office said. Since then, a VTA Berryessa Transit Center and a BART station parking structure were built over the field. While the woman's identity was still a mystery, the DA's Office partnered with forensic genealogists at Parabon NanoLabs. Last year, Parabon hypothesized that the victim was likely Moss, who was born in Arkansas in 1927. In 2024, DA investigators found and interviewed Moss' granddaughter, as well as compared their DNA. '(The granddaughter) told investigators that when she was a young girl, Vivian was supposed to pick her up to stay the night at her home. Vivian didn't show and she never saw her grandmother again,' the DA's office wrote. Cold case team members and Moss' surviving family members are now hoping to identify and find her killer. They are asking the public to come forward with any information about Moss and her tragic fate. District Attorney Jeff Rosen said, 'Vivian Moss was her name. I know it. Her family knows it. And now our community knows it. One day soon, I hope we will know the depraved person who took her life and left her in a field, hoping she would be forgotten. If her murderer is still alive, they will know that we don't forget in Santa Clara County.' 'American Nightmare' kidnapper pleads guilty in South Bay cold cases As a follower of the Mt. Zion Spiritual Church, Moss was close with the church's leader, Louis H. Narcisse, who died in 1989. She also may have worked at an elementary school in Oakland at some point before she disappeared, according to investigators. The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Cold Case Unit was established in 2011. The team has solved over 30 cold case murders committed as early as 1969. More than half of those cases were cracked due to advances in DNA analysis and forensic genealogy. Anyone who has any information about Moss or this cold case homicide is encouraged to call 408-792-2466 or email coldcasetips@ Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
