As one of the United Kingdom’s best-known pranksters, Simon Brodkin is well versed in the art of infiltration. Without subterfuge, he would never have gotten close enough to the former soccer boss Sepp Blatter to shower him with fake dollar bills as he did during a 2015 news conference to protest Blatter’s alleged corruption.
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Bill Maher Pitches Anthony Weiner to Liberals: – We Need OUR…
Bill Maher rallied the liberal troops Friday night, hoping to generate a little excitement on the left by summoning their own “loudmouth, kick ass New Yorker who is up all night on social media” aka Anthony Weiner or Eliot Spitzer. “If the new normal is a president who has bragged about sexual assault and walking in on naked teenage beauty pageant contestants and who has spoken lustfully about his own daughter and once said of a fifth grader, ‘I’m going to date her in 10 years,’ tell me again why someone like Eliot Spitzer is so terrible,” Maher said on Friday night’s “Real Time.”
Courteney Cox discovers shocking royal scandal in family tree during Who Do You Think You Are debut
Courteney Cox arrives for the Ivor Novello Awards at Grosvenor House, on May …
Watch the Beatles in Rare 1963 Color Clip from Before Their U.S. Arrival
Ron Howard’s 2016 documentary The Beatles: Eight Days a Week offered an unprecedented look at the group’s touring years from 1963 through 1966. Among the many rare snippets was color footage recorded at a November 20, 1963, date at the ABC Cinema in Manchester, England.
Great Yeldham firm plays its part in new ITV crime drama
A prequel to the hit TV drama Prime Suspect gets underway on ITV One tonight and will feature three cars owned by one man well known to many in Haverhill. Called Prime Suspect 1973, the crime drama heads back to the title year and the start of the police career of the central character, Jane Tennison.
Katherine Jackson ‘is refusing to return to Los Angeles’
Katherine Jackson is so afraid of her nephew-in-law Trent Lamar Jackson she is refusing to return home to Los Angeles. The 86-year-old matriarch – who is the mother of the late Michael Jackson – has told a court she is currently “under a doctor’s care” in London, England, “in part because of the stress this situation with Trent is causing me”.
ITV’s Loose Women reported to Ofcom over Linda Robson jibe about ‘poor’ town
The Birds of a Feather star made the comments as the panel were discussing a woman who was prosecuted for pocketing A 20 she found on the floor in Stoke-on-Trent ITV’s Loose Women has been reported to Ofcom after panellist Linda Robson appeared to describe residents of Stoke-on-Trent as “poor”. Birds of a Feather star Linda commented that the One Stop store where the incident occurred looked “poor” and that its customers “didn’t have a lot of money”.
Accolades for documentary ‘Life, Animated’ go beyond cinematic recognition to autism awareness
In January 2016, the Suskinds were at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah to debut “Life, Animated,” a documentary about Owen by Oscar-winning director Roger Ross Williams. The movie details how Owen, now 25, developed regressive autism at age 3 and stopped speaking, how he reconnected to his family and the outside world through Disney animated movies, and how he now lives and works on his own in Hyannis.
Watch Foo Fighters Break Hiatus With Surprise Live Show
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Author Helen Bailey’s partner jailed for 34 years for murder
In this file photo dated July 18, 2016, showing tributes left outside the home of children’s author Helen Bailey in Royston, England, as police investigations continue at the property. The jury found Ian Stewart, the partner of Helen Bailey, guilty of killing her and dumping her body in a cesspool at her home, in a financially motivated murder.
Cheryl FINALLY confirms pregnancy as she cradles huge baby bump for charity campaign
Liam Payne and Cheryl arriving at The Fayre of St James’s Church on November 29, 2016 in London, England. Liam Payne and Cheryl Cole attend the Chopard Trophy Ceremony during The 69th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 12, 2016 in Cannes, Liam Payne and Cheryl arriving at The Fayre of St James’s Church on November 29, 2016 in London, England.
Duchess of Cambridge pool-playing skills deemed ‘dreadful’
Britain’s Princess Kate Duchess of Cambridge has a go at playing pool during her visit to Action for Children project MIST, a child and adolescent mental health project which works specifically with children who are living in care, in Torfaen, Wales, Wednesday Feb. 22, 2017.
Partner of UK author Helen Bailey convicted of her murder
In this undated image made available Wednesday Feb. 22, 2017, by Hertfordshire Constabulary, showing Ian Stewart who has been found guilty of the murder of children’s author Helen Bailey at St Albans Crown Court, on Wednesday Feb. 22, 2017. The jury found Ian Stewart, the partner of Helen Bailey, guilty of killing her and dumping her body in a cesspool at her home, in a financially motivated murder.
Twin Atlantic announce 2017 UK tour
Twin Atlantic have announced details of a lengthy tour of the UK and Europe for Spring and Summer 2017. Check out full dates and ticket details below.
Watch Emma Watson Nail Beauty and the Beast’s Classic Opening Song
Emma Watson attends the Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year Awards 2016 at Claridge’s Hotel on October 31, 2016 in London, England. Well bonjour there, Belle! Disney has offered yet another peek at Emma Watson in the upcoming live-action Beauty and the Beast film, and spoiler: she nails it.
David Cassidy Reveals He’s Suffering From Dementia
David Cassidy performs on stage during the UK Once In A Lifetime Tour at LG Arena on November 9, 2012 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Sad news from one of our favorite 70’s heartthrobs.
The final – and not-so-final – resting places of the Hollywood greats
Hello again playmates and are you, like me, fed up with this cold weather that causes muscles that you had forgotten you had to ache? Well, I have selected a chosen few readers, and that includes you, to board my private jet so we can do our walk down Memory Lane in the warmth of Los Angeles. Before you know where you are you will be working out with me on Venice Beach and strolling down Sunset Strip.
Movie review: Oyelowo, Pike breathe life into star-crossed lovers in – A United Kingdom’
The opening subtitle, “Based on a true story,” can cover a multitude of movie sins, but in “A United Kingdom,” it unlocks the door to a romantic drama that grows more remarkable by the minute. While lovers faced with daunting obstacles is a dramatic tradition going back to Romeo and Juliet, if not further, the real-life barriers facing Seretse Khama and Ruth Williams when they fell in love in 1947 London were unusually intimidating.
Rick Astley is on a (Rick) roll
The musician told CNN that years ago, when a friend emailed him a link and the video for “Never Gonna Give You Up” appeared, he didn’t realize it was a prank. “I thought, what is he doing? This isn’t actually very funny,” Astley said of the moment.
Edward Fox Returns To The West End In Sand in the Sandwiches For a…
Fresh from a sell-out 2016 UK Tour, Edward Fox is to return to the West End in the celebrated one-man play exploring the life and work of John Betjeman, Sand in the Sandwiches, for a strictly limited London run. A journey through memory and verse, the play collates the work of the twentieth century’s most treasured poet.
Mystery of Etan Patz’s disappearance ends in conviction
FILE- In this Nov. 15, 2012, file photo, Pedro Hernandez appears in Manhattan criminal court in New York. Hernandez, a former store clerk was convicted Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in one of the nation’s most haunting m… .
Study: Most drivers, not just young, are taking risks
28, 2010 file photo shows a stop sign camera at the Top Of Topanga overlook in Topanga, Calif. Well over half of drivers in every age group have texted behind the wheel, run a red light or driven faster than the… Hundreds of people at an emergency shelter watched a broadcast as the sheriff said people could return to their homes because the danger from a damaged dam spillway had lessened.
Australia’s Brilliant Tim Minchin Will Be Friar Tuck in ‘Robin Hood: Origins’
One of the stories that has been retold over and over again is that of Robin Hood, the thief who stole from the rich and gave to the poor. There have been countless iterations of the typically green-clad archer from English folklore, and in case you haven’t heard, one more is coming from Lionsgate in the form of Robin Hood: Origins .
Norfolk pub frequented by Hollywood’s finest seeks new tenant
The Hunny Bell in Hunworth, near Holt, was the setting for the comedy film Chick-Lit, which was launched at the Cannes Film Festival in 2015. It starred the late Sir John Hurt, Dame Eileen Atkins and Dakota Blue Richards.
David Oyelowo talks ‘United Kingdom,’ diversity, women directors
David Oyelowo talks ‘United Kingdom,’ diversity, women directors “I find it disturbing how marginalized women are in the director’s chair,” the actor says. Check out this story on azcentral.com: http://azc.cc/2leFoX3 Based on a true story from the 1940s, a Botswana prince is threatened and ridiculed when he marries a white woman from London.
Big Jay Oakerson heads for Comix to tell a few X-rated stories
Make no mistake, stand-up comic Big Jay Oakerson has a way with words. All of them – including many with four letters that would probably make your grandma blush.
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Centring around a true story about going through a breakup, Syston’s Rachel Parris is really baring her soul in her latest show, Best Laid Plans, which she’s bringing to the Leicester Comedy Festival tonight. It may be easy to chat about her personal life during gigs in London or Edinburgh but back in the county in which she grew up, where the audience may contain people she was at school with? Well, that’s a challenge.
Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, Feb. 10
Fifty Shades Darker Steamy sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey finds Ana and Christian resuming their erotic relationship, but on her terms. supporting cast includes Kim Basinger, Marcia Gay Harden and Jennifer Ehle.
Kam’s Kapsules: Movies Opening Friday, Feb. 10
Fifty Shades Darker Steamy sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey finds Ana and Christian resuming their erotic relationship, but on her terms. supporting cast includes Kim Basinger, Marcia Gay Harden and Jennifer Ehle.
Star Wars actor’s ‘top secret’ project in Bury St Edmunds is revealed
A ‘top secret’ project involving Star Wars legend Warwick Davis in Bury St Edmunds last year has finally been revealed. The popular actor, who is best known for playing Wicket the Ewok in the sci-fi franchise, was spotted filming at the town’s Athenaeum last May. At the time, he had to keep the nature of the project close to his chest and told the Bury Free Press: “My life is the life of a secret agent, I can’t even tell my family what I’m up to.”
David Oyelowo on female directors and why #OscarsSoWhite isn’t over
David Oyelowo on female directors and why #OscarsSoWhite isn’t over “It would be naA ve and very shortsighted to think this is the end of the challenges.” Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2kG47ns Based on a true story from the 1940s, a Botswana prince is threatened and ridiculed when he marries a white woman from London.
Grandmother brands making of Shannon Matthews TV kidnap drama ‘disgusting’
… June Matthews, 73 – who is Karen’s mother – told the Daily Mail that the traumatic events were not “entertainment” and that it was “sick and disgusting” to make the programme. “What happened to her was a trauma, a tragedy. It is sick and disgusting …
Grandmother brands making of Shannon Matthews TV kidnap drama ‘disgusting’
… June Matthews, 73 – who is Karen’s mother – told the Daily Mail that the traumatic events were not “entertainment” and that it was “sick and disgusting” to make the programme. “What happened to her was a trauma, a tragedy. It is sick and disgusting …
Hugh Bonneville: Film on India’s partition reminds people to resist division
… of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall were among the 450 guests – who also included famous faces from the world of entertainment and politics – at the reception at the Guildhall in central London. Bonneville’s comments come following President Donald …
Casting Announced for the Uk Premiere of the Diary of a Teenage Girl at Southwark Playhouse
The Diary of a Teenage Girl recounts the coming-of-age adventures of Minnie Goetze, a San Francisco teenager growing up in the counterculture haze of the 1970s. Lonely and artistic, Minnie chronicles her trials through expressive drawings and painfully honest missives confided to a tape recorder.
I’m small and I’m proud: an atlas of 50 very small countries
“An Atlas of Countries That Don’t Exist: A Compendium of Fifty Unrecognized and Largely Unnoticed States” by Nick Middleton; Chronicle Books Don’t be fooled by the title of this engrossing, delightfully presented book. You’ll not find Middle-earth, Atlantis or Lilliput inside, but you will find something just as intriguing – real places that are quite noteworthy in the minds and hearts of their nonfictional inhabitants, but are “unrecognized and largely unnoticed states whose claims to legitimacy are made invisible” by their clearly defined, “official” neighbors.
Banderas rushed to hospital
Antonio Banderas was reportedly rushed to hospital on Thursday after suffering “agonising pains in his chest” during a workout session. The 56-year-old actor was exercising at his home in Surrey, England on Thursday when the pain began, leading to paramedics being called.
British stars bid for success at SAG awards
Oscar nominees Andrew Garfield, Dev Patel and Naomie Harris are among a host of British stars hoping for success at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Oscar nominees Andrew Garfield, Dev Patel and Naomie Harris are among a host of British stars hoping for success at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
London cheaper than ever
If you’ve never been to London – or if it’s been a while since your last visit – now’s the time to go. The dollar is strong, airfare is cheap and, because it’s winter, the city isn’t filled with tourists.
Today in History: Jan. 26, 2017
On Jan. 26, 1942, the first American Expeditionary Force to head to Europe during World War II arrived in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 1784, in a letter to his daughter Sarah, Benjamin Franklin expressed unhappiness over the choice of the bald eagle as the symbol of America, and stated his own preference: the turkey.
PBS portrays another young queen
Young queens — think of them as a way to get your mind off old presidents. Victoria, premiering tonight on PBS’ Masterpiece, stars Jenna Coleman as the teenager who in 1837 became England’s queen for the next six decades.
A-list celebs out in force for anti-Trump women’s marches
If you wondered where many of Hollywood’s A-list celebrities had gone during President Donald Trump’s inauguration, you didn’t have to wonder any longer on Saturday, when scores of them showed up at women’s marches in Washington and other cities to send the new president a pointed message that he was in for a fight – and that, as so many signs said, women’s rights are human rights. Madonna, Julia Roberts, Scarlett Johansson, Cher, Alicia Keys, Emma Watson and Patricia Arquette were just a few of those at the march in Washington, where officials said the crowd could number more than half a million.
A-list celebs out in force for anti-Trump womena s marches
If you wondered where many of Hollywood’s A-list celebrities had gone during President Donald Trump’s inauguration, you didn’t have to wonder any longer on Saturday, when scores of them showed up at women’s marches in Washington and other cities to send the new president a pointed message that he was in for a fight – and that, as so many signs said, women’s rights are human rights. Madonna, Julia Roberts, Scarlett Johansson, Cher, Alicia Keys, Katy Perry, Emma Watson, Amy Schumer and Jake Gyllenhaal were just some of those at the march in Washington, where officials said the crowd could number more than half a million.
Jersey and Guernsey make the perfect holiday match
Let’s go channel hopping: Jersey and Guernsey don’t like each other, but they prove the perfect holiday match You WOOD not believe it: Stunning images showcase the majesty of the world’s oldest trees The pistes are alive with the sound of Mozart: Inside the composer’s Austrian birthplace, a skiing region which plays his music on the slopes Now THAT’s one way to pass the time waiting for a flight! Astonishing video shows female passenger doing the limbo under airport seats Would you and 50 friends like a private jet tour with a world poker pro, musician and master sommelier onboard? The dream trip’s yours… for $14m Sledginga in the Sahara! African desert region is hit by its biggest snowfall in living memory with snow up to a METRE deep Could ‘widebody’ passenger planes end jet lag? Researchers say low pressure cabins on Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner and the Airbus A350 could stop symptoms … (more)
Jonny Lee Miller on the new Trainspotting movie and playing Sherlock Holmes
If he didn’t know it already Jonny Lee Miller realised that the new Trainspotting sequel was going to be a big deal at the end of the first day of the shoot of the new film. “We were filming in a basement in a pub,” the English actor recalls, “and when we came out there were paparazzi everywhere.
Royal Navy removes WWII bomb from River Thames in London
A police officer outside Embankment tube station in central London stops pedestrians from using the Hungerford Bridge, as a suspected unexploded World War II bomb has been found in the River Thames, forcing the closure of W… . Shutters close off one of the exits of Charing Cross station in London, as a suspected unexploded World War II bomb was found in the River Thames, forcing the closure of Waterloo and Westminster bridges Thursday Jan. 19, 2017.
Women’s March: Which celebrities are marching and who’s throwing the epic after-party
Women’s March: Which celebrities are marching and who’s throwing the epic after-party March organizers have been releasing A-list lineups of supporters, attendees and performers. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2jDQ157 The Women’s March on Washington is drawing many equal rights activists to the nation’s capitol one day after the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.
Maria Belshaw named new director of UK’s Tate galleries
British gallery director Maria Belshaw has been appointed director of the Tate group, which includes some of the country’s most popular art galleries.
Free And Cheap London Events: 16-22 January 2017
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION: See winning images from the Wex Photographer of the Year competition, on display at Old Truman Brewery on Brick Lane. All images were entered into the 2016 weekly online photography competition, #WexMondays.
Talented actor Andrew making his mark in the world of drama
Performing in the West End, winning an award and starring in a movie which could be screened at renowned film festivals – it’s been a busy and successful year for a talented Alnwick actor. And away from the stage and camera, Andrew Fletcher is preparing to tackle an iconic running event to raise money for a head-injury charity in honour of a university friend who was diagnosed with a brain tumour.
Epix to Premiere Documentary Election Day: Lens Across America, 1/17
Premium TV network EPIX announced today that the EPIX Original Documentary ELECTION DAY: LENS ACROSS AMERICA from Emmy and Peabody Award Winning Blumhouse Television and directors Emma Tammi and Henry Jacobson will make its world television premiere on Tuesday, January 17 at 8/7C. The timely documentary weaves together the stories behind the work of seven photographers as they cover one of the most surprising election days in American history, each from a different perspective and location.
Girl, 15, is charged with murder after seven-year-old Katie Rough
Girl, 15, is charged with murder after seven-year-old girl died from having her throat cut two weeks after she was a bridesmaid at her mother’s wedding Her mother Alison Rough, 38, collapsed and cried: ‘No, no, it’s my little girl.’ Katie was taken to hospital but died a short time later.
Hat-trick of Bafta nominations for film co-directed by former Norwich University of the Arts student
A film co-directed by a former Norwich University of the Arts student has received a hat-trick of Bafta nominations. Notes on Blindness – co-directed by former NUA student Peter Middleton and fellow filmmaker James Spinney who has links to King’s Lynn – is one of five movies in the running for Outstanding British Film in this year’s EE British Academy Film Awards.
Lights, camera, laughs for Maxine Peake’s new role
Funny Cow will star Maxine, who is a former pupil of Westhoughton High School, as a comedienne trying to make it in the all-male world of stand-up clubs in the 1970s and 1980s. Directed by award-winning director Adrian Shergold, the comedy-drama also stars a host of big names including film and television actor Paddy Considine, Boardwalk Empire and This is England’s Stephen Graham, comedian Vic Reeves and pop band Dexys Midnight Runners frontman Kevin Rowland.
Watch Three Beatles Jam at George Harrison’s House in 1994
On June 23, 1994, surviving Beatles Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr gathered at Harrison’s house-better known as Friar Park in Henley-on-Thames, England-to shoot some extra footage for their new project, The Beatles Anthology . In case you don’t remember, Anthology was a hugely successful documentary TV series , a three-volume set of double albums and a massive coffee-table book that focused on the long and winding road that was the Beatles’ incredible career.
Watch Three Beatles Jam at George Harrison’s House in 1994
On June 23, 1994, surviving Beatles Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr gathered at Harrison’s house-better known as Friar Park in Henley-on-Thames, England-to shoot some extra footage for their new project, The Beatles Anthology . In case you don’t remember, Anthology was a hugely successful documentary TV series , a three-volume set of double albums and a massive coffee-table book that focused on the long and winding road that was the Beatles’ incredible career.
Queen Elizabeth II attends church after missing 2 weeks
Queen Elizabeth II has attended church near her rural Sandringham estate, after missing the previous two Sundays due to ill health. The 90-year-old British monarch was applauded by well-wishers as she arrived by car at St. Mary Magdalene Church in eastern England.
More revealed about Strictly Come Dancing star’s Welwyn Garden City show
… dancers when their UK tour that kicks off at the Albany Theatre, Coventry, in April before reaching the CW Entertainment venue in The Campus, WGC, on Sunday, May 7. The show is not just “an evening with…” but a tale of a beautiful young couple who …
Tom Hiddleston will compete for best actor in a limited TV series for his role in The Night Manager
Tom Hiddleston, Olivia Colman, Hugh Laurie and Hugh Grant are among a host of British stars hoping for success at the 74th annual Golden Globes. Musical La La Land leads the pack with seven nominations at the awards show, which recognises both film and television talent, while coming-of-age drama Moonlight has six nods, including one for its British star Naomie Harris.
Night Manager stars Hiddleston, Colman and Laurie aim for Golden Globes glory
Tom Hiddleston, Olivia Colman, Hugh Laurie and Hugh Grant are among a host of British stars hoping for success at the 74th annual Golden Globes. Tom Hiddleston, Olivia Colman, Hugh Laurie and Hugh Grant are among a host of British stars hoping for success at the 74th annual Golden Globes.
America’s Got Talent winner joins Doreen on Live At The Civic bill
COMEDY ventriloquist Paul Zerdin – winner of America’s Got Talent – is to appear alongside Black Country favourite Doreen Tipton in Brierley Hill this summer. The pair will take centre stage in the latest instalment of the popular ‘Live At The Civic’ stand-up series at the town’s civic hall on Saturday, June 24. They will be supported on the triple headline bill by The Noise Next Door, widely regarded as the best comedy improv troupe in the country.
Kid Stuff: Jan. 5-12
LEGO Skyline London and Chicago Event, Barnes and Noble, 1220 Carl D. Silver Parkway. Help build new LEGOA Skyline collection in-store display for London and Chicago.
The best-selling British debut album of 2016 revealed a ” and it might surprise you
The best-selling British debut album of 2016 has been revealed, with the shock result of Bradley Walsh outselling the likes of Blossoms, Zayn Malik and Jack Garratt. The former footballer turned comedian, singer, actor, TV presenter and star of ‘The Chase’ and ‘Coronation Street’ released the only debut album to reach gold status and sell more than 100,000 copies in 2016.
Cancer survivor Helen awards her own New Year’s honour
A Clitheroe cancer survivor is entering into the spirit of the New Year Honour’s list by awarding a special tribute of her own – to her husband and child. The official list celebrates the achievements of outstanding men and women.
Casting announced for the Almeida’s Hamlet
Join the previously announced Jessica Brown Findlay, Andrew Scott, Juliet Stevenson and Luke Thompson are Barry Aird, Elliot Barnes-Worrell, Marty Cruickshank, Calum Findlay, Joshua Higgott, Amaka Okafor, Daniel Rabin, David Rintoul, Peter Wight, Angus Wright and Matthew Wynn.
Stewart Lee, Jon Richardson, Sara Pascoe amongst comedy stars heading to Norfolk and Suffolk in 2017
Stewart Lee will be bringing his latestr show, Content Provider, to Norwich, King’s Lynn and Bury St Edmunds. Picture: Idil Suken New Year and lots of new comedy shows are heading our way to make 2017 a lot funnier than 2016.
Kate Middleton is given honorary lifetime membership of Royal Photographic Society for budding hobby
The Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Charlotte arrive to attend the morning Christmas Day service at St Mark’s Church in Englefield, Berkshire. The Duchess of Cambridge leaving after a visit to The Mix in London, where she attended the youth charity’s Christmas party.
Five International TV Series That Deserve Your Couch Time
Once upon a time, in the dark ages of not-that-long-ago, foreign television was a mysterious land beyond our reach.
Christmas 2016-17: best TV on today, Monday 2nd January
A hotel in the 1940s a dance band Charity Wakefield as a high-class prostitute. Oh no, it’s not another Stephen Poliakoff drama, not so soon after Close to the Enemy! Is it? No, The Halcyon is more brisk and certainly more engaging even though you’ll feel you’ve seen it all before; it reeks of Downton Abbey and Mr Selfridge, with more than a sniff of Upstairs Downstairs.
A Kink, former Spice Girl and Vogue editor to get honors
… Elizabeth II ‘s New Year honors list focuses on sports stars, some luminaries from the world of fashion and entertainment, and a heavy helping of researchers, doctors and volunteers who have worked behind-the-scenes to improve the quality of British …
You Really Got Me: mixture of emotions for Ray Davies over knighthood
The Kinks frontman Ray Davies felt a mixture of “joy” and “humility” on discovering he had been made a knight in the New Year Honours. The Kinks frontman Ray Davies felt a mixture of “joy” and “humility” on discovering he had been made a knight in the New Year Honours.
Northern Ireland Secretary Tom King a ‘major problem’ during critical episode
Northern Ireland Secretary of State Tom King was “a major problem” during a critical episode in Anglo-Irish relations, a high-ranking official reported.
Special Borders programme for anniversary of Antiques Roadshow
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Loyle Carner – Yesterday’s Gone Album Review
Loyle Carner is the sort of rapper you could take round to your nan’s. She might chastise him for his seemingly habitual effing, but she’d definitely want to feed him up on ham rolls and Battenberg.
Fans mourn Michael, as charities talk about his quiet contributions
Grieving fans on Monday mourned the death of George Michael as British charities revealed that the pop star had secretly been a major behind-the-scenes donor who gave his time and money to support cherished causes. The man with the reputation for self-indulgence had actually given millions of pounds to charities involved with helping children, cancer victims and AIDS sufferers.
George Michael achieved pop music success, but freedom eluded him
A drawing is left with flowers and tributes outside the Oxfordshire home of British pop singer George Michael on December 26, 2016 in Goring, England. Singer George Michael died on Christmas day in his country home in Oxfordshire at the age of 53 on December 25. A drawing is left with flowers and tributes outside the Oxfordshire home of British pop singer George Michael on December 26, 2016 in Goring, England.
George Michael achieved pop music success, but freedom eluded him
A drawing is left with flowers and tributes outside the Oxfordshire home of British pop singer George Michael on December 26, 2016 in Goring, England. Singer George Michael died on Christmas day in his country home in Oxfordshire at the age of 53 on December 25. A drawing is left with flowers and tributes outside the Oxfordshire home of British pop singer George Michael on December 26, 2016 in Goring, England.
Celebrities, fans mourn singer George Michael
George Michael, the British pop superstar who reached early fame with WHAM! and went on to a solo career lined with controversies and chart-topping hits that blended soul and dance music with social commentary, has died, his publicist said Sunday. He was 53. Michael died at his home in Goring, England.
The One Show host Alex Jones: ‘I was a terrible looking child, my…
The One Show host Alex Jones: ‘I was a terrible looking child, my younger self would be chuffed with how I turned out’ Alex Jones attends the After Party dinner for the House of Fraser British Academy Television Awards at The Grosvenor House Hotel on May 10, 2015 in London, England. Alex Jones attends the After Party dinner for the House of Fraser British Academy Television Awards at The Grosvenor House Hotel on May 10, 2015 in London, England.
Remembering George Michael, the Pop Superstar With an Artist’s Soul
Even with less than a week left in 2016, the wave of mortality that has already taken Prince, David Bowie, and many other prominent musicians this year has claimed another one.
Pop superstar George Michael dies of heart failure at 53
… of Justice in London. Michael was petitioning the court to release him from his contract with Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with …
The troubled life of George Michael: Drugs, run-ins with the police and health problems
George Michael, who died peacefully at his home in Goring, England , according to his publicist, had run into legal and health troubles during the past decade. The Ministry of Gossip blog documented many of the stories.
Singer George Michael dead at age 53
George Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with controversies, has died, his publicist said Sunday. He was 53. Michael died at his home in Goring, England.
1George Michael dies at 53; the singer passed away a peacefully at home,a rep says
George Michael, the British singer who rocketed to fame in the 1980s duo Wham! before embarking on a solo career, died at 53, his publicist confirmed. “It is with great sadness that we can confirm our beloved son, brother and friend George passed away peacefully at home over the Christmas period,” the publicist said in a statement.
Queen focuses on ‘the inspirational’
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II poses for a photo, sitting at a desk in the Regency Room of Buckingham Palace in London, after recording her traditional Christmas Day broadcast to the Commonwealth. Picture: Yui Mok / AP QUEEN Elizabeth II will pay tribute to inspirational unsung heroes in her Christmas Day broadcast to the Commonwealth on Sunday.
Zara and Mike Tindall lose their baby
Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall attend an evening reception for the ISPS Handa Mike Tindall 3rd annual celebrity golf classic at The Grove Hotel on May 8, 2015 in Hertford, England. Mike Tindall and Zara Phillips at the 2016 Marks & Spencer Ireland Marie Keating Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic.
Prince William Meets Michael Phelps, Promptly Makes a Dad Joke About Being Dads
Prince William presented Michael Phelps with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year event in Birmingham, England, on Sunday, and took time to joke with the Olympic gold medalist about fatherhood after the ceremony. Michael introduced the prince to his new wife, Nicole Johnson , and revealed that their London trip marked the first they’ve taken without their 7-month-old son , Boomer.
Queen’s new portrait features Prince Charles as guest star
This photograph taken by Nick Knight is a portrait of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles, taken in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle, England in May 2016, prior to the final night of The Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebrations at the Royal Windsor Horse Pageant, to mark the end of the year of celebrations for The Queen’s 90th birthday. Queen Elizabeth II’s photographic portrait unveiled Sunday features a determined look ahead and perhaps the faintest whisper of a Mona Lisa smile.
Michael Sheen puts activism before acting to fight rise of ‘hard populist right’
Michael Sheen is stepping back from his acting career to fight against the rise of the “hard populist right” as an activist. Michael Sheen is stepping back from his acting career to fight against the rise of the “hard populist right” as an activist.
New subway station has public art rarely seen: A gay couple
The sight of two men holding hands is far from uncommon, but a mural of two men doing just that is showing up in an unusual place – on the walls of a new subway station in New York City. “It was like winning the lottery,” Thor Stockman, 60, said of finding out that he and his husband of 3 A1 2 years, Patrick Kellogg, were going to be part of artist Vik Muniz’s “Perfect Strangers,” a series of life-size mosaic portraits of everyday New Yorkers gracing the walls of the new subway station at 72nd Street.