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One of Prime Video’s Biggest Sci-Fi Stars Is Trading the Apocalypse for Christmas [Exclusive]
Prime Video’s Fallout star Sarita Choudhury has been cast in First Christmas, an upcoming festive feature directed by Keith Wilhelm Kopp and written by Laurence Guy. The casting, exclusively revealed by Collider, adds another notable name to a film already boasting a strong ensemble, further cementing Choudhury’s busy schedule following her role as nuclear scientist…
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3 Powerhouse Duets From the 1970s That Captured a Lost Era
The article highlights three duets from the 1970s that the author argues capture a musical era now gone, praising the vocal chemistry and star power of the pairings involved. It presents them as nostalgic listening recommendations rather than breaking news, focusing on the emotional and technical qualities that made each collaboration memorable. The three duets…
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Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Dethrones ‘Rein Me In’ to Score Its First Week at No. 1 in the U.K.
Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” has reached No. 1 on the UK’s Official Singles Chart, giving the American country star her first UK chart-topper and ending Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s record-breaking run with “Rein Me In”. The change matters because it caps an unusually gradual rise for Langley’s track and closes out a historic reign…
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Have a little fun scamming the scammers | Letters
This is a letter to the Guardian, responding to an earlier Money article about a reader who strung along bank-card scammers by giving them fake details. The letter writer, Gary Calder, offers tips to make such fake details more convincing, suggesting people are keen to have fun turning the tables on fraudsters attempting card scams.…
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Nigel Farage vows to ‘fix’ Britain as he bids to rally Reform activists in conference speech – despite heckling from protesters
Nigel Farage told Reform UK’s Birmingham conference he could “fix” Britain, using his keynote speech to rally activists amid slipping poll numbers and controversy over party donations. His appearance was delayed by security checks and repeatedly disrupted by protesters, including banners reading “Reform works for billionaires”, while he dismissed a “sting” involving aides filmed with…
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Healthy middle-aged Britons to be offered Alzheimer’s drug in trial aiming to prevent dementia
A trial launching in Britain will give a drug currently used to treat Alzheimer’s to healthy middle-aged and older people, testing whether it can prevent the disease before symptoms ever emerge. Screening for the first European participants begins on Monday, with more than 15 UK centres expected to take part in the global study, which…
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Storm brews over water use, food security and Middle East fallout, plus Oasis and Hull City hearten
A Guardian probe exposes big firms’ water use amid hosepipe bans, as NAO flags food-supply risks and Iran-driven oil prices hit child aid; also: Sheffield forest school vandalism, the Oasis reunion documentary, teenage Hull star Herrington, and a chilling French attack survival story.
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Former Liverpool winger Jordon Ibe is spared jail for assaulting his ex-girlfriend after pulling a braid out of her head during a row over money
Former Liverpool winger Jordon Ibe has avoided a prison sentence after admitting assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Amie Mayson, during a dispute over money outside her home in Lambeth, south London. Croydon Magistrates’ Court heard that Ibe grabbed her arm and hair before pulling out a braid, leaving her with a bald patch, after she called him…
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Sex symbol in a 70s tank top: how Richard O’Sullivan blazed a trail for funny, frisky, cheeky chappies
Richard O’Sullivan, the actor best known for playing Robin Tripp in the 1970s ITV sitcom Man About the House, has died aged 82. A former child actor, he built an unprecedented run of hit series through the 1970s and 80s, becoming a defining face of the era’s more liberated sitcom style and a tabloid-favoured sex…
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Nigel Farage latest: Conference thrown into chaos as leader’s speech delayed due to ‘security scare’
Nigel Farage’s keynote speech at the Reform UK party conference was delayed by more than an hour after security staff were reportedly seen searching underneath the stage, with party sources citing a “security scare” that they said had prompted counter-terror police to hold him back. The disruption capped a chaotic day for Reform, which was…