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Mia Threapleton, Danny Huston Join Guy Pearce, Jared Harris & Merab Ninidze In ‘The Price Of Peace’ As Filming Begins in London
Filming has begun in London on The Price of Peace, a political thriller written by Anthony McCarten dramatising the 1945 Potsdam Conference, at which Harry S. Truman, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin negotiated the shape of post-war Europe. Guy Pearce, Jared Harris and Merab Ninidze play the three leaders respectively, and the production is notable…
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The “hard-edged” album Billy Joel called the most fun
Billy Joel described his 1978 album *52nd Street* as the most fun record he made, despite its “hard-edged” sound and themes of New York nightlife. The article highlights how the album broadened Joel’s musical identity after *The Stranger*, combining rock, jazz and pop influences while strengthening his standing as a major American songwriter. Released in…
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The wedding Taylor Swift could have had… Insiders tell KATIE HIND she’d have loved the ‘old Hollywood glamour’ ceremony (complete with Corrie royalty!) as her ‘one that got away’ ex Matty Healy marries his model partner
Matty Healy, the 1975 frontman once linked romantically to Taylor Swift, has married his model partner in a ceremony insiders describe as having “old Hollywood glamour.” Daily Mail showbusiness writer Katie Hind reports that sources believe Swift, often referred to as Healy’s “one that got away,” would have appreciated the style of the wedding, which…
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Moronic Argentina fans run across TEN LANE highway in desperate bid to make World Cup final in time as travel hellscape bites
Argentina supporters, desperate to reach MetLife Stadium in New Jersey in time for the World Cup final against Spain, were filmed sprinting across a ten-lane highway after travel chaos left them stranded near the venue. The scenes underline the severe transport and access problems that plagued fans attending the tournament’s showpiece match, with congestion and…
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The great World Cup final ‘rip-off’! Fans poke fun at offering for supporters who paid $1m for top hospitality tickets
Some supporters who paid as much as $1 million (about £790,000) for top-tier hospitality packages at the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina have been mocked online after the offering they received on the day reportedly fell short of expectations, with fans branding it a “rip-off”. The mockery adds to a wider backlash around…
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Retired UK civil servants failed by pension outsourcing, government says
The UK government has admitted that retired civil servants have been failed by the outsourcing of their pension scheme to Capita, with maladministration leaving some claimants waiting up to a year for payments. The Cabinet Office is now looking to bring the scheme back in-house after “unacceptable” service levels left pensioners and bereaved relatives in…
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Pensioner, 86, is one of two Brits gored by bull at Spanish festival
Two British nationals, including an 86-year-old pensioner, were gored by a bull during Spain’s San Fermín festival in Pamplona, according to the Daily Mail. The incident is the latest in a long history of injuries linked to the festival’s famous bull-running events, which draw large crowds of participants and spectators, including tourists, each year. The…
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‘The Odyssey’ Surges on Streaming Before Its Theatrical Run Even Begins
Christopher Nolan’s cinema release of “The Odyssey” has been accompanied by a companion documentary that has quickly become a hit on streaming, even before the film’s theatrical run gets fully under way. “The Odyssey: The Making of an Epic” was released on Peacock this week, timed to coincide with the film’s arrival in cinemas, and…