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Europe’s smallest school opens its gates for the first time… for just one pupil
A six-year-old girl named Aysha is set to become the sole pupil at what is believed to be Europe’s smallest school, in the isolated hamlet of Ginostra on the Italian island of Stromboli. The village’s original primary school closed two decades ago as its population dwindled to around 40 residents, but local authorities have agreed…
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Rosie O’Donnell rants that Trump-era ICE facilities are concentration camps where inmates are raped
Actress and talk-show host Rosie O’Donnell used a TikTok video posted on Friday to compare US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities under the Trump administration to Nazi-era concentration camps, alleging that detainees, including children, are being raped and impregnated in custody. The remarks, made during a wide-ranging “Friday Ramble” video that also touched on…
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Sunderland pip Crystal Palace in battle of the private jets to land Malick Fofana
Sunderland won a dramatic deadline-day tussle with Crystal Palace to sign Lyon winger Malick Fofana in a club-record £31m deal. The 21-year-old Belgium international appeared set for Sunderland on Tuesday morning, but Palace manager Pierre Sage, who previously coached Fofana at Lyon, launched a late attempt to lure him to Selhurst Park, prompting a fresh…
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Carmen Electra turns heads in barely-there look during breakfast while on her European vacation
Carmen Electra shared a series of Instagram photos showing her having breakfast on a balcony in Berlin while wearing revealing blue lingerie, prompting a wave of admiring comments from fans. The post is the latest example of the 54-year-old actress and model embracing a bold public image, coming shortly after she returned to Playboy magazine…
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‘Moulin Rouge!’ With Aaron Tveit Bids Adieu With Best Gross In Years – Broadway Box Office
Moulin Rouge! The Musical closed out its seven-year Broadway run in style, topping the box office chart with a gross of $2,336,973 for its final week at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. The strong finish, boosted by original Tony-winning star Aaron Tveit returning for the closing fortnight, drew fans keen for a last chance to see…
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Bob Yari’s Magenta Light Studios Acquires Anna Nicole Smith Feature Drama ‘Hurricanna’
Bob Yari’s Magenta Light Studios has acquired US and Canadian theatrical rights to “Hurricanna”, a drama depicting the final 48 hours of supermodel Anna Nicole Smith’s life. Directed by Emmy nominee Francesca Gregorini, the film examines fame, addiction and codependency through the fragmented, colliding perspectives of Smith, her psychiatrist, and her attorney and caretaker, culminating…
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Pistol in a lake gives hope for French cold case
French investigators probing the unsolved 2012 murder of a British family near Lake Annecy have found a Luger pistol in the lake, raising hopes of a breakthrough in the 14-year-old cold case. Saad al-Hilli, his wife, his mother-in-law and a passing cyclist were all shot dead near their campsite, and the killer’s weapon was identified…
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Warner Music launches Warner Records Germany in Berlin, led by Lea Londa
Warner Music Central Europe has launched Warner Records Germany, a new frontline label based in Berlin, with Lea Londa appointed as its Director. The move expands Warner’s German presence and reflects the wider recorded music group’s push to strengthen its footprint in Central Europe, building on the earlier launch of Atlantic Records Germany and the…
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The Witcher 3: Songs of Past looked alright in its behind-closed-doors preview, though I’m more enticed by the remaster’s combat upgrades
Rock Paper Shotgun’s hands-off Gamescom preview of The Witcher 3’s Songs of the Past expansion left the outlet more excited about the free Remastered edition’s combat overhaul than the paid expansion itself. The preview, jointly run by CD Projekt Red and co-developer Fool’s Theory, largely focused on reworked combat, movement, UI and role-playing systems coming…
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Locals torch migrant shelters as Spain’s PM points blame beyond the border
Residents in Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta tore down and set fire to makeshift migrant shelters last week, as tensions boiled over following a huge influx of migrants from Morocco. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has since accused Russian- and Israeli-linked networks of spreading disinformation that helped fuel the crisis, claims both governments have firmly…