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Johnny Marr reacts to Andy Burnham covering The Smiths on guitar with soldiers in Ukraine
Prime Minister Andy Burnham played The Smiths’ “Rusholme Ruffians” on guitar alongside a Ukrainian soldier during his first visit to Kyiv as PM, and band co-founder Johnny Marr has now responded warmly to the moment. Speaking to Absolute Radio, Marr called it “an amazing thing” and “a victory for the guitar”, saying he found it…
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Uefa poised to lift boycott threat after Fifa promises no World Cup sale repeat
Uefa is expected to lift its threatened boycott of Fifa competitions after receiving binding assurances that Gianni Infantino’s proposal to sell stakes in the World Cup will not be revived. The agreement removes the immediate threat to European participation in Fifa tournaments and prevents younger players being drawn into a wider dispute over football’s governance.…
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Radiation link in flight attendant’s breast cancer, French court finds
A French court in Bayonne has, for the first time, recognised cosmic radiation as a factor contributing to a flight attendant’s breast cancer, in a landmark occupational disease ruling. Sophie Lainault, a 59-year-old former Air France stewardess, brought the case after developing breast cancer, and the court found that cosmic radiation, passive smoking and prolonged…
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De Gaulle: Résistance review – a galloping bromance for Churchill and France’s wartime hero
Antonin Baudry’s biopic De Gaulle: Résistance, the first of two planned films, offers a warm and often wryly comic portrait of Charles de Gaulle during his years as the exiled leader of Free France in London. Based on Julian Jackson’s biography A Certain Idea of France, the film centres on De Gaulle’s charged, affectionate rivalry-turned-alliance…
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Police brace for Notting Hill Carnival carnage: Officers will use facial recognition cameras with double usual number of stewards on duty after record-breaking arrests
The Metropolitan Police are stepping up security for this year’s Notting Hill Carnival, deploying knife arches and live facial recognition cameras as they brace for another weekend of potential violence following record arrests last year. Around 7,000 officers and staff will patrol the event, alongside more than 3,000 stewards – double the usual number -…
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Italy’s RAI Cinema International Boards Edoardo De Angelis’ ‘The Fire Within You’ Ahead of Venice Launch, Reveals First Clip (EXCLUSIVE)
RAI Cinema International Distribution has acquired world rights to “The Fire Within You,” a dark tragicomedy from Neapolitan director Edoardo De Angelis, ahead of its premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival. The announcement marks De Angelis’s third major appearance at Venice, following his 2016 breakout “Indivisible” and his 2023 opening film “Comandante,” and…
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Moment Brit tourist is robbed of his £20,000 watch by thieves who used pepper spray on family ‘to create confusion’ before fleeing in Florence
A British tourist had his €20,000 watch stolen in Florence after two men used pepper spray to distract him and his family before fleeing the scene. CCTV footage of the attack outside a restaurant enabled Italian police to track the suspects, aged 19 and 22, to a nearby B&B, where they were arrested on charges…
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Metro 2039 Reforged by War: Ukrainian Developer Creates Series’ Darkest Chapter
Ukrainian studio 4A Games has substantially reworked Metro 2039 following Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, resulting in what the developer describes as the darkest instalment in the franchise’s history. Executive producer Jon Bloch has said the team’s direct experience of the war forced them to abandon their original vision and rebuild the narrative from…