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Amadigi di Gaula review – inflatables and appoggiaturas as Handel takes a trip to Love Island

  • Buxton festival reimagines Handel's Amadigi as a Love Island-style reality show
  • Director Olivia Fuchs swaps magic for TV trickery and gameshow gimmicks
  • Praised for strong singing, chemistry and inventive staging by all four leads

Buxton festival's new staging of Handel's Amadigi di Gaula reimagines the baroque opera as a Love Island-style reality show, replacing the original's magic and sorcery with television trickery and swapping a sorceress for an all-powerful producer. Director Olivia Fuchs turns the composer's slight four-character plot into a knowing…

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SUFC News: United end Spanish training camp with win as new season prep steps up – thestar.co.uk

  • Sheffield United beat Levante 2-1 to end their Spanish training camp
  • Femi Seriki and Sam McCallum scored early goals
  • Wilder rotated heavily, giving around 22 players minutes

Sheffield United rounded off their pre-season training camp in Spain with a 2-1 friendly win over La Liga side Levante, keeping their summer preparations unbeaten as manager Chris Wilder continues to build fitness and combinations ahead of the new season. The result, played behind closed doors near Valencia,…

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‘Asia will become one of the primary drivers of global touring rather than simply a destination on international routes.’

  • Promoter Tommy Yoon says Asia is becoming a global touring hub, not just a stop
  • Governments increasingly back live music as economic and cultural strategy
  • Korea's venue shortages still cost the market hundreds of millions in lost shows

Music Business Worldwide's "Trailblazers" series profiles Tommy Jinho Yoon, founder and CEO of Korean promoter International Creative Agency (ICA), who argues that Asia is shifting from being a touring destination to becoming a central driver of the global live music business. He points to growing government backing across…

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Influencer, 30, dies after horror head-on bike crash involving former Olympian during her HONEYMOON

  • Influencer, 30, dies in head-on bike crash in Italy
  • Crash occurred during her honeymoon
  • A former Olympic cyclist was involved in the collision

A 30-year-old influencer has died following a horrific head-on collision with a former Olympic cyclist while cycling in Italy during her honeymoon. The crash has drawn widespread attention both because of the victim's public profile and the tragic timing, occurring during what should have been a celebratory trip…

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BBC Names New Docs Chief

  • Poppy Dixon becomes BBC's new Head of Documentaries
  • She replaces Clare Sillery, who left earlier in 2026
  • Move follows a broader BBC factual and entertainment leadership reshuffle

The BBC has appointed Poppy Dixon, former head of documentaries at Sky, as its new Head of Documentaries, taking over Britain's most prominent role in the genre from Clare Sillery, who left the corporation earlier this year after a long tenure. The move is significant for British broadcasting…

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The Shaughraun review – comic antics and roguish charm in a divided Ireland

  • Druid's Galway staging of Boucicault's 1874 comedy The Shaughraun reviewed
  • Praised for whimsical yet sincere production and strong ensemble cast
  • Miniaturist design and colonial-era Ordnance Survey map set the scene

This review covers Druid theatre company's staging of Dion Boucicault's 1874 comic melodrama The Shaughraun at Town Hall theatre, Galway, directed by Garry Hynes. The production is praised for balancing whimsy with sincerity while honouring Boucicault's historical significance as a playwright whose work once dazzled 19th-century audiences in…

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id Software Defends Studio Despite Unions’ Unfair Labor Complaints Over Xbox Restructuring

  • id Software leadership denies the studio has suffered critical damage from Xbox cuts, despite public speculation
  • American and Canadian unions file formal complaints alleging Microsoft breached labour laws during the layoff process
  • Disagreement persists over both the business impact and legal propriety of Microsoft's Xbox restructuring

Microsoft's Xbox layoffs have sparked conflicting narratives about their impact. id Software director Hugo Martin has publicly disputed claims that the Doom and Quake creator has been severely damaged by the cuts, reject

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Daughter of murdered MP says Ann Widdecombe’s killing is like a ‘sick dream’ and shows nothing has changed since his death

  • Amess's daughter says Widdecombe's killing feels like a "sick dream"
  • She says nothing has changed since her father's 2021 murder
  • Case renews concerns over protection for politicians and public figures

The daughter of murdered Conservative MP Sir David Amess has said the killing of Ann Widdecombe left her feeling as though she was living through a "sick dream", arguing that it shows little has changed in the years since her father's death. Sir David was fatally stabbed during…

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Iran claims bold attack on US airbase and more top headlines

  • Iran claims attack on US airbase in Bahrain
  • Trump releases declassified intel alleging a cover-up
  • Roundup also covers a food-supplier outbreak and other headlines

This is a roundup from Fox News' morning newsletter, "Fox News First", highlighting the top stories and headlines it says readers need to know to start the day. The lead item reports that Iran has claimed responsibility for an attack on a US airbase in Bahrain, amid heightened…

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Inside Opus Dei: New On The Case podcast reveals how a Daily Mail reporter infiltrated shadowy Catholic sect accused of enslaving young women

  • Daily Mail reporter went undercover inside Opus Dei's UK operations
  • Podcast details forced-labour and abuse claims against Catholic group
  • Argentina prosecutors accused senior figures of trafficking in 2024

A new episode of the Daily Mail's On The Case podcast reveals how reporter Jordana Seal went undercover to investigate Opus Dei, the secretive Catholic organisation long accused of exploiting young women. Founded in Madrid in 1928 by priest Josemaría Escrivá, later canonised as a saint, Opus Dei…

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