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Richard E. Grant’s Traitor slip-up unsettles Celebrity Traitors’ opening episode
Richard E. Grant’s accidental revelation that he was a traitor in episode one created early jeopardy for his game, forcing him to spend much of episode two attempting damage control. Despite this slip-up, Grant and fellow traitor Maya Jama successfully expanded their power by recruiting James Acaster as a third traitor and eliminating Amol Rajan,…
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Heavensouls blends restless rhythms and warmth on six-track album
Heavensouls, the project of 20-year-old musician Chidi Obialo, has released a six-track album that fuses frantic rhythms, noisy textures and sharply shifting styles. Cantu of the Sower pairs that intensity with playful, warm sounds and snippets of everyday conversation, giving the music a sense of wonder and human connection. Obialo was raised in Nigeria and…
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Bassam Tariq turns abandoned Blade reboot into Mahershala Ali thriller
Bassam Tariq has completed “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother,” an original thriller starring Mahershala Ali after the pair’s Marvel’s Blade reboot project was abandoned in 2022. Despite 18 months of intensive preparation including choreographed fight sequences, the Blade film was shelved before filming began due to script issues, freeing Tariq to pursue this stylish…
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Former Green leaders oppose motion equating Zionism with racism
Former Green Party leaders Caroline Lucas and Adrian Ramsay have opposed a motion due to be debated at the party’s Brighton conference that would treat Zionism as racism. Lucas warned it could divide the party and make Jewish people feel unwelcome, while Ramsay said it was unnecessary and could be seen as rejecting the rights…
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Hong Kong trial hears ex-husband accused of planning model’s killing
Prosecutors told a Hong Kong court that influencer Abby Choi’s ex-husband and two members of his family planned her killing and tried to conceal her remains. The three men deny murder, and the allegations are being tested at trial. The prosecution said equipment, including a mincing machine, was bought shortly before Choi disappeared in February…
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Putin’s nuclear threat; Navy chief stripped of honours; White House exodus
Vladimir Putin has threatened NATO with nuclear retaliation, as Britain’s former Royal Navy chief loses his honours following an affair investigation. Senior White House staff are departing ahead of the US midterms.
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Bayeux Tapestry fans are turned away by British Museum in favour of private gala dinner attended by Chancellor John Healey
Ticketholders to the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition at the British Museum were turned away without advance warning this week when the museum closed early to host a private Samsung gala dinner attended by Chancellor John Healey and Princess Anne. The incident has sparked considerable criticism from hundreds of disappointed visitors who had queued and paid £50…
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Bilic is back: bravery and belief underpin second coming as Croatia manager
Slaven Bilic has returned as Croatia’s manager after 14 years away, replacing the highly successful Zlatko Dalic, who led the nation to second and third-place finishes at consecutive World Cups. Bilic, who managed Croatia from 2006 to 2012, brings a more dominating, attacking style compared to his predecessor’s cautious, counter-attacking approach. His return matters because…
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UK average diesel price passes £2 a litre for the first time
UK diesel has reached a record average of 200.01p per litre for the first time, representing a 40.5% increase since late February when the US-Israel war on Iran disrupted global oil supplies. This milestone puts significant financial pressure on motorists and small businesses across the country. Filling an average family car now costs £110, nearly…