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‘Without His Help, Spike Wouldn’t Would Have Lasted’: Buffy Star James Marsters Says His Attempts at a British Accent Were Saved by Giles Actor Anthony Head

  • Marsters says Anthony Head coached his shaky British accent as Spike
  • Head tutored him through scripts until his accent passed muster
  • Head died last month aged 72 from pneumonia complications

Buffy the Vampire Slayer star James Marsters has credited his co-star Anthony Head with saving his portrayal of fan-favourite vampire Spike, revealing that Head personally coached him to improve his initially unconvincing British accent. Marsters said that without this help, the character likely would not have lasted on…

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BBCSO/Oramo review – Turnage’s satisfying and clever Festen Suite makes UK debut

  • Turnage's Festen Suite receives its UK premiere at the Proms
  • BBCSO under Oramo also performed Britten and Sibelius
  • Reviewer calls the suite clever and musically satisfying on its own

Sakari Oramo conducted the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall for a Proms concert that included the UK premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage's Festen Suite, an orchestral distillation of his opera based on Thomas Vinterberg's 1998 film. The suite condenses the dark drama of a family gathering…

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Lib Dem MP calls for investigation into Reform deputy leader’s £80,000 loan

  • Lib Dem MP Lisa Smart refers Richard Tice to standards watchdog over undeclared loan
  • £78,100 came from Farage aide George Cottrell, a convicted fraudster
  • Adds to scrutiny of Reform UK funding, alongside paused Farage gift probe

A Liberal Democrat MP has referred Reform UK's deputy leader, Richard Tice, to parliament's standards watchdog over an undeclared loan of nearly £80,000 from George Cottrell, an aide to Nigel Farage. The move raises the possibility of a fresh inquiry into a Reform UK MP by the same…

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Injury denies Richardson spicy reunion with Australia

  • Matt Richardson out of Commonwealth Games with injury from a Japan crash.
  • He defected from Australia to England after Paris 2024, sparking rivalry.
  • Harry Radford replaces him in the sprint events on debut.

England's Matt Richardson has been ruled out of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow through injury, robbing the track cycling programme of one of its most anticipated storylines. Richardson, who controversially switched allegiance from Australia to England shortly after winning two silver medals for Australia at the Paris 2024…

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3 Classic Rock Songs From 1975 That Were Born From Pure Frustration

  • Feature lists three 1975 rock songs rooted in artists' frustration.
  • Bowie's "Fame" critiques the hollow, corrupting nature of celebrity.
  • Pink Floyd's "Have A Cigar" satirises music industry greed via Roger Waters.

American Songwriter has put together a short feature spotlighting three classic rock songs released in 1975 that the writer argues were driven by frustration rather than pure celebration of success. The piece looks at how David Bowie, Pink Floyd and Bruce Springsteen each channelled personal or professional grievances…

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More than half of England officially in drought, Environment Agency says

  • Drought declared across seven English regions, over half the country
  • July rainfall was just 7% of normal, 1% in the south
  • Third drought in five years; June heat record revised up to 38.0C

The Environment Agency has declared drought conditions across seven regions of England, meaning more than half the country is now officially affected as prolonged hot, dry weather depletes water supplies. The declaration matters because it signals mounting strain on rivers, farming and wildfire risk, with millions of people…

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Teenage Norwegian hitman guilty of plotting to assassinate UK target on behalf of Iran-backed gang

  • Norwegian teen convicted of plotting a UK assassination for an Iran-backed gang.
  • Case highlights use of young recruits for state-linked contract violence.
  • Adds to UK security concerns over Iran-linked threats on British soil.

A Norwegian teenager has been found guilty by a UK court of plotting to assassinate a target on British soil as part of a hit allegedly commissioned by an Iran-linked criminal network. The case is being seen as further evidence of Tehran's use of organised crime figures to…

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Ride announce 2027 comeback tour across the UK

  • Ride confirm a UK comeback tour for 2027
  • Band remain influential shoegaze pioneers from the late 1980s
  • No dates, venues or ticket details yet announced

Ride, the English shoegaze band formed in the late 1980s, have confirmed a return to live performance with a UK tour set for 2027. The announcement will be welcomed by long-standing fans of the group, who remain one of the most influential acts to emerge from the shoegaze…

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New UK leader Burnham vows to fix a ‘broken’ social care system

  • Burnham vows to fix England's "broken" social care system
  • Louise Casey to lead public consultation, cross-party talks planned
  • Reform possible tax rises, care worker pay, private firms' role

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has pledged to fix England's "broken" social care system, describing decades of political failure to provide affordable, decent care as a "major dereliction of duty." Speaking at a London care home, Burnham said the system was as unfair as American healthcare, with vulnerable…

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‘Blankety Blank,’ ‘Celebrity Mastermind’ & ‘Live At The Apollo’ All Canceled By The BBC Under Sweeping Content Cuts

  • BBC cancels Blankety Blank, Celebrity Mastermind and Live at the Apollo
  • Cuts tied to a £500m savings drive amid licence fee funding gap
  • Celebrity Mastermind and Live at the Apollo have one series left to air

The BBC has cancelled three long-running entertainment shows — Blankety Blank, Celebrity Mastermind and Live at the Apollo — as part of a drive to save £500 million ($664 million) amid a deepening funding crisis at the broadcaster. The corporation called the decisions "difficult" and "really tough," noting…

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