PETER HITCHENS: I wish someone else would ask this: What if Lucy Letby is not guilty? Horror can make us blind to doubt. For years I angrily scorned Chris Mullin’s campaign for the release of the Birmingham Six, Irishmen wrongly convicted of the 1974 IRA bombings in that city. I was so furious about the […]
A man has fallen out with his brother after he stole his engagement ring to propose to his own fiancé. The man, 26, who posted the story on Reddit, had bought an engagement ring to propose to his girlfriend, 24, on their anniversary at the end of the month. But when he told his brother, […]
“A Hunt for Hedgehogs,” the new film by Hungarian director Mihály Schwechtje and “Rock Bottom,” the feature debut of Spaniard María Trénor mark two potential highlights of San Sebastian’s pix-in-post sidebar WIP Europa, that runs Sept 25-27. In 2020, the San Sebastian Film Festival, the highest-profile film event in the Spanish-speaking world, launched two new […]
THE NORTH LONDON DERBY headlines this weekend in the Premier League. Both Arsenal and Tottenham have made flying starts to the new campaign but something has to give at the Emirates on Sunday. Meanwhile, Manchester City will bid to extend their 100% start to the season, while Aston Villa, West Ham and Brighton all return […]
RIVER Island is one of our favourite high street retailers, and now even more so thanks to Louise Roe's new edit. The fashion guru, journalist and broadcaster – who some remember from The City alongside Whitney Port – has joined forces with River Island to launch the first of her three fashion collections. Shop Louise […]
Jochen Koestler will take up the position of executive vice president non-fiction at German media company LEONINE Studios on Jan. 1, 2024. Together with CEO Fred Kogel, he will head the group’s non-fiction production division, which includes production banners gebrueder beetz Filmproduktion, hyperbole Medien, i&u TV, Madame Zheng Production and SEO Entertainment. From January 2025, […]
We described the “agonising” 70-second delay before the launch of the new QE2 cruise liner at John Brown’s shipyard in Clydebank, Glasgow, noting that even the Queen looked anxious after she pressed the release button on the launch gear. The 53,000-tonne cruise ship would remain the flagship of the Cunard Line until she was succeeded […]
Michael Caine caused a stir in 2021 when he said that his role in director Lina Roessler’s comedy “Best Sellers” might be the last of his career. Reps for the two-time Oscar winner were swift to clarify that Caine’s announcement was premature and that he was already considering two new films to star in at the […]
By Robert Moran Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Like a preordained dot-to-dot, everything’s suddenly lining up perfectly for Chappell Roan. Just days ahead of the release of her excellent debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, the 25-year-old – real […]
The anticipated list of top sellers for the festive season includes three toys catering for the kidult trend, including a £150 Tamiya Lunch Box toy truck, the £40 Ralleys Soft Dart Blaster and the Anime The Cult of San Reja Neil toy costing £45. Hamleys said it had seen a continuing trend of kidult toys […]
