Steps promise to ‘blow fans away’ with supermarket musical on tour
A new musical set in a supermarket produced by 1990s pop band Steps and featuring many of their hits is set to be taken on tour of the UK and Ireland. Here and Now has been showing in Birmingham, but Steps have now announced the production will visit cities including Manchester in summer 2025. The […]
Toronto lockdown – one of the world’s longest?
LightRocket via Getty Images Toronto restaurants have been closed to diners for over 360 days since the start of the pandemic, giving the city one of the longest indoor-dining bans in the world. Why? This week, millions of Brits joyfully tucked into a meal in a dining room that wasn’t their own. They asked for […]
UCB lab event held for STEM students
BBC Student Alishba said the event was “really interesting” A-level students from underrepresented backgrounds studying science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects were given a chance to do work experience at a laboratory. About 40 students aged between 16 and 18 visited biopharmaceutical company UCB in Slough, Berkshire, as part of the 12th annual Work […]
James Bond theme tune guitarist Vic Flick dies aged 87
Getty Images Session guitarist Vic Flick, known for playing the guitar riff in the James Bond theme tune, has died The musician best known for playing the guitar riff in the James Bond theme tune has died. Vic Flick, who was the lead guitarist on the famous track, is said to have been paid £6 […]
What are the UK and EU doing to prepare for no deal?
BBC The UK has been in a transition period with the EU since last January, during which rules and trade have stayed the same. But all of this will come to an end on 1 January 2021. With just a few weeks left for the UK and the EU to negotiate a trade agreement, both […]
Would-be reality TV contestants ‘not looking real’
Valerie Penso-Cuculich TV producer Ms Penso-Cuculich says reality TV applicants are using too much AI to alter how they look Valerie Penso-Cuculich knows a thing or two about picking contestants for reality TV shows. She’s a casting director for such programmes as Love Island USA, The Real Housewives of Dubai, and The Millionaire Matchmaker. Ms […]
Denbigh plums ‘could put town on the map’
BBC The plums are used in a variety of baked goods Hundreds of people attended an event to celebrate the Denbigh plum, as campaigners wait to hear if it will be given protected European status. Denbigh Plum Group hosted the 10th annual event for the fruit thought to have been grown by monks during the […]
Dart Charge fine rules ‘must be changed’ says Mr Loophole Nick Freeman
Supplied Lawyer Nick Freeman said the situation was “crying out for legal change”. A motoring lawyer said the rules surrounding fines issued to those who fail to pay Dartford Crossing fees are “grossly unfair” and must be brought in line with the law for speeding offences. The Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 said vehicle owners […]
Tickets go on sale for Somerset’s Glastonbury Extravaganza 2025
Tickets have officially gone on sale for an annual music festival held in the grounds of historic abbey ruins. The Glastonbury Extravaganza in Somerset launched in 1996, and is one of three events organised by Michael Eavis and the Glastonbury Festival each year. Held at Glastonbury Abbey ruins “as a thank you to the town”, […]
Why India’s popular clothing brand irks the right-wing
BBC FabIndia’s fashionably ethnic clothes makes it a big draw with India’s middle-class India’s most well-known clothing retailer, Fabindia, known for its ethnic attires, has often found itself in the crosshairs of the country’s right-wing. Why does a brand rooted in local traditions get a bad rap from the nationalists? Last October, a Bollywood filmmaker […]