Month: October 2021

He is playing Buttons at the Richmond Theatre in London Anton Du Beke has said he feels like the “luckiest guy in the world” starring in Strictly Come Dancing while also rehearsing for his pantomime debut this Christmas. The professional dancer, 55, will play Buttons in a production of Cinderella at the Richmond Theatre in London during the festive period. He also joined the judging panel for Strictly this series, […]

Adam Peaty has said he “got so into the character” and felt “amazing” during his steamy Argentine tango with his professional partner Katya Jones on Strictly Come Dancing last week. The Olympic swimmer, 26, and the dancer secured joint second place with their performance to Fleetwood Mac’s Tango In The Night, and the routine ended with the pair posing with their faces just inches apart. On this Saturday’s live show, […]

Adele’s comeback song Easy On Me has topped the UK singles chart after being streamed a record-breaking 24 million times, the Official Charts Company has announced. She smashed the previous record for the number of streams in a week, which was set by Ariana Grande’s song 7 Rings in January 2019 when it was streamed 16.9 million times. Adele’s new release also recorded 217,300 chart sales, the highest total since […]

Midas Man is being filmed in Liverpool, London and the US this autumn ahead of its release next year A first-look image has offered a glimpse of actor Jacob Fortune-Lloyd as the music impresario and “fifth Beatle” Brian Epstein. The Queen’s Gambit star will play the Beatles manager in the upcoming biopic Midas Man. The film will be the “definitive cinematic telling of Brian’s dazzling and tumultuous life which saw […]

That's according to analysis from the property group Savills The “bank of mum and dad” will have supported nearly half (49%) of all first-time buyer housing transactions this year, according to a forecast. Total contributions from parents helping younger generations to buy a home are expected to reach £9.8 billion in 2021, analysis from property group Savills found. This equates to an average of just over £58,000 in gifts or […]

The tournament was last staged in England in 2010 The Rugby Football Union will submit a bid to host the 2025 Women’s World Cup in England. The tournament was last staged in England in 2010, and for the 2025 bid the RFU plans to adopt a multi-city and multi-region approach to delivering the tournament. RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney said: “Securing RWC 2025 would add to the impressive list of […]

He will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday afternoon A man has been charged with the terrorism-related murder of MP Sir David Amess. The Conservative MP for Southend West was fatally stabbed on Friday during a constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex. Ali Harbi Ali, 25, from London, has been charged with murder and preparing acts of terrorism, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said. He is due to appear […]

Transport firm FirstGroup has sold its US long-distance coaches arm Greyhound Lines to Germany’s FlixMobility more than two years after putting the division up for sale. Shares in Aberdeen-based FirstGroup lifted 2% as it unveiled the deal worth 172 million US dollars (£125 million) with the European coach and rail group. It comes as part of FirstGroup’s move to focus on its UK transport business, having already offloaded its US […]

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