In the expensive hush of a hotel bar over the road from the Royal Ballet and Opera in Covent Garden, London, Matthew Ball asks for a mint tea. I’m having a white wine; Ball’s body is clearly more of a temple than mine, although you don’t…
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National broadcasters consider Israel Eurovision participation amid boycott threats – Reuters
- National broadcasters consider Israel Eurovision participation amid boycott threats Reuters
- Eurovision faces crucial decision over Israel BBC
- Europe’s music giant hits breaking point The Express Tribune
- Today: 95th EBU General Assembly – Day One,…
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‘Embodying the zeitgeist more than ever’: German sitcom character Stromberg revived for Merz era | Germany
He’s the middle-manager who talks as if he’s the CEO, a beacon of workplace inclusivity in his own head but a bigoted chauvinist as soon as he opens his mouth. And listening to him creates a mix of familiarity and embarrassment-by-proxy that…
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Rottweiler pups named after Krays join Devon and Cornwall Police
BBCPaul Glennon said he hoped the pair would be “very successful” A pair of rottweiler puppies are being trained by Devon and Cornwall Police in the hope they will become general purpose police dogs.
The force’s canine development officer, Paul…
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Joe Wright on Tom Stoppard: ‘He loved sweets, smoking, words and women – in the reverse order’ | Film
In 2010, I was preparing to direct Anna Karenina and told the producer, Tim Bevan, that if anyone should adapt Tolstoy’s novel, it should be Stoppard. Surprisingly – because he was already a hero – Tom agreed to meet.
I went to his apartment…
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Thursday news quiz: final curtain calls and fiendish questions | Life and style
Something a little different this week. As the year draws to a close, the Thursday quiz pauses to pay tribute to some of the notable pop culture, sporting and public figures we lost over the past 12 months, with the annual in memoriam edition. No…
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Torbay school set to refocus on children with autism
BBCCombe Pafford School in Torquay currently supports children with moderate learning difficulties A special school which supports children with moderate learning difficulties (MLD) and autism is set to switch its focus entirely to autism.
It…
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Man hit by car in Milton Keynes where street lights were broken
Tony FisherBedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire
GoogleA number of nearby street lights, including one immediately above the site of the collision, were not working at the time. A man was hit by a car and killed at night on a road where a…
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Opera star Tara Erraught to make Northern Irish debut
Kristin HoebermannTara Erraught is regarded as one of opera’s leading lights It might seem strange to some that internationally acclaimed Irish opera singer Tara Erraught has not sung professionally in Northern Ireland before.
The mezzo soprano was…
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‘We’re over the moon our penguin is back at his Stevenage home’
Staff at a restaurant are “over the moon” after a stolen penguin decoration was returned.
Two men were seen on CCTV carrying Percy away from his home outside Prezzo in Stevenage on Saturday night before loading him into the back of a van and…
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