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The couple landed in the dreaded dance-off alongside Cach Mercer and Maddie Ingoldsby after earning the least amount of public votes. Both had to perform their routines again, with Bethany and Nancy dancing a Foxtrot to…
The Institute season 2 isn't holding back on the drama, as episode 1 has already given us a shock death. The new instalment of the Stephen King adaptation delves into the lives of Tim (Ben Barnes), Wendy (Hannah Galway)…
The Netflix series picks up with both women caught in a deeply personal conspiracy, which digs up skeletons from Reed's past and puts Helen's fragile family life in the firing line. If Reed was arguably underdeveloped in…
Manic Street Preachers and Suede 's co-headline show at London's O2 Arena delivers a masterclass in how to make big spaces feel intimate, while reminding all just how important both bands have been to British musical…
The most amazing thing that ever happened in their lives – magic nanny, alien friend, psychic abilities, otherworldly adventures – was already over when they were kids. If that bad Harry Potter play taught us anything…
The story of Iphigénie among the Taurians, adapted from Euripides by Gluck and his librettist Guillard in 1779, is being told at English National Opera for the first time. It's sung in French – more on that later – and…
The Canadian series, which stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie as star-crossed hockey rivals-turned-lovers Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, has become an international phenomenon since its release in November 2025.…
"I do guerrilla signings," she tells me conspiratorially. "They let me go in and I sign all the books, just in case. I love the idea of kids buying a book, going on holiday and seeing that I've signed it. Sometimes I…
The non-ranking event brings together the tournament winners from the past year at the Leicester Arena in a battle for supremacy. 2025 champion Mark Selby and losing finalist Judd Trump are among those in the 16-strong…
The Spanish singer released ‘Lux’ on November 7, 2025, and has now marked its first birthday with a new limited-edition box set and a lengthy post on Substack , titled ‘Dar A Lux’. Advertisement In the post, she…