Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow is very much the face of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and making an adventure without his iconic character would be a huge gamble for Disney. The 60-year-old star was originally set to return in Pirates 6 before being dropped by the studio after his ex-wife Amber Heard made domestic … Read more
Following Jez Butterworth’s acclaimed plays Jerusalem and The Ferryman comes The Hills of California, this time directed by Sir Sam Mendes. Little was known about this new production before opening night, except that the story takes place in a run-down Blackpool hotel in 1976, with three sisters arriving to see their dying mother. Beautifully well-written … Read more
Pinned on her coat was a Royal Logistics Corps pin badge, but it was her Scout Knot Brooch that stole the show. The brooch has the shape of a Scout reef knot and features two rubies and two pearls. Jewellery experts have estimated the stunning piece to be worth £4,000 ($5,000) and claimed the Scout … Read more
It’s been half a century since Fawlty Towers started recording at the BBC and went on to become one of the greatest sitcoms of all time, despite having just 12 episodes. Now John Cleese, who starred as Basil Fawlty in the original series, has written a two-hour play based on the show he worked on … Read more
King Charles may refuse chemotherapy as part of his cancer treatment as “he’s always argued against it”, a royal expert has claimed. Speaking to Nigel Farage on GB News yesterday, former BBC journalist Tom Bower revealed he would be surprised if the King underwent traditional methods of treatment. The discussion came after Buckingham Palace announced … Read more
Joe Powell-Main was a promising Royal Ballet student when a recurring knee injury and car accident at 14 seemed to end it all. For years, he was “made to feel like I don’t belong,” but fought back and built a dynamic new dance career. Tonight, Joe will take to the stage at the charity gala … Read more
Dementia is a devastating condition associated with the ongoing decline of the brain. It currently affects almost one million people in the UK, with this number expected to rise in coming years. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia. While there is no cure for dementia, there are treatments and support available to … Read more
While it’s a small country, the UK is certainly home to a wide variety of towns, cities and landscapes. You don’t have to travel too far to find a place that differs from the last. Even neighbouring locations can be distinct from one another. However, it is not just the aesthetics of a place that … Read more
Last night, Queen and Adam Lambert performed their first show of 2024 on the Japanese leg of their tour. Sir Brian May, Roger Taylor and the singer wowed fans in the almost 50,000 capacity Nagoya Super Dome. Yet the guitarist couldn’t help having mixed emotions, candidly opening up with fans on his Instagram afterwards. Posting … Read more
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, with more than 52,000 men diagnosed with the disease every year on average. It can be hard to spot because it doesn’t usually cause any symptoms until the cancer has grown large enough to put pressure on the tube that carries urine from the bladder out … Read more
