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Paul McCartney: Photographs 1963-64 exhibition review
Paul McCartney “was always the most surprising Beatle”, said Mark Hudson in The Independent. Despite his reputation as a “cheerful, garrulous mop top”, he was the closest thing the group had to a “Renaissance man”: while his bandmates “retreated to mansions in the stockbroker belt” at the height of their mid-1960s fame, McCartney immersed himself in London’s counterculture,Continue Reading
Boris Johnson ally says Government has found a ‘version of PIN’ for old phone
A breakthrough may have been made in the bid to unlock Boris Johnson’s old mobile phone after an ally suggested the Government had recovered a past PIN code. The deadline for handing over messages from the former prime minister’s previous device to the UK Covid-19 inquiry was missed this weekContinue Reading
Young-onset Alzheimer’s can be diagnosed from as early as 30 – and the symptoms are often different
Alzheimer’s disease is often thought of as a condition that only affects the elderly. But around 3.9 million people worldwide aged 30-64 live with young-onset Alzheimer’s disease – a form of dementia in which symptoms appear before the age of 65. English journalist and broadcaster Fiona Phillips, 62, recently revealedContinue Reading
Want to collaborate better? Pick your partner wisely and learn how to read them
We've all been there… Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock Have you ever tried to build IKEA furniture with your partner only for it to go horribly wrong? How about planning a wedding or other big party and realising you have wildly different visions of the event? In my research, I investigate whatContinue Reading
Johnson ally says Government has found a ‘version of PIN’ for old phone
A breakthrough may have been made in the bid to unlock Boris Johnson’s old mobile phone after an ally suggested the Government had recovered a past code. The deadline for handing over messages from the former prime minister’s previous device to the UK Covid-19 inquiry was missed this week dueContinue Reading
The Streets UK tour: Dates and how to get tickets
U K Garage fans are in for a treat. The Streets have announced a UK headline tour, alongside The Streets’ upcoming release The Darker The Shadow The Brighter The Light — their first album in more than a decade. The album will be released on October 20, and the full-lengthContinue Reading
Union body warns of ‘carnival of industrial unrest’ in NI over public sector pay
A trade union umbrella body has warned of a “carnival of industrial unrest” in Northern Ireland this autumn if the pay of public sector workers in the region falls behind the rest of the UK. The NIC/Ictu was responding after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak offered public sector workers in EnglandContinue Reading
Kevin Spacey begins defence in sexual assault trial
Kevin Spacey began his defence in his sexual assault trial today by telling a packed Southwark Crown Court in London that touching one accuser was “in my mind romantic”. The 63-year-old Hollywood star faces 12 sexual offence charges against four men between 2001 and 2013, all of which he denies.Continue Reading
Joanna Lumley’s Spice Trail Adventure review round-up: an ‘uncynical’ celebrity travelogue
“As most of us are unlikely to be invited on holiday with Joanna Lumley any time soon, let us enjoy the next best thing,” said Anita Singh in The Daily Telegraph: an ITV series in which she travels through Indonesia, Madagascar, India, Jordan and Zanzibar, tracing the history of theContinue Reading
Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages from old phone still not handed to Covid inquiry
W hatsApp messages on Boris Johnson’s old mobile phone have still not been handed over to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. Downing Street on Monday said “all requisite material” had been given to the inquiry after the Government lost its bid to prevent their release. The Cabinet Office had until 4pmContinue Reading