11 hours ago A planned sequel and a West End musical – but is The Devil Wears Prada out of step with our times?

Attitudes to body standards and corporate exploitation are among themes that look dated in the 2006 smash hitThere’s to be a follow-up to the film The Devil Wears Prada, with original screenwriter, Aline Brosh McKenna, “in talks” to provide the script. The 2006 ­comedy, starring Anne Hathaway as Andy, the put-upon assistant to Meryl Streep’s glacial New York fashion magazine ­editor, Miranda Priestly, was an enormous global hit ­(taking $327m at the box office). As well as the planned sequel, there’s a stage musical opening at the Dominion theatre in London’s West End at the end of this month, ­starring Vanessa Williams as Priestly, with music by Elton John. Almost two decades after the ­original, it appears the ­franchise has been reawakened, but so too have the problematic issues surr...

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27 hours ago Francois van Wyk and buoyant Bath snatch electrifying win over Harlequins

Harlequins 24-26 BathBath go second after comeback victoryIf any more proof of Bath’s determination to go one better than losing finalists this season were needed, here it was, writ large. A close-range try from replacement prop Francois van Wyk sealed a dramatic victory over Harlequins to move Bath to second in the table and reassert their credentials as title contenders.Harlequins had led from the opening few minutes and looked to have established a winning position at 10 points up in the second half. Marcus Smith was enjoying himself and Bath were behind the eight-ball but tries from Thomas du Toit – also a replacement prop – and Van Wyk ground out a gritty victory in south-west London. Continue reading...

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31 hours ago How Tottenham recovered to thrash woeful West Ham in a thrilling London derby

How Tottenham recovered to thrash woeful West Ham in a thrilling London derby - The Athletic  The New York Times

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31 hours ago Woman 'raped by man in children's playground' after being approached by group in Canterbury

Police hunting man aged 18 or 19 after park assault

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35 hours ago Lauren James: ‘I know what winning feels like and I want to do that with England’

Chelsea star on her club’s new manager and how the Euros defence is motivating the forward to make historyThe one-on-one shooting drills have concluded, the coaches are collecting the footballs and maybe some of the watching parents are keen to get back inside in the warm, but none of these young players want to go anywhere just yet. A long, eager queue has formed. They all want their picture taken first with the England forward Lauren James.“Sometimes I forget how many people look up to me,” says James, pleasantly surprised, after helping out with the grassroots session at Worcester Park in south-west London. Perhaps it is also easy for the rest of us to forget that the Chelsea No 10, who has played 24 times for the Lionesses, only recently turned 23. Continue reading...

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39 hours ago Liam Payne's heart breaking battle against his demons: How One Direction star checked into rehab weeks ago to try and get his life back on track

The One Direction star, who passed away in Argentina on Wednesday, had secured himself a place at The Priory, an addiction and mental health hospital in South West London, in late July.

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