16 h. ago Net zero to pave way for UK’s tallest building outside London

Net zero to pave way for UK’s tallest building outside London  The Telegraph

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67 h. ago Greece is booming again. This time, will it last? | Paul Taylor

The public finances look strong and new construction signals rebirth – or the hubris that heralds yet another collapseCranes are finally whirling over a long-blighted stretch of wasteland on the Athens Riviera, just 6 miles from the Acropolis, which has been a symbol of Greece’s rise, fall and rise again over the past two decades. Yet it remains to be seen whether the country’s latest economic spring will prove more durable than past spikes in its historical cycle of boom and bust.The Ellinikon construction site, soon to feature luxury residences, the tallest apartment building and largest shopping mall in the country, two hotels, a marina, a resort complex and sports, recreational and cultural facilities, is an ambivalent symbol of peak Greece. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Neighbours' fury over Topps Tiles founder's plans to redevelop flats on Sandbanks and turn it into one of tallest buildings on the millionaire's row peninsula

Furious locals fear the exclusive area of Sandbanks will turn into a 'version of Manhattan' after a Topps Tiles boss submitted plans to redevelop a block of flats. 

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1 week ago Even Marvel haters will be won over by new Thunderbolts* movie starring Florence Pugh who could save the ailing franchise

For an actress not yet 30, Florence Pugh has a thrillingly varied set of credits.

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1 week ago Even Marvel haters will be won over by new movie starring Florence Pugh who could save the ailing franchise

For an actress not yet 30, Florence Pugh has a thrillingly varied set of credits.

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2 w. ago Thunderbolts* review – Florence Pugh is saving grace of Marvel’s hit

The Oscar nominated actor is the most impressive member of a ragtag Suicide Squad-esque team in an often charmingly unusual yet still baggy adventureThunderbolts* can be messy. Not just the movie, with its clumsily forced narrative beats and whiplash tonal shifts. But also, its title characters, the broken and lonely souls who ditch the colourful costumes and wear their emotions on their sleeves, as if it’s their brand.These reluctant heroes, led by Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova, the troubled sister to Scarlett Johansson’s late Black Widow, are defined by how much they need therapy. They wrestle with themselves more than the bad guys, in a way that’s more pronounced than the most unstable among Marvel’s stable of wisecracking world saviors. They’re endearingly vulnerable, at times devastatingly so, and yet still fun and exciting enough to save Marvel. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Thunderbolts* is the best Marvel movie in years – for one simple reason

This James Gunn-style team-up movie – starring Florence Pugh and David Harbour – won’t singlehandedly save the beleaguered MCU, but it boasts enough surface pleasures that future Marvel filmmakers should sit up and take note

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2 w. ago Masked robbers smash Florence Pugh’s van after premiere of new film Thunderbolts* in London

Pugh, 29, was supported by close family members for star-studded event at Cineworld Leicester Square

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3 w. ago Thunderbolts star Florence Pugh admits she is feeling the pressure of new Marvel role

Florence Pugh has admitted she feels “a lot of pressure” over her role in Marvel’s new film Thunderbolts.

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3 w. ago Marvel’s Thunderbolts called ‘fantastic’ as critics praise ‘genuinely emotional story’

Florence Pugh and Lewis Pullman’s performances are earning rave reviews

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3 w. ago Florence Pugh says she feels ‘a lot of pressure’ over Thunderbolts role

Pugh previously appeared as Yelena Belova in Black Widow.

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3 w. ago ‘I was being a sassy Karen’: Florence Pugh’s skyscraper stunt positions her as the new Tom Cruise

The star’s insistence on jumping from a 2,722ft skyscraper to up the action ante for Thunderbolts* may not be quite enough to save Marvel’s latest. But her career should flyIf you ever needed definitive proof that Marvel has lost pace with the zeitgeist, just look at the panicky marketing of Thunderbolts*. The film opens in a couple of weeks and, according to the trade press, is tracking to open soft.Had this been six or seven years ago, then fans would be clamouring to see Thunderbolts* simply because it was the latest instalment of the grand MCU soap opera. After all, it’s a film that stars several side characters from older Marvel films and TV shows, and there was a time when audiences would go bananas for this sort of thing. But as the last few MCU films have shown, that approach doesn’t really work any more. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Florence Pugh says Marvel had concerns about her jumping off the world’s second tallest building

The actor was told the stunt was going to be a ‘crazy insurance ordeal’

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4 w. ago Florence Pugh swaps fashionista status for Guinness World Record holder after performing terrifying skyscraper stunt for latest movie

Speaking to Harper's Bazaar the British star revealed she landed her latest accolade after the film saw her jump off the world's second-tallest building - Malaysia 's 2,227ft Merdeka 118.

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