56 h. ago 'I put my USB stick in and then they just told me they were shutting it down'

Manchester DJ Josh Baker had his act suddenly cancelled at Parklife

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5 d. ago Middleton fire: Lithium battery factory in flames as locals told to shut windows and doors

Eyewitnesses have reported seeing several fire crews in attendance, with Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service confirming that eight crews have been sent to tackle the blaze

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1 week ago Brits told to keep windows and doors shut from 10am to 3pm because of one thing

The UK is forecast a heatwave from next Wednesday, but the balmy weather is bad news for hay fever sufferers as it means pollen levels will soar across the country

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1 week ago Millions of Brits told to shut doors and windows between 6am and 9pm

Bailifs are only allowed to come in if you let them in

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1 week ago Millions of Brits advised to shut doors and windows between 6am and 9pm

Bailifs are only allowed to come in if you let them in

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1 week ago Passengers told ‘not to go to airport’ after airline suddenly shuts down all flights

The popular Florida-Caribbean regional airline left passengers without flights this week after shutting down with immediate effect

Transport

2 w. ago Alejandro Garnacho told 'shut your mouth' as doubts raised about Man United exit

Alejandro Garnacho looks to have no future at Manchester United after appearing to fall out with Ruben Amorim at the end of the season, and one former star has put the Argentinian straight

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2 w. ago Mark Hamill has finally ruled out a return as Luke Skywalker. Can Star Wars survive without him?

The franchise’s last remaining connection to the original trilogy has appeared in a number of recent spinoffs. What’s next, now the 73-year-old actor says he has hung up his lightsaber for good?Mark Hamill’s Luke Skywalker has been Star Wars’ ultimate backup plan for at least half a decade. The original trilogy has faded into the distance, and the movies set in that galaxy far, far away have become so poor in recent years that we’d all rather watch Andor. But there was always the option of plugging in Hamill – a sort of human Star Wars USB stick, primed to conjure up 1970s vibes as required. Not quite getting your fill of Force nostalgia? Here’s Luke tutoring Baby Yoda in The Book of Boba Fett. And here he is again, whinging about past mistakes in The Last Jedi. It may not quite have been Binary Sunset, or Yoda lifting the X-wing on Dagobah. But for a few shimmering, quite-possibly-digitally-retouched moments, it felt like we were back in the real Star Wars again.Back in 2023, I wro...

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2 w. ago London fire latest as residents are told 'keep doors and windows shut'

London fire latest as residents are told 'keep doors and windows shut'  Daily Express

Events

3 w. ago Brits told they must keep their curtains shut 'from Saturday'

The UK is set to bask in hot temperatures once again this weekend with the mercury set to top 26C in parts of the country, according to the latest Met Office forecast

Politics

last month Iranian director Jafar Panahi wins Palme d’Or at Cannes for It Was Just an Accident

Panahi, long censored and previously imprisoned in his home country, took top prize as Sentimental Value and The Secret Agent also honouredThe dissident Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi has won the top prize at the Cannes film festival for his drama It Was Just an Accident, inspired by his stints of imprisonment at the hands of the Iranian government.The film was the first made by the director after a ban on film-making was lifted – although he has continued to direct despite being expressly forbidden to do so. In 2011, a year after his first arrest, a copy of his drama This Is Not a Film was snuck into Cannes on a USB stick hidden in a cake. Continue reading...

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