40 h. ago I Swear actor Robert Aramayo: ‘Like anybody who hasn’t had education, I thought it was all about swearing’

Formerly seen as a young Ned Stark in Game of Thrones and as Elrond in The Rings of Power, he is creating a buzz with his role as Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson. It taught him a lot, he says – but it’s a huge responsibilityKirk Jones was feeling nervous. The director was two weeks away from shooting his new film, a biopic of the pioneering Scottish Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson, and he still hadn’t seen his lead actor perform any of the script. Jones had been impressed by Robert Aramayo in the supernatural Netflix series Behind Her Eyes, and liked the actor when they met over Zoom.He then invited him to Galashiels, to meet Davidson in his home town, where he was convinced Aramayo was the right choice for the role. “I was confident enough not to feel the need to meet 50 other actors and audition them,” he says. But “I didn’t ask him to read”, he admits. “Looking back, I think that was insane.” Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Actor Robert Aramayo: ‘Like anybody who hasn’t had the education, I thought Tourette’s was all about swearing’

Formerly seen as a young Ned Stark in Game of Thrones and as Elrond in The Rings of Power, Aramayo is creating a buzz with his role as the condition’s campaigner John Davidson in I Swear. It taught him a lot, he says – but it’s a huge responsibilityKirk Jones was feeling nervous. The director was two weeks away from shooting his new film, a biopic of the pioneering Scottish Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson, and he still hadn’t seen his lead actor perform any of the script. Jones had been impressed by Robert Aramayo in the supernatural Netflix series Behind Her Eyes, and liked the actor when they met over Zoom.He then invited him to Galashiels, to meet Davidson in his home town, where he was convinced Aramayo was the right choice for the role. “I was confident enough not to feel the need to meet 50 other actors and audition them,” he says. But “I didn’t ask him to read”, he admits. “Looking back, I think that was insane.” Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Strictly's Karen Carney's dance background revealed after impressive debut performance

Karen Carney stunned Strictly Come Dancing viewers with her impressive debut performance on this year's BBC series, and now the footballer's dance past has been revealed

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8 d. ago Celtic starlet delivers passionate Parkhead confession amid glowing verdict on 'brilliant' Brendan Rodgers

The Celtic teen impressed fans with a mature performance in the 1-1 Europa League draw with Crvena zvezda.

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8 d. ago Celtic starlet makes passionate Parkhead confession as he lands glowing verdict on 'brilliant' Brendan Rodgers

The Celtic teen impressed fans with a mature performance in the 1-1 Europa League draw with Crvena zvezda.

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1 week ago Kildunne double takes England past France into Women’s Rugby World Cup final

Semi-final: France 17-35 EnglandRed Roses will face Canada in final next SaturdayA chance for trophy glory, a piece of rugby history, a bid to end 11-years of hurt. All are within England’s grasp next Saturday at a sold-out Twickenham against Canada, but it will not be an easy final by any stretch of the imagination and based on these semi-final performances alone, the Maple Leafs should be favourites. The Red Roses were put under immense pressure by France, who posed England the most questions they have been asked since the last time they played one anotherlast April. Le Crunch is usually a tense and close battle when hosted in England, the last one coming in the Women’s Six Nations which ended with England clinging on to a 43-42 thrilling win.France were cast as firm underdogs but they let their actions show what they thought of that with a thoroughly impressive performance, particularly in the first half, frustrating and dismantling the Red Roses. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ellie Kildunne double takes England past France and into World Cup final

Rugby World Cup semi-final: France 17-35 EnglandRed Roses will face Canada in final next SaturdayA chance for trophy glory, a piece of rugby history, a bid to end 11-years of hurt. All are within England’s grasp next Saturday at a sold-out Twickenham against Canada, but it will not be an easy final by any stretch of the imagination and based on these semi-final performances alone, the Maple Leafs should be favourites. The Red Roses were put under immense pressure by France, who posed England the most questions they have been asked since the last time they played one anotherlast April. Le Crunch is usually a tense and close battle when hosted in England, the last one coming in the Women’s Six Nations which ended with England clinging on to a 43-42 thrilling win.France were cast as firm underdogs but they let their actions show what they thought of that with a thoroughly impressive performance, particularly in the first half, frustrating and dismantling the Red Roses. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'I went to Benidorm adult show and one thing was more impressive than performance'

Adult shows are quite common in Benidorm but one British woman was less than impressed after checking out the Star Wars Segway show in the popular Alicante hotspot

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1 week ago Woman goes to adult show in Benidorm is floored by one thing 'better than performance'

The tourist recently travelled to the popular Spanish resort but couldn't believe her eyes after buying tickets for the Star Wars Segway show – and it's gone viral on TikTok

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2 w. ago Paul Scholes picks new 'favourite player' after making Man United admission

Barcelona midfielder Pedri has been named as Manchester United legend Paul Scholes' new favourite player after his impressive performance against Newcastle in the Champions League

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2 w. ago Student success rates at Dumfries and Galloway College highlight quality of learning

Dumfries and Galloway College (DGC) has achieved an impressive set of results in the latest Performance Indicators report for academic year 2023–24, which show that students across the institution are successfully gaining qualifications and progressing confidently into further study or employment.

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2 w. ago Three things we learned from Arsenal win as summer transfers provide new weapons and Martinelli repays faith

Jurrien Timber has also cemented his status as Arsenal’s first-choice right-back after yet another impressive performance

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2 w. ago Three things we learned from Arsenal win as summer transfers provides new weapons and Martinelli repays faith

Jurrien Timber has also cemented his status as Arsenal’s first-choice right-back after yet another impressive performance

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2 w. ago Everton Women begin new era at Goodison Park with loss to Tottenham

As a new era began at Goodison Park, any Everton women’s fans hoping to see a great goal join the long list of iconic strikes scored across 133 years of this famous ground’s history were indeed provided with a memorable one. The problem for the hosts was, it was scored by a Tottenham player.When Cathinka Tandberg spotted Courtney Brosnan off her line, as she received the ball 35 yards out, she did not hesitate to attempt the lob, and she would spoil the party for Everton in their first competitive match since making Goodison Park their permanent home. Her first-time strike dropped perfectly and capped off a thoroughly impressive away performance for the north London club, who made it two victories out of two so far under their new head coach, Martin Ho. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Fans defy rain and defeat as Everton Women begin new era at Goodison Park

As a new era began at Goodison Park, any Everton women’s fans hoping to see a great goal join the long list of iconic strikes scored across 133 years of this famous ground’s history were indeed provided with a memorable one. The problem for the home side was that it was scored by a Tottenham player.When Cathinka Tandberg spotted Courtney Brosnan off her line, as she received the ball 35 yards out, she did not hesitate to attempt the lob, and she would spoil the party for Everton in their first competitive match since making Goodison Park their permanent home. Her first-time strike dropped perfectly and capped an impressive away performance for Spurs, who made it two wins out of two so far under their new head coach, Martin Ho. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Sophie de Goede shines in Canada’s formidable win over Australia

Quarter-final: Canada 46-5 AustraliaCanucks will face New Zealand in semi-finalsExpansive attacking rugby? Tick. Pick and go tries? Tick. Impressive defence and holding up tries? Tick. Canada’s performance underlined why they are among the tournament favourites and had everything to set-up a tasty semi-final against the defending champions, New Zealand, on Friday.The wing Alysha Corrigan was a bright spark, scoring twice, as was Karen Paquin while the dependable Sophie de Goede had another solid outing for the side she used to captain. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Craig Bellamy has just named two Cardiff City players set for 'really big' Wales futures

The Bluebirds production line looks in rude health thanks to their impressive performances at the start of the League One season for Cardiff

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3 w. ago Christy review – Sydney Sweeney fights a losing battle in cliched boxing biopic

Toronto film festival: The rising star makes for a convincing boxer inside the ring in David Michôd’s by-the-numbers drama but flounders when outsideEven before Sydney Sweeney became better known for being in the centre of an increasingly absurd culture war, the unavoidable campaign to make her Hollywood’s Next Big Thing was showing signs of fatigue. The Euphoria grad, who gave a resonant performance in Reality, scored a sleeper hit with glossed up romcom Anyone But You but audiences were more impressed than critics, including myself (I found her performance strangely stilted). There was little interest from either side in her nun horror Immaculate, and earlier this summer her incredulously plotted Apple movie Echo Valley went the way of many Apple movies (no one knows it exists).Post-thinkpieces, two of her festival duds (Eden and Americana) disappeared at the box office and she now arrives at Toronto in need of a win. And what better way to achieve that by going for an old-fashion...

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4 w. ago Lionel Messi drops retirement stunner as he tears up BEFORE his likely last game on Argentine soil: Wife sends heartfelt message as superstar suggests he could even quit pre

The superstar bowed out with an impressive two-goal performance in a 3-0 victory against Venezuela in front of a raucous sellout crowd in Buenos Aires.

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4 w. ago Nosferatu to One of Them Days: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

The classic movie gets a horrifying update starring a captivating Lily-Rose Depp, while SZA and Keke Palmer light up a hilarious buddy comedy. Plus: the worst – or most genius? – romcom premise everRobert Eggers, already one of the most distinctive voices in American cinema, risked looking a tad arrogant when he announced that he was remaking FW Murnau’s 1922 classic. But the risk paid off. Eggers has managed to capture both the pervading sense of dread and stylish production design of the original, while deepening the mythology to make it more palatable for modern viewers. It’s a true horror, with every frame filled with foreboding. And now, after playing both Pennywise the clown in It and Count Orlock, surely Bill Skarsgård qualifies as the world’s scariest actor. But it is Lily-Rose Depp’s tortured, possessed performance as Orlock’s victim Ellen that really impresses. Friday 12 September, 11am, 8pm, Sky Cinema Premiere Continue reading...

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