4 h. ago Iconic 80s actress and Oscar nominee cuts glamorous figure months before milestone 80th birthday

This iconic 80s actress looked stunning as she stepped out 10 months before her milestone 80th birthday.

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3 d. ago Best Actress Oscar 2026 Odds: Here are the 11 favourites for the Academy Award for Lead Actress

The bookies already think they have a fair idea about who will win next year’s Best Actress Oscar.

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4 d. ago ‘Dior is drama’: Jonathan Anderson goes for the jugular at Paris fashion week

All eyes were on the Northern Irish designer’s debut – not just to reinvent Dior, but to jolt fashion itself out of its slumpIt was the biggest Paris fashion week moment in years. There were two best actress Oscar winners in the audience (Mikey Madison, Charlize Theron) and the daughter of a third (Sunday Rose Kidman Urban) on the catwalk. There were so many K-pop stars that the teenagers of Paris had packed out the Tuileries gardens from dawn.The French first ladies Brigitte Macron and Carla Bruni, both embroiled in news-making storylines of their own, chatted in the front row. The film-maker Luca Guadagnino designed the stage set around an upside-down glass pyramid directly invoking the Louvre, that shimmering icon of modern Paris. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Transvision Vamp’s Wendy James on scandals, reunions and her beef with Elvis Costello

She became an 80s pop icon – and a media hate figure. Now, reforming her group after more than 30 years, James recalls her painful path through through the music business, surviving ‘Harvey Weinstein-type’ situations, and working with punk’s finestBy 1989, Wendy James and her pop-rock band Transvision Vamp had reached the UK No 1 spot with their second album, two of their singles had been in the top five, and James, with her peroxide blond hair and fondness for lingerie and leather, had crossed the pop-rock divide as a cover star for both Smash Hits and NME. “I thought I was going to be bigger than Madonna,” she says, “and I was pretty sure I was going to win an Oscar.”Instead, everything unravelled within two years: the band split up after their third album was poorly received, and James vanished from the public eye for a decade. She later built a solo career, and hasn’t wanted to revisit the past. “Everyone fucking reforms,” she says, sat in a cafe in Toulouse close to where she h...

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4 d. ago Nicole Kidman ‘feels betrayed’ by Keith Urban as she files for divorce after 19 years of marriage

The Oscar-winning actress has been left ‘shocked and devastated’ by the breakdown of her marriage

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4 d. ago Nicole Kidman's sad comparison between Keith Urban and Tom Cruise ages terribly

Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman was married to Top Gun actor Tom Cruise for 11 years before she moved on with singer Keith Urban in 2006

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5 d. ago Keith Urban pals 'not surprised' by split from Nicole Kidman after two decades

Australian-American singer Keith Urban's pals reportedly feel like his split from Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman was 'inevitable'

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7 d. ago Philharmonia/ Rouvali/ Ólafsson review – orchestra opens 80th celebrations with sparkle and style

Royal Festival Hall, LondonVíkingur Ólafsson’s Beethoven was clear, contemplative and witty, in a concert that also featured Olivier Latry at the mighty RFH organ and a UK premiere from Gabriela OrtizLegions of keyboard fans know that Víkingur Ólafsson does reflective like few others. Calmness, softness of touch and introspection are among the Icelandic pianist’s widely admired trademarks. It helps make him a perfect performer for the AirPod age.But how does Ólafsson respond to a full orchestra in a large-scale work such as Beethoven’s third piano concerto? The answer, in this opening concert of the Philharmonia’s season, is that he does it with enviable ease. It assured a distinguished start to the 80th birthday year of an orchestra whose founder, Walter Legge, had shamefully tried to kill it off when it had not even reached two decades old. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago 80s music icon reveals huge health news after diagnosis that's 'not easy to live with'

Eurythmics singer Annie Lennox, 70, has opened up about her health battles over the years, including a new diagnosis that she has been "explained a great deal" about herself

Society

2 w. ago Actor Dave Bautista says filming in Scotland was a must ahead of Highlander reboot

The Marvel actor will play the film’s iconic bad guy, The Kurgan, in the remake of the 80s cult classic alongside Superman star Henry Cavill.

Culture

2 w. ago Barratt and David Wilson Homes East Scotland raises £160,000 in support of Cash for Kids

Barratt and David Wilson Homes East Scotland has marked a major fundraising milestone in support of Cash for Kids this month, raising an incredible £160,000 so far this year through its charity partnership.

Economics

2 w. ago Köln upset Wolfsburg’s birthday party with latest ever Bundesliga goal | Andy Brassell

Home team were heading for a win to celebrate their 80th, but then up popped Jakub Kaminski in the 14th minute of added time“I thought we got off to a good start until the thunderstorm.” In context it was a standard, anodyne, flat-batted answer by Köln’s Marius Bülter as he strove to analyse his team’s efforts. Quite unwittingly, it captured the chaos of the afternoon perfectly. It was an afternoon that was supposed to be about VfL Wolfsburg as the club celebrated their 80th birthday with as much flourish as this industrial corner of Lower Saxony could muster, with billowing clouds of green and white smoke accompanying club legends including 2009 champion Grafite and iconic defender Naldo leading the team on to the pitch in front of a (rare) sold-out crowd.Yet typically Köln, the club that does football drama like few others, rudely barged in and made it all about themselves. In Lukas Kwasniok they have a new coach who, like the club’s best down the years, knows how to lean into the...

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2 w. ago Köln spoil Wolfsburg’s birthday party with latest ever Bundesliga goal | Andy Brassell

Home team were heading for a win to celebrate their 80th, but then up popped Jakub Kaminski in the 14th minute of added time“I thought we got off to a good start until the thunderstorm.” In context it was a standard, anodyne, flat-batted answer by Köln’s Marius Bülter as he strove to analyse his team’s efforts. Quite unwittingly, it captured the chaos of the afternoon perfectly. It was an afternoon that was supposed to be about VfL Wolfsburg as the club celebrated their 80th birthday with as much flourish as this industrial corner of Lower Saxony could muster, with billowing clouds of green and white smoke accompanying club legends including 2009 champion Grafite and iconic defender Naldo leading the team on to the pitch in front of a (rare) sold-out crowd.Yet typically Köln, the club that does football drama like few others, rudely barged in and made it all about themselves. In Lukas Kwasniok they have a new coach who, like the club’s best down the years, knows how to lean into the...

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3 w. ago 80s music icon dies after health battle as 'heartbroken' bandmate pays six

An 80s music star has sadly died and his bandmate has issued a short statement following the announcement as fans gather on social media to pay tribute

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3 w. ago Coronation Street fans cry 'give her an Oscar' as actress stuns in Lisa and Becky Swain showdown

Vicky Myers has been hailed by fans of the ITV soap for her latest portrayal of DS Lisa Swain

Culture

3 w. ago Aberdeen Social Bite coffee shop celebrates 10 years of changing lives

Social Bite’s Aberdeen coffee shop will celebrate a milestone birthday this month, marking 10 years of community impact and an incredible 170,000 meals served to anyone who needs it. To show their gratitude for a decade of support from Aberdonians, Social Bite’s team are inviting locals to come along (between 8am-4pm) on Monday, 15th September to join the shop’s 10th birthday party, which will be complete with a give-away, and a performance from Brimmond Primary School choir.

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3 w. ago Coronation Street stars stun fans as they 'let slip' soap details months in advance of major milestone

Jennie McAlpine and Alan Halsall were quizzed on what's to come in the ITV soap

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3 w. ago Huge Hollyoaks star confirms exit from Channel 4 soap saying 'it's been a joy'

A Hollyoaks star has confirmed their exit from the Channel 4 soap after just over two years ahead of the show's milestone 30th anniversary celebrations next month

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3 w. ago Arsenal, Chelsea, and Manchester United legends named to Premier League Hall of Fame shortlist

Only two of the 15 nominees will make the cut

Sport

4 w. ago Eurythmics legend Dave Stewart creates history with huge accolade

A music icon made history after a legendary member of 80s band Eurythmics was inducted into a brand new Wall of Fame and shared their pride at the accolade

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