3 h. ago New stamps mark 50th anniversary of first commercial Concorde flights

The first commercial Concorde flights departed on January 21 1976.

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4 d. ago Manchester 50 years ago: Fascinating photos offer a snapshot of life in 1976

1976 was the year Concorde made its first commercial flight and The Sex Pistols kickstarted the birth of punk in the UK

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6 d. ago First look at Concorde commemorative 50p coin unveiled by Royal Mint

A new commemorative 50p coin has been released to celebrate 50 years since Concorde's first commercial flight.

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7 d. ago Crazed thug who carried out brutal murder bid on Celtic fan after game is jailed

Billy Reid, 22, punched and stamped on Mark Forrester, 27, before booting him on the head in Glasgow's east end in February 2024.

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7 d. ago New 50p released for 50th anniversary and you can buy one for £15

Its reverse side portrays the aircraft in flight

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7 d. ago Royal Mint unveils new 50p coin to mark 50th anniversary of first Concorde flight

The new coin ‘honours both the aircraft and the engineers whose genius made supersonic travel a reality’

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1 week ago TV star confirmed for Royal Exchange Theatre 50th anniversary show with tickets from £12

The Girl Taken star is heading back to Manchester for her new role

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2 w. ago Fresh call for justice for 10 men killed at Kingsmill ahead of 50th anniversary

Ten Protestant workmen were shot dead at the side of a road in Co Armagh by republican terrorists in the atrocity in 1976.

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3 w. ago ‘I guided Queen to stardom – then they sang about how I should kill myself’

As Queen's mega hit Bohemian Rhapsody marks its 50th anniversary this year, the band's former manager Norman Sheffield describes how the song Death On Two Legs track sparked a defamation lawsuit

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3 w. ago Chevy Chase says he was ‘hurt’ by exclusion from Saturday Night Live 50th anniversary show

The sketch show aired ‘SNL50: The Anniversary Special’ in February

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4 w. ago ‘You have to be ready to see it’: Abel Ferrara and Catherine Breillat on why Pasolini’s Salò is a gift that keeps giving

Pier Paolo Pasolini’s notorious film is now 50 years old, and its cavalcade of shocking cruelty and violence still leaves a stark impact on its viewers. Film-makers explain why Pasolini ‘was a saint to us’Abel Ferrara was there at the beginning. In his new memoir, Scene, the cult director describes his experience at the American premiere of Salò, the hugely controversial final film from Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini. At the beginning of the film – at which Ferrara and company arrived with wine and cheese, given its length – there were 15 people in the audience. Once the credits rolled, there were eight. “I was standing with like six people,” Ferrara says now. “And you know, two or three of those people I still see.”When it comes to Salò, it seems that you never forget your first time. The film, which has reached its 50th anniversary in 2025, is known for its seemingly endless cavalcade of cruelty and violence, leaves a stark impact on those who come across it. “We had high ex...

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