2 h. ago GEORGINA BROWN: McGregor returns to West End as Debicki unleashes emotional havoc in a slip dress

A couple of minutes into Lila Raicek's new play, a middle-aged 'rock-starchitect' played by Ewan McGregor is introduced to a guest, Elizabeth Debicki 's willowy Mathilde.

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4 h. ago Duhan van der Merwe return to play date unclear as rehab continues

Winger in race to be fit for Lions tour of Australia

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4 h. ago Prince and Princess of Wales get competitive during soft play visit in Isle of Mull

The Prince and Princess of Wales got somewhat competitive when they visited a soft play area on their wedding anniversary trip to the Isle of Mull.

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6 h. ago Paul Mescal to make National Theatre debut in two 20th century plays

It comes after it was announced the actor is play Sir Paul McCartney in four films directed by Sir Sam Mendes about The Beatles.

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7 h. ago Florida golfer allegedly attacks elderly course marshal after being told to speed up play

Aaron Carbo, 24, was charged over the alleged incident at Cove of Rotonda Golf Center

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9 h. ago Days Gone Remastered review: An excellent PS5 update for a brutal zombie game

Bend Studio has lovingly remastered PS4 2019 zombie game Days Gone and this version is glitch-free and manages to offer a brilliant looking post-apocalypse with a violent new horde mode to boot

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9 h. ago Britpop battle between Blur and Oasis revisited in ‘punchy’ new comedy

John Niven’s debut play explores rivalry between the two British bands who vied for the No 1 spot in the charts in 1995It was the great Britpop showdown in the summer of 1995, billed as a contest between cheeky chaps and lairy lads. Thirty years on, a new play is to revisit the fierce rivalry between Blur and Oasis when both British bands put out a new single in the same week and competed to grab the No 1 spot in the charts. Some purchased both releases, many couldn’t care less, but for a few days it was a decision that defined you: whether to spend £2.99 on Oasis’s Roll With It or Blur’s Country House?The Battle is the debut stage play of novelist and screenwriter John Niven who said of the era: “Music was so central to the culture that two pop groups could dominate the entire summer, the evening news and the front page of every newspaper in the country. We’re going to take you back there.” Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Borderlands 4's new release date could be huge news for GTA 6 after State of Play event

Borderlands 4 is being moved up, prompting hopes that GTA 6 will make 2025 after all as publisher Take-Two gets its proverbial ducks in a row for the calendar year

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10 h. ago Football Daily | It’s a right royal rumble down at the bottom of the Championship

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!While the last of this season’s three Premier League relegation spots was confirmed the moment referee John Brooks blew his whistle to signal the end of the Championship playoff final between Leeds and Southampton 11 months ago, the late scramble to avoid the bottom three in the second tier has been thrilling by comparison. It couldn’t not be, given that five of the six teams battling to stay out of the two remaining places in the drop zone at stumps on Saturday have each notched up more than the 10 victories Southampton, Leicester and Ipswich have managed between them.I told them, and I’m not exaggerating here, ‘Guys, bring your boots, bring your shorts, bring your T-shirts, and let’s play every ball together. We want to do something special’. That place has to be something that we haven’t seen before” – John Sitton Mikel Arteta apparently wants Arsenal fans to go the full John Terry when they take on PSG in the first leg of their ...

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10 h. ago New Cardiff date for Oasis show inspired by Britpop feud with Blur

The Battle is a new comedy that will relive the heady summer of 1995, when Blur and Oasis went head-to-head in the 'greatest chart battle of all time' - and the play is coming to Cardiff

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11 h. ago Dealer’s Choice review – Hammed Animashaun is the ace in a busted flush

Donmar Warehouse, LondonPatrick Marber’s debut play about a group of poker players brims with banter, but this pallid 30th-anniversary revival exposes its weaknessesIn 1995, two British playwrights made their debuts with all-male, six-character chamber-pieces strongly influenced by Pinter and Mamet, and set over one long, tense night in London. Jez Butterworth’s Mojo and Patrick Marber’s Dealer’s Choice proved to be superficially dazzling calling cards rather than enduring classics. Now a pallid 30th-anniversary revival of the latter reveals its weaknesses.Set in a restaurant where the manager Stephen (the Paul Bettany-esque Daniel Lapaine) and his employees Frankie (Alfie Allen), Sweeney (Theo Barklem-Biggs) and Mugsy (Hammed Animashaun) are gearing up for a late-night card game, the play brims with bants.At Donmar Warehouse, London, until 7 June Continue reading...

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12 h. ago US fighter jet rolls off aircraft carrier as ship reportedly swerves Houthi fire

Crew members jump out of Super Hornet before jet and towing tractor fall into the Red SeaUS sailors had to leap for their lives when a fighter jet fell off a navy aircraft carrier that was reportedly making evasive maneuvers to avoid Houthi militant fire in the Red Sea on Monday.The F/A-18 fighter Super Hornet jet, along with the vehicle towing it into place on the deck of the USS Harry S Truman, rolled right out of the hangar and into the water, the navy said. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Man United have already made Nuno Mendes PSG transfer decision after £29m deal completed

The latest Manchester United transfer news as Nuno Mendes is due to play against Arsenal for Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League semi-final first leg.

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13 h. ago ‘If I kissed some man, I would cut my lips off’: Terrence Howard explains why he declined Marvin Gaye biopic

The American actor told Bill Maher’s podcast that he had asked Quincy Jones about the singer’s sexuality and felt he couldn’t ‘play that character 100%’The actor Terrence Howard has said that he declined the role of Marvin Gaye in a film, because he didn’t want to kiss another man.Speaking to Bill Maher on his Club Random podcast, the actor said the “biggest mistake” of his career was turning down the leading role in a separate biopic of the singer Smokey Robinson – which Robinson had personally asked him to play. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Championship braced for last day chaos as THIRTEEN teams still to learn fate

Leeds and Burnley are fighting it out for top spot, Bristol City and Coventry lead the play-off race, while Hull, Luton and Derby are all in trouble at the bottom

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13 h. ago Madrid Open tennis resumes after chaos caused by massive power outage

Caja Mágica power restored at 8am on Tuesday morningWidespread outage emerged in Spain and PortugalThe Madrid Open resumed on Tuesday afternoon after a massive power outage left Spain and Portugal without electricity on Monday and forced the tournament to suspend all matches after 90 minutes of play. After about 10 hours without electricity and mobile internet for most people in Madrid, power to homes and phones returned late on Monday night, prompting widespread cheers in the streets. However, the Caja Mágica, which is situated in the southern neighbourhood of San Fermín, remained without power overnight.At 7am, the Madrid Open announced that the opening of the gates had been delayed. An hour later, power was finally restored. Although play normally begins at 11am, it started at noon on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago David de Gea will be talked about again ahead of Manchester United vs Athletic Bilbao

Man United have a poor record against Spanish opposition in Europe and will play Athletic Bilbao on Thursday night.

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13 h. ago Marcus Rashford targets dream transfer as he doesn't want to play for Man Utd again

Marcus Rashford will push to join Barcelona this summer in a deal that could see the Manchester United take a drop in wages rather than play for Ruben Amorim again

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14 h. ago Man makes appearance as drummer in punk band and jaws drop as people realise who it is

A man turned up to play drums at a gig for a punk rock band - and it turns out even the group's die hard fans were gobsmacked after realising it was an A-list celebrity

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14 h. ago Oasis versus Blur chart battle inspires new play coming to Manchester

"Get ready to roll with it"

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