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Wicked star Cynitha Erivo raced to protect Ariana Grande during a premiere on Thursday for the second part of the franchise. English actress and singer Ms Erivo, 38, automatically leapt to action during the Singapore event when a frenzied fan sprinted towards Ms Grande, 32. In a video circulating online, the man, who seems to be infamously known for crashing star-studded events, lunched at the US singer and flung his arm around her as she struggled to leave his grasp during the promotional event for Wicked: For Good. Ms Erivo bravely jumped in between her co-star and the man, blocking…
Georgia Roberts,Political Correspondent and Alex Forsyth,Political correspondentGetty ImagesThe special educational needs and disabilities system for children in England faces “total collapse” and the government must not “keep ducking” reforms, council leaders have warned.The County Councils Network, which represents some of England’s largest local authorities, said councils had deficits which will reach £4.4bn a year by the end of this parliament in 2029, as they struggled to cope with increased demand.The government has put off planned reforms to the SEND system until next year, and a white paper setting out those reforms was delayed recently.But ministers face pressure from Labour MPs…
With all the focus on England’s competition for attacking places, Nico O’Reilly’s international debut may have slipped under the radar.The 20-year-old – who only made his first Premier League start in April – received his first senior call-up in October and was handed his debut by Thomas Tuchel in Thursday’s win over Serbia at Wembley.The young Manchester City left-back is the sixth player to be given a senior debut by Tuchel, after Dan Burn, Trevoh Chalobah, Elliot Anderson, Djed Spence and Myles Lewis-Skelly.O’Reilly was picked over Spence and Lewis-Skelly but did not look out of place alongside Ezri Konsa, John…
A children’s book has claimed the ancient inhabitants of Scotland were black.The illustrated book, which aims to make Scottish history accessible to children as young as four, claimed that Scotland has always been “multicultural and diverse”.In the work, Picts, who lived in northeast Scotland from 300AD to 900AD, are portrayed as multiracial – with black monks, bishops, religious healers and ordinary villagers.Creators of “Carved in Stone: A Storyteller’s Guide to the Picts” are even considering the possibility of giving free copies of the book to schools and libraries. Those behind the book said: “We’re proud to bring together some of…
Junior doctors have been accused of “losing the plot” and are set to strike again – just as the flu season hits.Thousands of resident doctors, previously junior doctors, are due to go on strike across England from 7am on Friday as a dispute over pay continues.As a result, health bosses have warned the NHS may have to cut frontline staff as well as appointments and operations for patients during the strikes. The five-day industrial action will be the 13th walkout by doctors since March 2023, and the last strike in July is estimated to have cost the NHS £300million.Blasting the…
Camilla Tominey has detailed The Telegraph’s latest BBC exposé as it was revealed that the broadcaster doctored Donald Trump’s January 6 speech a second time.The GB News presenter and the Telegraph’s Associate Editor lifted the lid on their investigation into an episode of Newsnight in 2022, which also suggested that Mr Trump was encouraging his supporters to riot.Camilla revealed: “This Newsnight episode of June 9 2022 was flagged to us by somebody called David Chaudoir, who used to work as a graphic designer on the show, and he said that he felt there was something eerily familiar about the way…
Issued one day before the deadline set by the US president, the ‘s official apology to Donald Trump leads the way on the front page of the Guardian. Under the headline ” apologises to Trump over Panorama, but rejects $1bn claim” the paper quotes the ‘s public statement that “sincerely regrets” how it edited a clip of his speech in a Panorama documentary clip, but strongly disagrees there is a basis for Trump’s defamation claim.The Daily Telegraph, which originally broke the story about Panorama, has a new angle involving another big show. It says that Newsnight also misleadingly edited a…
Justin SutcliffeThe show tells the story of the Apollo moonlanding programmeAn immersive multimedia show exploring moon landings of the past and and those planned for the future begins in Manchester next month. The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks, opens at the city’s flagship arts venue Aviva Studios on 16 December.Hanks, who played astronaut Jim Lovell in the film Apollo 13, narrates the audio visual account which is brought to the Factory International venue by immersive art storytellers Lightroom. Here’s all you need to know about the show.What is The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks?Justin SutcliffeApollo 13 star Tom…
No arguments were settled about the Rogers-Bellingham conundrum on this night, other than to confirm the childhood friends from the Midlands are giving Tuchel the most pleasant of selection headaches.The betting would still be on Bellingham starting the World Cup, but Rogers has made his mark. Bellingham is likely to start against Albania in Tirana, so it is now over to him.Manchester City’s Foden is an outsider to force his way into that discussion, but there is no doubt he made a big impression on Tuchel with a lively 25-minute cameo, forcing his way through dangerous central areas, where the…
The Duchess of Edinburgh has come face-to-face with the “king of spiders” in the Peruvian Amazon.Sophie brought her hand to her chest, mouth and forehead and appeared nervous as she inspected the Goliath birdeater – the biggest tarantula in the world.She looked at the large spider, which was resting on top of a leaf held by one of the professional Amazon guides, before handling the leaf herself and looking down at the creature.The duchess was joined by guides Rey Mozombite and Daniel Macedo, who explored the dense forests and also took the chance to hold a green anaconda snake.The duchess…