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The Apple TV show debuted in 2022 and stars Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb, the head of Slough House, a banishment room for MI5 service rejects who have seriously failed a task but not badly enough to get sacked. The show…
A subculture that passed almost immediately from tabloid-triggering menace to picture-postcard caricature, punk may have passed into legend as a joyless and even squalid diversion in music and fashion history, but its…
Earlier this year, beloved Denise was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia . Yolande Trueman (Angela Wynter) was the first family member she confided in, but before she could tell long-term partner Jack Branning…
Massey knows how to lean lyrically into confrontation, charged with confidence and resolve, and the freedom in acknowledging when things simply aren't alright. This comes to light as Stoehr describes their records as…
The album was re-recorded in just three days at Smokehouse studio in Wapping after an initial session in Yorkshire was abandoned. The anniversary edition of Veronica Falls will be released in November. It features covers…
Rumours of the band’s return to the Hertfordshire village have been swirling around since last July, and on Monday (September 14), it was revealed that the Gallagher brothers would indeed host four huge nights at…
In a new TikTok, the singer told fans about a difficult period that caused her to stop releasing music. The clip showed her sipping a drink while a remix of her iconic 2009 hit ‘Bulletproof’ plays. “You think you can…
It is the second year in a row that the broadcaster has not participated in the competition. In 2026, RTÉ withdrew from the 2026 contest in Vienna , after the European Broadcasting Union confirmed that Israeli public…
Having built significant momentum in the wake of their acclaimed 2017 debut ‘Atelo ’ , the band’s progress was abruptly stalled by the COVID pandemic, forcing members back into regular day jobs as their future in music…
19. The Girl at the Ironing Board from Dames (1934) Joan Blondell (seven months pregnant during filming) livens up workaday laundry tasks by fantasising about the men whose underwear she hangs out to dry. And the…