Brussels may allow Britain more time in sausage wars

Brussels may allow Britain more time in sausage wars: EU vows to consider our request for meat sales to continue in Northern Ireland for another three months EU said it would assess the UK’s call to extend grace period on chilled meat sales A No 10 spokesman said the extension would ‘allow movements to continue’  … Read more

The Death Star comes to Dorset on the set of new Disney+ series Star Wars: Andor

Filming continued in a coastal hotspot far, far away on Saturday as work resumed on the set of the new Disney+ series, Star Wars: Andor.     Winspit Quarry in picturesque Dorset served as the unlikely setting for intergalactic conflict, with a small production team endeavoring to transform the derelict location into a futuristic setting.  Boasting prime, … Read more

UK capital between the wars saluted in new edition of 1935 photo book The Spirit of London

In 1935 a book was published that provided a vivid snapshot of life in London between the wars as viewed through the eyes of a foreigner. Now a new edition of the time-capsule tome, called The Spirit of London, has been released by publisher Batsford. The author is Austrian traveller and writer Paul Cohen-Portheim, who … Read more

Michael B. Jordan says that he had a bad audition for a part in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Michael B. Jordan recalled that he had a less-than-stellar audition for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The 34-year-old actor recently appeared on an episode of the Just For Variety podcast, where host Marc Malkin asked him to describe his worst tryout to date. The Fruitvale Station star bashfully recalled that, out of all the projects that … Read more

Star Wars: Andor filming sees Lancashire beachfront cafe transformed into a sci-fi building

Star Wars: Andor filming has seen a beachfront cafe in Cleveleys, Lancashire, transformed into a sci-fi building for the upcoming Rogue One prequel series. Cafe Cove, on the Fylde Coast, has been altered for the new Disney+ show, which focuses on Alliance Intelligence officer Captain Cassian Andor, with shooting set to take place on Wednesday.  It is believed that production crew, … Read more

Kumail Nanjiani shows off shredded physique… as he prepares to shoot upcoming new Star Wars series

Comedian turned actor Kumail Nanjiani is looking more like an action hero in more recent times. The Pakistan-born star, 43, endured grueling workouts in preparation to play the first South Asian superhero in Marvel’s upcoming movie in The Eternals. With that shoot in the can, it appears he’s maintaining his shredded physique for his new role in the upcoming Star … Read more

BBC director Stuart McDonald who worked on Strictly and was voice of Robot Wars dies in car crash 

A ‘brilliant and witty’ senior BBC director who was the voice of Robot Wars and worked on shows including Strictly Come Dancing and Top Of The Pops has died.   Stuart McDonald, described by friends as ‘one of the greats’, passed away in the early hours of Tuesday morning following a car crash.  Many of the … Read more

BBC director Stuart McDonald who worked on Strictly and was voice of Robot Wars dies in car crash 

A ‘brilliant and witty’ senior BBC director who was the voice of Robot Wars and worked on shows including Strictly Come Dancing and Top Of The Pops has died.   Stuart McDonald, described by friends as ‘one of the greats’, passed away in the early hours of Tuesday morning following a car crash.  Many of the … Read more