It’s 35 years since the original Dirty Dancing shimmied its way onto the big screen, and now a sequel to the much-loved film is in the works. Jennifer Grey – who played Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman in the cult classic – has been confirmed to star in the new movie. Film studio Lionsgate announced the news
Month: April 2022
Ukraine’s prosecutor has accused 10 Russian soldiers of atrocities in the town of Bucha, where evidence of mass killings was uncovered. Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova said the 10 soldiers from Russia‘s 64th Separate Motorized Rifle Ground Forces Brigade who occupied the Kyiv suburb were “involved in the torture of peaceful people”. In her post on
A British-born terrorist has been jailed for life in the US for his role in the torture and killing of Western hostages in Syria. Alexanda Kotey, originally from Paddington, west London, was one of four so-called Islamic State militants nicknamed The Beatles by their captives due to their English accents. The group, which included ringleader
All women in parliament have been subjected to “wandering hands”, a female cabinet minister has said as she told male MPs “to keep your hands in your pockets”. International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan made her comments to Sky News, amid renewed accusations of misogyny and sexual misconduct in parliament, including claims a Tory MP watched
Annual house price growth slowed slightly in April, according to new figures from Nationwide Building Society. The 12.1% growth rate marked the 11th consecutive month that annual house price growth remained in double digits, although it was down slightly from the 14.3% growth seen in March. Property values increased by 0.3% month-on-month, meaning that the
In this article AAPL Apple CEO Tim Cook greets customers at the new Apple Store on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 24, 2021. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters Apple will report second-quarter earnings on Thursday after the bell. Here’s what Wall Street is expecting from Apple in the second quarter, according to Refinitiv
Electric car sales in the United States jumped to a record high of over 200,000 vehicles during the last quarter (Q1 2022). It’s a good sign, but the US EV market is still extremely reliant on Tesla and California. The United States is trailing far behind Europe and China when it comes to electrifying its
A logo of the Exxon Mobil Corp is seen at the Rio Oil and Gas Expo and Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil September 24, 2018. Sergio Moraes | Reuters California’s attorney general on Thursday announced an investigation into the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries for allegedly overstating the role of recycling in curbing global
Around 8,000 British soldiers are due to be sent to eastern Europe to take part in military exercises designed to combat Russian aggression. The deployment – which is one of the largest to take place since the Cold War – will see troops placed in countries from Finland to North Macedonia. Dozens of tanks and
In this article AMZN Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks with CNBC’s Jon Fortt. CNBC Amazon will report first-quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday. Here’s what Wall Street is expecting: Earnings: $8.36 per share, according to Refinitiv Revenue: $116.3 billion, according to Refinitiv Here are some other key revenue numbers: Amazon Web Services: $18.27 billion
Amazon shares have taken a 10% hit after the e-commerce platform-to-streaming giant admitted it was struggling under a weight of costs that would knock its performance. The company’s first quarter results included its first quarterly loss since 2015 though the $3.8bn sum was blamed on a $7.6bn writedown in the value of its investment in
The premier of the British Virgin Islands has been arrested on “charges related to drugs trafficking and money laundering”, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has said. Andrew Fahie was detained in Miami, Florida. His was held as part of an operation led by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), according to a statement from British Virgin
Actor Alan Cumming is offering a $10,000 (£8,000) reward for information about the whereabouts of a chimpanzee who starred in the 1997 comedy, Buddy, with him. Tonka was last seen in a cage at a now-defunct Missouri Primate Foundation, a chimpanzee breeding facility that rented the primates out for movies and parties or sold them
It was must-see teatime viewing for generations, the home to Kylie Minogue and Margot Robbie before they became mega stars, the street that gave us Harold Bishop’s return from the dead and Bouncer’s dream, and where good Neighbours became good friends. While the soap moved from the BBC to Channel 5 and lost UK viewers
The graphic video of James Foley’s murder was, for many in America and elsewhere, a grim introduction to the brutal world of Islamic State. Taken hostage while covering the civil war in Syria, the 40-year-old freelance journalist from Illinois was held for two years and became the first US citizen to be killed by the
A British army veteran has been killed and a second British man is missing after they were believed to have travelled to Ukraine to fight against Russia’s forces. Scott Sibley, 36, is the first British national confirmed to have died in the war. A friend described him as the bravest person he knew. Another said
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