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George Michael won’t be doing a hologram tour, his former song writing partner and friend David Austin says, because the technology isn’t good enough to create a show that does justice to his songs. “We were going to see if we could do a hologram idea in the middle of the Royal Albert Hall,” Austin said. Speaking at a screening of new Michael documentary Freedom Uncut at Soho House last night, Austin said: “The problem with holograms is people just don’t engage, 20 minutes in... people are on their phone... There won’t be a ‘HoloWham’.”
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London's Metropolitan Police Service has been told to come up with an improvement plan and will be subject to extra scrutiny from a police watchdog after criticism over its handling of a string of high profile cases. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services said in a statement on Tuesday that the Met was being monitored through its 'Engage' process. "A series of appalling scandals have not only exposed deep cultural problems but have damaged the confidence of Londoners in the capital’s police service," the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said in a statement.
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters marched in the southern German town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Sunday, near where leaders of the Group of Seven countries are meeting, demanding action on climate change. Leaders of the G7 - the United States, Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Canada and Japan - started a three-day summit on Sunday at Schloss Elmau in the Bavarian mountains, set to be dominated by the war in Ukraine. Under a banner reading "Global Justice, Saving Climate Instead of Arming" several speakers addressed a crowd of protesters, calling for more action to fight climate change.
Petrol retailers have been accused of forcing "rocket and feather" pricing after unleaded hit a new, and unexpected, record average high over the weekend. Motoring organisations had forecast a decline in wholesale costs to have been reflected at the pumps, but data from Experian Catalist revealed on Monday that petrol had reached 191.1p a litre on Sunday.
A look ahead to round 10 of the 2022 Formula 1 season at Silverstone
Grieving family and friends paid their last respects Sunday to British journalist Dom Phillips, who was murdered in the Amazon earlier this month along with an Indigenous expert.
Proposals to rewrite the law take gender self-identification too far. Here’s the feminist case against, says writer Susanna Rustin
The mite feeds on honeybees, leading to malformation and weakening. If untreated it could cause an entire colony to die
The portrait will be displayed at the National Portrait Gallery when it reopens in 2023.
Boris Johnson’s bid to unilaterally scrap parts of Northern Ireland’s Brexit deal has cleared its first Commons hurdle after MPs voted 295 to 221 to give key legislation a second reading. The 74-strong majority will encourage the Prime Minister in his plan to effectively tear up parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol by the end of the year.
Boris Johnson to break manifesto pledge on defence spending Exclusive: Three Red Wall Tories in talks to defect to Labour Theresa May attacks ‘illegal’ Brexit Bill as it passes second reading British Army chief: Ukraine is our ‘1937 moment’ Sherelle Jacobs: G7 summit confirmed worst fears about West Ukraine war: Macron defies Zelensky request
Democrats energised heading into crucial midterm battle
Campaigners call for tougher regulations as white paper emerges, but reports suggest proposals are being watered down
STUDENTS from Oasis Academy Mayfield donned their gorgeous gladrags last week for their Year 11 prom.
Letters: John Lynch and Declan O’Neill respond to an article on how tactical voting, as seen in the recent byelections, could reshape British politics. Plus a letter from David Smith
Redundancies are an unfortunate fact of life for businesses, but companies can try to make the process of job cuts less painful for workers.
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ABC News reports President Joe Biden, despite his criticism of recent Supreme Court rulings, remains unmoved on the topic of court expansion.
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