There is a great number of memorable songs we still jam out to today that we associate from very specific films of the 1980s. Simple Minds’ “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” for The Breakfast Club, Michael Sembello’s “Maniac” from Flashdance, and Huey Lewis and the News’ “The Power of Love” for Back to the Future
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Akwaeke Emezi is known for their literary flexibility, having already displayed a mastery of fiction, poetry and memoir, but You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty is a shock to the system in more ways than one. The differences between the prize-winning writer’s first romance novel and their previous work go beyond genre
In a first, researchers have been able to preserve and repair a human liver, which was considered too damaged for transplant, in a machine over three days and then implanted the recovered organ into a cancer patient. Their success is set to have far-reaching consequences in the field of medicine as human livers for transplant
In this article FB Sheryl Sandberg is stepping down from her role as Chief Operating Officer at Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook. Sandberg joined Facebook in early 2008 as the No. 2 to Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, and helped turn Facebook into an advertising juggernaut and one of the most powerful
Boris Johnson has said he was “very, very surprised” to receive a fine for attending a lockdown-breaking gathering in Downing Street. The prime minister, talking to Mumsnet founder Justine Roberts, was questioned on issues from partygate and Northern Ireland to nappies and his favourite book to read to his children. Asked by a teacher why
Shell’s North Sea Jackdaw gas field has received final regulatory approval. It comes as the government tries to boost domestic energy output in an effort to shield the UK from the market volatility caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said: “Jackdaw gas field – originally licensed in 1970 –
US military hackers have conducted offensive operations in support of Ukraine, the head of US Cyber Command has told Sky News. In an exclusive interview, General Paul Nakasone also explained how “hunt forward” operations were allowing the United States to search out foreign hackers and identify their tools before they were used against America. Speaking
Johnny Depp has won his multimillion-dollar US lawsuit against former wife Amber Heard after a Virginia jury ruled a 2018 article published in The Washington Post was defamatory. He was awarded $15m by the court – comprising $10m compensatory damages and a further $5m in punitive damages. Amber Heard was awarded $2m in her counter-suit
Love may be in the air for Olivia Benson after all these years! Ever since Stabler’s return, it’s seemed like she may be harboring feelings for him. And after Barba’s declaration of love during the last few minutes of Law & Order: SVU Season 23 Episode 22, Benson now has her choice of men. Barba’s
Ray Liotta‘s legacy will surely live on in his hometown, where planning is underway to commemorate the late actor’s career in Union Township, New Jersey … cause the city is planning to honor him in a special way. Ray grew up in Union Township, New Jersey … he graduated high school there in 1973, and
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The Milky Way has millions of potentially liveable planets, with about four of them harbouring evil alien civilisations that would conquer Earth if they could, states a new study. The study, which hasn’t been peer-reviewed yet, asks an intriguing question — what are the chances that humans may one day come into touch with a
skaman306 | Moment | Getty Images European venture capitalists are advising start-ups in their portfolios to cut costs and freeze hiring as economists warn that another recession is inevitable. Their counterparts in Silicon Valley are doing the same. Following a bumper 2021 that was full of IPOs and mega funding rounds, some of the most
The deputy prime minister has insisted there will not be a Boris Johnson leadership vote next week, saying the “Westminster bubble whips this stuff up”. Dominic Raab downplayed any threat to Mr Johnson’s premiership as the number of Conservative MPs publicly calling for him to go reached 41 in the wake of the Sue Gray
Frasers Group, the shopping empire founded by Mike Ashley that owns House of Fraser and Sports Direct, has swooped in to save Missguided from collapse. The company has acquired the embattled online retailer for £20m. Frasers Group bought all of the related intellectual property of the women’s fashion brand after Missguided announced on Monday it
Joe Biden has announced the US will send medium-range rocket systems to Ukraine to aid its forces as they struggle to stall Russian progress, in an apparent change of mind. The US president said on Monday that Washington was “not going to send to Ukraine rocket systems that can strike into Russia”. But with Vladimir