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Priscilla review: Sofia Coppola has directed a ‘sympathetic tribute’ to Elvis’s wife
Sofia Coppola’s “understated, non-judgemental portrait” of Elvis’s wife Priscilla Presley is “quietly affecting”, writes Nicholas Barber from the Venice Film Festival. A year on from Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley biopic, here’s the same story again from the perspective of Elvis’s wife. Adapted from Priscilla Presley’s memoir, Elvis and Me, it’s written and directed by Sofia…
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Smash Mouth frontman Steve Harwell dies at 56
By Tiffany Wertheimer & Mark Savage BBC News Steve Harwell, the lead singer of US band Smash Mouth, has died at the age of 56. The band’s manager had earlier said Harwell was in the final stages of liver failure and was receiving end of life care at his home. In a statement Robert Hayes…
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Chancellor ‘Pirate Olaf’ Scholz injured jogging
By Damien McGuinness BBC News, Berlín German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has published a photo of himself with an eye-patch after he fell while out jogging. The incident occurred on Saturday near his home in Potsdam, near Berlin. He cancelled regional election events on Sunday because of the accident, but will attend engagements as normal, including…
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New iPhone, new charger: Apple bends to EU rules
By Chris Vallance & Zoe Kleinman Technology team Apple’s latest iPhone will almost certainly feature a USB-C charge point when it is unveiled on 12 September. The firm’s phones currently use its proprietary Lightning adaptor, unlike rivals, including Samsung. A European Union law requires phone manufacturers to adopt a common charging connection by December 2024…
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Burning Man festivalgoers on the mood from the mud
By Dearbail Jordan BBC News More than 70,000 people have been waiting to leave the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert after heavy rain turned the ground into a swamp. Although some people have been able to leave the site as conditions improve, others have found it impossible to drive away – with stranded…
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UK bees in danger as Asian hornet sightings rise
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Helen Briggs Environment correspondent Record sightings of Asian hornets are raising fears of catastrophic consequences for the UK’s bee populations for years to come. The invasive hornets are wreaking havoc in mainland Europe and threaten to…
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Morocco jet ski tourists were warned before shooting, Algeria says
By Kathryn Armstrong BBC News The Algerian authorities have said a group of tourists who strayed into their waters from Morocco on jet skis were warned before they were shot at. Two men were killed last week after an altercation with the Algerian coastguard. In its first comment on the incident, the Algerian defence ministry…
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Violent protests after Quran burning in Sweden
By Ruth Comerford BBC News Three men have been arrested in connection with a violent riot following a Quran burning in Sweden. Unrest erupted after an Iraqi anti-Islam activist Salwan Momika set fire to a copy of the Islamic holy book on Sunday. Police said they detained 10 people for disturbing public order in the…
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Chandrayaan-3: Isro puts India’s Moon lander and rover in ‘sleep mode’
By Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi India’s lunar lander and rover have been put to bed as the Sun begins to set on the Moon, the country’s space research agency Isro has said. They have been put in “sleep mode” and “will fall asleep next to each other once the solar power is depleted and…
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Dogs perform Mozart with orchestra in Denmark
A classical music festival in Copenhagen, Denmark, has opened with some canine additions to the orchestra. Footage of the rehearsal shows three dogs participating in the performance of the Hunting Symphony, a little-known piece by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s father, Leopold. Chief conductor Adam Fischer – who auditioned dozens of dogs for the role – said…