The nominations for BAFTAs 2021 EE Rising Star award were revealed on Wednesday. George McKay revealed the all-British line-up in a special virtual event, and named Bukky Bakray, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Morfydd Clark, Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, and Conrad Khan as the nominees. Bukky, 16, was shortlisted for her incredible turn as Olushola ‘Rocks’ in Rocks, while Kingsley, 35, … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Combination of big spending and monetary laxity is stoking future inflation fears, sending interest rate yields higher By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:53 GMT, 26 February 2021 | Updated: 21:53 GMT, 26 February 2021 The fretwork of any budget is the state of the public finances. The closer we have … Read more
Coronavirus infection rates are rising in around one in four local authorities in Britain, official data revealed today. Department of Health statistics showed 98 out of 380 UK councils – 25 per cent of the total – recorded a rise in cases over the week to February 21, the latest available. In England it was … Read more
Mount Etna streams red-hot lava and sends columns of ash rising more than 3,000ft in spectacular eruption Eruption started on Tuesday afternoon and sent ash billowing 3,000ft high Catania’s airport was closed and emergency services in nearby villages on alert Footage shows smoke glowing red and yellow as it stretches for miles in the sky … Read more
George and Amal Clooney now have flood water just feet away from the back of their £12million mansion – after heavy rain caused the nearby River Thames to break its banks. The couple’s 17th-century, Grade II-listed house in the celebrity haunt of Sonning, Berkshire is located on an island in the river, which runs past … Read more
Rising sea temperatures are shrinking our favourite commercial fish — including cod and haddock — in the North Sea and West of Scotland, researchers have found. Experts from Aberdeen analysed 30 years of trawl survey data on cod, haddock, whiting and saith from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. They found that while … Read more
Animals founder Hilton Valentine dies age 77: Guitarist’s death is announced by his wife Germaine after topping the charts with 60s hit The House of the Rising Sun By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 09:12 GMT, 30 January 2021 | Updated: 09:12 GMT, 30 January 2021 Animals guitarist Hilton Valentine has died at the age of … Read more
Alicia Vikander, Jo Hartley and Naomi Ackie join BAFTA EE Rising Star Award panel to select the 2021 shortlist By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 11:10 GMT, 20 January 2021 | Updated: 13:04 GMT, 20 January 2021 A trio of actresses have been added to the BAFTA EE Rising Star Award panel to select the … Read more
PEARL CHARLES: Magic Mirror (Kanine) Rating: Verdict: Feel-good Californian pop WHY DON’T WE: The Good Times And The Bad Ones (Atlantic) Verdict: Catchy boy-band harmonies Rating: PASSENGER: Songs For The Drunk and Broken Hearted (Cooking Vinyl) Verdict: Pithy character studies Rating: The start of a new year is traditionally the time to pinpoint pop’s up-and-coming … Read more
Whatever way you look at it, the property market had an exceptional year in 2020. It went from trundling along quite nicely in the first three months of the year, to a complete three-month shutdown during lockdown – during which time dire predictions were made about a coming crash. Against the odds, house prices surged … Read more