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Boyzone’s biggest-selling single very nearly didn’t happen, claims Andrew Lloyd Webber Boyzone’s most successful number one single ever was almost scrapped, and now Andrew Lloyd Webber has revealed his secret further role in its release. No Matter What, which sold over four million copies alone worldwide, propelled popular chart-toppers Boyzone ‘to a whole other level as a band’ in 1998, according to member Ronan Keating – but it was so close to never being heard by fans. Theatre impresario and composer Lloyd Webber, 76, originally co-wrote the song with Jim Steinman for their stage show musical, Whistle Down the…

Inside the ‘Oscars 2025 race’ you didn’t even know was happening The Oscars 2025 race is well underway and there is one clear frontrunner in the race we simply can’t ignore – Paloma Diamond. Depending on how chronically online you are, you either just let out a knowing laugh, creased your brow at the ring of familiarity, or are wondering who on earth this popular Hollywood star is. Well, worry not, for we’re about to clear up all your questions. Yes, Paloma Diamond is a beloved actor nominated for ‘The Oscars’ this year. No, she is not real. Forget…

Fans brand iconic 90s actress, 52, ‘a gorgeous vampire’ after ageless new pictures Fans were left doing a double take over the star-studded guest list at Schiaparelli’s Paris Haute Couture week show this week, after spotting an ‘ageless’ Hollywood actress on the front row. Gabrielle Union jetted to the French capital to take in the shows, and truly stole the show on Monday after landing a coveted invite to the luxury brand’s catwalk show on Monday. The 52-year-old – known for her roles in Bring It On, Bad Boys II and 10 Things I Hate About You – showed off a…

Furious Netflix fans ‘hate’ major update about biggest sci-fi’s final season Stranger Things has been one of Netflix’s most popular series, but fans have been left unimpressed as it’s rumoured that the show will be released in two parts. 2025 is set to be a huge year for the streaming platform as it marks the return of its three biggest series: Squid Games (which was released in January), Wednesday, and the fifth season of Stranger Things. The popular supernatural horror series launched in 2016 and stars Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, David Harbour, and Winona Ryder. The horror series set in the…

Meryl Streep cut a ‘car-sized hole’ in fence during frightening escape from wildfires Meryl Streep’s nephew, Abe Streep, has revealed how his A-list aunt was forced to make a frightening getaway from her home. The LA wildfires tore through the Palisades in California, a popular celebrity neighbourhood, earlier this month. celebrities were forced to evacuate and many shared horrifying stories on social media as their homes were destroyed and people were killed. Although the Devil Wears Prada actress hasn’t spoken about the horrifying events herself, her nephew has now revealed that she had to endure a terrifying ordeal in…

Is the original still the best? (Aspyr) The Wednesday letters page thinks it knows what Nintendo is planning for Donkey Kong, as a reader discusses the secret to Grand Theft Auto’s success. Ultimate RaiderI know the Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered compilation has had some criticism in the Inbox, but I’m really interested in playing it, even though I didn’t really like any of the games at the time. I’m especially interested to see if they can actually improve Angel Of Darkness, although I’m doubtful they can turn it into an actually good game. But that made me think about…

More than 500,000 people have been displaced thus far in January due to heavy fighting in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the country’s foreign minister told an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday. “The humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate, with more than 500,000 new (internally displaced people) in North and South Kivu provinces in January alone,” Congolese Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner said. In the worst escalation of a long-running conflict in more than a decade, Rwandan-backed M23 rebels entered Goma, the capital of North Kivu and the largest city in eastern Congo, on…

Increased repression halts humanitarian aid in Yemen because of key decisions by Yemen’s de facto government, the Houthi army, seem to indicate the Houthis are on a zigzag course in the ongoing Yemeni conflict. Last Thursday, the Houthis kidnapped 7 UN employees in the country’s capital Sanaa. On Friday, they released the 25-member crew of the Galaxy Leader, a merchant ship they had seized in November 2023. The Israelis are also playing a long game in Yemen, destabilizing the region and bombing targets in Yemen, claiming they are Houthi targets. Increased repression halts humanitarian aid On Saturday, the Houthis also let…

Trump offers 2 million federal employees eight months pay to quit The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it is offering buyouts to almost all federal workers who opt to leave their jobs by next week — an unprecedented move to shrink the US government as fast as possible.

An iconic London cinema loved by Hollywood directors is being ‘bullied into closure’ over fears the billionaire landlord will redevelop the site. The Prince Charles Cinema in Leicester Square has said they have been ‘intimidated’ by landlord Zedwell LSQ in a row over their lease renewal. The cinema, which opened in 1962, claims the landlord wants an increase in rent above market rates in an attempt to shut the business and redevelop the property. This is despite the Prince Charles being one of the country’s best-loved cinemas, and attracts more than 250,000 each year. Film makers have praised the venue,…