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Like all sentient beings, you won’t have escaped the hype around the new Barbie film. The ads for the picture are fun and frivolous.
But I must say this two-second long clip featuring a Coronation Street legend tickled me more than any of the real marketing. Enjoy!
In today’s newsletter we’ll be discussing why Andy Burnham has joined forces with other mayors to threaten rail companies with legal action.
And we’ll be delving into the murky world of drug dealing on Bury New Road and the potentially life-threatening drug that has become ‘part and parcel’ of the area. Let’s begin.
Closing railway station ticket offices will ‘erode what remains of public trust in travelling by train’ and hasten Britain towards ‘a faceless, soulless society’.
That’s according to Andy Burnham, who has joined forces with other Northern mayors to launch a legal action over the widespread closures planned by rail operators. They say a 21-day period of public consultation is 'inappropriate for changes of this scale' and closures would greatly impact the disabled and older people.
"For the good of the country, it's a campaign we must win,” the Greater Manchester mayor says, in an op-ed for the Manchester Evening News.
He says the action by TransPennine Express, Northern Trains Ltd, LNER, EMR, Thameslink, Greater Anglia and Avanti West Coast is being supported by the Government which is ‘standing behind them and handing over the axe’.
The Rail Delivery Group announced plans affecting some 1,007 ticket
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plopped a boxing ring in the middle of the orchestra nearly 10 years ago.But Huey Lewis did not sing “Power of Car,” he sang “Power of Love.” And heart is completely absent from director John Rando’s shiny and serviceable staging of the beloved 1985 science-fiction movie.Coursing emotion, teen angst and can-do scrappiness are what set director Robert Zemeckis’ original film apart from other entries in the time-travel genre. “Back To The Future” wasn’t HG Wells or “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.” And it’s hardly remembered as a flashy spectacle, either.
Back To The Future: The Musical made me very nostalgic for that great time-traveling ’80s movie, but Peggy Sue Got Married isn’t available on any of my streaming services.
So much for going easy on the royal family.
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Neighbours fans are growing impatient after a new teaser trailer revealed a wedding twist as the Australian soap returns to our screens next month.
Wandering through Manchester city centre, the same faces follow you around.
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A controversial three-week public consultation on plans to close nearly all railway station ticket offices in England has been extended, it was confirmed today. The Rail Delivery Group said train operators were extending the time available to respond to the plans by an extra five and a half weeks until September 1.
are so diverse that a new version of the short haircut seems to appear every week, and the summer of 2023 has especially seen a bob renaissance. And after trying the and , we've now taken a shine to the volume and ease of the Italian bob. We're not alone: Videos about the new hairstyle trend have .The Italian bob ends at about chin level and gently flatters the face because, unlike other bob hairstyles, it doesn't have an angular front part—only heavy, defined ends.
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Khloe Kardashian and Kim Kardashian's daughters are proud of their famous aunties. Over the weekend, Khloe shared a series of photos of her 5-year-old daughter, True Thompson, wearing a «Kim Kardashian» shirt with photos of the SKIMs founder, and Kim's daughter, Chicago West, wearing a «Khloe» shirt with photos of the Good American founder. «They think this T-shirt thing is funny,» Khloe captioned the photos of the sweet cousins. A post shared by Khloé Kardashian (@khloekardashian)Khloe shares True and her almost 1-year-old son, Tatum, with her ex, Tristan Thompson.
A group of mayors including Andy Burnham have now initiated legal action against train operating companies over controversial plans to close railway station ticket offices. The news was confirmed as a rail union claimed more than 100,000 people across the country have officially responded to the proposals.
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Today the fight to save our ticket offices hits full speed.
Andy Burnham and other regional mayors in the north are set to take legal action over the widespread closure of railway station ticket offices, it can be revealed tonight.
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The netherworld has arrived in Hollywood!