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The Spice Girls at 25: Here's the story from A to Z
Easy V doesn't come for free, but this guide to the Spice Girls' career will cost you nothing.
Paddy McGuinness to be new Question of Sport host
The Top Gear and Take Me Out star will replace the BBC show's long-standing presenter Sue Barker.
Let Britney pick her own lawyer says mother Lynne
Lynne Spears says the singer can "care for her person" and should have "counsel of her choosing".
Video 59 seconds
Atomic Kitten star on viral song Southgate You're The One
Natasha Hamilton belts out the updated version of hit song Whole Again for the BBC's Ben Brown.
Da Vinci bear drawing expected to fetch up to £12m
Head of a Bear is more than 500 years old and could set a new record for a da Vinci sketch.
Shielder to sell festival tickets over safety fear
Sammie Read decides not to attend following the announcement anti-Covid restrictions are easing.
Robert Downey Jr pays tribute to film-maker father
Robert Downey Sr was "a true maverick" in the movie world, his Iron Man star son says.
Paddy McGuinness to be new Question of Sport host
The Top Gear and Take Me Out star will replace the BBC show's long-standing presenter Sue Barker.
Let Britney pick her own lawyer says mother Lynne
Lynne Spears says the singer can "care for her person" and should have "counsel of her choosing".
Video 59 seconds
Atomic Kitten star on viral song Southgate You're The One
Natasha Hamilton belts out the updated version of hit song Whole Again for the BBC's Ben Brown.
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Theatres warn of more Covid-related cancellations
Copyright: PA MediaImage caption: Hairspray, starring Michael Ball, has been forced to cancel performances for 10 days Theatres have called for the new rules about self-isolation to be brought forward from 16 August to 19 July, when shows are expected to be allowed to play to full houses indoors again.
This week, two shows - the musical Hairspray at the London Coliseum and a play called Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner at London's Royal Court - have had to cancel performances because crew members tested positive, meaning all close contacts must isolate for 10 days.
The West End revival of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat also faced delays in June.
A statement from the Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre says: "Without an alternative to automatic self-isolation for casts and crew that come into contact with a positive case, more theatre and shows will be forced to close in England just as they are allowed to open in full.
"Given the strictly controlled working environment under which theatres are already operating, we need a testing regime to replace the current system as soon as possible and certainly no later than 19 July."
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