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Cher 'starting over' on biopic because it 'wasn't working out'
Cher 'starting over' on biopic because it 'wasn't working out'
Cher is 'starting again' on a movie based on her life because the original production 'wasn't working out'
2023-08-28 17:00
Spare Your Eyes: How to Enable Dark Mode on Your iPhone and iPad
Spare Your Eyes: How to Enable Dark Mode on Your iPhone and iPad
Staring at a bright screen in a dark room is terrible for your eyes, so
2023-06-19 18:00
Kenya to Regulate Carbon Trade as Nations Seek More Benefits
Kenya to Regulate Carbon Trade as Nations Seek More Benefits
Kenya is taking steps to regulate the trade in carbon credits from projects in the country, in a
2023-05-19 18:04
Tourists slam wax museum for dodgy celebrity figures
Tourists slam wax museum for dodgy celebrity figures
Tourists have slammed a wax museum with dodgy Cristiano Ronaldo and Elton John models among those on display. The questionable lookalikes also include Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, and Mark Zuckerberg. Visitors to the Sopot Wax Museum tourist attraction have been left “disappointed” or in hysterics. Portuguese ace Ronaldo is still in a Real Madrid kit despite leaving the Spanish giants five years ago. He has played for Juventus and Man United since and is currently with All Nassr. Elton looks nothing like the retired Rocketman. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie – who divorced seven years ago – are also in the exhibition. Gangnam Style singer PSY makes an appearance – 11 years on from his one-hit-wonder. And Chiquinho Boca Grande – who entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 2010 for his 17cm mouth – also has his own statue. Other waxworks look a world away from their supposed famous faces. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg donned a curlier-looking hairstyle. Lord of the Rings character Gandalf bears little resemblance to actor Ian McKellen. Other wax works at the Sopot Wax Museum in the town of Sopot, near Gdańsk, Poland include Michael Jackson and Jennifer Lopez. Rihanna and Lady Gaga also feature. Brit Phil, who visited last month said: “Having read other reviews about the museum, we didn't know what to expect but decided to visit as we had nothing else to do. “If this is supposed to be Sopot's answer to Madame Tussauds museum, that is stretching the truth too far. “It was more like ‘The Hammer House Of Horrors’.” One tourist said: “Very poor and disappointing exhibition. “The place is very small with only a few images that mostly do not look like themselves.” Another tourist said: “Kids will enjoy it but if you’ve been to a wax museum before like the one in London you won’t be impressed.” Livid Maria said: “I read the reviews before I went here so I was prepared for the worst, that was why we went here as well. “It was not the figures that disappointed me it was the fact that all. “These figures of Einstein, trump and famous persons were not there. “I don’t know if it was because they were renovating but that was very disappointing because we looked so much forward to it. “We only paid 15 zloty for students so that was not too bad. “It was 20 zloty for adults. “Would not recommend.” Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-10-01 16:25
Chinese ghost town of mansions reclaimed by farmers
Chinese ghost town of mansions reclaimed by farmers
Cattle wander between the concrete shells of half-finished mansions in northeastern China, some of the only occupants of a luxury complex whose crumbling verandas and overgrown arches are stark symbols of a...
2023-07-20 12:47
Collateralized Loan Obligations Deliver Worst Returns in Years
Collateralized Loan Obligations Deliver Worst Returns in Years
The $1.3 trillion market for reselling leveraged loans is facing its lowest profitability in years, potentially making it
2023-05-18 00:59
New video of ‘dead’ Russian Black Sea fleet commander raises doubts over Ukraine’s claim
New video of ‘dead’ Russian Black Sea fleet commander raises doubts over Ukraine’s claim
A top Russian naval officer who Ukraine claimed was killed in a missile strike has been seen in a new video released by Russia, sparking confusion among the war-hit country’s officials. Ukraine’s special forces on Monday had claimed Russian admiral Viktor Sokolov and 33 other officers were killed in a missile strike carried out on the Black Sea Fleet’s headquarters in Sevastopol in Crimea. The video released by Russia’s defence ministry on Tuesday, however, showed Black Sea Fleet commander Sokolov appearing on a video conference call with Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu. It remains unclear when the video was recorded. While it is not clear how Ukraine counted casualties in the Sevastopol operation, Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to Ukraine’s minister of internal affairs, had earlier posted the admiral’s name and photo on social media. Ukraine now says it is working to “clarify” earlier reports. Russia has not issued any direct rebuttal of Ukraine’s claims, which is consistent with its stance of maintaining silence on significant battlefield losses. “As is known, 34 officers were killed as a result of a missile attack on the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation. Available sources claim that among the dead was the commander of the Russian Army. Many still have not been identified due to the disparity of body fragments,” Ukraine’s special forces said on their official Telegram channel. “Since the Russians were urgently forced to publish an answer with an apparently alive Sokolov, our units are clarifying the information,” it said. The video from Tuesday showed defence minister Shoigu talking about a drill he claimed Russia’s Pacific fleet had completed a day earlier, as several top officers appeared on a big screen in the room. Admiral Sokolov is also seen in a video screen but in a different location, with only a flag seen in the backdrop behind him. He is also not heard speaking in the video. While this appears to be a signal from Moscow that the admiral is still alive, Russia has not released any details to prove when the video conference took place. In its earlier update on the Sevastopol strike, Ukraine’s special forces said the air force fired 12 missiles on the Black Sea Fleet headquarters as it targeted areas where personnel, military equipment and weapons were concentrated. Two anti-aircraft missile systems and four Russian artillery units were hit, special forces said. It was a rare direct claim of responsibility from Ukraine for an attack on either Russian soil or a target in Crimea, which Russia has occupied since its illegal annexation in 2014. Moscow-installed authorities in Sevastopol are reported to be taking extra defensive measures in the face of Ukraine’s increased attacks on Crimea in recent days. Sevastopol is a critical region providing a platform from which Russia has launched many of its air attacks on Ukraine in the 19-month-long war. Read More Russia remains silent as Ukraine claims Black Sea Fleet commander among 34 officers killed Putin’s Black Sea fleet commander ‘killed in navy attack’ as Ukraine breakthrough triggers ‘panic’ Russia’s Lavrov rubbishes Ukraine peace plan and warns conflict will be resolved on battlefield Ukraine-Russia war – live: Putin planning new ‘assault units’ despite Moscow’s ‘mobilisation issues’
2023-09-27 14:36
Olympics-IOC eager to double award 2030-2034 Winter Games due to climate change threat
Olympics-IOC eager to double award 2030-2034 Winter Games due to climate change threat
By Sudipto Ganguly MUMBAI The International Olympic Committee executive board on Friday approved a proposal to pursue a
2023-10-13 19:35
Manchester City signs Croatia center-back Joško Gvardiol from Leipzig
Manchester City signs Croatia center-back Joško Gvardiol from Leipzig
Manchester City has signed Croatia center-back Joško Gvardiol from Leipzig for 90 million euros ($99.2 million)
2023-08-05 17:00
Sam Fender's brother Liam quips they'd 'make the Gallagher brothers look like f***ing Jedward' in a band together
Sam Fender's brother Liam quips they'd 'make the Gallagher brothers look like f***ing Jedward' in a band together
Liam Fender says he and his younger brother wouldn't be able to be in a band together because their disagreements would be worse than Noel and Liam Gallagher.
2023-08-22 17:00
Suede replace pair of O2 Academy Brixton gigs with three intimate gigs
Suede replace pair of O2 Academy Brixton gigs with three intimate gigs
Suede will now play three consecutive concerts at the 1,500-capacity Electric Brixton.
2023-07-04 18:30
Inside a Barbenheimer rave: 'It's like a high school dance in there'
Inside a Barbenheimer rave: 'It's like a high school dance in there'
On Saturday night inside a warehouse in Bushwick over the thumping bass of house music,
2023-07-28 18:00