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If you’re sick of all things Barbie, look away now. Greta Gerwig’s long-awaited movie hits British cinemas today, after a week of press screenings in which the vast majority of the audience was dressed head to toe in pink. If you are similarly inclined and planning a Barbie-themed celebration ahead of watching the film, we’ve crafted a delightful selection of cocktails inspired by her most iconic outfits. Don’t worry – there are other colours in there, too. From her original black and white ensemble to her bright birthday get-up, there’s something for every style. And for those off the booze, we’ve got you covered with some equally enchating mocktails. Pink and Fabulous Barbie Makes: 1 cocktail Step back into the ’80s when Barbie dazzled the world with her Pink and Fabulous outfit. This cocktail is an ode to that era, combining fruity flavours and a burst of pink goodness. Ingredients: 2 oz raspberry vodka 1 oz peach schnapps 2 oz cranberry juice 1 oz lime juice 1 oz simple syrup Pink cotton candy (for garnish) Method: 1. Fill a shaker with ice cubes. 2. Add raspberry vodka, peach schnapps, cranberry juice, lime juice, and simple syrup. 3. Shake well until chilled. 4. Strain into a chilled martini glass. 5. Garnish with a tuft of pink cotton candy for a touch of whimsy. 6. Serve and enjoy the fabulousness! Non-alcoholic option: Makes: 1 mocktail Ingredients: 2 oz pink lemonade 2 oz cranberry juice 1 oz lime juice 1 oz simple syrup Pink cotton candy (for garnish) Method: 1. Fill a shaker with ice cubes. 2. Add pink lemonade, cranberry juice, lime juice, and simple syrup. 3. Shake well until chilled. 4. Strain into a chilled mocktail glass. 5. Garnish with a tuft of pink cotton candy. 6. Sip and indulge in the pink fantasy! Note: Pink cotton candy can be found at specialty stores or online. Original Barbie Makes: 1 cocktail Pay homage to the timeless beauty and elegance of the Original Barbie with this classic cocktail. Embrace simplicity and sophistication just like Barbie did when she first graced the world. Ingredients: 1.5 oz gin 0.5 oz elderflower liqueur 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice 0.5 oz simple syrup Club soda Lemon twist (for garnish) Method: 1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes. 2. Add gin, elderflower liqueur, lemon juice, and simple syrup. 3. Shake well until chilled. 4. Strain into a highball glass filled with ice. 5. Top up with club soda. 6. Garnish with a lemon twist for a touch of elegance. Non-alcoholic option: Ingredients: 2 oz elderflower soda 1 oz fresh lemon juice 0.5 oz simple syrup Club soda Lemon twist (for garnish) Method: 1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes. 2. Add elderflower soda, lemon juice, and simple syrup. 3. Shake well until chilled. 4. Strain into a highball glass filled with ice. 5. Top up with club soda. 6. Garnish with a lemon twist. Happy Birthday Barbie Makes: 1 cocktail Let’s raise our glasses to Barbie’s special day with a celebratory cocktail. Inspired by her birthday outfit, this colourful and sweet drink will add a burst of joy to your Barbie movie premiere celebration. Ingredients: 1.5 oz coconut rum 1 oz blue curaçao liqueur 2 oz pineapple juice 1 oz cream of coconut Edible glitter or sprinkles (for rim) Colorful paper straw (for garnish) Method: 1. Rim a chilled cocktail glass with edible glitter or sprinkles for a festive touch. 2. Fill a shaker with ice cubes. 3. Add coconut rum, blue curaçao liqueur, pineapple juice, and cream of coconut. 4. Shake well until chilled and frothy. 5. Strain into the prepared cocktail glass filled with ice. 6. Garnish with a colorful paper straw for a playful vibe. Non-alcoholic option: Makes: 1 mocktail Ingredients: 2 oz blue raspberry lemonade 2 oz pineapple juice 1 oz cream of coconut Edible glitter or sprinkles (for rim) Colorful paper straw (for garnish) Method: 1. Rim a chilled mocktail glass with edible glitter or sprinkles. 2. Fill a shaker with ice cubes. 3. Add blue raspberry lemonade, pineapple juice, and cream of coconut. 4. Shake well until chilled and frothy. 5. Strain into the prepared mocktail glass filled with ice. 6. Garnish with a colorful paper straw. Day to Night Barbie Makes: 1 cocktail Channel the versatility and glamor of Day to Night Barbie with this sophisticated cocktail. Just like Barbie transitions from daytime elegance to nighttime allure, this drink evolves with a mesmerising colour change. Ingredients: 2 oz vodka 1 oz butterfly pea flower tea (steeped and cooled) 0.5 oz lavender syrup 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice Lemon twist or edible flower (for garnish) Method: 1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes. 2. Add vodka, butterfly pea flower tea, lavender syrup, and fresh lemon juice. 3. Shake well until chilled. 4. Strain into a chilled coupe or martini glass. 5. Garnish with a lemon twist or edible flower for an extra touch of elegance. 6. Watch the mesmerizing color change as you enjoy your drink. Non-alcoholic option: Makes: 1 mocktail Ingredients: 2 oz butterfly pea flower tea (steeped and cooled) 0.5 oz lavender syrup 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice Lemon twist or edible flower (for garnish) Method: 1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes. 2. Add butterfly pea flower tea, lavender syrup, and fresh lemon juice. 3. Shake well until chilled. 4. Strain into a chilled coupe or martini glass. 5. Garnish with a lemon twist or edible flower. Sparkling Pink Barbie Makes: 1 cocktail Raise the glam quotient with this effervescent and shimmering cocktail inspired by Sparkling Pink Barbie. Embrace the sparkle and sophistication of Barbie’s dazzling personality as you sip on this delightful drink. Ingredients: 2 oz pink gin 1 oz elderflower liqueur 0.5 oz fresh lime juice 2-3 dashes of edible pink glitter or shimmer dust Sparkling rosé wine Edible flower or fresh raspberry (for garnish) Method: 1. Fill a shaker with ice cubes. 2. Add pink gin, elderflower liqueur, and fresh lime juice. 3. Shake well until chilled. 4. Strain into a chilled champagne flute. 5. Add 2-3 dashes of edible pink glitter or shimmer dust to create a sparkling effect. 6. Top up with sparkling rosé wine. 7. Garnish with an edible flower or fresh raspberry for a touch of elegance. Non-alcoholic option: Makes: 1 mocktail Ingredients: 2 oz pink lemonade 1 oz elderflower soda 0.5 oz fresh lime juice 2-3 dashes of edible pink glitter or shimmer dust Sparkling water or club soda Edible flower or fresh raspberry (for garnish) Method: 1. Fill a shaker with ice cubes. 2. Add pink lemonade, elderflower soda, and fresh lime juice. 3. Shake well until chilled. 4. Strain into a chilled champagne flute. 5. Add 2-3 dashes of edible pink glitter or shimmer dust. 6. Top up with sparkling water or club soda. 7. Garnish with an edible flower or fresh raspberry. Earring Magic Barbie Makes: 1 cocktail Indulge in the enchanting allure of Earring Magic Barbie with this mysterious and delightful cocktail. Let the magical combination of flavours transport you to a realm of wonder and elegance. Ingredients: 1.5 oz black vodka 0.5 oz blue curaçao liqueur 1 oz blackberry liqueur 1 oz fresh lemon juice Blackberries or edible flowers (for garnish) Method: 1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes. 2. Add black vodka, blue curaçao liqueur, blackberry liqueur, and fresh lemon juice. 3. Shake well until chilled. 4. Strain into a chilled rocks glass filled with ice. 5. Garnish with blackberries or edible flowers for an elegant touch. Non-alcoholic option: Makes: 1 mocktail Ingredients: 2 oz blackberry lemonade 1 oz blueberry syrup 1 oz fresh lemon juice Blackberries or edible flowers (for garnish) Method: 1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes. 2. Add blackberry lemonade, blueberry syrup, and fresh lemon juice. 3. Shake well until chilled. 4. Strain into a chilled rocks glass filled with ice. 5. Garnish with blackberries or edible flowers. Totally Hair Barbie Makes: 1 cocktail Get ready to shake and stir with the vibrant and colourful Totally Hair Barbie cocktail. Inspired by Barbie’s bold and exuberant fashion, this drink is a burst of tropical flavors that will transport you to a sun-soaked paradise. Ingredients: 1.5 oz white rum 1 oz coconut rum 1 oz mango juice 1 oz orange juice 0.5 oz fresh lime juice 0.5 oz grenadine syrup Pineapple slice or cherry (for garnish) Method: 1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes. 2. Add white rum, coconut rum, mango juice, orange juice, fresh lime juice, and grenadine syrup. 3. Shake well until chilled. 4. Strain into a chilled hurricane glass filled with ice. 5. Garnish with a pineapple slice or cherry for a tropical touch. Non-alcoholic option: Makes: 1 mocktail Ingredients: 2 oz mango juice 2 oz orange juice 0.5 oz fresh lime juice 0.5 oz grenadine syrup Pineapple slice or cherry (for garnish) Method: 1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes. 2. Add mango juice, orange juice, fresh lime juice, and grenadine syrup. 3. Shake well until chilled. 4. Strain into a chilled hurricane glass filled with ice. 5. Garnish with a pineapple slice or cherry. Solo in the Spotlight Barbie Makes: 1 cocktail Raise a toast to Solo in the Spotlight Barbie with this show-stopping cocktail. Just like Barbie’s unforgettable performance, this drink is bold, dynamic, and sure to steal the spotlight at your Barbie movie premiere celebration. Ingredients: 1.5 oz bourbon 0.5 oz amaretto liqueur 0.5 oz simple syrup 2-3 dashes of aromatic bitters Lemon twist (for garnish) Method: 1. Fill a mixing glass with ice cubes. 2. Add bourbon, amaretto liqueur, simple syrup, and aromatic bitters. 3. Stir well until chilled and properly mixed. 4. Strain into a chilled Old Fashioned glass filled with ice. 5. Garnish with a lemon twist for a touch of sophistication. Non-alcoholic option: Makes: 1 mocktail Ingredients: 2 oz black tea (chilled) 1 oz almond milk 0.5 oz simple syrup 2-3 dashes of aromatic bitters Lemon twist (for garnish) Method: 1. Fill a mixing glass with ice cubes. 2. Add black tea, almond milk, simple syrup, and aromatic bitters. 3. Stir well until properly mixed. 4. Strain into a chilled Old Fashioned glass filled with ice. 5. Garnish with a lemon twist. Enchanted Evening Barbie Makes: 1 cocktail Embark on a romantic and enchanting journey with this sophisticated cocktail inspired by Enchanted Evening Barbie. This drink is the epitome of elegance, making it the perfect choice to celebrate the premiere of Barbie’s movie in the UK. Ingredients: 2 oz gin 1 oz violet liqueur 0.5 oz dry vermouth Edible flower or violet petal (for garnish) Method: 1. Fill a mixing glass with ice cubes. 2. Add gin, violet liqueur, and dry vermouth. 3. Stir well until properly chilled and mixed. 4. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. 5. Garnish with an edible flower or violet petal for a touch of romance. Non-alcoholic option: Makes: 1 mocktail Ingredients: 2 oz grape juice 1 oz violet syrup or lavender syrup 0.5 oz lemon juice Edible flower or violet petal (for garnish) Method: 1. Fill a mixing glass with ice cubes. 2. Add grape juice, violet syrup or lavender syrup, and lemon juice. 3. Stir well until properly mixed. 4. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. 5. Garnish with an edible flower or violet petal. 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Alabama executed a man on Friday for the 2001 beating death of a woman as the state resumed lethal injections after failed executions prompted the governor to order an internal review of procedures. James Barber, 64, was pronounced dead at 1:56 a.m. after receiving a lethal injection at a south Alabama prison. "Justice has been served. This morning, James Barber was put to death for the terrible crime he committed over two decades ago: the especially heinous, atrocious, and cruel murder of Dorothy Epps," Attorney General Steve Marshall said in a statement. Barber was convicted and sentenced to death for the 2001 beating death of Epps. Prosecutors said Barber, a handyman, confessed to killing the 75-year-old with a claw hammer and fleeing with her purse. Jurors voted 11-1 to recommend a death sentence, which a judge imposed. Before he was put to death, Barber told his family he loved them and apologized to Epps' family. "I want to tell the Epps' family I love them. I'm sorry for what happened," Barber said. "No words would fit how I feel." Barber said he wanted to tell the governor "and the people in this room that I forgive you for what you are about to do." It was the first execution carried out in Alabama this year after the state halted executions in November. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced a pause on executions to conduct an internal review of procedures. The move came after the state halted two lethal injections because of difficulties inserting IVs into the condemned men's veins. Attorneys for inmate Alan Miller said prison staff poked him with needles for more than an hour as they unsuccessfully tried to connect an IV line during Miller's aborted execution in September, at one point leaving him hanging vertically on a gurney. State officials called off the November execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith after they were unsuccessful in connecting the second of two required lines. Advocacy groups claimed a third execution, carried out after a delay because of IV problems, also was botched, a claim the state has disputed. Barber's execution came hours after Oklahoma executed Jemaine Cannon for stabbing a Tulsa woman to death with a butcher knife in 1995 after his escape from a prison work center. Alabama's governor announced in February that the state was resuming executions. Alabama Corrections Commissioner John Hamm said prison system had added to its pool of medical professionals, ordered new equipment and conducted additional rehearsals. The last-minute legal battle centered on Alabama's ability to obtain intravenous access in past executions. Barber's attorneys unsuccessfully asked the courts to block the execution, saying the state has a pattern of failing "to carry out a lethal injection execution in a constitutional manner." The state wrote in legal filings that it was using different IV team members. The state also changed the deadline to carry out the execution from midnight to 6 a.m. to give more time for preparations and to carry out last-minute appeals. Alabama Corrections Commissioner John Hamm said the two intravenous lines were connected to Barber with "three sticks in six minutes." The Supreme Court denied Barber's request for a stay without comment. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote a dissent from the decision that was joined by Justice Elena Kagan and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. She said the court was allowing "Alabama to experiment again with a human life." "The Eighth Amendment demands more than the State's word that this time will be different. The Court should not allow Alabama to test the efficacy of its internal review by using Barber as its 'guinea pig,'" Sotomayor wrote. The Alabama attorney general's office had urged the Supreme Court to let the execution proceed. The state wrote that the previous executions were called off because of a "confluence of events including health issues specific to the individual inmates and last-minute litigation brought by the inmates that dramatically shortened the window for ADOC officials to conduct the executions." In the hours leading up to the scheduled execution, Barber had 22 visitors and two phone calls and ate a final meal, a prison spokesperson said. After his last words, Barber spoke with a spiritual adviser who accompanied him into the death chamber. As the drugs were administered, Barber's eyes closed and his abdomen pulsed several times. His breathing slowed until it was no longer visible.

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Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou admits he is “not relaxed” by the uncertainty over the future of Harry Kane and wants the issue sorted as soon as possible. England captain Kane has emerged as a prime transfer target for Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich this summer. The 29-year-old is out of contract at the end of the season but, while Bayern continue to push to secure his services and have reportedly lodged two bids for the forward, Spurs’ stance remains the same, they have no intention of selling Kane. Tottenham’s record goalscorer has also been offered a new contract that is a significant increase on his current £200,000-a-week terms, the PA news agency understands, although reports claimKane will not sign a fresh deal this summer. Postecoglou, who was appointed as new Spurs boss ahead of the new campaign, conceded the situation is not a welcome one. He told reporters, via football.london: “Fair to say I am not relaxed about it! “It’s not something you go: ‘Ah, well, you know if it does or doesn’t happen!’ I mean it’s a very important part of this football club, not just the team, but the football club. “So, you’ve got to deal with it, and I think, for everyone concerned, we don’t want to be doing it for too long. I don’t think that is good for anyone. I don’t think it is good for Harry, I don’t think it is good for the club, because as laser focused as we want to be, you end up sort of repeating yourself along the way. “But the flip side of that is I don’t want to put a deadline on it, because that adds even more pressure. You want these things to happen for the right reasons. The reality of it is he’s still a contracted player at our football club, so that’s the way I see him. “It’s not like his contract is ending on the 12th [of August] and he’s got to make a decision, he’s got another year.” Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live

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