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BBC’s “masterpiece” spy thriller confirms exciting new British cast additions in major update

BBC’s “masterpiece” spy thriller confirms exciting new British cast additions in major update

Upcoming BBC spy thriller Legacy of Spies has announced a spate of big new castings. The series is based on author John Le Carré’s “espionage masterpiece” The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, and has previously confirmed names including Matthew Macfadyen as iconic spymaster George Smiley. Among those revealed to be joining are The Night Manager’s Hugh Laurie as Control, the “fiendish” head of The Circus and Smiley’s “politically shrewd” and “morally fickle” boss, confirming reports that the actor had been cast. Also on board are The Brutalist’s Joe Alwyn as “charismatic Circus veteran and roguish scalp hunter” Jim Prideaux, who ruffles some feathers with his off-the-books detours, while We Are Lady Parts’ Anjana Vasan is Connie Sachs, the “brilliantly sharp chief Moscow-gazer and queen of Research” at The Circus. BBC Related: Best streaming services Ghosts’ Charlotte Ritchie has been cast as Smiley’s wife Ann, described as “quick-witted and emotionally complex”, and Andor’s Lee Ross plays Inspector Oliver Mendel, an ex-cop with “instincts and unswerving integrity” who is a close friend of Smiley. The …

Brad Pitt Wore One of 2026’s Most Exciting Watches to the French Open

Brad Pitt Wore One of 2026’s Most Exciting Watches to the French Open

The new platinum Overseas follows a similar logic. The salmon dial/platinum combination has become increasingly fetishized in collector circles over the last decade, partly because it tends to appear on limited-production or high-complication watches from brands like Patek Philippe and A. Lange & Söhne. There’s something quietly confident about it—a colorway that signals taste primarily to people already paying attention. It’s the sort of detail that means almost nothing to casual observers and almost everything to the right niche of collectors. But the real attraction here is probably mechanical. Pitt’s is the first fully platinum Overseas model in the current collection and introduces Vacheron’s new ultra-thin caliber 2550, a movement developed over several years that measures just 2.4mm thick. The overall case comes in at only 7.35mm, making it the thinnest Overseas the brand has produced so far. In practical terms, it gives the collection a noticeably dressier, more elegant profile than its sportier predecessors. The watch plays into one of the biggest watch trends of 2026: brands are increasingly putting stock into making the …

Roland-Garros 2026 Is a Hot Mess—and the Most Exciting Men’s Tournament in Years

Roland-Garros 2026 Is a Hot Mess—and the Most Exciting Men’s Tournament in Years

More than one tennis pundit has called the 2026 French Open a “chaotic Slam,” and for good reason: even the boldest of gamblers wouldn’t have bet on the men’s singles field at this year’s Roland-Garros shaking out as it has. It has been scrappy and hot (Paris experienced an extended heat wave during the tournament’s first week), rife with an unusually high number of long, topsy-turvy matches and out-of-the-blue upsets. Perhaps most surprising of all is that no familiar favorites are left on the board. Across 2024 and 2025, current superstars Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz swept the sport’s majors, splitting the Australian Open, Roland-Garros, Wimbledon, and US Open titles at four apiece. Prior to that in 2023, Novak Djokovic was supreme. And even at the tail end of his career, the clay-court great Rafael Nadal snuck in a final two Grand Slams in 2022 before retiring two years later. Beyond those four names, no other man has won a major title in nearly five years—not since Daniil Medvedev clinched the 2021 US Open. Medvedev …

Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin celebrate exciting baby news

Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin celebrate exciting baby news

Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin are preparing to become grandparents once again after their daughter, Ireland Baldwin, announced she is expecting her second child. The 30-year-old shared the joyful news with boyfriend RAC, whose real name is André Allen Anjos, in a sweet joint Instagram post on Saturday. The heartwarming video offered fans a glimpse into the couple’s growing family as they prepared for life with a new baby. In one touching moment, a tiny baby onesie was placed beside toddler pyjamas, while another clip showed a baby bottle replacing a bottle of wine in a playful nod to their new chapter. © InstagramThe montage ended with Ireland holding a strip of sonogram images The montage ended with Ireland holding a strip of sonogram images in the doorway of their dining room before the couple simply captioned the post with a single red heart emoji. The exciting announcement means little Holland, who was born in May 2023, is about to become a big sister. Ireland has often spoken candidly about motherhood since welcoming her first …

GTA 6 boss doesn’t reveal price – but does make one exciting promise

GTA 6 boss doesn’t reveal price – but does make one exciting promise

Strauss Zelnick, the CEO of Take-Two Interactive, has made one exciting promise in a new interview about GTA 6. He didn’t reveal the price, though, despite everyone hoping that he would. This news comes as fans get increasingly twitchy in the pursuit of new information on Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto 6. Over the past week and a bit, prognosticators have become utterly convinced that GTA-6 pre-orders are imminent, but there’s still no sign of that actually happening in reality. Other rumours circulating around GTA 6 include the theory that user-generated content production will be a big deal in the game, with the game having the potential to “produce millionaires” in real-life. But, once again, that hasn’t been officially confirmed at the time of writing. So, what has Strauss Zelnick said in this new interview with Variety? Well, the exciting promise we referred to at the top is that he finally gave us a rough timeline on when to expect new, official information about the game to come out. Zelnick told Variety to expect marketing for …

Marvel star shares exciting update on “moving” Wandavision follow-up

Marvel star shares exciting update on “moving” Wandavision follow-up

Just days after the release date was confirmed for WandaVision and Agatha All Along sequel series, VisionQuest, star Paul Bettany has given an exciting update, teasing what fans can expect. Bettany, who has been part of the MCU since its very beginning, voicing JARVIS in Iron Man, and has been playing Vision since 2015’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, was speaking with Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, when he said that the series has been in the editing stage “for a long while now”. He said: “I keep seeing cuts of it that just are getting better and better, and then, as all the effects get placed in — it’s funny, it’s moving and it’s super exciting. [Showrunner Terry Matalas] did a grand job.” “It manages to feel very much like it’s somehow a part of that world, an end to a trilogy of sorts, whilst also being very much its own thing, and it is just really good,” Bettany added. “I’m really proud of it.” Paul Bettany and Elizabeth Olsen star in …

The emerging cancer treatment that’s exciting scientists: ‘We’ve just scratched the surface on what’s possible’ | Cancer

The emerging cancer treatment that’s exciting scientists: ‘We’ve just scratched the surface on what’s possible’ | Cancer

“Game-changer.” That’s how Prof Misty Jenkins, an immunologist at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, describes CAR T-cell therapy, an emerging but still costly cancer treatment that supercharges the body’s immune system to fight disease. Late last month, Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill put the treatment in the spotlight, revealing his stage three cancer was in remission after undergoing CAR T-cell therapy as part of a clinical trial in Sydney. He stopped short of describing his remission as a miracle – the success, he said, was “science at its best”. The history of CAR (for “chimeric antigen receptor”) T-cell therapy is one of small discoveries accumulating over decades, leading to major advances in patient care. Pioneered in the 1990s, the therapy has exploded in the past decade. Four CAR T-cell therapies have been approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration for use in Australia since 2018. All are for blood cancers. The success of those therapies is increasing enthusiasm among researchers and clinicians that CAR T-cell therapies will soon become a major weapon …

The 19 Most Exciting Cars at the Beijing Auto Show 2026

The 19 Most Exciting Cars at the Beijing Auto Show 2026

While major motor shows in Europe and the United States are being forced to downsize or change their format, those in China continue to expand. With 1,451 vehicles on display, including 181 world premieres, the 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition 2026 (also known as Auto China 2026) has become the largest auto show in history—and that’s in terms of both exhibition space and the number of vehicles on display. This fact itself reflects a shift in the center of gravity of the automotive industry, but that’s not all. A much larger structural transformation is actually taking place in China today. Previously, the focus was on low-priced electric vehicle models, but now price is no longer the primary point of competition. At the show, not only were there many high-end EVs and large SUVs from Chinese manufacturers equipped with advanced driver-assistance technologies and AI functions, but these technologies are also rapidly spreading to the lower price range. Chinese manufacturers’ cars offer many technologically impressive features. Lidar sensors, which use lasers for advanced driver assistance, are now …

Princess Anne’s exciting F1 engagement and more royal news

Princess Anne’s exciting F1 engagement and more royal news

Last night, the Duchess of Edinburgh was at One Marylebone in London for a Orbis eye care charity event. It was the company’s fourth annual Visionaries reception, and the royal was there partaking in a live demonstration of the charity’s virtual reality training technology, developed in partnership with Fundamental XR. The experience demonstrated how simulation allows eye care professionals to practise sight-saving surgery. Previously, Sophie has travelled to Ethiopia, Bangladesh, and India to see the charities work in her role as Global Ambassador for the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness. The Duchess said: “I have seen people dancing and praising God and in tears over a simple operation that will change their lives. I’ve travelled the world with Orbis and seen what they do on board the Flying Eye Hospital, but also the trainings they do virtually and in hospitals as well. It’s a wonderful trickle effect.” Duchess Sophie speaking at the event Sophie is a huge advocate of eye health Source link

BBC’s returning murder-mystery series gets new cast announced with exciting new-season first look

BBC’s returning murder-mystery series gets new cast announced with exciting new-season first look

Lesley Manville returns as book editor and amateur sleuth Susan Ryeland in BBC’s Marble Hall Murders, the TV adaptation of the third and final chapter in Anthony Horowitz’s best-selling book series. The series, set to premiere at a later date on BBC One and iPlayer, follows Susan as she takes on a big job. Called to edit a new Atticus Pünd novel, this time written by a troubled, young author, the protagonist finds herself the suspect in a new murder case. In the world of the book, detective Atticus Pünd (Tim McMullan) becomes embroiled in the killing of Lady Margaret Chalfont (Patricia Hodge) as he visits the island of Corfu. There, Pünd investigates Lady Margaret’s family with the assistance of a Greek detective, Achilles Vassilikos (Zubin Varla). BBC BBC As usual, the book and real-life murders are set to intertwine, with the synopsis teasing: “Pünd’s Last Case is a story set in 1955, in an exotic villa in Corfu – but the identity of a real killer is hidden in the text, and once again …