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Seven things we spotted in first trailer for the film sequel starring Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix. Source link

The cost of applying for a new passport, as well as renewing one, goes up from midnight on Thursday. Source link

Gail Porter says she is “gutted” that she cannot afford to fund a Fringe run in her home city. Source link

A two-storey houseboat – complete with a white picket fence – was towed through San Francisco Bay after the owners were asked to leave Redwood City marina. The floating home took the precarious journey across the bay to San Rafael. According to local news outlets, Redwood City council told people living in houseboats in the marina to leave because the boats were blocking public access to a state waterway. As part of an ongoing legal battle, the council offered compensation for the move. Source link

Post Office inquiry live updates: Lord Arbuthnot giving evidence – BBC News BreakingBreaking newsClose breaking news SummaryThe Post Office inquiry is hearing from Lord Arbuthnot, a leading supporter of the campaign for justice for hundreds of wrongly convicted sub-postmastersHe was the MP for one of the accused, and is now a member of the Horizon Compensation Advisory BoardSir Anthony Hooper, a former Court of Appeal judge and chairman of the Post Office’s mediation scheme, will also give evidenceBetween 1999 and 2015, more than 900 sub-postmasters were prosecuted due to the faulty Horizon systemAlan Bates – who led the campaign to…

In a statement, the European Broadcasting Union, which organises Eurovision, acknowledged “the depth of feeling and the strong opinions that this year’s Eurovision song contest – set against the backdrop of a terrible war in the Middle East – has provoked”. Source link

The US president says Israel should allow full access for aid to reach Gaza for six to eight weeks. Source link

The actor is a patron of Birmingham’s Old Rep where he made his theatrical debut. Source link

The employee of the Munich gallery said he hoped the stunt would help achieve his breakthrough. Source link

The UK’s biggest supermarket chain made annual pre-tax profits of nearly £2.3bn up from £882m. Source link