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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsThe immersive jukebox show Priscilla The Party! will be ending more than four months earlier than expected, with organisers citing financial difficulties as its reason for closure.Staged at the new central London venue Here at Outernet, the show is an immersive reimagining of the hit Australia-set musical, Priscilla: Queen of the Desert.Though it launched to warm reviews in March, Priscilla The Party! will play its final show on 26 May.In a statement released on Monday…

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailWorkers across large parts of the UK would be £200 a week better off if wages had grown at levels seen before the 2008 global financial crisis, new analysis suggests.The Trades Union Congress (TUC) said millions of workers are in the midst of the longest pay squeeze in more than 200 years – the most sustained period of wage stagnation since the Napolenic times.TUC analysis of official statistics said that real terms average pay was lower in real terms in…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USA bison in Yellowstone National Park did not take kindly to a tourist kicking it in the leg, according to park officials.Park rangers responded to a call about a man allegedly harassing a bison herd and kicking one of the animals on 21 April. The incident occurred about seven miles (11 km) inside the park’s west entrance.Clarence Yoder, 40, was stopped in a vehicle in West Yellowstone, Montana, according to the National Parks Service.“Rangers responded to…

Tuchel seeks ‘solutions’ for ‘very dangerous’ BellinghamBayern Munich host Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final as two of Europe’s greatest clubs meet for a place in the Wembley final. But at the centre of the action is a battle between two of England’s biggest stars, as Harry Kane takes on his England international team-mate Jude Bellingham at the Allianz Arena. Kane helped Bayern Munich knock out Arsenal in the quarter-finals, while Bellingham kept his cool as Real Madrid stunned holders Manchester City following a dramatic penalty shoot-out. It leaves both of these teams as the…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsThe 2024 Tony Awards nominations have been announced, with Daniel Radcliffe, Jeremy Strong and Rachel McAdams among the nominees.On Tuesday (30 April), Tony winners Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Take Me Out) and Renée Elise Goldsberry (Hamilton) announced the list of nominations. Hell’s Kitchen, a musical inspired by Alicia Keys’s childhood in New York City, and Stereophonic, a show about a rock band on the cusp of stardom starring The Wilds breakout Sarah Pidgeon, lead the nominations…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsMcDonald’s has posted weaker-than-expected Q1 results as it is hit by a boycott over its perceived support for Israel.The fast-food giants said higher US sales in the first quarter helped it overcome weakness in the Middle East and other markets where consumers have been boycotting the brand.The Chicago burger company said its same-store sales – or sales at stores open at least a year – rose 1.9% worldwide in the January-March period.That was below Wall…

Trump complains about temperature of courthouse: ‘An ice box’Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailDonald Trump’s hush money trial is back underway with further testimony from Gary Farro, the banker for former Trump fixer Michael Cohen who took the stand at the end of last week.Cohen was instrumental in making a $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels to cover up an alleged affair with Mr Trump. The court also heard on Friday from the former president’s long-time executive assistant, Rhona Graff.Judge Juan Merchan began by…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter It could be a busy summer at Manchester United as the club are prepared to listen to offers for nearly all their squad in the transfer market.While Erik ten Hag’s future is also under scrutiny, the new backroom team pieced together under the Ineos and Sir Jim Ratcliffe ownership are ready to make big changes after taking control of all footballing operations.Newly appointed technical director Jason Wilcox is set to be responsible for assessing the first-team squad,…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsThe Royal Opera House has announced a major name change to Royal Ballet and Opera, and its ambitious programme for the 2024/25 season.On Tuesday (30 April) the company, under its new and combined organisational name, announced eight new ballet productions, a world premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s opera Festen and a European premiere of Wayne McGregor’s MaddAddam.While the Royal Opera and Ballet have long operated in the same building, the organisation said today that it is…

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