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He’s being touted as the next 007, but who is Aaron Taylor-Johnson – and does he have the action and acting skills to be the next James Bond? Image: Pic: AP First off, who is he? The 33-year-old British star was born Aaron Perry Johnson in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, in 1990.Excelling at drama, dance and singing, he was a successful child actor – with his first professional stage appearance aged just six in a London production of Macbeth.As a teenager he appeared in movies including Shanghai Knights in which he played a young Charlie Chaplin, and The Illusionist, where he…

The takeover of the Telegraph has been referred for further regulatory scrutiny as the communications watchdog said the purchase, by an Abu Dhabi-backed investment fund, may “operate against the public interest”. Competition and communications regulators, the Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) and Ofcom, have been directed by Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer to enter the next stage of their investigation into the purchase of the Daily and Sunday Telegraph newspapers and the Spectator magazine. Money blog: Washing powder ‘shrinkflation’ exposed by shopperAccording to Ms Frazer, Ofcom’s initial findings are that the acquisition of the media brands by a 75% Abu Dhabi-backed…

Katie Price has said she missed a court hearing where she was declared bankrupt for the second time because she was “dealing with serious stuff”.The former glamour model and TV personality owes nearly £762,000 to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), which issued a bankruptcy petition last October. The debt comes from her tax self-assessments from the years 2020-2021 and 2021-22, and includes income tax, VAT, surcharges and interest, a judge said.Price, 45, failed to appear at the Insolvency and Companies Court on Monday.The London hearing was told she did respond to HMRC over the debt, and she was declared bankrupt…

JD Sports has come under fire after posting an “irresponsible” advert showing motorcyclists wearing trainers.The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said it had received 41 complaints about the social media adverts promoting Nike Air Max 95s in which bikers are seen performing stunts such as wheelies. The footage carried the disclaimer “stunts performed by professionals – do not try at home”, but still gained criticism from the public.”What level of riding protection do your trainers offer, seen as your promotional angle is biker wear,” one person wrote in the comments on Instagram.While another added: “Wow @jdsports making bikers look like hooligans.…

Ariana Grande and estate agent Dalton Gomez have officially divorced after nearly three years of marriage.The Thank U, Next singer, 30, filed for divorce from 28-year-old Mr Gomez six months ago, according to court papers. She cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for their split.The divorce was officially signed off by a Los Angeles court on Tuesday and will see Grande make a one-off payment of $1.25m (£980,000) to Mr Gomez and half of the profits from the sale of their LA home.The Grammy-winning pop star will also pay up to $25,000 (£19,000) towards his legal fees. The pair began…

This is a story about Spanish thieves, Italian farmers and British voters, and if that sounds like a set-up to a bad joke, that’s because in many ways it is.Sky News analysis of official data shows that of all the items we put in our shopping baskets, none has gone up in price anywhere near as much as olive oil in the past three years. Not sugar, which is 70% more expensive now than in January 2021. Not baked beans, 60.6%, and hard cheese if you were thinking about hard cheese (44.7%).Our spending calculator reveals the average price of a…

Oprah Winfrey says she “starved herself” for months before wheeling out a “wagon of animal fat” to represent all the weight she’d lost on an episode of her talk show back in 1988, all in a bid to combat the “shame” she felt around her weight.The 70-year-old star – who has been ranked among the most influential women in the world – described the criticism she had received over her weight during her career, saying that for more than two decades “making fun of my weight was a national sport”. he spoke emotionally about the myths surrounding obesity and the…

Majestic Wine is in advanced talks to buy Vagabond Wines, the London-based chain that filed notice of its intention to appoint administrators earlier this month.Sky News has learnt that Majestic, which is owned by Fortress Investment Group, could strike a deal to buy Vagabond within days. The deal would add roughly a dozen wine bars to Majestic’s portfolio, as well as an urban winery located at Battersea Power Station.Vagabond was launched in Fulham, southwest London, by Stephen Finch in 2010.Money latest: Washing powder ‘shrinkflation’ exposed by shopper Its bars allow oenophiles to order more than 100 wines by the glass…

Intermittent fasting may radically increase the risk of death due to cardiovascular disease, according to a new study.The study by researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine in China looked at intermittent fasting, a popular diet pattern that limits eating to a specific number of hours each day, which may range from a 4- to 12-hour time window in 24 hours. Past research has suggested such eating patterns can help people lose weight and lower their blood pressure, but this study found people who followed a pattern of eating all their food across less than eight hours per…

Stricter guidelines for the classification of 12A or 12 rated films are to be introduced, amid concerns about the levels of sex or nudity in some movies.The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) also said a higher rating may be required for bad language with sexual or misogynistic connotations. However, the organisation said it would take a “less restrictive” approach to depictions of cannabis use in the future – while maintaining its current standards on other drugs.It comes after research carried out by the BBFC found people were concerned by the “level of sexual detail, nudity and the duration of…