Classical review: BBC Prom 61 in Royal Albert Hall

PROM 61 Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Sakari Oramo, soprano Renee Fleming  Royal Albert Hall, London SW7  AS leader of the pack of Renee Fleming fanatics, I can happily claim her singing at Prom 61 last week was the highlight of this year’s Proms. Dressed in a pale mushroom coloured crinoline, her extraordinary voice was […]

Victoria season 2: Lord M CLASHES with Prince Albert in surprise return – WATCH HERE

Fans were disappointed when the former Prime Minister failed to make an appearance in episode one, but they will certainly be thrilled when he makes a surprise entrance at a grand ball.  In a first look from the second instalment, Queen Victoria (played by Jenna Coleman) can be seen with a look of shock on […]

Victoria season 2: Tom Hughes drops Prince Albert BOMBSHELL as Lord M return CONFIRMED

The 31-year-old Cheshire-born actor, who plays Prince Albert in the hit ITV period drama, opened up about his character at a screening of episode one this week. Speaking about his German accent in the series, Tom admitted to press including Express.co.uk: “I’ve never actually spoken to any German people about it!” Victoria creator Daisy Goodwin, […]

ALBERT EDWARDS: The same problems that caused the financial crisis are back

Real Vision Television The savings rates in the US and the UK are dropping, and economists are trying to figure out what that means.  When the US government released its annual revisions to economic growth last week, it made sharp downward revisions to the personal saving rate. Savings as a share of disposable income was 4.9% […]

EastEnders spoiler: Tragic DEATH leaves Albert Square devastated 'It's not right'

Wellard II was confirmed dead by Sonia Fowler (played by Natalie Cassidy) this evening. The Walford regular was visiting Dot Branning (June Brown) in hospital as she recovers from her fall when she revealed the tragic news. Dot is currently receiving care after tripping over her cat Dave, but couldn’t stand Sonia’s suggestion or the […]

Phil Collins announces NEW 2017 UK tour dates PLUS Royal Albert Hall postponed shows

Earlier this month the 66-year-old star had to cancel two of his concerts at the legendary London venue after falling and hurting his head. Collins, who is headlining British Summer Time in Hyde Park today, was seen back in the swing of things in Germany a week later though – performing in Cologne. Now the […]

11yo British boy has a higher IQ than Albert Einstein & Stephen Hawking

An 11-year-old British boy has scored higher on an IQ test than Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. Read more The ‘genius’ benchmark is set at 140, and Arnav Sharma, from Reading, passed the notoriously difficult Mensa test with a score of 162 – the maximum possible result one can receive on the paper. Sharma’s score […]

Microsoft’s Albert Penello on Xbox One’s “post-X” future

(video link) The existence of the $ 250 Xbox One S was key to letting Microsoft reach for “full 4K” power with the Xbox One X. At least that’s what Microsoft Marketing Manager Albert Penello said in an E3 interview with Ars Technica. “It was that nice, liberating point that we had by having Xbox One […]

EastEnders spoiler: Jeremy Corbyn confirms HUGE Albert Square plans after election

The Labour leader has been busy campaigning for the last 50 days in the run up to Theresa May’s snap election, and hasn’t had time to watch his beloved soap. To celebrate the end of the gruelling challenge, 68-year-old Corbyn has announced that he plans to binge-watch EastEnders. Corbyn said: “I like being out there […]