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Eurovision’s Asia experiment gets under way in flamboyant Bangkok

Organisers hope extravagant attempt to transplant song contest will be a success Thailand is about to get a glitz-infused injection of pop culture, with crews starting construction of a large stage in Bangkok as part of an extravagant attempt to transplant Eurovision to Asia. Organisers have promised the world’s longest-running music competition will launch “a new chapter in Asia” next weekend, when 11 contestants from across the region will sing and dance for votes. Continue reading...

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Russell Brand suspected to have attacked at least 10 other women

Met police chief says ‘many more’ victims could come forward, as actor and comedian awaits sentencing Police are bracing themselves for more victims of Russell Brand to come forward, with at least 10 more women suspected of having been attacked by the disgraced star. Brand, 51, will be sentenced on Monday to what is expected to be a lengthy jail sentence for rape and sexual assaults after he abused his fame to become a “predator” targeting women, and got away with it for years. Continue reading...

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