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Fortune Ileleji explores human relationships in new book
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Fortune Ileleji explores human relationships in new book

Artist and author, Fortune Ileleji, has released a new book titled, ‘The Law of Cohesion’, which examines how the relationships between different elements shape individuals, organisations and society. Ileleji said the book was inspired by questions about why talented people struggle, relationships fail and hardworking individuals sometimes find it difficult to achieve their goals.

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Swoon! London City Ballet are positively glowing in a night of dreams – and ghosts from dance history
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Swoon! London City Ballet are positively glowing in a night of dreams – and ghosts from dance history

Sadler’s Wells, London Alina Cojocaru astonishes in John Neumeier’s Ghost Light, an ethereal meditation on time, while Glen Tetley’s Firebird has much to cherish A ghost light is the name for a single lamp left on stage when a theatre is dark, and one glows throughout John Neumeier’s ballet Ghost Light. Also never not glowing is Alina Cojocaru, superlative ballerina and guest dancer with London City Ballet, who has a longtime working relationship with Neumeier and his Hamburg Ballet – with whom this work was originally created in 2020.

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Which is really England’s oldest pub? Tree-ring dating helps settle debate
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Which is really England’s oldest pub? Tree-ring dating helps settle debate

Which is really England’s oldest pub? Historic England archaeologist says some inns’ claims to date back 1,000 years are inaccurate and oldest is from 1430 With their low ceilings, timber beams and roaring fires, many of England’s inns lay claim to being the oldest in the land and to have been visited by Vikings and Saxons.

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How I Shop with Bill Bailey: ‘Could be a life-saver in an apocalypse’
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How I Shop with Bill Bailey: ‘Could be a life-saver in an apocalypse’

The comedian and musician talks medieval instruments, hiking socks and coffee rituals with the Filter • Don’t get the Filter delivered to your inbox? After cutting his teeth on the 1980s standup circuit, Bailey went on to forge a successful career as a television regular and presenter on shows including Never Mind the Buzzcocks, QI and Bill Bailey’s Australian Adventure; in 2020 he won Strictly Come Dancing.

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14 countries offering visa on arrival to Nigerians in 2026
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14 countries offering visa on arrival to Nigerians in 2026

2. Comoros Comoros, an island nation in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa, is another destination Nigerians can access through a visa-on-arrival arrangement. 3. Djibouti Djibouti, located in the Horn of Africa, offers Nigerian passport holders visa-on-arrival and electronic visa options, according to Passport Index.

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Stranger things turn an English village upside down in Max Porter’s rural noir Lanny
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Stranger things turn an English village upside down in Max Porter’s rural noir Lanny

Bristol Old Vic A family are just getting used to their new home in this haunting drama when a parallel world emerges Overheard in the auditorium during the interval: it’s like Tales of the Unexpected meets Jackanory. But then, Max Porter’s novel, on which it is based, weaves so many seemingly incongruent parts together to create its own beautiful brand of rural noir.

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