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Lucy Powrie was 15 when she read Agnes Grey. Ten years on she is chair of the Brontë Parsonage MuseumLucy Powrie was 15 years old when she first read Anne Brontë’s 1847 novel Agnes Grey and instantly, intensely, fell in love. “There was just this moment of, I suppose, feeling like I’d come home. I’d found something that was just better than anything I had ever found in my life.”Already a wildly enthusiastic reader, she had been blogging about books since the age of 12, and hosting a book review channel on YouTube since she was 13. Discovering Anne Brontë,

Research firm Omdia says dip to £931m due to Hollywood strikes but wave of blockbusters likely to renew recoveryThe UK box office is forecast to surpass £1bn next year for the first time in six years, but cinema bosses still say moviegoing will not return to pre-pandemic levels until 2026.The pace of the hoped-for recovery at the box office was disrupted by the Hollywood actors’ and writers’ strikes last summer, which delayed the release of a number of blockbusters. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/dec/25/uk-box-office-forecast-2025-cinema-film Author : Mark Sweney Publish date : 2024-12-25 10:00:08 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Exclusive: Reducing rate of misogynistic killings is key to halving violence against women and girls, says Jess PhillipsTackling the “scourge of femicide” in the UK will be a central part of the government’s promise to drastically reduce violence against women and girls, the minister leading the policy has said.Revealing details of one of Labour’s central missions in office for the first time, Jess Phillips said the success of the government’s target to halve violence against women and girls had to include reducing the rate at which women are killed by men. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/dec/25/labour-will-tackle-scourge-of-femicide-to-hit-manifesto-target-says-minister-jess-phillips Author : Alexandra

Ambulance service called armed officers to an address in Redditch over concerns for the safety of a man with a knifePolice shot a man dead in Worcestershire on Christmas Eve.West Midlands Ambulance Service called armed officers to an address in Redditch at about 2pm after concerns were raised for the safety of a man with a knife. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/dec/25/police-shoot-man-dead-in-worcestershire-on-christmas-eve Author : PA Media Publish date : 2024-12-25 09:15:54 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.