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Jul292018 by adminNo Comments

Next Star Wars to use unseen footage of late Carrie Fisher

Entertainment

The late Carrie Fisher will feature in the next Star Wars movie using unseen footage recorded before her death, writer and director JJ Abrams has said. Star Wars: Episode IX begins filming on Wednesday at Pinewood Studios and will include returning cast members Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega and Lupita Nyong'o among others.Withnail & I and Gosford Park actor Richard E Grant and British actress Naomi Ackie have joined the cast.The role of Leia Organa will once again be played by Fisher in the ninth film, using unreleased footage from the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens to draw her character's story to an end.Fisher - who found international stardom as Princess Leia - died aged 60 in 2016 after finishing work on The Last Jedi, following a heart attack on a Los ...

Mar252018 by adminNo Comments

Watch first-ever footage of living anglerfish

Science

March 23 (UPI) -- For the first time, scientists have captured footage of a living female anglerfish and her male companion. Anglerfish are some of the most elusive creatures in the deep sea.The couple was filmed by German researchers Kirsten and Joachim Jakobsen while aboard LULA1000, the manned submersible operated by the Rebikoff-Niggeler Foundation.For nearly a half-hour, scientists filmed the female anglerfish as she tumbled gently along with the ocean current at a depth 2,600 feet. The footage features her parasitic mate, a male one-tenth her size, clutched to her belly. The video is available to stream on Vimeo.The pair was observed off the steep southern slope of São Jorge Island, located in the central Azorean archipelago of Portugal."I have spent hundreds of hours staring into de...

Feb182018 by adminNo Comments

Watch the hilarious footage of Tyson Fury marching and singing with fans after epic Groves v Eubank Jr. fight

Sports

Fury was in Manchester to watch George Groves v Chris Eubank Jr.Sunday, February 18, 2018Former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is back into the swing of training, although he still has time for his fans!Following the conclusion to the epic super-middleweight showdown between George Groves and Chris Eubank Junior, Fury took to the streets of Manchester with thousands of fans.The self-proclaimed ‘Gypsy King’ is famed for his controversial behaviour and is loved and abhorred in equal measure by fans.However, as you can see in the video below, he was perhaps the most popular man in Manchester on Saturday night!The 29-year-old joined in with his fans in a raucous rendition of ‘There’s Only One Tyson Fury’ as they left the Manchester Arena.Fury watched on as Groves outclassed Eubank Jr. to clai...

Oct202017 by adminNo Comments

Drone footage captures apocalyptic aftermath of ISIS in Raqqa

World

Though victory has been declared in the battle against ISIS in the Syrian city of Raqqa, drone footage and photos show a city decimated by a months-long siege and years of civil war. Syrian Democratic Forces celebrated their hard-won victory around Naim Square, which was where ISIS fighters once carried out public beheadings and executions during their occupation of the city. Also known as "Paradise Square," it had been a symbol of brutality when Raqqa was the "capital" of ISIS's self-declared caliphate. Now, the once-vibrant metropolis of 200,000 people has been left in ruins following fighting that began during the Syrian uprising and escalated with the arrival of ISIS in late 2013. The battle to retake Raqqa began on June 6, following heavy airstrikes by U.S. forces. In the past few...