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PISTOL
There is much anticipation for Danny Boyle’s Sex Pistols’ drama, which comes to Disney+ on Tuesday. It features a host of young stars including Maisie Williams, right, whose punky character looks to be a long way from Game of Thrones’ Arya Stark.
SECONDHAND BUYS
Nine out of 10 people are happy to buy secondhand items, a poll by Virgin Media O2 found. They do so because of environmental concerns and the cost-of-living crisis but also to find something that is unique or unusual. Half were more likely to buy pre-owned items compared to five years ago.
PFIZER
The pharmaceutical giant is to provide all its patented vaccines and medicines on a non-profit basis to 45 of the world’s poorest countries. Up to 1.2 billion people may benefit, boss Albert Bourla told the World Economic Forum.
ABBA
The Swedish music legends’ groundbreaking Voyage virtual concerts got underway in London this week with digital ‘ABBAtars’ of band members Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid performing the group’s biggest hits as well as songs from their recent hit album.
KATIE PRICE
The former glamour model has been warned she could be jailed after she pleaded guilty to indirectly breaching a restraining order. She sent abusive messages to ex-husband Kieran Hayler about his fiancée Michelle Penticost in January. Katie is banned from contacting Ms Penticost directly or indirectly under the terms of a five-year restraining order imposed in 2019.
PETS
Demand for pets has nearly halved since the pandemic. The number of would-be buyers per pet fell by 42% in January to April compared to the same period last year, says
online marketplace Pets4Homes.
BBC NEWS
The broadcaster had to apologise after the message “Manchester United are rubbish” popped up during a tennis update on the 9am-10am news on Tuesday. They said the mistake occurred as someone was learning how to operate
the news ticker and was “writing random things not in
earnest”.
BUTTERFLIES
More than half of the UK’s 62 varieties are in danger – with four extinct, eight endangered, 16 vulnerable and five near-threatened, according to the charity Butterfly
Conservation.