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Aries March 21–April 20 You could be having second thoughts about a task you have recently taken on. You’re wondering about your ability to handle the challenges it brings. You have the energy and ability to make a success of this. It’s important to stay positive. Flexibility is key.
For more call 0905 789 4171 Taurus April 21 – May 21 A youngster in the family has realistic aims, but they need help in order to achieve their goal. You recognise they won’t be able to do this on their own and they don’t want to admit it. Be discreet about how you offer help. They need to feel they have control of this project.
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(80p/min + network access charge) Gemini May 22 –June 21 Job matters improve when a parallel system will be put into place relative to similar businesses in your area. A surge of enquiries will mean you have to manage your time a lot more carefully. Set out a priority list to include new customers or commissions.
For more call 0905 789 4173
Cancer
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June 22 –July 23
Carefully-thought-out moves will bring the best results. A creative project begun in the home will be exciting. Be alert to new ideas and new opportunities. You might be thinking about a new course of study. Investing in your education should improve long-term prospects. `
For more call 0905 789 4174
Leo July 24 – August 23 Someone will complain that they haven’t been able to get hold of you when they needed your help or advice. Don’t let them make you feel guilty. You can’t be there for others every minute of the day. It’s about time some people started coping on their own.
For more call 0905 789 4175
Virgo Aug 24– Sept 23 The more you have to do, the more you will enjoy life. Time will fly when you’re having fun. Work and outside commitments will hold more appeal than normal when new challenges keep you feeling alive and alert. A work assignment will bring creative enjoyment.
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Libra
Sept 24–Oct 23 An old friend will be in touch with a request for a special favour. Whether you are able to help them will depend on your mood of the moment. Change is in the air and this will be welcomed as you were starting to grow bored with your usual routine.
For more call 0905 789 4177
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Scorpio
Oct 24 – Nov 22 You’re giving so much help to others that you haven’t had any time to keep on top of your own commitments. It is good to offer help where it is needed but not if your own work starts to suffer because of this. You need to start planning your time more carefully.
For more call 0905 789 4178 Sagittarius
Something you are trying to do isn’t going at all well. This is because this task requires some skills you haven’t got. Teaming up with a talented, helpful friend could be a much better way of moving forward. Systems are being put in place to make your job easier.
For more call 0905 789 4179 (80p/min + network access charge)
Nov 23 – Dec 21
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Capricorn Dec 22 –Jan 20
A new business program is gathering pace. Two or more teams will combine to make a difficult job less challenging. A family matter weighs heavily on your hands. This may be to the detriment of work and other responsibilities. It will be good for your health to find ways to relax. For more call 0905 789 4180
(80p/min + network access charge) Aquarius
It may be up to you to take on a leading role in a group effort. One of your biggest challenges will be to avoid mixing people together who aren’t getting on with each other. It won’t come as any surprise when you come up against some difficult situations or awkward people.
For more call 0905 789 4181
Pisces Feb 20 – Mar 20 Many areas of your life are starting to make progress. Projects that were put on hold at the start of this pandemic are brought back out into the open. There will still be hurdles to overcome but it will be easier now to handle matters which were causing big problems.
For more call 0905 789 4182
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Jan 21 – Feb 19
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Spider-man actor Tom Holland reunites with his Avengers: Endgame directors for a bloated adaptation of Nico Walker’s semi-autobiographical novel.
Sticking fatally close to the book, the Russo brothers follow Holland’s Cherry on a path of self-destruction that begins on an Ohio university campus in 2002.
After splitting with his girlfriend Emily (Ciara Bravo), he joins the Army, gets back with Emily, gets married, goes to boot camp, witnesses the horrors of the Iraq War and returns home with PTSD where he becomes a heroin addict before embarking on a spree of bank robberies.
If that isn’t enough of a plot, the Russos stage minor episodes such as Cherry getting a short-lived job in an Italian restaurant. A scene of him tossing pizza dough in slow motion is nicely done but barely contributes to the story.
Too many of the Russos’ choices pull us out of the story rather than immersing us in it. The film’s needlessly long 141-minute running time is packed chock-full with trick shots, musical montages, flashbacks and freeze frames.
Still, Holland manages to make an impression. His self-indulgent directors made it impossible for me to connect with his character but there’s clearly a lot more to this young British actor than spandex and CGI. The Russos, well, not so much.